Agenda 2100, 15min., Brazil
Directed by Stéphanìe Habíb, Thais Guisasola
When a rare solar storm creates a fleeting opportunity to transmit data into the past, Gaia and a small resistance group send a message to 2020 — a final warning and a final hope.

https://www.instagram.com/agenda2100

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A little girl crashes a ghost village after her gambling-addict grandpa’s soul is kidnapped, only to discover the only way to save him is to send him off—in a firework

Directed by June Chia-En Lee

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Daryl Granger discussed his documentary filmmaking approach and his latest project "Northern Venture," which follows a week-long journey on a 508-foot lake freighter through the Great Lakes system. Daryl explained his cinema verité style of filming without pre-production, where he gains access to...

GLASSES, 16min.
Directed by Hagar Galon
Three different characters, three different stories, all set in the same hotel. A little girl wanders alone through its corridors. A woman on vacation with her husband and daughter meets a stranger in the restaurant, an encounter that sparks a subtle change...

Rookie Run-Thru, 3min., USA
Directed by Sarah Soriano
"A new conductor must learn to battle her inner thoughts and fears while leading a marching band for the very first time."

https://www.instagram.com/rookierunthru.film

ENCOUNTER, 3min., USA
Directed by Renee Pezzotta
A seemingly ordinary rideshare turns into an extraordinary encounter.

The Past Is Here, 6min., USA
Directed by Jim Laczkowski
A filmmaker explores the past through various video archives in hopes of making sense of his suicidal ideation. Throughout clips chosen from Archive.org, he begins to understand his present states of anxiety and uncertainty by seeing others ...

Familiar Faces, 1min., USA
Directed by Gina Bernardini
A girl struggles to fight off an old friend's relentless attempts to lure her from her work and indulge in their typical adventures.

Assassin League: Episode II – Shadows of an Empire, 85min., USA
Directed by Matthew Alden
A Chicago-set espionage action-thriller, Assassin League: Episode II – Shadows of an Empire follows elite operative Kendrick Knight as he infiltrates a billionaire defense mogul’s mansion poker fundraiser, w...

Goalden Chyld: Unity of Peace Movement, 75min., USA
Directed by Demetrius Matthews
From award-winning filmmaker Demetrius Matthews—best known for Kling: A Teacher Who Defied the System, comes a powerful new documentary that unites music, activism, and grassroots storytelling into a cinematic call...

Touched by Fate, 17min., China
Directed by Selina Dou
A young journalist investigating an underground medicine trade begins to question whether fate is something she chooses—or a cycle she cannot escape.

https://www.instagram.com/tbf_shortfilm

PATRICK ROWLAND: A Weird Kid Grows Up On The West Side Of Chicago, 7min., USA
Directed by Ben Guest, Patrick Rowland
In Los Angeles, Patrick Rowland, 50, rehearses his one-man show about growing up on the west side of Chicago, convincing his mother to buy an Atari, and making his first friend.

Go Home, 13min., USA
Directed by Landon White
After working late, Lexi becomes trapped in an elevator that opens onto painful memories from her past. As each floor forces her deeper into grief, guilt, and fear, she slowly realizes the elevator is not allowing her to go home, but preparing her for...

The Silence of the Forgotten, 4min.
Directed by Sumati Tekchandani Paryani
In response to a desperate plea, he receives only silence.

Farewell, 16min.
Directed by Sebastian Borjas Villalobos
On the eve of his birthday, Ricard receives an unexpected visit from Cosme—his father, whom he hasn't ...

Wake Up, Dolores!, 38min., USA
Directed by Dan Rathke
A self-aware A.I. synthetic named Dolores begins to question her reality when vivid nightmares reveal real-time murders that blur the line between dreams and reality, unraveling a dark truth hidden within the walls of their home.

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The Legend of Spearfinger, 16min., USA
Directed by Christopher E Knox
16-year-old Stefanya is in her home talking to her friend on her mobile phone through video. Her friend tells her about a Cherokee legend known as Spearfinger, a seven-foot-tall ancient witch with shape-shifting powers who uses...

Mimic, 37min., USA
Directed by A.J. LeSage
A mid level office worker attempts to imitate more successful men with unforeseen consequences

FIDO, 7min., USA
Directed by John Norris Ray, Maria Victoria Sanchez
A young girl watches an old dog. Taking the dog on a walk, a rough encounter with a bully has dire consequences.

https://www.instagram.com/fido_film/

THE OATH, 4min., USA
Directed by Theresa Pittius
Three girls. One séance. A door that shouldn't be opened.
When three friends turn to a Ouija board to reach a sister lost too soon, something answers. As the power fails and the room turns cold, the spirit doesn't come for closure. She comes for re...

Ifrit, 15min., USA
Directed by Rey Rodriguez
Three American influencers come looking for content in the Middle Eastern desert—and awaken something ancient that has had enough of the land being exploited...In Arabic and Islamic folklore, an ifrit is a powerful supernatural being associated with th...

Quarantine, 5min., USA
Directed by Dan Rathke
Rick, a lone survivor, navigates a zombie apocalypse from his cabin, balancing a quiet routine with the constant threat of danger. As he heads out to scavenge and explore, he may not be as alone as he thinks.