You Didn’t Say GoodnightDirector: Daniel Orué (Argentina)Nico (35), an Argentinian musician, is kidnapped and abandoned in a desert region in Northwest Argentina called the Calchaquí Valleys. Upon waking, he tries to return home and walks through the region’s extreme heat, even finding his guitar amidst the landscape.Music VideoMUSIC VIDEO AND ANIMATION SHORTS (11:00 am –…
MossDirector: Yi Cheng Lin (Taiwan)After Jie’s death, Jess receives a mysterious call from him, only to realize he has returned not to be saved, but to help her burn the bridges that have kept her anchored to him.Narrative – StudentNARRATIVE SHORT FILMS / SESSION 02 (3:30pm – 5:00pm) What drew you to create this film? Creating…
DestinationDirectors: Nae Rodrigues, Lucile Gervais, Timoté Hely, Melanie Mo, Guillaume Evrard (France)Adam, a thirty years old man exhausted by his work, wakes up in the dining car of a moving train, without knowing neither when nor how he ended up there. He will have to roam through each car in the pursuite of answers :…
I ExistDirector: Martin Del Carpio (USA)Jordan wakes up in a hospital after another night full of decadence and finds himself facing two very mysterious strangers who are not what they appear to be. Will it be too late for him?NarrativeNARRATIVE SHORT FILMS / SESSION 01 (11:00 am – 12:30pm) What drew you to create this…
2026 Spotlight Award Winner!The Green Mill: A Real Chicago JointDirector: Paul L Carr (USA)The Green Mill is known as an old hangout for Al Capone and where Billie Holiday sang, and as a swinging jazz joint for generations of Chicagoans. For more than a century, this legendary nightclub was a melting pot of humanity and…
Big RedDirector: James Pyle (United Kingdom)After testing a device which allows him to understand squirrel language, reporter Jimmy Benson has a day that’s no walk in the park.AnimationMUSIC VIDEO AND ANIMATION SHORTS (11:00 am – 12:30pm) What drew you to create this film? I have been creating short comedies for many years, in both animation and…
Beyond the CloudsDirector: Andrew Imai (USA)A story about the inherent pull of discovery and the unknown.Experimental – StudentEXPERIMENTAL FILMS (1:15pm – 3:00pm) What drew you to create this film? I was drawn to create this film as the start of my science communication as an aspiring astronomer and filmmaker. The idea was conceived in collaboration…
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The Mirror of PrincesDirector: Rubens Francesco Giusberti (Italy)The Mirror of Princes, is the personal Divine Comedy of director Rubens Francesco Giusberti, a short film that depicts a fresco of contemporary reality. The work addresses universal themes and philosophical-existential questions related to mankind, using symbolic language and images captured from different parts of the world.ExperimentalEXPERIMENTAL FILMS…
Our Glass HeartDirector: Anny Jimenez Abreu (USA)Periodically sighted at a riverside park, a wistful young woman writes to no-one, shallowly soothing an ache she dreads to face. Yet in time, her own words drift back towards her, allowing deeper reflection, reminders of the place she’s truly missing, and a call to return to things she…
