After being abducted by a suburban couple running an underground trafficking ring, a determined young woman discovers her missing best friend among the captives and rallies a group of women to fight back, outsmart their captors, and take their freedom by force.

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1. What ...

Some of my female friends told me certain stories of what they sometimes deal with from men. This short script expresses that.

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1. What is your screenplay about?

Men who don't understand the word "No"

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Drama

3. Why s...

A grizzly bear and a polar bear mate as a result of climate change and in an attempt to find food for their "grolar bear" cub the male polar bear must leave the safety of their ice cave to hunt and find sustenance for his new family in a harsh and increasingly difficult environment. He encounters...

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1. What is your screenplay about?

Oil and Blood is a dark, poetic one-act psychological thriller centered on a man in a bathroom at night, grappling with legacy, masculinity, and betrayal. What begins as a ritual with mustache wax and a razor becomes a monologue about l...

Question & answer session after the festival screening with filmmakers from the August 28, 2025 festival at the Carlton Cinemas, in downtown Toronto, Canada.

Conversation with directors:
- Miguel Ángel Vives Ponzanelli Onámuh
- Enrico Ferri Midnight Coachmen (with actors Michael Lake & Sarah S...

SUBMERGED, 14min., Brazil
Directed by Heloísa Cardoso
A young woman waits for her lover for a secret trip. However, he does not show up and does not respond to her messages. That’s when strange and inexplicable events begin to happen in her house. She asks for help from her lover, who ignores her...

Eye of Jupiter is a short animated film that follows a lost astronaut contemplating life while drifting in orbit above Jupiter.

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Directed by Roger Gallant

Composed by Sturne

SENTIENT, 33min., Australia
Directed by Kayley Atkinson
Ella and her friends take a weekend getaway to rural Australia to disconnect from their devices and reconnect with one another. However, an evil presence has other plans for them.

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL, 91min., USA
Directed by Harry Roseman
Community, Celebration, Conversation, Chores; these are the key themes of this experimental documentary. Four days of shopping for Thanksgiving dinner as well as the meal itself are the ostensible subject of this film. Community is reflected ...

Trapped in a questionable medical facility, a trans woman undergoes attempted forced conversion therapy. This is her fight to maintain her true identity, fighting against being mistaken for someone she's not.

Directed by Nathan Thompson

Written by Chilli Kellaway

Cast: Lola Battle, Mckenna Bir...

A trans man wants to use the men’s bathroom for the first time, however, he’s hindered by his own fears and insecurities. He shares these fears to his friend shown through imaginary scenarios.

Written and Directed by Karter Masuhara

Produced by Tyler Gaucheron-Land and Daniel Joseph

Cast: Alex...

In a desert war land, the elite tactical team, only know as BRAVO, must be the eyes and ears for their comrades, ALPHA Team. With time on the essence, both teams need to be on alert for the capturing of the 6 mass villains of the land. A war of stealth, values, and friendship lay on the line as B...

Sumarsólstöður, 30min., France
Directed by Amélie Ravalec
In a world where art and reality collide, Miho’s vivid dreams reveal the cosmic force of the Architecture, uniting her with artists across the globe in a desperate battle to heal the universe.

https://www.circletimestudio.com/sumarsolst...

Question & answer session after the festival screening with filmmakers from the August 14, 2025 festival at the Carlton Cinemas, in downtown Toronto, Canada.

Conversation with directors:
– Josh Holliday Hammerstone Meets Woofstock
– Filmmakers of Crabsassin

Hammerstone Meets Woofstock, 20min., ...

In the hauntingly enigmatic and dialogue-free short film, 'Screaming Silence', Elizabeth, a young woman in the aftermath of a traumatic event, navigates her world through a haunting soundscape of everyday noises, which 'peoples' her world and forces her to face her reality of circumstances and he...

When a by -the-book lawyer allows a prank war to escalate and spiraling occur. The lines of law, ethics and office humor blur.

Directed by Mitra Goodwin

Director's BIO:

gineer, Business Analyst, Program Manager, Script Supervisor. Those were my titles before deciding to write and direct my sh...