2026 Festival Schedule

It takes all kinds of artists to create a film. With that in mind, this year the Short. Sweet. Film Fest is endeavoring to uplift local artists who paint, draw, lino cut, embroider, anything you could put up on a wall to decorate your space, or your set. Art is vital to a thriving community and as a locally focused festival we hope to encourage our film circle to link with other local art circles to do our part in cultivating a broader, healthier, and more welcoming overall community.

Lucas + Claire

Director: Elliot V Lanzer

A man who is unable to hear must find a way to inspire his musician girlfriend, who has lost her passion for music.

Yours

Director: Alyssa Maree

A woman struggles to define her feelings between a man and a woman.

Tess

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, death, self-harm, violence)

Director: Adam Michalski

In order to pay for his brother’s treatment, an amateur thief robs an unassuming old man in the dead of night. He soon discovers that the old man may be in possession of something far more evil than he ever expected...

Love in the Lanes

Director: Andrew Easterling

Jamison, a competitive bowler, must confront his past and lost love hen he faces off against his ex-partner, Sophia, in a one-on-one bowling game.

Crossfaded

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (drugs, profanity, vomiting)

Director: Jeffrey Rucker

When a social drinking freshman and a weed-pedaling senior get trapped in the basement of a frat party, the two strangers cogitate exploring each other’s world for the first time in their lives.

You Look Better in a Fake I.D.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: John Dickson

When an insecure, wandering cassette salesman is thrown out of his area by a "cassette boss", he has to figure out a way to keep his business and himself alive.

Black

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, profanity, alcohol)

Director: Hunter A Hogan

Ed Cantrell, the lead singer of the band Porch, is struggling to write new material for the upcoming album. His girlfriend dumps him, which causes internal conflict, resulting in the crafting of the song that makes the album. In the end, Ed and Porch achieve their goal after a long uphill battle.

Jay Pond: Killing Time

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (violence)

Director: Liam Fitzmaurice

Jay Pond: Killing Time is a satirical and absurd parody of James Bond films, packed with exaggerated spy tropes, slapstick humor, and fourth-wall-breaking moments.

The Last Shot

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (gun, death, suicide, alcohol, blood)

Director: Raymond Johnson

A fallen rocker fights ghosts, guilt, and the bottle—only to learn death has its own encore.

Tumor

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (gore, death)

Director: John Maslowski

A monster murders a young girl.

The Seer

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

Director: Davon Primm

The Seer is a psychological horror short set in the quiet isolation of a train platform. As a lone man waits, he becomes aware of a dark figure watching from a distance. With each passing moment, time begins to feel unstable, reflections distort, and the boundary between observer and observed starts to collapse.  Told through restrained dialogue, atmospheric sound design, and visual symmetry, The Seer explores identity, inevitability, and the unease of confronting one’s own reflection. The film favors implication over explanation, inviting the audience to experience tension through mood and repetition rather than explicit answers.

MIND.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (gore, death, torture, violence, blood)

Director: Joey "The Count" Krsak

Unravel The Darkness: Every Thought Has Become A Nightmare

Everyday Dread: Strangers

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, murder, violence, blood)

Director: Nick Muhlbach

Madness ensues when a stranger is invited to the Doubs house, set in a 90s sitcom Style

Everyday Dread: The Final Kill

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, murder, violence, blood)

Director: Nick Muhlbach

This darkly comedic episode slices through classic scary movie setups, from haunted basements to kitchen knife fights, as Greg’s characters fight back against cliché deaths and demand something original. But with a killer lurking in every shadow (and behind every cliché), will Greg find the perfect ending, or become a victim of his own story?

Confidence Brew

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (sexual innuendos, gun, alcohol)

Director: Gwendolyn Bueche

A young witch conjures up more than she expects when she tries to use magic to make herself breakfast.

Blood of Mine

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, blood)

Director: Scott E Brosius

Heat Death

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, murder, blood, mentions of suicide, stalking, gun, gunshots)

Director: Seamus Leahy

The newly released home videos of a serial killer cast new light on their methods, mental state, and solitary home life.

The House Has Good Bones

Director: Simon Brubaker

An old farmhouse holds more than memories as it's new occupants are soon to discover.

It Must Be Done

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (abuse, murder, blood, profanity)

Director: Heather Bayles

After her daughter’s abuse comes to light, a devout mother is guided by a haunting presence toward an unthinkable decision.

The Hunt

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (war, blood, death)

Director: Martin Carton

General Wu is thrust into a high-octane survival race across the centuries, pursued by a ruthless order of assassins who strike from the shadows of history and the chaos of future worlds. Every era becomes a battleground, from ancient dynasties torn apart by treachery to hyper-violent cityscapes ruled by technology and terror. With each relentless pursuit, Wu unleashes his lethal skills and unwavering resolve, outwitting mercenaries and turning futuristic weaponry against his enemies. The assassins grow fiercer, driving Wu toward epic confrontations—explosive chases, brutal duels, and desperate alliances—where each victory only brings a deadlier new threat. As time itself unravels, Wu discovers that to survive, he must become more than a warrior: he must become legend.

Solitude

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (child neglect, war, gun, gunfire)

Director: Johnny K. Wu

Cody has been hating her dad since the passing of her mom (due to cancer). She isolated herself by playing Virtual Reality games and ignored everything else. She met another gaming online and started learning about a new game and eventually she's immersed into the VR world without ways to return...

American Cokehound

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (war, nudity, drugs, blood)

Director: Cooper Lynn

After taking drugs from another dimension, a substance-abusing, PTSD-stricken ex-soldier is transported to another dimension where he must fight an alien warlord to escape.

Dani Don't

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, alcohol)

Director: Richard Russell, Heather Bayles

Jeremy's wife, Danielle, won't speak to him and pushes him to frustration. He doesn't know what he has done wrong but when he finds out the reason behind the silent treatment everything changes.

The Order of St. John - The Hunt Series

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, fighting, death)

Director: Johnny K. Wu

A Knight Hospitaller named Giovanni D'Amalfi navigates the perils of the Crusades, facing fierce enemies and deadly combat as he strives to uphold his honor and faith. Caught in the tumultuous battle for control in the Holy Land, Giovanni's skill with the sword and resilience are tested against ruthless foes and unseen dangers lurking in the shadows. This gripping story weaves together themes of loyalty, survival, and the enduring spirit of a warrior bound by duty in a war-torn world.

3 Days

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (kidnapping, death, murder, blood)

Director: Heather Bayles

A captive woman tricks her captor into believing she cares for him, using his growing feelings to escape—only to trigger his downfall

Accessibility and the Ballot

Director: Gloria Craig

Voting in the Land: Accessibility and the Ballot explores the experiences of voters with disabilities, the barriers they face, and the steps we can all take as community members, voters, and election officials to ensure that voting is truly accessible for everyone.

Mom-crete

Director: Remy W. Anders

Carrying the ghost of misgendered love, a grieving outcast and their combative sibling return to the shoreline six years after their mother's death—only to find her ashes have solidified into concrete, forcing a raw, messy reckoning with inherited shame, conditional love, and the scars left behind.

Street Muse

Director: Beth Cloutier
Creator/Writer: Gail Simpson

Overlooked by passersby, two homeless women forge an intimate moment recalling how it felt once to be beautiful. A sleeping drunk wakes to join them, finding dignity in the soaring lines of the Puccini aria through which they share their stories.

Implantability

Director: Krystal Alexandria

While trying to find a missing flash drive, a mob boss interrogates a Deaf civilian. When her assistant comes up with creative ways to torture the deaf, the results are shocking.

The Meadow

Director: Nicky Champlin

While on a walk with her sister, Spark becomes sidetracked by a field of deer.  She embarks on a mission toe get closer.

Self Portrait

Director: Andrew Delly

An artist struggles with her own self doubts as she investigates the destruction of her painting.

Star Wars: Rise of the Younglings

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, violence)

Director: Jimmy Brick, Autumn Miller

A former Padawan, cast out of the Jedi order returns to face their former master.

The Tracks

Director: Jordan Reid

Marcus’s brother has been missing for months, and the police have abandoned the search. On a snowy winter day, Marcus receives an anonymous letter directing him to the abandoned train tracks, where he uncovers disturbing clues about what really happened to his brother.

Alone

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (self-harm, suicide, mental health crisis)

Director: Elise Sullivan

A college student Gabby struggles with depression. She isolates herself and does self harm. Her roommate alerts her mom. Her mom gets her help.

Fish

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, needles)

Director: Marshall Lochridgde IV

Finn, obsessed with fish, loses touch with reality and confronts mysterious forces.

In the Rearview

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, alcohol, car accident)

Director: Nathaniel Demuth

At his best friend’s funeral, a young man’s grief clashes with a truth too heavy to bury.

Frank and Henry

Director: Nathan Bauer

To achieve his final requirement for cub scouts, a young boy enlists his grandfather in documenting and interviewing park patrons before an unforeseen force promises to uproot their lives.

Paper Kingdom

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking)

Director: Athan Marshall

A struggling musician reconnects with an old flame.

A Super Deluxe Gamepad 74 for Christmas

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (implied sexual content, profanity)

Director: Shankar Sudhakaran

The true spirit of Christmas is heaved upon an impoverished family, as the thoughtless actions of greedy and narrow-minded children further plunge the family into destitution.

Needle Drop

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, crime, violence, profanity, gun)

Director: Cameron Haring

Two unexpected friends who try to successfully rob a local record store. Their plan is simple is to get in a get out. Unfortunately, that isn’t going to be the case, as the snobbish owner finds out who is behind the robbery. What the owner doesn’t know is who actually lies beneath the surface of one of the robbers.

Emerald Quest

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (fighting)

Director: Jaden Doyle

New to the office, Davy is given his first real task: completing his Emerald Quest.

Allergen

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, death)

Director: Saar Zutshi

When a worldwide fungus threatens the global banana population, a woman with severe allergies to everything else searches for a food source.

The Bender

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, sexual jokes)

Director: Evan Durkee

Failing one exam forces a tightly wound sophomore to discover the terrifying concept of fun.

Splash

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (bullying, depression)

Director: Maria Silvidi

What's making a splash?

The Painting

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (ablest character, fighting, blood, death)

Director: Ify Chidi

A day in the life of a painting at a museum.

Family Therapy

Director: Maria Silvidi

A dysfunctional family goes to an experimental therapist looking for answers

Piece of My Heart

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, fighting, death)

Director: Moksha Kolli

In white-picket fenced, picture-perfect 1960s suburbia, a devoted housewife is pushed to her limits by her cheating husband, where she takes a bloody route to freedom.

Oh, the Humanities!

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alcohol)

Director: Ethan Teel, Ian Jacobs

With no prospects after graduation, four humanities majors turn to the occult to manifest their dream careers.

603 Seconds

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Ellie Ode

A six hundred and three second glimpse into a young woman's life, during a date where she is forced to confront her propensity for quick judgments and rigid rules. Will she soften and learn to be more fluid, or will she maintain her rigidity and stay closed off to the opportunities life presents her?

El Dia Que Me Quieras

Director: Alejo Arana

In a near-future Los Angeles where space travel is becoming common, a young couple faces their last day together after Lisa is selected by NASA for a life-changing mission. Torn between love and ambition, they try to make peace with the distance her choice will create. El Día Que Me Quieras explores love, solitude, and the sacrifices that come with chasing dreams.

The Joke's on Him

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, violence)

Director: Paola Ramones

In Mexico City, Adal Ramones, a stand-up comedian returns to the spotlight to turn his real-life kidnapping into his most fearless set. Through dark humor and deep scars, he transforms pain into timing and trauma into art.

What's My Sign Again?

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

Director: Richard J Bryer

When a science geek discovers his crush obsessively worships astrology, he sets out to build a device that would alter the position of the stars in the sky to make them truly compatible.

Ohio: Wild at Heart

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (pollution)

Director: Shaun MacGillivray

Ohio: Wild at Heart explores the natural beauty and epic wildlife comeback stories of the Buckeye State, from the return of bald eagles and trumpeter swans to the restoration of Ohio’s rivers and the reintroduction of orphaned bobcats back into the wild. Narrated by Ohio football legend Archie Griffin, this big screen adventure celebrates the people protecting Ohio’s parks, trails, wildlife and waterways—and the joy of reconnecting with the natural world.

Wild Alps

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (bugs)

Director: Daniele Gangemi

In the middle of Europe, the Alps stand out impressively against the horizon.

Love Song For Earth

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Lisa Fitzpatrick

In a temperate world of fantastic creatures and gentle breezes in boreal forests and tropical jungles, a gluttonous group of ogres greedily guzzle the earth’s minerals, releasing toxic hot gases into the increasingly warming atmosphere. How can the city folk and country folk quickly and carefully outwit the  slippery-tongued ogres?

The song for earth, La La Leku, is very old. My grandfather, born in Finland in 1870, sang it to my mother as a child. She sang it to me and I sing it to my daughter. I am sharing it to the world, with love and hope. Please sing as you walk in the woods.

NINETY ONE

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of mental health, troubled childhood, child abuse)

Director: Marc Levy, Marc Salomon

When four-year-old Ryan faced expulsion from preschool, Rob and Mary Beth DeLena were desperate to protect him. They turned to a series of experts, who quickly labeled Ryan and pushed for a therapeutic school. What followed was an agonizing decade of heavy medication, violent restraint, and time spent in a psychiatric hospital. One cold January day, Rob impulsively took young Ryan skiing and discovered a striking contrast to the explosive child experts presumed him to be. In the years that followed, Rob and Ryan traveled the world in search of challenging terrain, and Ryan discovered a love of back country skiing—especially in the iconic White Mountains.

Six String Suicide

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, blood)

Director: Nick Thaman

With minutes to spare, the concert's headliners must entrust a complete stranger to save their show.

Wolfsbane

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (war, death)

Director: Daylon Masai

The Williams family’s quiet farm life takes a turn when Franklin, their oldest child, returns home from the Korean War. However, he is changed, haunted by a dark secret from a government experiment that has transformed him into a monstrous creature.

Subliminal

Director: Isabelle Shreve

Kinsley finds herself in an endless cycle: work, sleep, nightmare, repeat. What is causing it, and more importantly, what will it take to break it?

Love, Dad

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (grief, profanity)

Director: Cassy Smith

When a headstrong young woman moves in with her belligerent partner, her father attempts to reconcile with her by providing enlightenment.

Finn

Director: Sullivan Tarrant

Two young boys, Indy and Finn, bond over imaginative filmmaking adventures in the forest of their childhood. Indy, a spirited boy captures their playful battles against 'make-believe' beasts, while Finn, his quieter companion, finds courage in their shared escapades. As separation looms, their bond is tested, forcing them to confront the bittersweet truths of growing up and letting go.

Deadly Info

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (guns, alcohol)

Director: Jared Wiercx

Deadly Info is a spoof comedy noir film that follows a classically down on his luck private detective as he navigates an emerging web of corruption.

Lyra's Discovery

Director: Emily Hester

Stranded in deep space, astro-botanist Vega is clinging to survival when a voice breaks through the static: Talia, a radio engineer on Earth. As the star-crossed lovers begin to fall for each other, they start to uncover the truth behind Vega’s doomed mission, leaving her to choose between the comfort of illusion and the risk of freedom.

Hermit

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (nudity, anxiety, smoking)

Director: Tom Churchill

On the fringes of civilization, Paul lives alone in a decaying caravan, having rejected the modern world in pursuit of quiet isolation. But when his estranged son George arrives, Paul's fragile sanctuary is disturbed. What follows is a fleeting, final chance for connection—a moment in which Paul must confront the role he never learned to fill. Hermit is a quiet tragedy about a fatherhood unfulfilled, where the silence between two men says more than either ever could.

Like Royalty

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (guns, gunfire, profanity, death)

Director: Asher Kaye

When down on his luck, Brian goes for a slice of pizza with his odd-mannered friend Lawrence, he is quickly swept up into the insane world of Royal Pizza.

On Guard

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (injury)

Director: Will Calkins

An unstable fencer challenges her biggest competition to an after hours duel.

Photography

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (racism)

Director: Adam N White

In 1964, Manhattan, Margaret is a renowned world-traveling photographer, working for a popular global magazine. Having fought for every success she’s had, Margaret is now tasked with mentoring a new, younger photographer. Will she help this new threat to her career thrive, or will she protect what was so hard to gain?

Radical Rubber Band Ball of Chris

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, kidnapping)

Director: Tom Hanicak

Chris escapes into his art, music, and boundless imagination. But when life takes an unexpected turn, his creativity leads him somewhere new—somewhere mysterious.

Star Mother

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (violence, mentions of death, child neglect, child abuse, blood)

Director: Angel R Reed

Being adopted by the nation's #1 pop star sounds like a dream. However, three orphans discover that the reality is quite the opposite. After being forced to work tirelessly, the orphans are nearing their wits end. They have to make a plan out or continue with the mistreatment.

hi how are you

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Shannon Metelko

The attempt to grasp and articulate feelings of change through spoken word, ambient sound, and experimental film.

Hidden Motives

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (violence)

Director: Rosebelle Easthom

When one simple mission goes awry, two secret agents must trust and fight for each other.

The Last Ornament

Director: Rob Grant III

While packing away Christmas decorations, a strained couple discovers a forgotten ornament that reignites old memories and sparks a journey of healing, love, and hope.

Circles

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of death)

Director: Thomas Moeger

A man in a park writes a letter to his late father as he reflects on their relationship and an important decision he’s about to make. Through this quiet moment of introspection, he seeks closure and clarity, reconciling with his father's memory while preparing for the next step in his life.

Purgatory

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Jayson Jaworski

A Man awakens in Purgatory and attempts to bargain for the only thing he has left: his soul.

Dance Death Exorcism

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, cutting off limbs)

Director: Scott E Brosius

Biebers and his brother Zarbar are trying to make some extra money to pay for their mother's important surgery. But along the way, they are plagued with bad luck and unfortunate incidents.

Crooks of the Evergreen

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (grief, foster system)

Director: Jonathan Elihu Klein

When a grumpy heir returns to his family’s Christmas tree farm, he has no idea he’s about to be outsmarted by a crew of sharp-tongued kids with big hearts, bigger plans, and zero respect for property lines.

Dawn

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (religion)

Director: Aliya Surti

A personal documentary showcasing a conversation between mother and daughter.

On The Land Of The Jingpo

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (fire)

Director: Hanyu Chen

This film documents the daily life and labor of a Jingpo family in Dehong, Yunnan, moving through fields, firewood areas and other living spaces, revealing their reflections on individual fate, cross-border labor, tradition, and changing times.

Beyond Me

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Isaac Sheriff Brain

A film that explores the power of childhood adventures through the lens of Super 8 film reels to inspire life in the moment, cherishing the times that shape our lives.

Four Hands

Director: Helene Sevaux

QUATRE MAINS (FOUR HANDS) is an intimate short documentary that chronicles the profound relationship between Philippe Entremont, the legendary French classical pianist, and his 35-year-old Japanese protégé, Gen Tomuro. As Philippe, at 90, prepares to give his final concert in Paris, the film captures this emotional milestone.

Where's My Coffee Cup?

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (incarceration, mental health, conversations about death, drug, violence)

Director: Yehuda Sharim

At 64 and still in prison, John must navigate trauma and aging in a space that is not designed for a geriatric population. Like others, he faces the challenges of stairs, top bunks, food that is not made for human consumption, timely and adequate health care, and the everyday risks of violence and exploitation. John’s story is a call and a demand for compassion and justice.

One in Two

Director: David Izekor

David had a hemorrhagic stroke at 18 years old January 13th (5 days before his birthday). The documentary will use the personal experience of David and his Doctor’s accounts whilst meeting other cancer survivors, Aya and Masha’s mum, Kate, who supported David post-surgery.

Shore

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (family issue, medical issues)

Director: Matt Chapman

A footballer forced to retire despite trialing revolutionary surgery, ending a football career when the world was at his feet. Delving into the mental health challenges and resilience it takes to re-write his script and find a new purpose.

Adas Falasteen

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (starvation)

Director: Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu

"Palestine Lentils" is a documentary film that tells the story of a Palestinian chef and his role in using his hobby as a shield against the famine caused by the war on Gaza, preserving the spirit of resilience and hope within his community.

Be a Man

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (gun, hunting, smoking, alcohol, animal abuse, animal death)

Director: Lucas Parra

Miguelito, an innocent seven-year-old boy, accompanies his father and grandfather on a hunt that will change him forever.

King of The Couch

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, sexism, fighting, alcohol, violence)

Director: Henry Scholfield

After their fathers funeral an argument ensues between his two sons. Derek, the youngest, has taken Dex’s traditional seat on the sofa. As the petty dispute escalates it becomes clear that this is more than about the best angle of the TV.

Blind Sp t

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Luke Veltrie

In an attempt to connect with their children, two loving parents leave conflicting video testaments that reveal a wild secret at the heart of their marriage.

Cyranø

Director: Alan Seawright

In this dystopian techno-comedy, an AI-powered dating app helps two people find love.

Pizza Time Pizza

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (existentialism)

Director: Nicholas Thurkettle

Sean didn't want to consider the trajectory of his life or the infinite span of space and time. He just wanted a pizza.

CARILLON

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, injury, sex, death)

Director: Diego Pérez González

Andrés, badly wounded, hides in the tower of the Carillon clock and lives there hidden. María, the maid on the floor below discovers him. The stealth and danger will give way to the irrepressible passion of Maria and Andres.

Angels Don't Smoke

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, smoking, alcohol, mentions of suicide, mentions of religion, profanity)

Director: Javier van Boren

Brooklyn, NYC. A mysterious young man that claims to be an angel saves the life of an alcoholic barber by stopping him from jumping onto the train tracks.

MY ENDLESS ECLIPSE

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, profanity)

Director: Bijan Aarabi

A transgender woman has hidden her gender identity all her life. To escape a forced marriage, she is forced to flee her country. But she falls into the hands of human traffickers.

Vynohrad: A Meditation

Director: Lincoln Reed

What's Vynohrad?

STAGED LIMERENCE

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

Director: Nadia Hope

A truly ironic reflection on modern romance. Told through the lens of a 1920s French silent film, LIMÉRENCE MISE EN SCÈNE, or ‘STAGED LIMERENCE’ is a nostalgic, melancholy telling of the tragic idealizations that come with falling into love: the most inevitable kind of loss.

Migraine

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

Director: John Maslowski

A simulation of experiencing a migraine headache.

No Discharge in the War

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood/gore)

Director: John Maslowski

An experimental film.

Truth!

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Jericha White

A muted man is forced to relive buried memories when a being gifts him with a VHS tape.

Blue Beard Gas Light

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (domestic violence, death)

Director: Kyra Miller

A puppeteer working through the beats of the fairy tale "Blue Beard" discovers that her partner is not to be trusted.

Ramy

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Pouyan Rostami

In the heart of a forest, a group of women carry a coffin on their shoulders, while a grieving woman follows them, wailing and crying out. Unmoved by her cries, the women proceed toward a cemetery, where…

Belief

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (nudity, death)

Director: Parsa Yousef

Roya is an artist whose life, along with her partner’s, has been overshadowed by cancer. She decides to surrender herself to the world of her paintings in search of liberation.

Through The Fog

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (disturbing noises, body horror, sexual themes)

Director: Brandon Reid Iobbi

Through The Fog is a surreal B&W film picturing a boy - turned mummy - turned featureless wandering soul - taunted by a performer whilst navigating a futile search for understanding. In this stylized queer horror, comfort is a fleeting state of being.

Sara's New Finger

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (dismemberment, blood)

Director: Gage Whitman

A woman (Sara) cuts her finger on glass and figures the only way for it to truly heal is to take drastic measures...

My Shadow

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Director: Astra Silver Burke

An introspective meeting with puppet Pierrot motivates a sleeping girl...

They Are Killing Us...

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, blood, guns)

Director: Maurice Cormier

From A Nightmare Of A Possible Not Too Distant Future....

Street Muse

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (homelessness, profanity)

Director: Beth Cloutier
Creator/Writer: Gail Simpson

Overlooked by passersby, two homeless women forge an intimate moment recalling how it felt once to be beautiful. A sleeping drunk wakes to join them, finding dignity in the soaring lines of the Puccini aria through which they share their stories.

Veils

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Director: Nick Polace

Veils is short experimental film about humans finding themselves outside of the technological advancements of the world today. It is inspired the fogginess and blurriness humans can go through when they use different technologies like smart phones, artificial intelligence and much more. What happens when humans break outside of this bubble that they created?

Burnout

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (disturbing imagery, anxiety)

Director: Matthew Hendry, Tolli Myers

Burnout is a stop-motion short that combines dark, cinematic visuals with unexpected moments of comedy. The film follows a character trapped in a furious cycle of work, as mounting stress begins to unravel him. Born from this inner turmoil, an uncontrollable force emerges, wreaking havoc in its wake. Through a unique blend of pixilation and traditional puppet animation, Burnout explores the suffocating effects of stress, inviting viewers to witness a surreal descent into chaos, where the boundaries between mind and physical reality blur.

Gizaki

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, blood, world ending)

Director: Xanti Rodriguez

Kana, a tender creature who travels through the desires of the young, helps a friend with a problem by delving into her subconscious, where nothing is as it seems.

From the Cave

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, firearms, gunshots)

Director: Jonathan Young

Semi-celebrity archeologist Dr. Cern explores deep into a cave, finding more than he bargained for as his explorations quickly become dangerous.

The Day After

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (drugs, nudity, frightening imagery)

Director: Ramin Parvin

Trapped in the monotony of her sepia-toned world, a woman dreams of a fish swimming toward the sea. As it moves through waters shaped by love and longing, the journey becomes her own—an awakening to the vast possibilities beyond her confined existence.

The Family Photo

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alien life)

Director: John Norris Ray, Maria Victoria Sanchez

What happened after an Earth astronaut left a family photo on the moon fifty-plus years ago? This animated short explores the butterfly effect of such an action. How will it affect us all?

Couple's Counseling

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alien life)

Director: Matthew Warner

When a cranky divorcée is abducted by aliens, only his smart-mouthed bulldog can talk them down — and talk back.

Dad Said

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, child abuse/neglect, child abandonment)

Director: Livia May

Young Freya loves her dad, even though he doesn't always give the same amount of love back. She learns that it’s not always easy to get recognition from your parents. We follow her journey and while growing up she develops a passion for climbing. However, her father doesn’t approve of it. His strong opinion weighs heavy on her and she carries his words with her, until it has taken over her life.

FILKOOL

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (auditory triggers)

Director: Maral Forouzesh, Naser Rezaeiyan

The story is about a big, different creature named FILKOOL who doesn’t fit in his house. Everyone tries to change him, until a child with Down syndrome enters and shows in a simple and unique way that he doesn’t need to change. The work is based on the drawings of MAZDAK, who has Down syndrome.

Home is a Feeling

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (bullying, depression, loneliness, racism)

Director: Ryah SM King

A pink cat juggles the navigation of a new city but struggles when everything in the city feels like it’s against who she really is.

La Guerra Verde

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (war, blood, death)

Director: Cassius Michael Kim

Spanish conquistadors invade a native village in what is now Colombia, sparking a generations-spanning conflict centered on greed, colonization and emeralds.

SnowBugs

Director: Jenny Schuermann

During a snow day, three girls find themselves in a tricky situation after one of them accidentally goes too far during their snowball fight.

Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (grief, catcalling, nudity, implied sexual activity)

Director: Natalia Leon

Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.

Hurikán

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, alcohol, stealing, drugs, violence)

Director: Jan Saska

Hurikán rushes out to save his favorite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he has a crush on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst.

GIGI

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (talks of societal norms)

Director: Cynthia Calvi

From the tormented little mermaid to the fulfilled woman she is today, Gigi tells us about her gender transition with humor and sensitivity.

THE GAME

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (medical issues)

Director: Charlotte Gwinner

THE GAME is about a young dad in the early stages of Parkinson's who takes his seven year old son to play football in the park. As he pushes himself beyond his limits he is forced to face his fears about the future leading to an unspoken understanding between father and son that their lives are about to change.

A Fair Sister

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (cheating, alcohol, sexual talk)

Director: Matt LaCorte

Two sisters meet for lunch and share secrets.

Five Minutes To Monk It Up

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (religion)

Director: Brian Ulrich

Each year at an interfaith summit, a Catholic nun and a Buddhist monk meet for five secret minutes to wrestle with the future of their forbidden love.

Waiting for the End of the World

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, mentions of death, gun)

Director: Jeffrey Hoyt

A quiet mosaic of small-town America, tracing the subtle fractures in everyday life.

Silig

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (cancer, talk of death, vomit)

Director: Arvin Belarmino, Lomorpich (aka YoKi) Rithy

The stubborn and feisty Mamang is back in town after 20 years to organize her funeral. But she wants to be cremated against all odds...
Note: This film stars veteran actresses Sylvia Sanchez multi-awarded actress, and Angel Aquino, who has starred in many Lav Diaz films, including Silver Bear, A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery.

Bingo

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (sex, smoking, alcohol)

Director: Fanny Ruwet

Fanny is a bookseller by day and a soft-hearted person the rest of the time. She is in love with her friend Louise, and to repress the sadness of this impossible love, she has a series of one-night stands with uninteresting men. One evening, at a literary gathering she's hosting, she invites Louise to come along. Fanny may be about to have a bingo.

Les Amateurs

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, death, blood, gun)

Director: DT Kofoed

They Didn't Plan This! Shot straight on a single 50' reel of Kodak Tri-X Super 8 film stock with no editing.

BLUE EVENING

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (drug use, profanity, homelessness/poverty)

Director: Jett Jansen Fernandez

A homeless addict in Los Angeles stumble upon a lost masterpiece in a thrift store, setting him on a desperate journey of redemption, survival, and self discovery as he fights to reclaim his life before the painting slips through his fingers.

Public Speaking 101

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, vomit, demons)

Director: Craig Renfroe

Grace is prepared to give her class presentation until all hell breaks loose.

The Hand of Darkness

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (monsters, disabilities)

Director: Rowan Kelley

An Oregon house. A Girl. A soul-eating entity from another world.

Carclew

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, animal death)

Director: Seth Harrison

Martha is searching for her lost dog in the dark countryside of Cornwall. She stumbles upon an isolated farmhouse, where two strange and cryptic men reside. As the night unfolds, Martha uncovers their disturbing secret — and must escape before she becomes their next victim.

The Solution

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (violence, death)

Director: John Klein, Steve Kniss

A math professor, rejected over and over again for publication, finds herself supplanted by her genius-level teaching assistant, and resorts to drastic measures to re-assert her authority.

Doppelgänger

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (nudity, blood, violence, mental health, marital/family issues, death, blood)

Director: Alex García Molina

A woman disconnected from her environment and her personal relationships receives a visit from an intruder who will give free rein to her darkest desires.

Hide

Director: Brenden Hubbard

From the Academy Award winning team behind "Curfew." Still reeling from an incredible loss, a father (Shakey Graves) and daughter cling to a bedtime routine keeping them safe in a town where an unfathomable horror visits its inhabitants night after night.

Mosquito

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alcohol, body horror, cannibalism, blood)

Director: King Lam Wong

A filial fresh graduate brings home his first paycheck but comes to realize that his parents are hungry for his money and more.

THE PEARL COMB

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (wounds, alcohol, death, violence, blood/gore, profanity)

Director: Ali Cook

In 1893, a fisherman’s wife becomes the first person to cure someone of tuberculosis. A doctor, intent on proving a woman’s place is in the home and not practicing medicine, investigates - only to discover the source of her unearthly power.

The Meadow

Director: Nicky Champlin

While on a walk with her sister, Spark becomes sidetracked by a field of deer.  She embarks on a mission toe get closer.

The People Will Not Revolt

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, blood)

Director: John Maslowski

A rebel pays the ultimate price in her fight against a dystopian government.

The Raven & The Whale

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Eric Berndt

When swallowed by a great Whale, a curious Raven encounters the unexpected – revealing a deeper understanding of himself and the world he thought he knew.

Stay

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (depressing theme, suicide)

Director: Dylan Kaufmann

On a special day, a young man reflects on his lonely life with only his pet bird for company, leading to an unexpected revelation about their bond.

The Other CostCo

Director: Penelope Condon, Sydney Swihart, Jo O'Leary, Meadow Wielander, Carys Bowen, and Mick McCormick

Reluctant to start kindergarten and lost in the store, Jamie finds a whole other world...

Stepping Gently

Director: Carys Bowen

An animated illustration of the filmmaker's father’s favorite poem, this film is a consideration of the poem’s role in the filmmaker’s life and an appreciation of the her father's work raising her and her brother.

Hell

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (suicide)

Director: Parker Croft

A place where dreams are real, wishes come true, and everything is always awful for everyone.

Bullet

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (war, gun, gunfire, death)

Director: John Maslowski

A veteran reflects on D-Day.

Magic Havoc

Director: Morgan Campbell

Chaos ensues when a girl summons a fairy friend to grant her wishes.

In captivity of a finger + 2

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (slavery, abuse)

Director: Zahra Shafiei dehaghani, Mohammadali Taheri, Ali akbar Ardeshir, Ismail Mokhtarian

A scarecrow enters an economic city, the people have trusted him and elect him as manager.

Wild Sleepover

Director: Jenny Story

What happens when you get four imaginative autistic kids that spend the night together?

Fish and Chips

Director: Morgan Campbell, Rae Lumley

The journey for Fish and Chips.

Murmuration

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (dementia, body morphing, death)

Director: Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger

Piet, an elderly man in a nursing home, finds himself limited in his actions when he suddenly begins to transform into a bird. Although he is still accepted within the group, he feels that it's time to join a new flock.

Filante

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (drowning)

Director: Marion Jamault

Every night, Paulette observes the same shooting star in the sky. She makes her deepest wish: to find her mysteriously missing pet rat. The days go by, but the animal doesn't return. Paulette wants to understand what's wrong with her star.

Forgiveness

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alcohol, death)

Director: Eric Arsnow

Following a car accident, the ghost of the passenger travels through the haunted house they reside in to find a key to resurrect their past lover.

Damascus

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*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alcohol, smoking)

Director: Meysam Babaei

Documenting traces of culture, customs, people, and religion in the oldest continuously inhabited capital in the world. Damascus is a city with a beautiful cultural blend of the West and the East, and this style of photography and editing provides the viewer with a brief yet insightful taste of this culture.

2 can play

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (sexual innuendos)

Director: Azzie Scott

Ava Della Pietra - Official Music Video

Moon Over Capri

Director: Nathan Levine-Heaney

Ava Della Pietra - Official Music Video

Marionette

Director: Nathan Levine-Heaney

Ava Della Pietra - Official Music Video

Single for Life

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (nudity)

Director: Luke Orlando

Ava Della Pietra - Official Music Video

Monday Anthem

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, mentions of smoking & violence)

Director: Zaxarias Nicolaos Diamantis

While making music in the park, DJ Corey Grand gets jumped by a villain of Cleveland who takes his notorious MPC. That's when he seeks out Sensei Walker OG and the Guardians of Cleveland to track down the villain, defeat him and take back the MPC.

When I Have The Time

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of drugs)

Director: Meshach Malley

A young adult fed up with the world and stressed out over paying taxes has a brilliant idea to run away. But, quickly we learn that he is less of an adult and more of a man-child as he attempts to run a way in the most juvenile way possible. From breaking his piggy band to tying up peanut butter sandwiches and his favorite teddy bear he sets out by turning his back on the modern world. Despite his foolishness and childish appearance the video and the lyrics of the song contain an concomitant narrative about how overwhelming our modern life can feel and the video contains a very relevant moral about living a simpler life free from the fast-pace of modern technology and culture.

Biosphere

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

Director: Jen Poland, Emerson Santuomo

The band Kiss Me Deadly plays in an abandoned observatory as Mother Nature reclaims the historical landmark in Cleveland Ohio.

Max Needs to Pay Rent

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Tony Michalski

After a robotics engineer loses his job and can't find a new one in time, the robot he built works three minimum wage jobs to help pay rent.

Trapped

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (drowning)

Director: Olivia Minn

Through a series of dreamlike, expressionist scenes, Trapped explores teenage loneliness, screen addiction, and emotional isolation in the digital age. The film provides a deeply personal portrait of what it feels like to grow up in a world that is always connected — and yet often emotionally distant.

Echoes Through Time

Director: Elise Wells

A young man is grieving over the loss of his younger sister who died in an accidental house fire. He discovers a pocket watch that gives him the ability to time travel and learns that the house fire may not have been an accident.

Rebecca Who

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alcohol, cheating)

Director: Jack Connelly

It's a slow night at the bar....As more and more lonely patrons come in for a drink they quickly realize they’re all here for the same reason.

Remember Me

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, blood)

Director: Kassidy Pluciniczak-Eyre

A ghost of a soldier stuck in a psychological loop can't stop reliving his time at war.

In My Nature

Director: Carley Wymer

Two men exploring their new relationship find solace in a nearby park, where the uncertainty of the real world can’t seem to reach them.

Death of a Party Girl

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (implied sexual abuse, alcohol, profanity, smoking)

Director: Hannah Elizabeth Rutkowski

20 year old Tatum takes on the brunt of her best friend's issues into her own hands while suppressing her own.

Insanely Lonely

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mental health)

Director: Zach Hess

Milo is just a young ordinary college student. But he struggles with a deep depression and loneliness and is just trying to connect with people because he feels like he doesn’t fit in.

Embers

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Jinyang Li

In the quiet aftermath of her father’s passing, Olivia, an Asian American woman, retraces the contours of a life once familiar, journeying from the relentless pace of New York to the somber stillness of her hometown, Athens. Born from the ashes of her reflection, this trip becomes an elegy to the fading image of memories, generational echoes, and the elusive act of letting go.

Last Meal

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (crime, death, blood, dismemberment, execution, canablism )

Director: Sterling Hurst

What are you eating?

Refrain

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of suicide, crime, murder)

Director: Cole Mihalich

A family physician and wannabe musician stops at nothing to live out his fantasy of becoming a renowned conductor.

A Nice Lady

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, sexual themes with minors)

Director: Jessica Weber Kass

A tightly wound New Yorker in her mid-30s impulsively invites a savvy, streetwise young couple to live with her—igniting a seductive and combustible mix that threatens to consume them all.

Shine On: The Story of Tom Lee

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (drowning, profanity)

Director: Matteo Servente

Shine On, The Story of Tom Lee is a historical narrative retelling of the true story of Tom Lee, an ordinary man whose selfless actions turned him into a local legend. The film explores Tom’s journey from quiet beginnings to becoming an emblem of courage and perseverance.

Knights & Relationships

Director: Sam Tung

A chance encounter between two knights with troubled history leads to them unpacking their pasts. When we run into an ex, don't we all feel a bit like a knight in armor?

The Depressed Astronaut

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of sex, depression)

Director: Paige Barr

“The Depressed Astronaut” meets our astronaut Buzz, just as he learns NASA’s powering down its program. Buzz struggles to find his new happy place now that he’s not in outer space.

Memoir

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (grief, death, blood)

Director: Jordan Sommerlad

In a near future where memories can be relived, a man struggles to find closure.

Another Good Day

Director: Rob Underhill, Chrissy Hogue Bartels

Two estranged sisters reunite in their historic river town to navigate their father’s Alzheimer’s, confronting old wounds, shared memories, and the quiet beauty of letting go.

Visions

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (PTSD, alcohol)

Director: Nelia Rose Holley, Michael Shoultz

The film follows a young woman through a year of her life as she battles and overcomes anxiety. It shows how anxiety can suck the joy out of what should be moments of celebration, but perseverance and facing it head on can lead to resolution. The story is shown in a matter that everyone can relate to and can serve as a means towards healing and self love. This film is also designed to encourage anyone dealing with feelings of inadequacies such as those that arise from anxiety or depression, to boldly seek assistance. They are not alone in this and can overcome.

May I Put You on Hold?

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Ash Blodgett

While dealing with telephone customer service, Liz is accidentally transferred to the Afterlife. Now, stuck between death and hold music, Liz must outwit cosmic bureaucracy and discover what really matters, if she wants to get back to the land of the living.

Inside the Mind of a Chronic Overthinker

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, sex talk)

Director: Austin Okazaki

A socially awkward teen battles the two extreme voices in his head, one a wannabe ladies’ man, the other a certified simp, as he tries to navigate a study date with his longtime crush.

For the Love of Money

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (violence, gun)

Director: Joseph Kowalski

Brian and Joe, life long friends, have a crisis in their friendship after Brian comes into some money.

French Lessons

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

Director: Anna Maguire, Kyle Greenberg

Bienvenue en…. Los Angeles! Film executive Kyle and filmmaker Arran rendez-vous for a tête à tête in this crème de la crème of Cinéma Verité.

Life Support

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (drunk driving, medical themes, blood)

Director: Jamon Tolbert

Inspired by true stories, an emergency doctor struggling under the weight of life and death decisions must confront his own hidden traumas as he teaches a young medical student what it truly means to save a life.

Riot Grrrl: Denver's Punk Rebellion

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Kailey Aponte

Riot Grrrl: Denver’s Punk Rebellion, spotlights the alternative female-led punk rock movement of the 90s. The documentary traces the history of Riot Grrrls in Denver Colorado, starting at their origins and moving into the anti-patriarchal punk scene of the present.

Symptoms

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, blood)

Director: Eliza Gibson, Todd Eric Valcourt

A middle-aged woman is determined to win the biggest deal yet for a mindfulness app company, but brain fog, her erratic period and a douchebag boss upend her day.

Run Wild

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (abuse)

Director: Roxanna Lewis

Rayla, an eight-year-old love child from a violently broken home, is torn between adoring and fearing her estranged alcoholic father, Taz. When the obligatory weekend visitation finally transpires, Rayla finds herself forced into a terrifying task in the desert.

Will

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (gaslighting, emotional abuse)

Director: Daisy Heard

After their third successful date, Willow and Dan arrive at Willow’s flat. They want to go further with their relationship, but Dan has one condition: he needs one of her teeth. First assuming he’s joking, Willow slowly realizes the dangerous realities of Dan’s request, questioning everything she thought she knew about herself.

Travel Plans

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (incest)

Director: Zoey Sidwell

After her wedding ceremony, a bride must extricate herself from an unfortunate entanglement before she can honor her vows.

You Are Beautiful

Director: Saida Lewis, Bailey Fair

You Are Beautiful is a heartfelt short film about Nia, a college student who’s feeling the weight of self-doubt as she gets ready for a party. Caught in a spiral of comparison and insecurity, she ends up having a surprising and emotional conversation with a reflection of herself in her most natural state—no makeup, hair down, completely unfiltered. With a little help from her roommate Ashlyn, Nia starts to remember who she is—and that being different doesn’t mean being less. It’s a quiet but powerful story about self-acceptance, beauty, and learning to take up space just as you are.

August & Ebony

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Sunyin Zhang

Ebony, who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a U-Haul marriage, has to referee between her new wife, August and best friend-turned-child’s father, Justin, while finding her footing as a mother-to-be.

No Black Dancers in Portland

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (sex work, mentions of: abuse, racism, rape)

Director: Shareina Chandler

No Black Dancers in Portland is an intimate look into the lives of Black and Brown strippers in one of the Whitest major metropolises in America: Portland.

Snooze

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, sexual content, health conditions)

Director: Jenny Argyle Hogan

A lonely woman’s attempt to rekindle an old flame unravels into a disturbing discovery that sends her spiraling into fear for her health—and her sanity.

DIY

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Heather Turman

A loving couple's deeper issues are brought to the surface when they team up to build a piece of do-it-yourself furniture.

Trace of Nüwa

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, death)

Director: Haohang Shi, Jiao Deng

The presence of the awakened ancient goddess who attempts to reclaim her voice and gradually regain influence in a modern patriarchal society.

Queen Mother

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (grief, death)

Director: King Louie Palomo

When a mother visits her son, a drag performer, a night of raw confessions forces them to confront the unhealed wounds of their past.

Ah Ma

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Aidan Sky Chang

A granddaughter's exploration of her grandmother's life. Despite her initial reluctance to open up, they find connection through making the film.

Love is a Crime

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of drugs, guns, death)

Director: Minghao \ He

In a world where the existence of "love" is forbidden and governed by the "Human Unity Alliance," the protagonist, code named 008, serves as a judge.

City's Laundry and Taxes

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Diana Galang

In a small town outside of Manila in 2017, a laundromat owner’s son finds his missing classmate’s ID in a policeman’s dirty laundry.

Silent Stone

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (bugs)

Director: Zhen Jia

Under the weight of urban pressures, Fang Jie retreats to his hometown. Initially disillusioned and adrift, he gradually undergoes a transformation through the influence of a young boy living next door. Slowly, he begins to grasp the meaning of life and ultimately finds closure to his inner struggles.

The Sharp Point of Time

Director: Andrew Acedo

A Filipina immigrant mother who had dreams of being a filmmaker just wants her America-born son to not smoke weed and wash the dishes right. Is that too much to ask?!

They Just Fade Away

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Carolyn (Xiange) Liu

Amid her husband’s funeral, elderly Yunqiu seizes a fleeting chance to reconnect with her estranged family, hoping to gather funds for her orphaned grandson’s wedding. However, she soon faces the harsh reality of her own helplessness and the growing distance between them.

WHAT THE HEAVEN!

Director: Richard Yan

When his recently deceased father returns as a ghost, a Chinese American student must help him resolve unfinished business — bridging generations, cultures, and their strained relationship — before he can pass on to the afterlife.

MAGIC

Director: Dominique Provost-Chalkley

One serendipitous night a social-media addicted musician meets a free-spirited activist, their intense connection builds, until technology disrupts and forces them into unexpected directions.

Tsismosa (Gossiper)

Director: Mark David Daoang

In an Ilokano village, a simple plan for a traditional serenade spirals into comic confusion when gossip turns a love song into the talk of the town.

That split-up place

Director: Inés Pintor Sierra, Pablo Santidrián

Marcos and Mateo have been friends since they were children. The two have grown up together until the construction of a highway splits their town in two. Marcos ends up on one side, while Mateo is on the other. And that highway is not the only one that tries to separate them.

Amida

Director: Majid Mirhashemi

On the verge of gender transition, Qasem is invited by her brothers to a celebration where she is renamed Parvaneh. But the arrival of eldest brother Khandadash shatters the moment, revealing hidden tensions. As chaos unfolds, Qasem and Khandadash each face their own purgatory—one of identity, the other of denial—until only silence remains between them.

Free on Bail

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (partial nudity)

Director: Spartakus Santiago

Free on Bail (Livre com Fiança) merges six songs and seven poems into a cinematic ritual — a visual album about self-esteem, faith, and liberation through art. Guided by a tarot reader, a young Black gay man embarks on a spiritual journey through the tarot to heal his wounds, confront rejection, and rediscover the meaning of freedom.

SLEEPEATER

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (implied child loss, blood, disturbing imagery)

Director: Amrita Acharia

Mom-crete

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Remy W. Anders

Carrying the ghost of misgendered love, a grieving outcast and their combative sibling return to the shoreline six years after their mother's death—only to find her ashes have solidified into concrete, forcing a raw, messy reckoning with inherited shame, conditional love, and the scars left behind.

CAPTAINS

Director: Kevin Castellano, Edu Hirschfeld

During a hard-fought, tense cup semi-final, the two captains of a football team have an argument that ends up revealing a secret buried in the dressing rooms of the first division: the silence of homosexual footballers.

Invincible Joy

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (nudity, sex)

Director: Arnaud Dufeys

One hot summer evening. Alone at home, by the pool and bored to death, 16-year-old Clément is killing boredom by swiping guys' profiles on a dating app. Determined to lose his virginity, he lies about his age on his date with Naël, a young man 8 years his senior. As the moment of intimacy approaches, Clément is rushing things... But it is by discovering a body completely different from Naël's that Clément will grow up.

Suzy and Jake

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (crime, profanity)

Director: Tavin McAllister

In an interrogation room, grandmother Suzy and frat boy Jake recount how their unlikely arrangement as age-disparate roommates got them into this whole mess - in an attempt to get them out of it.

Howard

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, alcohol, smoking, miscarriage)

Director: Paulina Olivia Keszler

In a near-future where automation has made human labor obsolete, HOWARD follows a truck driver reduced to a passenger in his own self-driving rig. As his job, marriage, and identity slip away, Howard drifts through life in quiet resignation. But when Ophelia, a sharp-witted teenage stowaway, unexpectedly climbs aboard, her presence jolts him awake. Through their unlikely bond, Howard finds the courage to confront his future and take control of his own destiny—no longer just a passenger.

Sound and Vision

Director: Pedro de A. Silveira

She’s coming. Any minute now. He’s not nervous. It’s a good day to play guitar.

GutterTex: F*ck Yeah

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, sexual innuendos)

Director: Kayjee Gates

When a depressed woman hires GutterTex to clean her gutters, she transforms into someone so euphorically grateful that she throws a party to hand out the 'Will to Live'. This 3-minute branded comedy for an actual gutter company features improvised customer testimonials about raccoon attacks and why clean gutters are the key to happiness.

Northpointe

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, blood)

Director: Rick Pate

The midwestern city of Northpointe was abandoned long ago. Once built on industry, the town unraveled as factories shut down and working-class stability disappeared. In its wake: crime, economic pressure, and generations shaped by survival more than opportunity. Justin and Malik, two twenty-year-old friends since childhood, struggle to chart a future in a place that seems determined to hold them in place.

The Liars of Black Mountain Road

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (animal death)

Director: Parker Croft

Academy Award-nominee Abigail Breslin presents: The Liars of Black Mountain Road. When a couple runs over a stranger's dog, they compete for the moral high ground at any cost.

The Pleasure Machine

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (sexual content)

Director: Kate Lloyd

A woman seeks an alternative service to get over her ex-boyfriend

OH, DEER

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (gun, death)

Director: Dante Russo, Marjorie Lewit

When a couple's explosive argument is interrupted by a tragic accident, the night takes a turn they never saw coming.

Hearts Of Stone

Director: Tom Van Avermaet

In the heart of a bustling metropolis, Paula, a lonely street artist, entertains people as a living statue. She longs with an impossible love for Agatha, a stone sculpture next to which she can be found every day. One day, when reaching her familiar spot, she finds her stone companion replaced by an abstract, modern sculpture. After a frantic search, she discovers Agatha cast aside amidst a group of discarded, classical statues who have lost their place in the modernizing sculpture park. As the sun sets, Paula finds herself trying to wake the lonely statue from her stone slumber.

Decode Me

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, mental health)

Director: Sharon Sibyl Gatt

We’re autistic, and we’re here. It’s time to move past the fear-mongering and show what autism really looks like, especially from the perspective of underrepresented women. Jane is a 30-year-old programmer stuck in a long coding session, isolated in her bedroom and lost in her thoughts. When her close friend Elizabeth starts asking questions, Jane brushes them off at first, not realizing Elizabeth is trying to understand what’s really going on. As they talk, Jane realizes she isn’t looking for a solution, but acceptance, and that facing the truth is the key to moving forward.

Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, miscarriage, blood)

Director: America Young

Betty, a middle-aged actress, prepares for yet another low-stakes one-liner when she's suddenly crippled by excruciating pain. Enter Mary, her young rival, eager to “help.” Betty, convinced she’s experiencing the world’s most tragic miscarriage, spirals into her neuroses about aging, irrelevance and survival in a cutthroat industry.

Theda Bara's Memoirs

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of sex)

Director: Nadya Ellerhorst

Theodosia Burr Goodman described herself as "a nice Jewish girl from Cincinnati" before becoming the first femme fatale of the silver screen as "The Vamp," Theda Bara. Her unpublished memoirs lie in wait at the University of Cincinnati Archives and Rare Books Library.

1-800-Get-Sexy

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, sexual content, religion)

Director: Sadé May

In 1986, a lonely frozen-dinner call center rep finds her only confidants are a cat and a late-night talk show host—until the TV itself urges her toward a phone sex job that could change everything she knows about desire.

Rash

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (health anxiety, stress, blood)

Director: Lyssa Samuel

Days before her board exam, a stressed medical student develops a mysterious rash and must decide between pursuing success or saving her health and sanity.

FIFTEEN

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (dystopian future, violence, profanity, drugs)

Director: Zoe Lewis

A stint in Young Offenders causes young love to unravel. Sean is sent to solitary where he remains for weeks, against protocol but common practice. Lisa struggles to see the boy she loved after the brutal reality of segregation changes him forever.

In Between the Lines

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (drugs, suicide)

Director: Kira L. Wilson

A reclusive writer retreats to a remote cabin to complete her novel, but her solitude is interrupted when two mysterious hikers arrive seeking help. As the days unfold, their presence becomes increasingly unsettling, forcing her to confront the darkest corners of her mind. A haunting and lyrical exploration of grief, isolation, and the blurred line between reality and the beyond.

Colombian Dark Chocolate

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (drugs, abuse, alcohol)

Director: Maëlle Leggiadro

Two contrasting friends, River and Reign, navigate a night of parties, emotional tension, and toxic attachments. Amid surreal excess and personal conflict, their fractured bond is tested - ultimately leading to confrontation, vulnerability, and a fragile, heartfelt reconciliation.

Tailored to You

Director: Shannan Leigh Reeve

An unexpected visitor shows up at Amara's beloved adaptive alterations shop and irks her to no end; turns out, it's her infuriating and handsome new coworker Greg.

Salt Circles

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, demon, blood/guts)

Director: Vanessa Magowan Horrocks Powers

Betty, a high school student from a strict, traditional family, discovers that she is pregnant. She finds help in an unlikely ally, Emma, her sullen goth classmate, who suggests they summon a demon to remedy the situation.

Sequoia

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, marital issues)

Director: Michelle Künzler

Sequoia, a diligent AI maid, works for the captivating yet mysterious Mrs. Terrance. Although not designed to harbor any emotions, Sequoia starts developing sentience, when a certain sound triggers a feeling inside her that feels oddly familiar - and human. Forced to conceal her newfound emotions to evade shutdown, Sequoia embarks on a dangerous quest for truth, tearing at the seams of her own identity and re-evaluating the intricate power dynamics that govern her place within the household.

The Visor

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alcohol, simulation)

Director: Bhairav Valera

A woman on the brink of eviction enters a VR beta test for a cash prize only to face both the technology’s unsettling side effects and the ghosts of her past.

HYPERBURN

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (explosions, AI implants, sexual jokes, gun, gunshots)

Director: Travis Dubridge

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a comedic, action-packed sci-fi unfolds as our reluctant hero teams up with his newly implanted A.I. companion. Together, they embark on a quest across the unforgiving desert. His first challenge? Find his team. Second? Survive the crippling boredom of the of the endless sand. Third? Face off against a formidable foe.

Downsized

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (abusive boss, profanity, death)

Director: Ed Willey

On his last day of work, a software engineer attempts to salvage the digital remains of his wife before being discovered by his coworker.

Strange Orbits

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (medical themes)

Director: Clayton Flagg

A stranded astronaut searches a distant planet for the cure to her illness. Instead, she finds an unexpected life form who offers her a heavy choice.

Only You

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (violence, death, drugging, sexual assault, blood)

Director: Lauren LALA Robbins

That Stuff

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (murder, blood)

Director: Christopher Slat

A couple tries to live with the frightening quirks of their new house.

The Moddey Dhoo

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (animal abuse, blood)

Director: Ben Desmond

Past and present collide in unexpected ways when a mythical beast is accidentally reawakened by a middle-aged couple whilst on a historical tour of Peel Castle in the Isle of Man.

The Minor Key

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, blood, ritual, demon)

Director: Lucas K Allmon

A desperate woman turns to occult means to contact her sister, whose disappearance she feels responsible for.

Joshua Tree

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, profanity)

Director: Rachel Keaton

During a weekend getaway in the desert, Kira, a young woman haunted by social anxiety and alienation, struggles to fit in with a group of strangers. As night falls over their Airbnb, an eerie presence begins to reveal itself-blurring the line between paranoia and reality. In the vast isolation of Joshua Tree, friendship fractures, trust erodes, and an unseen terror preys on those who dismiss what they cannot understand. Joshua Tree fuses psychological unease with cosmic horror, using the desert's silence and emptiness as both mirror and menace.

Homonym

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, murder, suicide)

Director: Lily Howkins

Accused of murder, teenager Sam protests her innocence; claiming a malevolent presence in her family home is responsible. Unable or unwilling to accept her story, the police dismiss it. But as events take a sinister turn, they’re forced to reconsider.

The Piano Tuner

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (cursing, smoking, emotional abuse)

Director: Nicole Claudine Giroux

Trapped in a lonely marriage, Antonia finds unexpected connection when a mysterious piano tuner named Angelo arrives. As music awakens old memories and hidden truths, a quiet afternoon leads to a life-changing decision.

Midnight Murungai

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Ramiya Pushparajah

The Owls

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of death)

Director: Taylor McNulty

Each week, a group of Old Widowed Ladies, known as the OWLS, gathers for dinner, finding friendship, laughter, and a way forward through their shared grief.

Last Cup of Coffee

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (gun, death)

Director: Wendy Whittick

Amy knows her days may be numbered after her husband is killed for embezzling money from mob boss John but will her longtime friend Tommy be able to pull the trigger?

Crushed

Director: Taliah Taylor McGuire, Julia Doogan

Follow Jesse through the cycle of desire, obsession, anxiety, and excitement people tend to experience when they have a crush on someone.

Paranoia

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, sexual talk, medical issues, intruder situations, panic attacks, death)

Director: Alina Bichieva

Gila ignores her usual paranoia and lets her charming date sleep on the couch. After setting some boundaries she locks the bedroom door out of habit. Taylor wakes her in the middle of the night saying he's having an asthma attack, but she hesitates when something doesn't feel right.

Shirley

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (medical conditions, death)

Director: Mariah Dunn Kramer

Shirley offers a poignant glimpse into a mother's strength as she confronts her own mortality, and the profound impact her passing will have on those she leaves behind.

Grace and the Red Glow

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (pain, death)

Director: Lizzy Plimpton

During her final night of pregnancy, an 18-year-old girl named Grace, alone in the sweltering city and haunted by dreams of the future, finds comfort in the surprising kindness of two strangers — Shai, the salty owner of her local bodega, and Red, a tough city kid. While Grace’s nightmare ultimately proves prophetic, the little community she’s discovered allows her to face it with strength and courage.

"Inciting Incident"

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, mentions of violence)

Director: William R Pace

When a professor has a meltdown in the middle of class and goes off on his students – all captured on cellphone video – he attempts to use his three rules of screenwriting to create a better ending.

Becoming Someone

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Peter J Balint

Guided by a certain naive ambition, Franz sets his sights on an alleged buried treasure near his house. As trite as it sounds, he is steadfast in his quest. Is it just a distraction from reality or could there possibly be something to his journey?

POWERLESS

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (gun, death)

Director: PJ Donahoe

Set in the 1950’s, Powerless follows Commander Comet, an invincible superhero and New York City’s sole protector. Unbeknownst to the people that rely on him, Commander Comet’s powers have all but faded away.

Here Hides the Heart

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Mateja Bozicevic

When a whirlwind lesbian romance turns eerie, a woman discovers her lover is possessed by the ghost of a forgotten Hollywood starlet. As devotion deepens, she must choose whether to free the spirit or let it stay, knowing either choice could cost her the woman she loves.

The Celebration

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, blood, violence)

Director: Jacek Wladyslaw Kudas

innocence isn’t haunted by ghosts… it’s haunted by ritual, game and ceremony. When a college babysitter takes a last-minute job in a quiet Maine town, she discovers the house is haunted not by dolls but by two masked killers an unholy pair bound by blood, ritualistic games, and relentless pursuit.

EXPOSURE

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Jacob Kitaeff

What's exposed?

Cherry Cola

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (domestic violence, alcohol, child abuse, animal death, profanity, death, gun, blood, gunshots)

Director: Andrew Dennis

Cherry Cola follows Mildred, a young woman carrying the weight of a childhood shaped by an abusive father. After his death, a series of unusual and offbeat events begin to crack open the emotional walls she’s built to survive. With the steady support of her brother Eddie, Mildred confronts the wounds she’s avoided for years and starts discovering what healing and freedom actually look like. Blending dark humor with heartfelt emotion, Cherry Cola explores the messy, tender, and ultimately liberating process of breaking free from the past.

Door to Door

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, politics)

Director: Jerry Weil

A door to door salesman is looking to change professions.

Time Travelers' Graveyard

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (sexual innuendos, death jokes)

Director: Scott Danzig

A tech startup’s corner-cutting backfires when their sloppy software screws up time travel.

The People the Platform

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, mental illness)

Director: Alex Lubetkin

Gavin is in an online fight, on a Reddit-like platform. As the fight continues and his adrenaline builds, his sense of reality shifts and shatters.

The Three Bunglers

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (comic violence, crime)

Director: Lou Graziani

All Three Bunglers Schmoe, Cletus, and Gary need to make fast cash by boosting a car out of a parking lot but screw it up by slamming the stolen vehicle into a unmarked police cruiser then totally gets caught and goes to jail.

Implantability

Director: Krystal Alexandria

While trying to find a missing flash drive, a mob boss interrogates a Deaf civilian. When her assistant comes up with creative ways to torture the deaf, the results are shocking.

Pinpoint

Director: Mike Sorrentino

In a world where technology reigns supreme, Kelsey just wants to live her life as a typical young adult. Her well-meaning, yet overly concerned mother has other ideas; thanks to the phone app PinPoint. This app lets her mom track Kelsey's every move—and interrupt her day with over-the-top assumptions and hilarious misunderstandings.

YOU'RE FIRED!

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: SaBrianna Lever

When a young woman is suddenly fired from her big corporate job, she embarks on a journey in hopes of discovering herself... and a new career.

Ice Cream

Director: Diane Dohler

Businessman Joe stomps down the street, occupied in a heated conversation and oblivious to a lingering foot in his walking path. Joe faceplants into the concrete, scattering his documents around the sidewalk--most importantly, misplacing his phone. Eager to return to his conversation, he searches around for the phone and can’t find it. The only suspect in sight—Ben, a living statue street performer.

Influencers Anonymous

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (addictions)

Director: Aidan Zahn

An idealistic therapist, fresh from a career-changing mental breakdown, teams up with a desperate city hall employee to reform social media influencing addicts, only to discover they’re just as lost as their selfie-obsessed clients.

Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (dissecting animals, obsessions)

Director: Nicholas Luciano

In 2005, a high school student discovers that a boy has the same taste in indie music so she obsessively studies Spanish all year to level up into his class.

The Golden Cat of Vandalur

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Daniel Ladislau Horvath

“The Maltese Falcon” meets “Don Quixote” with hilarious results. A Detective’s internal monologue constantly interferes with his investigations. It is a noir “whodunit” that ends with a murder, rather than begins with one, and nothing gets solved.

Worst. Experience. Ever.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Alex Boutell

When her annoying boss makes an outrageous confession, a directionless shop worker has to question everything about the last few years of her life.

Compete to win $100 and extra prizes for our first annual Short. Sweet. Acting Competition.  10 actors will perform a 60-90 second Dramatic monologue of their choosing and 10 actors will perform a 60-90 second Comedic monologue of their choosing.

Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 actors in drama and top 3 actors in comedy.  The winner of drama and the winner of comedy will each receive a check for $100.

Actors will be judged by 3 industry professionals.  All actors will pay a $15 admission fee.  Friends and Family of the actors may join by purchasing a $10 ticket.

Retrace

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Zachary Banaszak

Have you ever lost your wallet? In this black and white comedy film, follow Ernie, a smart aleck college student slacker, as he navigates through Columbus Ohio to find his lost wallet. A short odyssey of friends, foes, and everything in between.

See the World Through Our Lens

Director: Joyce Allen

See the World Through Our Lens is a student-produced documentary that follows Cleveland youth discovering the power of storytelling through film. Created under the Art in Motion program, in partnership with Women in Film & Television Ohio and Youth Opportunities Unlimited, the film captures students learning every aspect of production—from shooting and editing to branding and teamwork. Guided by industry professionals, including Emmy Award–winning filmmaker Dr. Obadiah Baker and Oscar-qualified director Phil Dunn, the students transform their perspectives as they create original projects and public service announcements. The film celebrates creativity, confidence, and the idea that art allows us to see the world—and ourselves—through a new lens.

The Kiss

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alcohol, drugs, smoking, death)

Director: Salome Sulaberidze

Lee -a young withdrawn girl has a secret crush on her brother's friend Peter. Instead of showing her feelings directly she lives in her imagination, but everything changes on the Halloween night party when she finds Peter laying alone and unconscious in the forest.

In the Middle

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death)

Director: Megan Benzing

In The Middle, a mysterious liminal space where time stands still, paired strangers—unaware of how they got there—must convince others why they deserve to leave, though the outcome of winning remains unknown. When longtime resident Luke and newcomer Phoebe delay their vote, they form an unexpected bond as they confront their pasts and the impossible choice ahead.

Boom Balloon Machine

Director: Rob Luedtke

A lonely 23-year-old is unexpectedly thrown into the role of guardian for a little girl, whose sudden appearance is devoid of explanation or parental supervision.

Catfish Whiskers

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alcohol)

Director: Mick McCormick

After being accused of "catfishing" for showing up to a date with a mustache, "Mustache Cash" questions his own identity (and mustache) in his attempts to find love.

GRIM

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (blood, gun, toxic workplace, death)

Director: Nathaniel Demuth, Ben Scott, Brad Waugh

An amateur Grim Reaper struggles to find a balance between his heart and his work.

For Angels

Director: CCM Film - University of Cincinnati

A young fashion entrepreneur races against time to get her dad to invest in the launch of her company, run by gang of hipster Gen Zs, only to find the community she's created is more powerful than profit.

Primary Findings

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (child neglect, profanity)

Director: Lillian Smith

A newly assigned nanny-android must learn to understand nuances in her child's behavior or risk termination.

How We Roll

Director: Anthony Ciancio

What started as a little idea becomes a local phenomenon. Meet the passionate folks who have reinvigorated this ancient game as a means of escape and finding common ground in their community. Meet The Elmwood Park Bocce League.

REVERENCE

Director: Charles Evans, Jr

Portrait of an artist.

Lifelines

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (pregnancy scares, medical issues)

Director: Hannah Rosenzweig, Robin Honan

Lifelines follows two families whose lives are transformed overnight when they find themselves needing to care for vulnerable family members. In one of the only countries in the world without any form of national paid leave, these families represent the stories of millions who struggle to get by when a new baby or a sick loved one needs care.

Walla Walla Wiffle Redux

Director: Robert Sickels

Walla Walla Wiffle Redux is both a love letter and a heart-wrenchingly honest time capsule that spans across 16 years in its depiction of the sweetness, light, and melancholy that comes with growing up, growing older, and learning what it means to carry on a tradition and how to say goodbye to it, whether you want to or not.

Operation Babylift, 50 Years Later: 1975-2025, A Celebration of the Human Spirit

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of death of children, war)

Director: Dirk Braun

The film features President Ford's son, Steven Ford, adoptees (now adults), and Pan Am personnel that were involved with the frantic April 1975 evacuation of Vietnamese war orphans in the final days of South Vietnam just before the fall of Saigon.

SHOW MOM

Director: Brendan Gaul

The heartfelt story of performer-turned-educator Colleen Durkin Lapowsky and her more than 23-year career inspiring high school students through performing arts. Through unexpected turns and adversity, we understand how maternal instincts and a drive for excellence propelled her to have an outsized impact on so many.

The Whole Thing

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, alcohol, profanity)

Director: Calvin Sang

Two strangers meeting at a crematorium while picking up their loved ones' remains. They decide to spend the day together, killing time and watching the world go by.

Spare!

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (killing animals, gun, gunfire, alcohol, crime, profanity, violence, blood, smoking, death, disembodied head)

Director: Jules Cales, Balthazar Ullmann

Phil and Barney, two not-so-smart henchmen of a Mafia organization, stumble across a mysterious box full of money while burying a corpse in the woods. Their night turns to chaos when they decide to spend lavishly this unexpected fortune.

TWO SISTERS

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (drugs, profanity, child abuse, sexual assault, pedophilia, gore, violence, rape, sexual content)

Director: Antonio de Palo

Sara is a teenager with a troubled past. On a cold winter evening, she escapes from the residential juvenile community to save her little sister from the sexual slavery to which her father forces her. The discovery of the ogre will force Sara into a real struggle to win her freedom.

Help Yourself

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (alcohol)

Director: Hedvig Andersson

Andie, a desperate writer, abandons her family to finish a script in a flat she borrows from her colleague Diane. But Andie keeps getting interrupted by bizarre and hostile strangers who all have unfinished business with Diane. Andie’s quiet evening turns into a surreal vortex of emotional experiences and revelations.

Stay Up With Me

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Jack Travis Fischer

When up-and-coming live streamer Storms Hilde decides to break the world record for staying awake live on stream, he starts an "awakeness" trend and must choose between his personal life and professional future, all while staying awake.

The Nemesis

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (religion, talks of death)

Director: Zin Atas

In a remote North Carolina monastery, Father Thomas, a retiring priest obsessed with recent Byzantine discoveries in Istanbul, summons Adriel, a scarred young priest from Istanbul, to translate government letters. Grace, Thomas’s curious daughter, grows intrigued by Adriel. Drawn together by a philosophical game of perfection, they explore ideals of flawlessness, uncovering hidden talents and a deep spiritual love that unites their imperfect souls.

Rock Star

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, profanity)

Director: Lindsay O'Keefe

Through his words and guitar, a young musician tells his unconventional story.

Homines

Director: John Maslowski

A society where everyone is inked..

The Blind Reggaetonera

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of discrimination)

Director: River Zhihui Zhang

A blind reggaeton artist defies societal barriers to pursue her musical dreams, redefining disability perceptions while mentoring young disabled students, proving that passion and determination can transcend physical limitations.

In Her Court

Director: Abby Cannon

“In Her Court” dives into the rapidly changing field of opportunity in women’s sports, following rising star Jaylah King, a 14-year-old basketball player who began drawing Division I attention before entering high school. As she chases her dream of playing at the highest level, Jaylah navigates the mounting pressures to succeed, not only for herself, but for her family, while making sacrifices far beyond her years.

Beyond The Stage

Director: Derek Snyder

Step behind the scenes of an electrifying collaboration between Kaboom Studio Orchestra and Mourning [A] BLKstar, Cleveland’s acclaimed Afrofuturist soul collective! This documentary captures the creative journey of young artists working alongside industry professionals to produce a groundbreaking live performance and professional album. Witness the challenges, triumphs, and pure magic of bringing bold, genre-defying music to life.

Shattered

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (gun violence, violence, blood, death)

Director: Laure Quinlivan

A true story of how gun violence changes family's lives, forever. A Midwest city wanted a film showing the devastating impact of gun violence on survivors. Can a film that goes straight to the heart stop a future shooter from pulling the trigger? We can hope.

The Gospel of Soul

Director: Julie Woo Barber

The Gospel of Soul traces the evolution of gospel and soul music from its African roots to its profound influence on American culture. Guided by Dr. Obadiah Baker and set against the backdrop of Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the film explores how spirituals, blues, and jazz traditions shaped the sound and spirit of Black America. Through personal stories of trauma, resilience, and hope—including memories of church violence, family struggle, and healing—the documentary reveals how gospel music became both a cultural inheritance and a lifeline for generations. Blending history, performance, and lived experience, The Gospel of Soul is a moving portrait of music as sanctuary, identity, and collective strength.

Program 1 - 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Group A

Monkey Brain Studios

Bright Night

Troubadour Films

Good Gravy Productions

Brutal Flowers Films

White Midnight

Group B

Impossible Films

Dream Team Productions

Arcadia Street Productions

Dark Noontime

Hooliganz Productions

The Buffs

Program 2 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Group A

Monrich Entertainments

Woodside Productions

Dark Horses Productions

Guys Like Us

Moonlight Forest Productions

Industrial Magic

Group B

The Dream Team

Jesterz Kourt Productions

Dennis Films

Plastic Bag Kite Films

Deepscape Cine

UvsU Productions

Awards - 9:00 - 9:30 p.m.

SKINERGY

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking)

Director: Will Custer

Micah, a young and successful yet spiritually adrift tattoo artist, feels confined by the limitations of human flesh as his canvas. When mysterious forces intervene, he is drawn toward the creation of his magnum opus.

Trova

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (sickness, financial troubles, smoking)

Director: Jake Ajamian

In 1935 Cuba, María Teresa Vera, a gifted female troubadour with a complicated past, sends for Lorenzo Hierrezuelo, a skilled singer and guitarist of the Justo García Quartet. At her home, María shares the story of her journey, sparking flashbacks of her bohemian days performing with a male orchestra and her spiritual awakening through Yoruba traditions, which compelled her to abandon her life as a Trova musician.

Climb the Ladder

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, nudity, death, blood)

Director: Gigi Ribeiro

In a dystopian world where the rich and the poor live separately, Jane has a one in a lifetime chance to participate in a Talent show for the opportunity of changing her life for the better.

Muscle Memory

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (fighting, aging, dementia)

Director: Reylan Alexis

Lawrence, a former amateur boxer with dementia, fights for his tie to his own identity; while his daughters grapple with the decision of whether it’s time to put him in a nursing home.

Guilt Lies Still

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (crime, murder, blood, alcohol, violence)

Director: Islam Gimazov

After a spree of mysterious murders, a retired detective has to come back to close an unresolved case and meet the ghosts of his past.

The Spectacular Night-Bolt

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (violence)

Director: Jordan Altdorfer

Ruby, the daughter of a superhero, is torn between leading a normal life and saving her father. Feeling neglected by her busy father, she harbors resentment towards him and all superheroes. As Ruby grapples with her inner conflict, she must come to terms with the realization that to bring about change, she must first reconcile with her father.

Buddies

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (smoking, sexism)

Director: Rahul Hansraj

Two strangers meet for the first time, a day when they fake their identities but reveal their true selves.

Generation Well

Director: Jack Serra

After a serious run in with the law, a young woman becomes obsessed with an officer who looks identical to her deceased father.

Je m'appelle Mariia

Director: Juho Reinikainen

A bittersweet and heartwarming road movie about Ukrainian Mariia and her mother Liubov, who depart their newly adopted wintery hometown of Somero and embark on a journey through Europe, towards Mariia's big dream of visiting Paris and studying in France.

Ghost in the Glass

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (AI, blood, death)

Director: Chuck Griffith

In a sterile biotech office on the eve of return-to-work, Mac, a mid-level manager, is chosen to test an experimental AI patch designed to sharpen executive performance. As it embeds itself into his daily routines, the program begins to blur his instincts, desires, and memories. What starts as subtle coaching soon erodes his autonomy, pushing Mac into confrontation with his rival and with the darker recesses of his own psyche. Ghost in the Glass is a psychological thriller about ambition, identity, and the cost of surrendering control.

2020

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (covid, kidnapping)

Director: Alejandro Lalinde

An agoraphobic woman lives by carefully controlled routines. When an unexpected phone call breaks through her isolation, the sense of order she depends on begins to falter.

What Men Do For Love

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, marital issues)

Director: Sai Karan Talwar

An aging dentist kidnaps a young man with intentions of killing him because he’s had an affair with his wife, but an unlikely connection starts to form between them.

Dilemma

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, drunk driving, car accident, murder)

Director: Trevan Jay Hiatt

Dilemma is a tense psychological thriller that delves into the consequences of a single, reckless decision. When high school friends find themselves trapped in a situation they can’t escape, panic sets in, and their once-close bond begins to fray. With each choice they make, the weight of their actions grows heavier, and the line between right and wrong blurs.

Victory

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (fighting, blood)

Director: Benigno Alvarado

After a devastating loss in the arena, an MMA fighter must confront her self-doubt and navigate a strained relationship with her coach, who is also her brother, as she prepares for her next fight.

Hellvette

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, blood)

Director: Amiel Peter Matthews

A young mechanics dream build becomes his worst nightmare when his missing 1978 C3 Corvette resurfaces, transformed into a death machine leaving a trail of bodies-and every clue points back to him.

Dante’s Inferno: The Ascension

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (death, blood, mental illness, violence, use of firearms)

Director: Sofian Francis

Dante, a regretful ex military contractor and his companion, his horse, search for his missing wife and daughter in the remnants of civilization decimated by thousands of malevolent entities known as ' Reapers ',

Prettier in Whittier

Director: Joe Kowalski

Nestled in a mountainous rainforest in Alaska is the town of Whittier, where nearly the entire population lives in a single apartment building. They bring new meaning to the idea of getting along with your neighbor.

STAND/DOWN

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (homelessness, life struggles)

Director:Ron Sonedecker

A film about the Arizona Housing Coalition's fight against veteran homelessness - Solo Created & Filmed by myself over the course of a few months in the beginning of 2025.

Twins Fest

Director: Kate Bennis

Each year, thousands of strangers pilgrimage to a small town in the middle of America where they celebrate being the same, but different. In a moment ruled by division, when genuine human connection feels like a relic of another time, what do twins know that the rest of us don't?

Pauline & Me

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (gunfire, violence)

Director: Dorian Robinson

They say home is where the heart is. In this short documentary, filmmaker Dorian Robinson learns the real meaning of home through comparing stories his grandmother Pauline’s upbringing in 1950s and 60s Georgia and his own stories growing up in Bridgeport, CT. Through interviews, family photos and archival footage, Dorian & Pauline both talk about what they miss from their childhood, bringing the two closer together.

Prodigal Daughter

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of drug addiction)

Director: Nancy Peng, Steven Xiuyuan Chen

Under the accountability of her most trusted friend, a young Chinese-American woman decides to document her repeated attempts — and failures — to recover from addiction.

The VoltCon Force

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

Director: Kevin J Nettles

In 2018 a new convention was created to celebrate the worldwide love for the 1980's robot sensation. Now in its 6th year, we look at how and why this convention was built.

Skate Rat Since '88: The Kristian Svitak Story

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (injuries)

Director: Danny Mizicko

Skate Rat Since '88: The Kristian Svitak Story is a documentary chronicling the life and career of Kristian Svitak, a professional skateboarder hailing from Cleveland, Ohio. The film delves into Svitak's journey from his early days skating in Cleveland to his rise in the professional skateboarding scene. Known for his fearless style and dedication, Svitak has been a significant figure in shaping Ohio's skateboarding culture.

NINETY ONE

**WARNING: This film may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (mentions of mental health, troubled childhood, child abuse)

Director: Marc Levy, Marc Salomon

When four-year-old Ryan faced expulsion from preschool, Rob and Mary Beth DeLena were desperate to protect him. They turned to a series of experts, who quickly labeled Ryan and pushed for a therapeutic school. What followed was an agonizing decade of heavy medication, violent restraint, and time spent in a psychiatric hospital. One cold January day, Rob impulsively took young Ryan skiing and discovered a striking contrast to the explosive child experts presumed him to be. In the years that followed, Rob and Ryan traveled the world in search of challenging terrain, and Ryan discovered a love of back country skiing—especially in the iconic White Mountains.

Northpointe

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity, blood)

Director: Rick Pate

The midwestern city of Northpointe was abandoned long ago. Once built on industry, the town unraveled as factories shut down and working-class stability disappeared. In its wake: crime, economic pressure, and generations shaped by survival more than opportunity. Justin and Malik, two twenty-year-old friends since childhood, struggle to chart a future in a place that seems determined to hold them in place.

Street Muse

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (homelessness, profanity)

Director: Beth Cloutier
Creator/Writer: Gail Simpson

Overlooked by passersby, two homeless women forge an intimate moment recalling how it felt once to be beautiful. A sleeping drunk wakes to join them, finding dignity in the soaring lines of the Puccini aria through which they share their stories.

Worst. Experience. Ever.

*This film contains the following content that may not be appropriate for all viewers: (profanity)

Director: Alex Boutell

When her annoying boss makes an outrageous confession, a directionless shop worker has to question everything about the last few years of her life.

Hearts Of Stone

Director: Tom Van Avermaet

In the heart of a bustling metropolis, Paula, a lonely street artist, entertains people as a living statue. She longs with an impossible love for Agatha, a stone sculpture next to which she can be found every day. One day, when reaching her familiar spot, she finds her stone companion replaced by an abstract, modern sculpture. After a frantic search, she discovers Agatha cast aside amidst a group of discarded, classical statues who have lost their place in the modernizing sculpture park. As the sun sets, Paula finds herself trying to wake the lonely statue from her stone slumber.