Matthew Toffolo chatting with Vijay about his short film, "The Open Door Killer," and his experience at USC Film School. Vijay explained that the film was a proof of concept for a feature-length crime thriller and was inspired by a real-life serial killer in Sacramento. He discussed the film's li...

Matthew Toffolo chatted with Vincent about his short film "Duck and Cover," which was adapted from a ten-minute play by Meg WILES. Vincent explained that he saw the play at the Chapel Theater, loved the performance by Gabby Basso, and convinced the writer to let him turn it into a film. He descri...

SIMPLE LOVE, 6min., Ireland
Directed by Wolf James Creative
Simple Love is one of 3 music videos from the visual album Pink Breath by Daughter Of A Drum hailed as ‘epic in quality’ by the Irish Times and is an official selection in the Dublin International Film Festival 2026

Friend of Future Chicken: NASA's JPL Scientist talks to FC about the Earth!, 6min., Canada
Directed by Jocelan Thiessen, Jill Hotchkiss

The Vanishing Fish, 22min., Thailand
Directed by Kantapat Phutthamkul
"The Disappearance of Thai Mackerel"
Thai short mackerel (Pla Tu) is critically endangered, with annual yields crashing from 140,000 to just 30,000 tons. This crisis is driven by aggressive overfishing, the use of destructive s...

Equilibrium, 49min., Italy
Directed by Federico Santini
Raising sheep to produce cheese, hides, wool, and meat is perhaps the oldest profession in the world. Lately, more and more young people are looking at this lifestyle with interest. Marika is one of them.

Refugia: Animated Stories of Nature Thriving Through Collapse, 3min., Colombia
Directed by Lina Herrera, Natalia Romero, Cristian Barbosa, Gabriela Franco Prieto, Isabel Cavelier Adarve, mundo común
Among the cracks of the Anthropocene, sometimes it seems that we exist separated from the living w...

The Greatest Soul on Earth, 100min., South Africa
Directed by Lee Thomas Doig
Every winter, billions of sardines embark on a perilous journey along South Africa’s Wild Coast. To science, this is an "ecological trap" a mass migration driven by ancient genetics that often leads into predator-rich, ...

2020: The Cosmic Mandate, 13min., UK
Directed by Susan Lim
Amidst the 2020 devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and raging California wildfires, this animated short film charts a mission to space, powered by human resilience and the hopeful launch of NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon.

Unending, 4min., USA
Directed by Nino Fernandez
UNENDING, by Suzanne Gallo, Rachel Maxwell, and Nino Fernandez, is an exploration of self-love and acceptance, and an interpretation of how those sentiments evolve over time.

https://www.instagram.com/rjmax11

On Being, 3min., Japan
Directed by Masanobu Hiraoka
In response to Max Cooper’s interview-based album, this music video approaches memory not as a subject, but as a structure.

https://www.instagram.com/masanobuhiraoka/

Pain, my old Friend, 3min., Germany
Directed by Emilie Intsiful, Manuel Kunst
In “Hello Pain, My Old Friend,” Emily Intsiful encounters pain not as an enemy, but as a familiar companion. Moving through a series of surreal, intimate and visually contrasting scenes, she and two dancers embody diffe...

Just Like Magic, 4min., USA
Directed by Derrick Anthony Hall, Jr.
In a futuristic world where creativity is fading, a young artist escapes into a breathtaking journey through imagination and self-discovery. As she transforms pain into art, her creations spark a chain reaction that inspires the ne...

Regeneration, 9min., USA
Directed by Kyle Jonah Ruddick
Regeneration is a short dance film that pays homage to the capacity of the human psyche and spirit to metabolize destruction into full bloom. Shot in the ashes of the Santa Monica Mountains in the weeks following the fire, the film captures ...

The Dinner Party, 4min., Australia
Directed by Nick Baker, Tristan Klein
It seems like the perfect dinner party: good food, great wine and even better company. But one guest is a little salty.

https://seekandhide.com.au/

The Uncolored, 6min., USA
Directed by Huyon Lee
A skilled female assassin sets out to bring color to her dreadfully dull profession, only to discover that her greatest obstacle is her own desire to be special and recognized as an artist.

These Women, 19min., China
Directed by Wen Zhang
Three women enter a fragmented space where time feels displaced. The film unfolds through their bodies, their nightmares, and their pain. A white box disrupts the fragile balance between them.

Oh my baby, 5min., Singapore
Directed by Jithesh CG, Sharon Shobana Vasudevan
Oh my baby is an independent music video which is tamil folk/ pop based genre. The song a visuals brings an upbeat cinematic feel.

The Return Ticket, 10min., Drama
Directed by Justin Abraham Varghese
After years of chasing permanent residency in Canada, a young immigrant watches his dream slip away and must decide whether going back home means defeat or a new beginning.

https://www.instagram.com/justin_abraham_varghese/

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Matthew Toffolo chatted with Michael Donson' abou his short film "W. Mulberry Street," a time-loop thriller shot entirely in a car where the main character gets stuck in a repetitive cycle while driving to a high school reunion. Michael explained how he developed the concept in 2019-2020, went th...