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Index of Shorts

Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women in Film

A Bird in the Field

Film A Bird in the Field Directed by Marielle Morrow When an ornithologist’s funding gets cut, her nurturing of abandoned bird eggs leads to a transformation as her…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, SLIFF Kids

A City That Cares

Film A City That Cares Directed by Aaron Hosé A legal educator reflects on her work as an activist along the US-Mexico border, a journey that guides…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

A Good Death

Film A Good Death Directed by Mia Hagerty Nurse Karen Morin helps terminally ill patients acquire life-ending medications as they prepare for their final moments on…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

ADO

Film ADO Directed by Sam Henderson Ms. Hopkins, an aging African American woman, is a middle school
drama teacher on the verge of retirement. However,…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

All of Us Girls

Film All of Us Girls Directed by Yifeng Wang In a series of late-night conversations, Yifeng breaks the culture of silence surrounding sexual assault by opening up…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Alone in Tehran

Film Alone in Tehran Directed by Amen sahraei A girl in a silenced, nearly abandoned city, with nothing but her phone, she began to record the…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Alternative Learning

Film Alternative Learning Directed by Miggy TheShort Alternative Learning explores the transformative impact of Oasis Skateboard Factory, an alternative school in the heart of…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition

AMAL | HOPE

Film AMAL | HOPE Directed by Eros Zhao Amal / Hope tells the story of the incredible partnership between the virtuoso pianists of Duo Amal, Yaron…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Amen

Film Amen A group of pigs are raised peacefully in a monastery when, one day, one of them finds out…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

And That’s for This Christmas

Film And That’s for This Christmas Directed by Peter Vulchev While preparing the details for his own funeral, an elderly man realises that he will be celebrating Christmas…
Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

ANNA – A Tale for Tomorrow

Film ANNA – A Tale for Tomorrow Directed by Jonathan B. Behr Plagued by nightmares of a future devastated by climate disasters and wars, 16-year-old Anna believes the world is…

Anthéor

Film Anthéor Directed by Patrice Joseph Blanc A young woman decides to face her anxieties, returning to places occupied by the shadows of the past.…
Environmental Focus, Shorts Competition

Arctic Alchemy

Film Arctic Alchemy Directed by Colin Arisman, Zeppelin Zeerip “Arctic Alchemy” follows renowned Alaskan adventurer and climate scientist Roman Dial and his team on a 112-mile research…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

AT SEE

Film AT SEE Directed by Serena Dykman
A group of blind travelers navigate a commercial cruise ship with their guide dogs.
Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus, Women in Film

Barbie Boy

Film Barbie Boy Directed by Remi Gabriel Simon reflects on the day before his sister's wedding, in which Simon and his Abuela prepare for the…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women in Film

Bellywash

Film Bellywash Directed by Isabella Josephine Leon Inspired by a true story about an 18th century ornamental hermit and a young girls fantastical perspective on…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Black Longevity

Film Black Longevity Directed by Geneva Peschka Black Longevity follows a remarkable group of Black elders, including a centenarian, as they defy societal expectations by…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Brewer

Film Brewer Directed by Erika Valenciana As four brewers navigate their way through the beer crafting process, BREWER juxtaposes poetic visuals of the brewing…
Shorts Competition

Byway

Film Byway Directed by June Kyu Park A struggling first-generation Korean American boy tries to abandon his abusive father in a remote town, only to…
Animation, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Cardboard

Film Cardboard Directed by Jean-Philippe Vine When an overwhelmed, single dad pig moves his piglets into a rundown trailer park, he fears he’s failed…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Caught in the Frame

Film Caught in the Frame Directed by Shaobo CHEN At the transit hub, every waiting soul carries an untold saga. The voiceover narrates each commuter's tale—only to…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Classroom 4

Film Classroom 4 Directed by Eden Wurmfeld CLASSROOM 4 is the story of an award-winning professor teaching "The History of Crime and Punishment" inside a…
Animation, Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Clay Bird

Film Clay Bird Directed by Kiran Bhakta Joshi Clay Bird follows 9-year-old Sichu and her potter grandfather. After lashing out at him due to
school bullying, she…
Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, J. Kim & Sharon Tucci Italian Focus, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition

Common Pear

Film Common Pear Directed by Gregor Božič In a not-too-distant future ravaged by climate crisis, a team of scientists analyzes archival footage of farmers from…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado

Film Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado Directed by Natalia León Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with…
Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Consciousness

Film Consciousness Directed by Attila Szvitek 1948, Eastern Europe. Three years after the end of World War II and the fall of the fascist…

Correct Me If I’m Wrong (如你所願)

Film Correct Me If I’m Wrong (如你所願) Directed by Hao Zhou A Southwest Chinese family tries to purge an entity from their queer heir, in a struggle of love,…
Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women in Film

Crossing

Film Crossing Directed by Vicky Chen An aide to Death struggles to help her first soul cross over to the afterlife.
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Daniel Van den Berg is Dead

Film Daniel Van den Berg is Dead Directed by Ali Baharlou Daniel van den Berg is wrongly declared dead in the pension system and no longer receives his pension.…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Dears in the Headlights

Film Dears in the Headlights Directed by Julia Jansch Dears in the Headlights isn't about death as an end. It's about death as something to carry, to…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Death Education

Film Death Education Directed by Yuxuan Ethan Wu In China, a high school teacher has introduced a death education class for young s. On the traditional…
QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Deuce

Film Deuce Directed by Margot Budzyna Two best friends, Michael & Addie, grapple with a divide they cannot articulate as summer's end brings the…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition

Down North

Film Down North Directed by David Dominguez Formerly incarcerated individuals build lifechanging bonds over pizza as they reintegrate back into life in Philadelphia, finding new…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Dragfox

Film Dragfox Directed by Lisa Ott Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey…
QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

elle/elle

Film elle/elle Directed by Kelley Kalí After hosting a disastrous dinner party, a long term couple fights for their marriage and identities triggered by…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Emilia

Film Emilia Directed by Rafa Arroyo The fractures in the reception system of the Spanish State leave thousands of undocumented immigrants on the streets…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Encuentro Americano

Film Encuentro Americano Directed by E.T. Vazquez On a hot Sunday morning, in a bustling American diner, the fragile lives of strangers collide over greasy…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Exhibition

Film Exhibition Directed by Tea' Vincent Exhibition follows an artist going through his first death, the loss of passion. Critics scrutinize the artist, suffocating…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus, Women in Film

Exodus

Film Exodus Directed by Bob Miller A college and a village elder evacuate thousands to their homeland during the height of Sudan's current civil…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts, Spanish-Language Focus, Women in Film

EXODUS

Film EXODUS Directed by Nimco Sheikhaden EXODUS is a character-driven, cinematic portrait of life after incarceration. The film follows two women, Trinity Copeland and…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Spanish-Language Focus

Family Sunday

Film Family Sunday Directed by Gerardo Del Razo In a peripheral zone of Mexico City, the collection of money from merchants and residents of the area…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

FIRE DRILL

Film FIRE DRILL Directed by Maximilian Villwock A young Ukrainian fulfils his dream of working on board a container ship, but the war at home…
Environmental Focus, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition

Fireline

Film Fireline Directed by Robin Takao D'Oench In the backdrop of a historic fire season, an inmate firefighter is denied parole and desperately tries to…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Firewall

Film Firewall Directed by Bita Ghassemi Ani, an Iranian-American girl in Texas longs for her father, lost and unreachable due to an internet firewall…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

FLÜGGE

Film FLÜGGE Directed by Dani Rose Cortés, Leopold Schraudolph In an Austrian mountain village in 1914, the determined Amelie (20) must defy her father's wishes of running…
Fine Arts Spotlight, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Fly Baby Fly

Film Fly Baby Fly Directed by Stacey Lee In a world where movement becomes memory and dance becomes healing, join us for a rare behind-the-scenes look…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Fly, bird fly!

Film Fly, bird fly! Directed by Rabeah Rahimi After the Taliban came to power, 13-year-old Adina fled Afghanistan with her father and brother, with whom she…
Animation, Environmental Focus, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Forevergreen

Film Forevergreen Directed by Jeremy Spears, Nathan Engelhardt An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads…

G. S. W.

Film G. S. W. Directed by Jonny Durgan A man is dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound when the paramedic treating him discovers he's the perpetrator…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition

Giving Mom the Talk

Film Giving Mom the Talk Directed by Vidhya Iyer In this literal COMING-of-age film, an Indian woman gives her mom "the talk"
Animation, Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Goldau

Film Goldau Directed by Roman Kaelin On September 2, 1806, a massive landslide struck the village of Goldau, claiming 457 lives—the most devastating natural…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, SLIFF Kids

Greenwood

Film Greenwood Directed by Jim Karpowicz The Greenwood Cemetery project is a compelling that explores the powerful and often overlooked black historry in St.…
Shorts Competition

Hands

Film Hands Directed by Jon Bloch As Will and Nathan reflect on their first sexual experience together, a hidden trauma threatens to destroy their…
Asian Focus, Environmental Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Handwoven

Film Handwoven Directed by Dasha Levin, Mason Cazalet, Matthew Wisdom, Mihika Das A lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay, a non-binary shepherd and weaver; working to preserve their way of life…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition

Hard to Say

Film Hard to Say Directed by Brandon XIV In a world where one woman’s death means the end of everything, a man sets out on a…
International Spotlight, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition

Hatch

Film Hatch Directed by Alireza Kazemipour, Panta Mosleh NAAJI, an Afghan refugee boy hides with his mother inside a moving water tanker trying to cross the…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition

Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner

Film Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner Directed by Brad Bailey Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, spends years seeking justice over the death of her son. At…

Hide And Seek

Film Hide And Seek Directed by Vitória Vasconcellos In the voracious streets of São Paulo, a young woman hides a deadly secret, unaware that her little…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Highway To The Moon

Film Highway To The Moon Directed by Letitia Wright Highway to the Moon is a coming-of-age fantasy drama that unravels the mysterious aftermath of young boys whose...
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Hilda O. vs. The State of New York

Film Hilda O. vs. The State of New York Directed by Alison Cornyn, Heather Greer "Hilda O. vs. The State of New York" follows 81-year-old Hilda Onley between deposition and court judgment as…
Asian Focus, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Holy Curse

Film Holy Curse Directed by Snigdha Kapoor During a visit to India, 11-year-old Radha battles with family members who believe that an ancestral curse is…
Animation, Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

HOLY HEAVÊNESS

Film HOLY HEAVÊNESS Directed by Farnoosh Abedi, Mohammad Ghaffari, Negah Khezre Fardyardad Saying goodbye to your loved ones is difficult and painful. But sometimes they don’t want to leave. The…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Horse Of Nature

Film Horse Of Nature Directed by Autie Carlisle
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Hosts for half a century

Film Hosts for half a century Directed by André Tupxi Lopes, Typju Mỹky The film presents the perspective of our Mỹky people on 50 years of contact with the non-indigenous population.…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Houston, We Have a Crush

Film Houston, We Have a Crush Directed by Omer Ben Shachar After finding a phone accidentally left behind by an astronaut, a lonely alien develops an all-consuming crush that…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

I Do Without You

Film I Do Without You Directed by Vivian Miranda Newly engaged and totally friendless, Amelia decides to ask her high school ex-best friend to be her maid…
Shorts Competition

I Wanted To Hear Your Voice

Film I Wanted To Hear Your Voice Directed by James Pellerito After eight years of caring for his mother with severe dementia, a son struggles through their daily care…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Idle Warriors

Film Idle Warriors Directed by Molly Stark-Ragsdale After a citizen enforcement law passed in 2018, a posse of environmental bounty hunters now roam the streets…
Shorts Competition

If I Must Live

Film If I Must Live Directed by Mohsin Mohi Ud Din, Rafe Scobey-Thal If I Must Live' is a visual diary from Gaza in 2024, andFeatures the resilient and compassionate voice,…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Impossible is Just a Word

Film Impossible is Just a Word Directed by Jen Stafford More than a Special Olympics athlete and Ambassador, more than the first person with Down syndrome to become…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women in Film

INTRUDER

Film INTRUDER Directed by Camille Casmier A young white man in Brooklyn grows suspicious of his black downstairs neighbor after letting her use his…
American Indie Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts

Keenalan

Film Keenalan Directed by Cami Thomas In the heart of a critical art showcase, painter Kaya is tormented by memories of a past lover,...
Shorts Competition

Koko Suzanne

Film Koko Suzanne Directed by Zach Bandler Based on true events, a young girl's life is turned upside down when her grandmother's strange behaviour sparks…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Kusi Smiles

Film Kusi Smiles Directed by Sisa Quispe https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30744556/
Animation, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Les Bêtes

Film Les Bêtes Directed by Michael Granberry A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition

LIFE MODELS

Film LIFE MODELS Directed by Jean Paulo Lasmar LIFE MODELS follows Mika, a breast cancer survivor who rejects reconstruction and chooses to live flat. When she…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Little Shrew (Snowflake)

Film Little Shrew (Snowflake) Directed by Kate Bush A little shrew searches for Hope as she makes her way across a bombed-out city. Blissfully unaware of…
QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Love Birds

Film Love Birds Directed by Angel Morris, Elliott Kennerson In 1972, scientists George Hunt and Molly Warner discovered ‘lesbian seagulls’ in California—and sparked a media storm that…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition

Love Reigns Supreme

Film Love Reigns Supreme Directed by Adewole A. Abioye Love Reigns Supreme explores prolific Chicago designer and artist Norman Teague. In this story, Teague takes us on…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Magan’s Fare

Film Magan’s Fare Directed by Chris Knoblock, Dana White Magan, a ride-share driver, takes Jorani, an older woman with mild dementia, back to her nursing home on…
International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition

Mercenaire

Film Mercenaire Directed by Pier-Philippe Chevigny Hired in a pig slaughterhouse through a social reintegration program, an ex-convict desperately tries to find another job…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

MILK BABY

Film MILK BABY Directed by Kristen Gerweck Diaz When Kei checks into the Dream Baby Maternity Home, she initially has no reason to suspect that anything…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Moment of Choice

Film Moment of Choice Directed by Huai-Yu Chang, Yunghan Chang Caught between an unplanned pregnancy and a dream job in Silicon Valley, Anne must decide whether to sacrifice…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition

Mondele

Film Mondele Directed by Daniel Kayamba In the heart of a vibrant immigrant community, a young Congolese teenager harbors a secret dream – he…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Never Hike Alone

Film Never Hike Alone Directed by Alison Kertz, Beth Gallagher "In her true crime podcast “Never Hike Alone,” Liz investigates and reports on women who have gone missing…
Animation, Shorts Competition

Next Show in 90 Minutes

Film Next Show in 90 Minutes Directed by John T. Hill A routine both natural and unnatural unfolds in the heart of one of America's most cherished landscapes.
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Oceanbone

Film Oceanbone Directed by Lani Cupchoy Stolen ancestors lie in museum vaults, waiting to return home. Oceanbone is a poetic reckoning with history, confronting…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition

Odessa, TX

Film Odessa, TX Directed by Alex Shurepov Natasha has reached the end of her life but she's not ready to go. As she's bedridden in…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History

Film Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History Directed by Cheri Gaulke Feminist scholar, Susan Rennie, seizes her iPhone and sneaks her queer, octogenarian body into master works of art,…
Shorts Competition

Out Of The Shadows

Film Out Of The Shadows Directed by Chris Files Out of the Shadows examines the mental health crisis in rural America through the eyes of the farmers...
Animation, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Ovary-Acting

Film Ovary-Acting Directed by Ida Melum While stuck at her sister’s baby shower a thirty-something woman is forced to decide whether she wants to…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition

Papillon (Butterfly)

Film Papillon (Butterfly) Directed by Florence Miailhe In the sea, a man swims.
As he does, memories come to the surface.
From his early childhood to his…
Asian Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Penosar

Film Penosar Directed by hosein fatahi Hemat is an old shepherd who lives with his wife in Alborz mountains in Iran. In his free…
Shorts Competition

Perspectivism

Film Perspectivism Directed by Kyle Maki After Mizzou s for Justice in Palestine (MSJP) was denied participation in the 2024 Homecoming parade, Isleen, the…
Shorts Competition

Play

Film Play Directed by juan T Ibanez Intoxicating experience of a psychotic serial killer preying from the confines of a dirty motel room.
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Post Conviction

Film Post Conviction Directed by Margaret Byrne Post Conviction exposes the miscarriage of justice endured by Roosevelt Myles, a man whose fight for exoneration in…
Animation, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Pow!

Film Pow! Directed by Joey Clift A Native American kid scrambles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling intertribal powwow.
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Pre Deceased

Film Pre Deceased Directed by Jules Franchetto Vittoria has received a diagnosis that will change the course (and length) of her life. As a last…
Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Qotzuñi: People of the Lake

Film Qotzuñi: People of the Lake Directed by Gastón Zilberman, Michael Salama “The lake was our mother, our father. Now, we are orphans.” The Uru Nation lived for generations on…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Restraining Order

Film Restraining Order Directed by Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit Dori issued a restraining order against her violent husband but she didn’t imagine he would find a way...
Animation, Asian Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Rocked by the Wind

Film Rocked by the Wind Directed by Hsiao-Shan Huang Yearning to connect with his bandmates and wanting a break from chores, high school senior Shuan headed to…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Sally, Get the Potatoes

Film Sally, Get the Potatoes Directed by Danicah Waldo A little girl's innocence is shattered when she takes an unexpected ride in her wealthy family's rolling laundry…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Sarnevesht

Film Sarnevesht Directed by yaser talebi After the death of her mother 18-year-old Sahar is left in charge of her poor, mentally disabled father...
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Spanish-Language Focus

Saturno

Film Saturno Directed by Francisco Jimenez-Juarez As a broken down white 2002 Saturn Vue crawls through St. Louis, a Mexican immigrant father and his…
Animation, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Say to You

Film Say to You Directed by Nuodi A During a trip to the amusement park with friends, Xiaode wants to invite his crush, Yeye, to ride…
Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

Shades of Someone Else

Film Shades of Someone Else Directed by Holland States & Christian Zarrick After a career-altering injury and relentless mental health struggles, basketball star Kayden must confront an existential crisis and…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

SHELL YEAH

Film SHELL YEAH Directed by Sam Graff A musician, his shells, and the surprising sounds they create.
Animation, Environmental Focus, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Snow Bear

Film Snow Bear Directed by Aaron Blaise When a lonely polar bear can't find a friend.... he makes one.

Set in a rapidly changing…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Stay Out Of The Sun

Film Stay Out Of The Sun Directed by Nidhi Kumar, Vivienne Ayres, Zola Franchi A scrapbook of vignettes featuring individuals’ experiences with colorism, recounting the messages they received about skin tone during…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Stitches

Film Stitches Directed by Victoria Frings While recovering from an episode of self-harm, Ava decides to sew a dress from scratch. Her sister, Gillian,…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Strike Night

Film Strike Night Directed by Sam Sowerby Three bowling alley employees struggling during their last shift of summer when they find themselves trapped in with…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Talking Drum

Film Talking Drum Directed by Alexandre Gougeon Talking Drum explores the healing power of drumming through the lens of three diverse community leaders and their…
Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

The 17%

Film The 17% Directed by Aaron Johnson Collette Divitto is a young woman who was born with Down Syndrome. After being turned down, time after...
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

The blue bench

Film The blue bench Directed by Judith Hidalgo Five years after their breakup, Eric and Lisa reunite on the blue bench, where old promises and new…
Asian Focus, Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

The Congress

Film The Congress Directed by Eko Krisna Indonesian activist, Rukka Sombolinggi believes the key to confronting the climate crisis is to unite and mobilize the…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

The Cube and the Sphere

Film The Cube and the Sphere Directed by Adam Yorke A man born visually-impaired receives an experimental new surgery to become sighted, only to realize that living with…
Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

THE DEMON CORE

Film THE DEMON CORE Directed by J. Zachary Thurman A dramatization of the final days of Louis Alexander Slotin, the physicist who sacrificed his own life in…
International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

The Genie

Film The Genie Directed by Enricka M.H Adam and Lina are brother and sister, but they fight like cats and dogs. One day, Lina purposely…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

The Halfway Between All This

Film The Halfway Between All This Directed by Alison Cornyn, Heather Greer "The Halfway Between All This" is a conversation and a meditation on the role of images and trauma…
Shorts Competition

The Human Side of Plastic: Abby Barrows

Film The Human Side of Plastic: Abby Barrows Directed by Andrew Lynch, Ben Ayers, Rush Sturges On Deer Isle, Maine, home to one of the world’s most productive lobster ports, warming waters and invisible…
International Spotlight, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition

The Last Dance

Film The Last Dance Directed by Hayden Mclean When Fox’s "LA Bar" is hit with a compulsory purchase order, a cornerstone of Caribbean life in 90's…
Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus, Women in Film

The Last Jews Of Guantanamo

Film The Last Jews Of Guantanamo Directed by Yael Bridge There are a little over 200,000 people who live in Guantanamo, roughly 50 of whom are Jewish. In…
Shorts Competition

The Life We Have

Film The Life We Have Directed by Sam Price-Waldman What would you do if death felt just steps away? For Rob Shaver, who has faced multiple stage…
Animation, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

The Magician

Film The Magician Directed by Bogdan Muresanu Sulina, 1910. It is the inauguration of the first electric power station in this Romanian port city. In…
International Spotlight

The Most Powerful Human On Earth

Film The Most Powerful Human On Earth Directed by Andrew Richardson Following a period of chronic depression, Adam has been suddenly struck with an all-consuming belief that he is...
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

The Pearl Comb

Film The Pearl Comb Directed by Ali Cook In 1893, an endearing Cornish fisherman’s wife captures the attention of the medical profession as the first person…
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

The Pho King

Film The Pho King Directed by Jeovanni Xoumphonphackdy This short documentary follows Brandon on a quest to eat at every pho restaurant in the Salt Lake...
Animation, Shorts Competition

The Sacred Society

Film The Sacred Society Directed by Benny Zelkowicz A sand-animated about the volunteers who clean, dress, and prepare bodies for burial according to Jewish custom.
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition

The Singers

Film The Singers Directed by Sam Davis A genre-bending film adaptation of a 19th-centuryShort story written by Ivan Turgenev, in which a lowly pub full…
Shorts Competition

The Solution

Film The Solution Directed by John Klein, Steve Kniss A math professor, rejected over and over again for publication, finds herself supplanted by her genius-level teaching assistant,…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

They Call Me The Tattoo Witch

Film They Call Me The Tattoo Witch Directed by Lindsay Nyman In Hanoi, Vietnam, tattoo artist Tran Ngoc specializes in the rare and challenging art of tattooing over scars.…
Shorts Competition

They Needed Soldiers

Film They Needed Soldiers Directed by Martin Gonzalez Quintero Sofya, a Soviet Army sniper fighting on the Eastern Front of the Second World War, trudges through unforgiving…
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

This Blows

Film This Blows Directed by Talia Smith An 11-year-old girl’s misunderstanding of a "blow job” sets her babysitter on a chaotic mission to save her…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Thursday in March

Film Thursday in March Directed by Luis Murillo Arias María turns 19 and says goodbye to her mother to take the train. It is a Thursday in…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Tiger

Film Tiger Directed by Loren Waters “Tiger” highlights an Indigenous award-winning, internationally acclaimed artist and elder, Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of…
Shorts Competition

Town Square

Film Town Square Directed by Josh Izenberg Memory care pioneers build a replica 1950s town, challenging Alzheimer's care norms while families desperately await a breakthrough.
International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Two People Exchanging Saliva

Film Two People Exchanging Saliva Directed by Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata In a society where kissing is punishable by death and people pay for things with slaps to the…
Shorts Competition

Uncaged

Film Uncaged Directed by Jay Richardson In a metaphorical therapy session, a young athlete confronts the mental toll of NIL deals. Struggling with survivor's…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Spanish-Language Focus

Voices from the Abyss

Film Voices from the Abyss Directed by Irving Serrano, Victor Rejón La Quebrada Cliff Divers in Acapulco, Guerrero, earn their living by diving 100 feet into the sea from…
Shorts Competition

Vs. Goliath – “Appalachia”

Film Vs. Goliath – “Appalachia” Directed by Maggie Lemere, Nate Birnbaum, Sam Eilertsen Deep in the hollers of the Blue Ridge Mountains construction of a monstrous fracked gas pipeline is tearing...
Shorts Competition

Vs. Goliath – “Cancer Alley”

Film Vs. Goliath – “Cancer Alley” Directed by Nate Birnbaum, Sam Eilertsen What motivates a special education teacher and grandmother to fight back against the continent’s biggest plastics plant? A...
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Wanna Die Wanna Kill

Film Wanna Die Wanna Kill Directed by Jaehee Jeong After getting bullied at school, a teenage girl Chae-yeon visits a hotel suite to commit a joint suicide…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

We’ll Go Down in History

Film We’ll Go Down in History Directed by Cameron Richards, Charlie Tidmas WE’LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY is the story of TRUK United, a grassroots, proudly trans football club. Filmed…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

WEEKEND ONE

Film WEEKEND ONE Directed by Mykea Fairweather Perry Amari, a 35-year-old father, moves into an unfinished flat with his two young sons, facing an uphill battle…
Shorts Competition

Wet Hands

Film Wet Hands Directed by Larry Claudin An actor's relationship begins to unravel when he thinks he's being stalked by a fan.
Shorts Competition

When We Move

Film When We Move Directed by Jasper Fletcher, Lukas Fletcher When We Move is a personal that follows a family of nine as they navigate the chaos of…
International Spotlight

Ya Hanouni

Film Ya Hanouni Directed by Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib While the Mom and the Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them:…