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Arkadin Animation Spotlight Shorts

Program Arkadin Animation Spotlight Shorts
International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Azul

Film Azul Directed by Algoritmo Malvado In 2053 Mexico, an orphaned street clown and his cadaver dog Gato scour the cartel killing fields in…
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Race In America: The Black Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Bao

Film Bao Directed by Sekera Mohamed Besta Two people debate identity, race, and shared histories while playing Bao, confronting uncomfortable truths about diaspora and belonging.
Asian Focus, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight

Bear Entanglement

Film Bear Entanglement Directed by Ted Sharks Satoshi, a bear hunter, lives a quiet life with his wife, Sachi, who cannot speak. Their peaceful routine…
Studio Spotlight

Behemoth!

Film Behemoth! Directed by Tony Gilroy A life. In pieces.
Cinema For Students Program, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

Beneath the Surface of the Everyday

Film Beneath the Surface of the Everyday Directed by Alex Morelli An observer of quotidian strangeness, Deb Sokolow creates semi-fictitious drawings and books commenting on architecture, politics, and pop…
Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Between Sky and Sea

Film Between Sky and Sea Directed by Ismail Abu Hatab A largely wordless portrait of life in displacement from Gaza City filmmaker Ismail Abu Hatab (1993-2025), Between Sky…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

Beware the Wolves

Film Beware the Wolves Directed by Alex Bush While isolated at their estranged grandparents' home, two children begin to suspect that their elders may be more…
Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Beyond Silence

Film Beyond Silence Directed by MARNIE BLOK Two women, two generations, same trauma - a deaf PhD student seeks help from her university counsellor, only…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

Bob And David Climb Machu Picchu

Film Bob And David Climb Machu Picchu Directed by MICHAEL LAHAIE Comedy legends Bob Odenkirk and David Cross tackle one of the world's toughest hikes — and each other…
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, SLIFF Kids / Family Films

Bob’s Best Friends

Film Bob’s Best Friends Directed by Randy Kent A lonely man discovers he has an ability to talk to dogs after a sudden illness strikes. Through…
ARCHIVAL, Cinema For Students Program, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Race In America: The Black Experience

Born Secret

Film Born Secret Directed by Riley Fitchpatrick A filmmaker returns to his hometown, Oak Ridge, the secret city that built the atomic bomb. There, he…
Animation Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Brain Space

Film Brain Space Directed by Laura Tofarides Propelled into her own mind, Rhi explores the thoughts, fears and impulses that shape our internal world. When…
Asian Focus, Cinema For Students Program, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Broken Dawn

Film Broken Dawn Directed by Hae-0h Park At dawn in Seoul, an elderly substitute driver faces indifference and rudeness while navigating the challenges of working…
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties

Brother Verses Brother

Film Brother Verses Brother Directed by Ari Gold Inspired by Francis Coppola's concept of Live Cinema, "Brother Verses Brother" is a radically personal one-take musical film.…
ARCHIVAL, Human Rights Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race In America: The Black Experience

Brothers in Blood: Black in Vietnam

Film Brothers in Blood: Black in Vietnam Directed by Joseph Puleo In the 1960s and early 1970s, Black Americans fought two wars, one in Vietnam and one at home…
International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Bruised Sky

Film Bruised Sky Directed by Gary James Kent In 1970's Essex, teenage Tommy follows a new friend to the home of an eccentric former cameraman for…
Environmental Focus, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Race In America: The Black Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Buckskin

Film Buckskin Directed by Mars Verrone An experimental portrait of the filmmaker’s grandfather: Carroll B. Williams Jr., a ground-breaking African-American forester, reflecting on his…
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Race In America: The Black Experience, SLIFF Kids / Family Films

Building a Dream

Film Building a Dream Directed by Ally Betker Following a catastrophic storm, a youth organization expands its mission to help a community in need.
American Indie Spotlight, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Buried Under Years of Dust

Film Buried Under Years of Dust Directed by Sophie Sartain How does someone go from not communicating for 25 years to narrating her life story? Buried Under Years…
American Indie Spotlight, Fine Arts Spotlight, Human Ties, Race In America: The Black Experience

C.R.E.A.M.

Film C.R.E.A.M. Directed by Ryen McPherson A modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" told entirely through lyrics sourced from over 700 Wu-Tang Clan…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Women In Film Spotlight

CAITY

Film CAITY Directed by Lindsay Calleran 16 year-old Caity and her newly sober father, Paul, co-operate their family business: a locally-beloved haunted house. When…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Child of the Rouge

Film Child of the Rouge Directed by Taz F. Stark The recounting of a young girl's entry into the world on April 17th, 1975, the day the Khmer…

Clarissa

Film Clarissa Directed by Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri A modern reimagining of the Virginia Woolf novel Mrs. Dalloway. Follows society woman Clarissa as she prepares to...