Under The El, 7min., USA
Directed by Emmett Madden-Prado
In the open air drug market of Kensington, Philadelphia, an unhoused addict is tricked into participating in a new form of rehabilitation, virtual reality, only to be released back to the streets for the results of her rehab to take hold.

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DEMON, 18min., USA
Directed by Patrick Torres
https://instagram.com/illuminatingswordsman

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?
I've always been interested in the fantasy/ heroic journey genre of film and I feel like we don't get enough of them today. The muse als...

The Day Is Young, 20min., USA
Directed by Taymour Ghazi
A broken old man, haunted by lost dreams, is granted an unexpected second chance at redemption by transforming into his younger self to chase his lifelong goal of becoming a boxing legend.

https://www.instagram.com/thedayisyoung.shortfilm/

Temporal Takedown, 8min., Norway
Directed by Martin Sofiedal
A woman with mysterious time freezing powers infiltrate a dirty car workshop in hopes of gaining information about a nefarious gangster. The mechanics are not compliant to her request and an epic and time-bending fight ensues.

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Wax Girl, 9min., USA
Directed by Stimson Snead
"An artist commissions a wax figure as his latest muse, only to discover his obsession with “breathing life” into art has consequences more terrible than he can imagine."

http://www.stimsonsnead.com/

The Ballad of Sloth Shot, 20min., Canada
Directed by Simon Rasmussen
A sharp-shooting cowgirl must stop a time-travelling supervillain from destroying her town.

https://instagram.com/gadzooksproductions

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

I've always had a so...

Before They Forget, 8min., USA
Directed by Teresa Garza
In a dystopian future where families are torn apart, a mother is granted one annual reunion with a digital simulation of her child — a fragile ritual that tests the limits of memory and love.

https://www.instagram.com/teresagarzachecalamovie/

The Planet That Doesn't Exist, 8min., Israel
Directed by Nadav Embon
Professor Star l'Etoile set at her desk, her notes, were packed into spiral leather bound notebooks, stacked one atop of the other.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

First and foremost, the...

AI Threatens Humanity, 3min., USA
Directed by Layal Hamden
Experts warn that AI is growing so fast it could become as dangerous to humanity as nuclear war.

BIORESET, 10min., Bolivia
Directed by Denis Steven Arana
In the near future, after a once in a lifetime event completely changes people's lives, a young man must travel through a desolate landscape in search of a mysterious item.

https://www.instagram.com/bioreset.short/

IDEAL FRIEND, 18min., Ukraine
Directed by SERHII ALOSHECHKIN
In the not-so-distant future, Alice finds herself stranded on a remote beach and must make a life-defining choice with the help of her neuro-implanted AI companion, prompting an exploration of the consequences of human reliance on techn...

Thomas and Martha are exhausted after a party. Spencer is denied opening a second present. Albina puts the baby to sleep upstairs, and Spencer goes up after. He comes down and says he pushed the baby out of the window, and when Thomas goes upstairs for him, finds that what Spencer said is true.
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Science has proven that [due to dopamine and serotonin levels in the male and female brain] women actually need to have [TWICE AS MUCH] sex as men.” Yet in 2021, there is still this huge double standard on male and female sexuality. Women are still being slut-shamed and ridiculed for being absolu...

SIBLING ARRIVAL, 3min., USA
Directed by Dana Plays
An intimate documentary of a home birth; the eight-year old sibling is heard but not seen as she watches and reacts to her brother being born.

https://www.instagram.com/danaplays/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-sibling-arriv...

Looking for You, 4min., Germany
Directed by Christian Scharfenberg
Shemp, the main character of 2021’s wonderful ‘Shots of Light’ returns to the screen as an intergalactic hero, on the search for their soulmate.

https://instagram.com/morganfinlayontour

What we imagined, 3min., USA
Directed by Shubhavi Arya
In a magical park, two children meet across a divide — one fast like a cheetah, the other once feared. Through questions, sketches, and a desktop of dreams, they invite us into a story of transformation, truth, and imagination. Their message ...

Queer Study, 4min., USA
Directed by Abigail Espinal
A hopeless romantic tries to figure out if her best friend is gay in the worst ways possible.

https://www.instagram.com/abigailespinal1/

Get to know the director/actor:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

This film was my final projec...

Hide and Seek, 5min., China
Directed by Yu Sun
In a decaying factory, a domineering girl forces her timid friend into an endless game of hide-and-seek — until a hidden threat changes the game forever.

CYCLES, 3min., USA
Directed by Yashin Phillips
Woman uses exposure therapy to heal her inner child at a laundromat.

http://www.inchwormentertainment.com/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-cycles-under-5

Nothing Sticks, 1min., Netherlands
Directed by Roze Elisa, Kuba Szutkowski

Get to know co-writer/writer/actor Roze Elisa:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

I wanted to make something funny that we can all relate to - awkward dates
and missed opportunities. I signed up for a 1-min film c...

Oh Deer, 1min., South Korea
Directed by Jeongeun Lee
The story begins with a single sphere, a form without shape or name, holding within it every possibility. As time passes, the sphere transforms into a human form, learning names and roles, and building its identity.