Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke, 69min., USA
Directed by Vincent J. Roth, Jeff Rector, Mario DeAngelis
Enjoy the latest installment of the “Surge of Power” indie superhero movie franchise known for having lots of celebrities from the sci-fi and superhero genres! “Where There’s Smoke” follows ...

JOY! BLUE MOON, 3min., USA
Directed by John Vollmer
Music and images intertwine for a joyful experience.

BE ME, 3min., Canada
Directed by Sarah Harvey
When acceptance within is found.

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BIRD POOP, 5min., USA
Directed by Chase Markoff

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DO YOU HEAR ME, 5min., China
Directed by Yao Xiao
Do You Hear Me tells a story about the invisible power dynamics and conflicts within a traditional Chinese family. This family has grown accustomed to the father's absence and indifference. The mother buys a bag of expensive apples for her daughte...

B.I., 15min., Australia
Directed by Stuart Morley
A businessman's battle with Artificial Intelligence.

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MOM-CRETE, 5min., USA
Directed by Jeremy Andrew Davis
Combative siblings travel to a lakeside to spread their Mom's ashes.

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THANK YOU FOR HER, 150min., USA
Directed by Peyton Savington
When aspiring fantasy novelist Anna Drake accidentally runs cyclist Lance off the road, she has no idea this chance encounter will change both their lives. As their romance blossoms, Anna finds herself falling for Lance's free-spirited ...

THE WHIRLING DERVISH, 2min., Egypt
Directed by Osama Elolemy
In the mesmerizing whirling dance of the Sufi lady, grace and devotion blend seamlessly. Her movements, like poetry in motion, transcend time and space, capturing the essence of the divine in every spin. The gentle flow of her white gar...

COMIC IN COVID, 127min., USA
Directed by Michael T. O'Brien
An out of work comic, due to Covid-19, practices his routines in his car because the walls in his apartment are too thin and he doesn't want to disturb the neighbors.

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COOP, 19min., USA
Directed by Moriah Doepken
After sustaining a bad injury, a stubborn retired sheriff must learn to talk with his estranged son as they build a fence together, or risk losing the relationship.

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CHICKEN TIKKA, 14min., USA
Directed by RJ Hendricks
A woman in a strained marriage struggles with whether to terminate her unexpected pregnancy.

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FOUR MOM, 2min., Israel
Directed by Itay Semo
"FOUR MOM" is a short animated film displaying an ordinary morning in the life of a single working mom of 4.

https://www.instagram.com/semo16itay

HOMA - The guardian of the light, 5min., Uruguay
Directed by Juan Pablo Bornio
HOMA is a great project for the proposal of the DETOUR Festival in 2024, making a short film of less than 5 minutes in 1 take, within the "Western Creole" genre. (Uruguayan Western).

https://www.instagram.com/juanpab...

Caught between a suffocating marriage and a passionate affair, Anne Delbridge fights to find her own freedom, independence, and voiceamidst the turmoil surrounding the pro-democracy student uprising in Tiananmen Square, China.

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Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Anne: Hannah Ehman
Ric...

Two African brothers with a strained relationship accidentally get sent back in time to the era of slavery. In their efforts to return to the present, they inadvertently alter history. Upon their return, they discover that African Americans are now the majority, and white people are the minority....

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Back to You, 3min., Chile
Directed by Martina Díaz Martínez
Liten, a young clay being, takes care of Lillet, her ill mother. One day, when he gets home, Liten watches his mother in distress, he rushes to help and that's when, while watching her gem-memory, it crack...

This is an encore presentation of the best of romance short films from around the world today. Originally played at the Carlton Cinemas in download Toronto on February 10th.

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ATLS, 11min., Canada
Directed by Mishka Balilty
In a dystopian f...

An FBI Surveillance Team is surprised to witness the arrival of Colonel Adad, a known Syrian War Criminal, at a local airport. They are more surprised when the Colonel is greeted by Director Armstrong, a senior Bureau Chief.

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Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Harry: Steve Rizzo
Matthe...

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ÉLUDER, 10min., UK
Directed by Simeon Lumgair
An envelope arrives at the hotel room of an Academic with a photo of a woman inside. By chance he meets the woman, fearing her life is in danger he plans to save her before the hitman gets to her.

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HOMEPLANET, 26min., USA
Directed by Andrew Pritzker
Barefoot on a country highway, a Disoriented Man is picked up by Two Local Cops who suspect he may be a space alien.

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FIGHTERS, 4min., USA
Directed by Sam Hall
A deep space research station is under attack from an overwhelming force. Hope arrives in the form of an elite squadron of fighters.

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ELIZA, 11min., USA
Directed by Bianca Roth
After hitting rock bottom, 23 year old MIA, updates her home AI system to help turn her life around. What start out as small “life improvements” slowly begin to control her.

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Onámuh, 22min,. Mexico
Directed by Miguel Ángel Vives Ponzanelli
Onámuh, a humanoid marked by past abuses, searches for resources to survive. Árret, a deity of the earth, helps him and takes him to her lair, where Onámuh finds the energy he needed. However, his need turns into an addiction, leadi...