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Narrative Shorts 1 – Landscapes

Program Narrative Shorts 1 – Landscapes

Narrative Shorts 10 – Arthouse Meets Grindhouse

Program Narrative Shorts 10 – Arthouse Meets Grindhouse

Narrative Shorts 11 – Arkadin Horror Shorts

Program Narrative Shorts 11 – Arkadin Horror Shorts

Narrative Shorts 12 – Arkadin Shorts

Program Narrative Shorts 12 – Arkadin Shorts

Narrative Shorts 2 – Frequencies

Program Narrative Shorts 2 – Frequencies

Narrative Shorts 3 – Geometry

Program Narrative Shorts 3 – Geometry

Narrative Shorts 4 – Static

Program Narrative Shorts 4 – Static

Narrative Shorts 5 – Residuals

Program Narrative Shorts 5 – Residuals

Narrative Shorts 6 – Desire

Program Narrative Shorts 6 – Desire

Narrative Shorts 7 – Horizons

Program Narrative Shorts 7 – Horizons

Narrative Shorts 8 – Echoes

Program Narrative Shorts 8 – Echoes

Narrative Shorts 9 – Silence

Program Narrative Shorts 9 – Silence
American Indie Spotlight, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, The Immigrant Experience, Women In Film Spotlight

Notes on Courtwatch

Film Notes on Courtwatch Directed by Kate Levy In early summer of 2025, when ICE officials began detaining asylum seekers at their hearings, an ad-hoc network…
American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Octarine

Film Octarine Directed by Dustie Carter An obsessed fan spirals into an AI-fueled psychosis after attempting to conjure a meeting with their favorite pop…
ARCHIVAL, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

Oh Whale

Film Oh Whale Directed by Winslow Crane-Murdoch When news anchor Paul Linnman arrived in Florence OR on November 12th, 1970, he had no idea that…
International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Olinda’s Golden Arches

Film Olinda’s Golden Arches Directed by Douglas Henrique The historic city of Olinda becomes the stage for a late Cold War between Brazil's first communist mayor…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition

Once a Soldier, Always a Soldier

Film Once a Soldier, Always a Soldier Directed by Brian Ryu In the shadow of America's secret artillery war against ISIS, soldiers Joshua Bullard and Joshua James battle debilitating…
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

One More Cup

Film One More Cup Directed by Max Wagenblass As toddler Leona is about to host her very first tea party with her stuffed animals, it inexplicably…
American Indie Spotlight, Cinema For Students Program, Environmental Focus, Human Rights Spotlight, Human Ties, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition

Ornamental Horticulture

Film Ornamental Horticulture Directed by Sam Hyatt After experiencing the wrath of the internet firsthand, an aspiring succulent influencer struggles to make her second post.
Cinema For Students Program, Human Ties, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Our home’s cigarette butts

Film Our home’s cigarette butts Directed by Eduard Amado Amanda, trapped in the monotony of her daily life, sees how her son’s unexpected return stirs old wounds…
American Indie Spotlight, Human Ties, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight

Out of the Woods

Film Out of the Woods Directed by Sal Bardo Max is slowing losing her memory. When she reunites with an old friend, Diana, a long-hidden part of…
American Indie Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema, Women In Film Spotlight

Permanent Scar

Film Permanent Scar Directed by Ally Betker An introverted and withdrawn young woman, Kali, meets a precocious little girl at a park. Though she tries…
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Plumped

Film Plumped Directed by Faye Tsakas, Nora DeLigter Inspired by Les Blank’s seminal short film Gap-Toothed Women (1987), Plumped is an honest, direct-to-camera survey film in…
Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition, Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition, Women In Film Spotlight

Polyphem

Film Polyphem Directed by Ilaria Di Carlo POLYPHEM is the second chapter in a series of short landscape films that reinterpret the stages of the…