AWAKENING, 4min,. Taiwan
Directed by Sze-Ting Huang
The body serves as a vessel that stores self-awareness.

This film initially develops through the sense of touch, picking up traces of various emotions left along the journey. It constantly moves, pauses, and intersects, driven by the power gene...

CRESCENT HEIGHTS, 5min,. Greece
Directed by Yiannis Margetousakis
The concept is based on our inner battles to escape from our own thoughts and desires. The constant antithesis between light/hope and darkness is depicted through contemporary vibes to a classical feel. The title is inspired by the...

RUINS WITHIN RUINS, 9min., Greece
Directed by Lefteris Parasyris
A group of dancers positions themselves between the ancient and modern ruins of the island of Crete, Greece. Drawing inspiration from its rich heritage, they craft a series of kinetic forms and patterns influenced by folk dances and...

YOU ARE ALSO US, 15min., UK
Directed by Cathy Waller
You are also Us is a powerful exploration of the complex and multifaceted experience of invisibility. The film explores the themes of pain, joy, power, connection and resignation that come with the struggle to hide certain parts of ourselves fr...

AFROLISTIC: BLACK HEALING FROM ZIMBABWE TO THE BAY, 22min., USA
Directed by Nekia Wright, Shylet Ndarambwa
Black American healer shares about her practice and explores traditional healing, music, and dance in Zimbabwe.

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HER LAST DAY, 14min., China
Directed by Jiacheng Wang
A woman “Meizi” with her child who has lived in domestic violence for years travels back to her past wedding with her abusive husband while facing the decision to change her marriage.

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CAMINO, 18min., USA
Written by Bella Coyne
Maxine is a young screenwriter struggling to write an authentic story. In navigating her relationship with her best friend, a Mexican man named Leon of ambiguous legal status, she finds that the best stories are often the most truthful – and with that tr...

HE ONLY HIT ME FOUR TIMES, 25min., USA
Directed by Deidra Laquito McEachern
An educated woman excuses the domestic violence she experiences, until she is faced with undeniable truth of how tragic the consequences can be.

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NEROT SHEL SHABBAT, 15min,. USA
Directed by Lital Mizrahi
The film follows a young couple who need to flee the Soviet Union during the fall of the Iron Curtain.

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PRECIPICE, 5min., USA
Directed by Jessica Gomula-Kruzic
At the edge of a waterfall, two dancers merge as the river does when it meets the ocean, once separate, now inseparable.

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DAISY, 11min., Australia
Directed by Alyssa Scott
"Daisy," inspired by the real-life tale of our writer's great-grandparents in 1930s Australia, unfolds the courageous journey of a young woman who defies societal expectations and risks losing everything as she embarks on a forbidden love affair, ...

BFFR, 15min,. USA
Directed by Erika Apelgren
The story unfolds as Angelica and Patricia navigate a night of wine, food, and conversation. Patricia's detached and cold approach to the interaction becomes evident, but Angelica, desperate for connection, overlooks her flaws.

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THE CALLIGRAPHY LESSON, 9min., USA
Directed by Ashley Chin Chin IP
The delicate strokes of Chinese calligraphy characters—traditional symbols of wisdom—help the children understand complex modern issues.

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I have encountered many of the themes in the film, including immigration...

ROLL UP FOR EQUITY, 31min., USA
Directed by JM Balbuena
“Roll Up for Equity” is a short documentary that exposes San Diego's struggle for social equity within its regulated cannabis industry, highlighting passionate local advocates pushing for accountability and change in America's Finest City.
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FOR YOU, 3min., UK
Directed by Luca Paulii
'For You' is a heartfelt letter from a father to his two-year-old son, capturing a summer day in the park, a world filled with wonders yet to be discovered and a looming danger. Set in Peckham, South East London, the director narrates the story in Italia...

TIMEBANK THE GAME - THE RECORD OF AN EXPERIMENT, 40min., Hong Kong
Directed by Amy Cheung
One hundred life forms received a distressing signal from the vanished civilization of Pharmakon, learning that Earth is on the verge of self-destruction. Time Lord has devised a way to destabilize time, pro...

LAST STAND: SAVING THE ELWHA RIVER'S LEGACY FORESTS, 23min., USA
Directed by Dan Herz
When a large, ecologically sensitive legacy forest in the heart of the Elwha River Watershed was identified for harvest, the Earth Law Center, Keystone Species Alliance, and Center for Whale Research began using...

TAMBOPATA, 25min., USA
Directed by Adele Davis, Ceci Davis
Tambopata is a participatory short documentary examining the effects of the global climate crisis as manifested in one of the most protected areas in the Peruvian Amazon, Tambopata National Reserve.

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O palhaço que há em nós, 18min., Portugal
Directed by Eduardo Robalo
“He says he will be a clown until his last day, but father, you will be a clown, forever. An actor in soul, a clown at heart.”

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UNWAVERING, 22min,. Switzerland
Directed by Chris Schmid
Embark on a cinematic adventure through the frozen expanse of the Arctic as the fascinating story of muskoxen is unveiled. Set against a landscape painted in shades of ice and snow, filmed over the span of three years, the documentary explo...

DON'T LOOK AWAY, 36min., USA
Directed by Joseph Vitug Lingad
In the span of six years, the film follows Corey to show how his facial difference has impacted his life, friendships, family relations, romantic relationships, and careers, and how these experiences have shaped his personality and pers...

UNTYPICAL, 95min., Belgium
Directed by Michael Jimmy DUPRET, Marion VAGNER
The documentary is cameos of five neurodivergent adults who are witnessing the radical changes happening by being more and more in touch with their neurodiversity. Atypical adults in Europe are often undiagnosed and having...

FAR FROM GATSBY, 90min., USA
Directed by Faustus McGreeves
Exploring the world of Todd Smith, world champion bodybuilder and fitness club owner, as he discusses how his tracjetory started out like the fictional character Jay Gatsby, but then took a turn for the positive.

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