#9601
Nightfall

Nightfall

2025 • 3 min • France
👁️ 109
Faced with an uncontrollable and tense situation in a nightclub, a man will have to face his demons by unleashing a power that could change everything... AWARDS:
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Dastgir is Disappearing

Dastgir is Disappearing

2025 • 17 min • United States
👁️ 109
Dastgir is disappearing. How embarrassing! And, does health insurance cover this? AWARDS:
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When silence boils

When silence boils

2024 • 25 min • Experimental
👁️ 109
In the private murmurs of his son, he tries to glimpse the collective resonance. In an ordinary family, it is separated by a mysterious noise. The son experiences the abnormality of the father, the breakdown and repair of the family relationship. "A while ago, death was an event, a sudden appearance... and then, one day, it was no longer an event, but another continuation - a sluggish, unmeaningful, unnarrated, dull, helpless continuation." - Roland Barthes. The son completes a glimpse into the complex world between the ways in which human wars break and heal in search of the mysterious clues of his father's grief. Unlike those immediate celebrations, we, as people with memories and emotions, should stay in such grief longer. Director Biography
#9604
The Devil's Symphony

The Devil's Symphony

2024 • 14 min • United Kingdom
👁️ 109
Chris and his uncle need to be careful which conspiracy theories they listen to, as they may raise a little hell. AWARDS:
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SUS

SUS

2025 • 10 min • United States
👁️ 109
A father plans the perfect night for his son to reveal he is a homosexual. There is only one problem, his son is straight. AWARDS:
#9606
ANCORA UN'ULTIMA VOLTA

ANCORA UN'ULTIMA VOLTA

2025 • 20 min • Italy
👁️ 109
An emotional journey into the heart of a young woman searching for light in a world of shadows, battling the darkness of her addiction and seeking refuge in a sincere love, free from expectations and judgment. It’s the dawn of a new day, one like many others. Maria sits at the bus stop, her gaze fixed on her smartphone, where a video plays, revealing happy moments with her boyfriend—a vivid contrast between the innocence of love and the dark fate looming over her. As the sun begins to rise in the sky, the city's narrow alleys become the stage where the protagonist, with her ever-changing personal soundtrack playing in her ears, walks alone while shops open and the city awakens—symbolizing the transition from night to day. Maria seems to exist in her own world, following rules and behaviors almost as if constructing a shell around herself to block out the pain. Her kindness is evident from the start—both in her tearful gaze as she watches the video and when she encounters a homeless man to whom she offers her last cigarette. However, the duality of her existence soon emerges, accompanied by the effects of her withdrawal. Maria steps into a public restroom, where she experiences a brief panic attack, realizing she desperately needs a dose. The rhythm of the soundtrack shifts, as does her behavior, mirroring the increasing frenzy of the now fully awake city. Time moves both fast and slow. Her withdrawal intensifies, and Maria begins calling her "benevolent devil
#9607
King's Betrayal

King's Betrayal

2024 • 8 min • United States
👁️ 109
"Legend" is a mob boss in SE Michigan. He has tremendous influence with city, county, and state officials. Another syndicate is on the rise and has threatened to take-over SE Michigan. About a week ago, a private investigator and former police detective was at a marina on a stakeout. The PI noticed someone approaching a boat and hit the record button on his camera. A lieutenant under Legend's organization was invited aboard the boat. The video file was delivered to Legend. AWARDS:
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Just Matthew

Just Matthew

2025 • 28 min • United States
👁️ 109
This is the story of an awkward immigrant handyman named Matthew, who, through kindness, a pure heart, and a bit of luck, helps people solve not just technical problems but also human ones. Matthew fixes houses and heals people's souls. AWARDS:
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We'll Find Something

We'll Find Something

2015 • 13 min • United States
👁️ 109
A couple struggles to choose a restaurant while visiting New York.
#9610
I Went To See the Pantanal and It Wasn’t There

I Went To See the Pantanal and It Wasn’t There

2021 • 29 min • Brazil
👁️ 109
A photographer witnesses the greatest devastation in the history of the Pantanal and the work of volunteers who fight to save the animals. Our journey takes place from the perspective of award-winning nature photographer Edson Vandeira as he experiences one of the saddest environmental tragedies in the history of Brazil, which consumed 26% of the Pantanal. Original/Alternative Title: EU FUI CONHECER O PANTANAL E ELE NÃO ESTAVA LÁ AWARDS:
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Project 101: A Hundred Farmers & One

Project 101: A Hundred Farmers & One

2025 • 12 min • India
👁️ 109
Project 101: A Hundred Farmers & One is the story of a young researcher who set out to introduce sustainable farming techniques to small-scale sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh. But as he learned from the farmers just as much as they learned from him, the project evolved into a collective movement of knowledge-sharing, trust, and empowerment. Using trench method planting, furrow irrigation, and balanced fertilizer application, the project introduced farmers to precision agriculture techniques that increased sugarcane yields by up to 60% while reducing cultivation costs. Through soil nutrient testing and bio-compost fertilization, farmers restored soil health while cutting down on chemical use. The project also employed drone technology for micronutrient application and Trichoderma-based soil treatments to enhance pest resistance. By merging scientific innovation with traditional farming wisdom, Ek Sau Ek is a testament to how real change happens—not from the outside in, but from within a community that uplifts itself together. AWARDS:
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Lattanti

Lattanti

2024 • 14 min • Italy
👁️ 109
Christmas night. Alberto abandons a romantic love to join a wandering couple who promise him a future without rules. That night, which seems to be drawn by a child, will turn into an adventure full of games and seductions. Original/Alternative Title: Sucklings AWARDS:
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Lucifer Sam

Lucifer Sam

2017 • 3 min • United States
👁️ 109
An animated musical short of the Syd Barrett composition, "Lucifer Sam" AWARDS:
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Indulj el egy úton

Indulj el egy úton

2024 • 52 min • Hungary
👁️ 109
We are generally reluctant to look into the well of poverty, and we often do not see into it. We may notice it, but we do not dare to delve deeply, fearing that it will reveal darkness and hopeless dead ends. As a result, we neither come to know nor understand the paths and mazes that await new generations as well-trodden paths or those that are waiting to be painstakingly constructed before the young people growing up in deep poverty. The documentary film Indulj el egy úton (Take Your Path) and the accompanying textual document that the reader holds attempt to provide insight into the human reality of this world, the everyday life of the culture of poverty, and latently search for answers to the chances, driving forces, and pitfalls of social mobility for young people (aged 16-17) living in deep poverty. The completed anthropological research and creation does not evaluate or judge but offers from the well of water and presents to the viewer/reader a world, leaving it to the recipient to interpret this segment of reality that exists around us in our society today. Among the numerous anthropological films, I will highlight one that served as a model during the research and participatory filmmaking process for the creation of the film Indulj el egy úton (Take Your Path). This model was a participatory film project conducted with the Navajo Indians in Arizona, carried out by Sol Worth and John Adair in 1972. The two anthropologists taught six young Navajo men and women
#9615
A Long Journey

A Long Journey

2024 • 11 min • Korea
👁️ 109
"A Long Journey" weaves a poignant tale of Korea's modern history and the life of a family, as seen through the reflections of an elderly man in his 80s. From the Japanese colonial period, through the Korean War, the era of overseas labor, and the nation’s rapid economic rise, the protagonist's life unfolds in parallel with the growth of the country. Through the lens of deep familial love, sacrifice, and his unwavering care for his wife until the very end, this moving story contemplates the profound meaning and value of life. Original/Alternative Title: 머나먼 여정 AWARDS:
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A Not So Western Story

A Not So Western Story

2024 • 14 min • Italy
👁️ 109
After being raped years earlier, Dakota Brooks, a Wild West cowgirl, sets out to seek revenge against an old outlaw, accompanied by a particular town homeless. AWARDS:
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Enchantment

Enchantment

2024 • 17 min • United Kingdom
👁️ 109
Jade, a reserved young woman, embarks on a hiking trip with her boyfriend John and their friends, Lewis and Kirsten, to a remote hilltop campsite. During their ascent, Jade is the first to notice a haunting presence — a mysterious entity cloaked in a yellow raincoat, its face a void of impenetrable darkness. Her sense of unease is dismissed by her companions, who see her as timid and fragile compared to the rest of the group. After a seemingly uneventful night, Jade awakens to find her friends have vanished, leaving her alone in the wilderness. Trapped and disoriented, she begins to experience nightmarish visions and eerie illusions conjured by the sinister entity, preventing her from escaping. Unbeknownst to her, John and Kirsten are also lost in the forest, inexplicably unable to leave, as if an unseen force holds them captive. As Jade navigates her terror, she is forced to confront her inner fears and unravel the mystery behind the entity's power. In a final confrontation, Jade discovers the entity's weakness and uses her newfound strength to shatter the enchantment, freeing herself, and her friends from the entity's dark grip and returning them to reality. AWARDS:
#9618
A Book by Their Cover

A Book by Their Cover

2024 • 32 min • United States
👁️ 109
A BOOK BY THEIR COVER is a 32-minute indie-short film that addresses a tween girl identifying their orientation, educating herself with a book, and how the town reacts. A BOOK BY THEIR COVER addresses how LGBTQIA+ young people must learn about themselves, and how this must stop being a covert awakening.
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Beef Creek

Beef Creek

2024 • 11 min • United States
👁️ 109
Withered occultist Mr. Petrulo runs a New York-style deli in middle of nowhere Wyoming with his team of misfit deli warriors -- Horace, Sandra, and Lily -- as well as useless manchild Ralphie. In the pilot, Ralphie falls into a pocket dimension inside the deli's dumpster and is seduced by a trash-dwelling succubus who lures in "white male saviors" and steals their souls. It's up to Horace to rush in and save him -- but he himself has a checkered past with the succubus, and when his wife Sandra discovers that Horace ventured into the dumpster, she recruits Lily to go with her to dole out her righteous vengeance. AWARDS:
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Sussurros do Mar

Sussurros do Mar

2024 • 20 min • Brazil
👁️ 109
A man is in possession of a mysterious compass, but the ship he is on is attacked and looted by a crew of pirates who take him prisoner. With the compass in hand and using it as a guide, the captain of the pirate crew sets a course, but what seemed like a treasure hunt turns into a nightmare when the crew ends up involved in a curse. Original/Alternative Title: Whispers of the Sea AWARDS:
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A.E.: Artificial Evolution

A.E.: Artificial Evolution

2022 • 17 min • United States
👁️ 109
A seemingly small child at play inside of an artificial intelligence lab brings her experiments to a halt when her lab partner appears and accuses her of committing disturbing acts.
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Wired

Wired

2023 • 9 min • Australia
👁️ 109
An undercover cop must eliminate a high profile target, to save her family
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Alive Buildings

Alive Buildings

2023 • 16 min • Georgia
👁️ 109
After walking down the street, a young woman walks to the bus stop to go back home, where she happens to notice a small abandoned book. As soon as it is opened, the book speaks. It turns out that there is an access map to the 19th-century modernist buildings of Tbilisi. The map suggests visiting interesting architectural monuments. One of the buildings is very close to them, so she decides to look at it, while looking, the building comes alive and tells its story. Who created what it represents and what day it is now with the help of the map and the bus, She goes to different buildings until the map ends up in someone else's hands. AWARDS:
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Verrà un'altra estate

Verrà un'altra estate

2024 • 57 min • Italy
👁️ 109
Life in the mountain pastures in the summer months, the daily life of their gestures and habits of a family of herdsmen in the Cuneo Alps, chasing the summer that will return AWARDS: