VAMPIRES AT NIGHT, 20min., Canada
Directed by Mark Anatoly Falko
A young happy couple are attacked by a vampire. Soon, the young woman transforms into a monster. Will true love prevail?

https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/audience-feedback-vampires-at-night

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Bragging Rights, 7min., UK
Directed by James Atkins
3 superhero housemates try to out brag each other with their accomplishments.

Retrato (Portrait), 1min., Spain
Directed by Ignacio Rodó
Your portrait can capture you. You decide how to shine in it.

https://www.i...

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A Dialogue with Pandora, 6min,. Canada
Directed by Paul Greene
The Story of Second Chances and forgiveness in a mystical-magical way.

http://www.esabellkarena.com/
https://www.instagram.com/agbhonourfilms/

SPECTRE, 8min., France
Directed by Johan Humes
A mix of c...

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Wild Hive, 3min., USA
Directed by Robin Lancaster Bisio
In a paean to an imperiled pollinator, Wild Hive honors the wild bee as it faces decline from the ravages of climate change, pesticides, changing land use policies and competition from managed hives.

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SNEEZE, 5min., UK
Directed by Gareth Brierley
A woman sneezes and goes on an unexpected journey.

http://www.peopleshow.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/garethbrierley/

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1. What motivated you to make this film?

We wanted to make a film that we could make on an iPhon...

MUSIC HAS HIS BACK: Leo Pearlstein, the 104-year-old drummer, 4min., USA
Directed by David Bluefield
How music has shaped the life of a 104-year-old

https://www.instagram.com/thedavidbluefield

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.

https://www.instagram.com/sarahharveyiswriting

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

https://www.instagram.com/chase.markoff/

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.

https://www.instagram.com/b.i._short_film

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

http://jeremyandrewdavis.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thejeremyandrewdavis
https://www.instagram.com/jeremyandrewdavis/

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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1. What motivated you to make this film?

I love Western ...

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

https://www.instagram.com/rj.hendricks/

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...