That's The Plan, 8min., Spain
Directed by Michael Ringdal
When you feel that you have nothing more to live for. It's good to have a true friend to help you out.

https://www.instagram.com/michaelrproductions

Bay for Blood, 18min., USA
Directed by Harry Waldman
James and Rob are hiding out in isolation to fix their mutual issues. As time progresses, the two reveal facts regarding their disturbing past relationship. An acquaintance of James', Jessica, finds herself in an uncomfortable position as she c...

Bad Chemistry, 20min., USA
Directed by Michael Rognlie, EE Tallent
In Bad Chemistry, a traumatized young woman goes to stay with her deceased boyfriend’s parents, only to discover chilling truths lurking beneath their kindness. This horror short explores grief, psychological torment, and the dark...

Question & answer session after festival screening with filmmakers from the April 24, 2025 festival at the Carlton Cinemas, in downtown Toronto, Canada.

Conversation with director Jiacheng Wang (HER LAST DAY)

HER LAST DAY, 14min,. China, Drama
A woman “Meizi” with her child who has lived in dom...

With the right people, a happy place is only relative.

Dancers: Chanel Lacasse & Greer Whillans

Writer/Director/Editor: Maxime Beauchamp

Director of Photography: John Flemming

Camera Team: Ethan Johnson, Sammy Su, Laurence Leeke

Sound Designer: J.B. McCarthy

Song: A New Day by Lane King

Pr...

Making Emmie Smile, 5min., USA
Directed by Abby Vo, John Vo, Ken Yoffe, Ellen Weisberg
In "Making Emmie Smile," family members attempt to make the child happy by offering her different material things, only to succeed in getting the child to smile by offering personal attention. The basic them of...

How life can change in the blink of an eye (or from a bonk on the head).

Performed by Val Cole

Duties of My Heart, 10min., USA, Poetry
Directed by Judy Lieff
Originally shot on 16mm and remastered in 2024 with additional elements, Duties of My Heart breathes life into Barbara Barg’s poem through the expressive and evocative movement of American Sign Language and dance. It creates a visual ...

Performed by Val Cole

YEARNING FOR YESTERDAY, by Willie Carwell

Yesterday is gone and there’s nothing left that remains, besides the footprints of memories that are left in memories lane. Time after time I find myself drifting away, back to the days as a child when the world invited me to play....

After the Spread, 3min., Canada, Musical
Directed by Ash K Tysowski
A group of teenagers navigate their night-life, and their emotions, to the song "After the Spread" by "the Idea of machines"

https://www.ashtanimation.com/animation/after-the-spread

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SWAZA6 BlackBirds, 3min., USA
Directed by Fhedesh Drac'Haus
Three band members in the desert searching for inspiration discover a tape machine and curiously press play. This tape machine catapults them into a demonic dimension that mirrors the birth of their own demon.

http://www.swaza6.com/
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The Newlyweds: Blood At the Altar, 15min., USA
Directed by Lucien Christian Adderley, Richard "Byrd" Wilson
Tia and Akil are good people loved by their friends and family. However, no one believes they should wed because they love hard. They've had a dysfunctional, up-and-down relationship since ...

Midnight Coachmen, 18min., Canada
Directed by Enrico Ferri
A reimagining of the classic fairytale of Cinderella, told from the perspective of a dog and mouse who live as humans until the stroke of midnight disrupts their world.

http://enricoferr.ca/
https://instagram.com/stanleywoodfilms

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Another Saturday, 14min., USA
Directed by J.A. DellaRipa
A young teenager decides to enjoy a day of fun with her crush only to return home to find her worst fears realized.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-another-saturday

https://femalefilmfestival.com/2025/04/03/highlights-m...

Hover City, 22min., Canada
Directed by Stephen Angelo Puiia
Hover City is a prequel to the 2017 novella, Lucky Duck Cola. Everyone in Hover City is getting high-fived by their favourite celebrity, Blaine The Block Bronson--that is everyone except for his most devoted and loyal fan. This man will ...

Red Wins, 77min., Italy
Directed by A.M. Nonnis
Six people play a dark and ruthless gambling game in which every card can either grant significant rewards or decree a death sentence. With each turn, a mysterious red light selects the player, inexorably determining the fate of every participant.

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THE MERMAID, 105min., USA
Directed by Soudabeh Moradian
A mysterious girl is saved from drowning by a fragmented family living in a desolate beach house. Her strange relationship with them becomes intimate and complex until everything reaches to a point of no return.

https://www.instagram.com/t...