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In a decaying, claustrophobic apartment, a middle-aged man drifts through a life defined by alienation. When a ghostly figure begins to manifest in the gloom, his tenuous grip on reality starts to unravel. Haunted by eerie voices and logic-defying visions, the protagonist must face the shadows lurking not only in the corners of his home, but within his own mind. In un appartamento degradato e soffocante, un uomo di circa quarant'anni vive un'esistenza segnata dall'alienazione e da traumi irrisolti. La sua fragile realtà inizia a incrinarsi quando quando una presenza spettrale inizia a manifestarsi tra le ombre del suo appartamento. Guidato da voci macabre che lo esortano ad avvicinarsi e tormentato da visioni inquietanti che sfidano la logica, il protagonista è costretto a confrontarsi con gli angoli più bui della propria casa e della propria psiche.

An old embittered man awakes in the middle of the night to find a strange pale intruder eerily sitting in his living room with his face hidden in the shadows, who claims he will kill the man if he does not answer his questions.

Taking Flight: The 8th Wonder of the World focuses on the annual crane migration along Nebraska’s Platte River and explores the fragile relationship between wildlife, water, sound, and human connection. Featuring an award-winning original score by Bel Canto Duo, the film blends conservation, cinematic storytelling, and NeuroArts-informed design into an immersive documentary experience centered on the question: how can we all survive and thrive together? The project is available both as a feature documentary screening and as a live film score performance with Bel Canto Duo.

After being called upon by her father on the losing end of a war, princess Elna discovers her true family heritage.

Enoya’s Ave Maria is a cinematic interpretation of the timeless sacred hymn, expressed through AI-assisted voice and visual storytelling. Set within a quiet chapel illuminated by soft golden light, the film follows a young nun whose voice carries a prayer beyond the physical world. As her song unfolds, resistance fades into stillness, and what was once bound begins to release. Minimal in form yet rich in atmosphere, the piece invites the audience into a contemplative experience—where sound becomes a bridge, and the soul finds its way home.

“I'm still here. I'm cranking out letters. Most are unanswered. I'm still sending them.” Diary entries, co-authored with algorithms have been deciphered by a group of artists from different countries and sculpted into narratives and imaginary memories. Cli-fi, the literary genre of climate fiction, in which science fiction meets climate change and natural disaster - is taken as a metaphor for personal and global disaster and as a juncture where imagination and reality collide.

In the rugged heart of the Old West, a young man named Johnny rides out with nothing but his horse, a broken pistol. His mission to save his dying grandmother is cut short when he finds a dead man and a bag of gold. A stranger with murky intentions appears, and soon, Johnny is trapped in a lethal game for survival.

Early morning at the office. Saskia is preparing for her upcoming pay review and is researching pay in-equality. When she bumps into her colleague while making coffee, she asks him how much he earns. Faced with his refusal to communicate, she persists.

Waiting at a psychiatrist's clinic, two strangers spark a conversation that leads to a revelation - of how one's illness is held responsible for the other's

Official Selection — Marin County Fair International Festival of Short Film & Video 2026 (USA) Until the Rains Stops is a poetic animated short film about loneliness, memory, and the quiet companionship that helps people continue moving forward. On a rainy night, a young girl encounters a small cat in an empty city street. As moments of loss, farewell, and memory quietly unfold, the presence of the cats begins to guide her through the darkness. Blending watercolor-inspired visuals, cinematic atmosphere, and the gentle tones of “Murasaki Song,” the film explores how even the smallest companionship can become a light in someone’s life. A short emotional journey told almost entirely through images, silence, rain, and light.

Loop follows a middle-aged man who regularly visits a nursing home, where he forms a quiet bond with an elderly resident living with dementia. Through a series of intimate conversations, the two navigate memory, regret, and the passage of time, revealing unexpected emotional depth in their connection. As the man listens, the resident reflects on fatherhood, aging, and the things left unsaid. But as memory begins to fracture, the line between stranger and something more personal quietly blurs, turning their encounters into something far more profound. A restrained and intimate portrait of human connection and the struggles of getting old. Loop explores what remains of us when time takes more than we’re ready to give and whether connection can endure, even as everything else fades.

When Miles finally decides to reconnect with his lost friend Skye after five years, they realize that they have to survive the day one of an apocalyptic viral outbreak.

An overweight man, struggling with his self-worth, becomes fixated on a online fitness influencer. Determined to change his life, he signs up for an intense fitness program that promises total transformation. But as the challenges grow tougher and the pressure mounts, he’s pushed further than he ever expected.

Hopeless romantic Gwen finds herself trapped in a virtual reality dating world, her only way out? The thing she's worst at- making a move.

Arthur has never found his place among others. When he joins a group of young people with radical ideas, he finally feels like he belongs. But when a simple night out with friends spirals into violence, he is forced to confront a truth he can no longer ignore.

After Jimei Zhang gets pregnant, she falls into a deep moral dilemma. She is torn between her own child's future and the crime of child trafficking. Her boyfriend, Zi Hu, keeps wavering between money and family. With each choice they make, their fate is quietly sealed...

"Pick your escape" A glimpse into the effects of degrading mental-health support systems on a young man's relationship.

A student finds herself trapped between family and school problems. but a helping hand is on the way...

Rose, a dreamy autistic child, sees the world differently. At school, her distance sparks concern. Torn between worry and love, her father strives to understand her. A tender tale of childhood, difference, and the strength of a unique imagination.

A broken bargain with the devil leaves him caught between worlds. Haunted by the cost of his choices, he fights relentlessly to keep his loved ones safe from the shadows hunting him.

When dedicated schoolteacher Carly uncovers the chilling past of her school's land—where children mysteriously vanished long before its construction—she stumbles upon a sinister link to supernatural rituals and the notorious Jack Howser, a man who sought immortality in the 1920s. As whispers of restless spirits grow louder, Carly must race against time to unearth their remains and break Howser’s grip on the land before his malevolent presence silences her forever.

Croatia in Dub is a documentary that follows an unlikely musical encounter between centuries-old Croatian folk traditions and contemporary electronic sound. Italian producer and multi-instrumentalist Lo.Renzo travels to Zagreb driven by a curiosity that soon becomes an artistic obsession: can ancient voices survive inside modern rhythms without losing their soul? Working alongside the vocal ensemble Čipkice and bagpipe player Dominik Kunić, he begins a process of listening, learning, and unlearning. Rehearsal rooms turn into laboratories where traditional melodies, once carried through villages and rituals, meet synthesizers, bass lines, and dub textures. The film observes not only the creative process but also the questions that arise: where does inspiration end and appropriation begin? What connects oral traditions shaped over centuries with electronic music built from loops and repetition? And why is merging them far more difficult than it first appears? Through conversations, performances, and moments of doubt and discovery, Croatia in Dub reveals music as a living language constantly reshaped by those who dare to reinterpret it. The documentary becomes a journey from cultural distance toward genuine appreciation, showing how collaboration can transform heritage into a shared, contemporary experience, inviting audiences to listen differently and rediscover tradition through change together again.

In a world filled with injustice and conflict, I often find myself losing hope in humanity. To reclaim a sense of belief in the good that still exists, I set out into the heart of The Hague, a city known for its role in international peace and justice. Through conversations with different kind of people, observations, and personal reflections, this short film/documentary explores the meaning of freedom and world peace. It is a search not just for answers, but for hope.

This independent micro-short documentary captures interviews with two trailblazers changing the narrative discourse in the area of disability in Australia, Tim Cahalan and Joanne Hatchard, through the sharing of their ‘proudest moment’. Tim, born with Crouzon syndrome and diagnosed with hydrocephalus at 3 years old requiring a shunt, brought about awareness in 2019 of being a victim to the Government’s robodebt scheme, putting a ‘face to the name’. Joanne, an award-winning neurodivergent therapist with lived experience, parent and founder of Better Being Me, champions the power of seeing neurodivergence as a meaningful, legitimate way of being. During sharing their ‘proudest moment’, an artist drew their portrait capturing a moment in time as their authentic selves.