Shorts Program 1 - UNLIKELY BONDS
Genre:
Running Time: 27 mins
Directed by: Mohammed Almughanni
After attempting to cross an Israeli checkpoint with a Polish residence card, Mohammed and his well-meaning taxi driver become at odds with Israeli soldiers.
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 01:37:00
Directed by: Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Yulia Shashkova, Maksym Tuzov, Oleksiy Mamedov, Sviatoslav Kostiuk, Ivan Sautkin, Andrii Lidahovsky
Seven short stories from Ukrainian and foreign artists, whose protagonists are animals suffering from the terrible war in Ukraine.
Shorts Program 5 - QUEER MIXTAPE
Genre:
Running Time: 18:00
Directed by: Jeremy von Stilb
Through Patrick Batt’s journey from a leather scene fixture to an accidental historian, this documentary reveals how preserving the ephemera of the past helps illuminate queer history's untold stories.
Shorts Program 5 - QUEER MIXTAPE
Genre:
Running Time: 12:00
Directed by: Ashok Vish
On his return home, androgynous-looking Madhu attempts to seduce Ratnakar, his rickshaw driver, who is practicing celibacy in preparation for a religious pilgrimage.
Shorts Program 3 - SHAPE SHIFTERS
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 11:00
Directed by: Karen Lawler, Leah Smith
Shot in 1998 and completed in 2025, this beach tale brings back the retro feel of the 60’s with its music, style, and summertime fun. Oh yeah, and the undead.
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 01:27:00
Directed by: Sergio Vizuete
After 18-year-old foster child, Vera, is betrayed by a music producer who steals her composition, she must find her voice and take a stand to fight for the future of her dreams in Latin Jazz. A story proving that anything is possible with resilience and self-belief.
Shorts Program 5 - QUEER MIXTAPE
Genre:
Running Time: 14:00
Directed by: LaTajh Simmons-Weaver
Chester, a Black non-binary artist searches for space to paint while seeking permission to exist within their hometown.
Shorts Program 4 - OFF SCRIPT
Genre:
Running Time: 16:00
Directed by: Gerardo Del Razo
In a peripheral zone in Mexico City, a merchant that hasn’t paid his expected fees is confronted by sicarios.
Shorts Program 2 - RITUALS
Genre:
Running Time: 11 miins
Directed by: Elizabeth Taide Vazquez
One morning, a bustling American diner sees the lives of strangers collide over greasy breakfasts, black coffee, and tense interactions amidst the 2024 U.S. election cycle.
Shorts Program 4 - OFF SCRIPT
Genre:
Running Time: 10:00
Directed by: Zebedee Row
This music video introduces its viewers to the hedonistic Edee and his attempts to escape his troubled past for his daughter. Can he say no to one final job?
This documentary is all about the legendary watermelon smashing 80's icon Gallagher. It's a story of triumph and heartache in this fascinating, hilarious, and strange character study on a true American comedy icon.
Shorts Program 5 - QUEER MIXTAPE
Genre:
Running Time: 13:00
Directed by: Mo Matton
A gender reveal party leaves this trans throuple realizing that they are dealing with more than they were prepared for.
Shorts Program 4 - OFF SCRIPT
Genre:
Running Time: 5:00
Directed by: Sara Werner
A queer woman's mind is blown by her new coworker's bold question in this experimental short film.
Shorts Program 5 - QUEER MIXTAPE
Genre:
Running Time: 6:00
Directed by: WeiFan Wang
After 20 years of practicing these words, it still isn't the right time. Maybe I'll wait another 20. Maybe it will be the right time then.
Shorts Program 3 - SHAPE SHIFTERS
Genre:
Running Time: 10:00
Directed by: Vitória Vasconcellos
In the voracious streets of Sao Paulo, a woman hides a deadly secret, unaware that her little sister follows her with a videocamera.
Shorts Program 1 - UNLIKELY BONDS
Genre:
Running Time: 10:00
Directed by: Omer Ben Shachar
After finding a phone accidentally left behind by an astronaut, a lonely alien develops an all-consuming crush that tests his hold on reality.
Shorts Program 3 - SHAPE SHIFTERS
Genre:
Running Time: 13:00
Directed by: Ariel Victor Arthanto
Sam, a queer artist, is prepared for their upcoming transformation. Their mother, however, isn’t. Their final day together is reminiscent; tensions rise, but care takes root.
Shorts Program 3 - SHAPE SHIFTERS
Genre:
Running Time: 16:00
Directed by: Marta Mendez Cross
In a near-future world, a desperate woman joins a high stakes experimental program offering a cash reward, but she isn't prepared for the memories it brings up from her past.
A musical coming of age story following the SoCal VoCals, an elite team of collegiate singers from the University of Southern California as they compete in the most prestigious a cappella tournament in the world. An intimate portrayal of those who sing to express their most authentic selves.
Shorts Program 3 - SHAPE SHIFTERS
Genre:
Running Time: 2:00
Directed by: Andrew A Cano
Can't keep up with all the cool internet slang? These puppets have you covered! Let Kaleb and Ms. Kelsey teach you all there is to know. Not just for kids!
Shorts Program 1 - UNLIKELY BONDS
Genre:
Running Time: 11:00
Directed by: Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo
A journey to a remote party in the Argentine Pampas leads Mart?n to strange encounters with those he meets, while his perception of reality begins to distort.
Shorts Program 1 - UNLIKELY BONDS
Genre:
Running Time: 13:00
Directed by: John C Liang
A young adopted woman meets her biological mother for the first time.
Shorts Program 2 - RITUALS
Genre:
Running Time: 11:00
Directed by: Che Scott-Heron Newton
An intimate and deeply personal look at Marlon and Murry, two friends whose choices take each of them down very different paths of life.
Shorts Program 4 - OFF SCRIPT
Genre:
Running Time: 8:00
Directed by: Alicia K. Harris
A young Black ballerina performs her Sunday rituals, while facing the pressures to conform to Eurocentric beauty standards.
Shorts Program 4 - OFF SCRIPT
Genre:
Running Time: 28:00
Directed by: Lisa Klein
As social worker Mark works to house his Sacramento neighbors, it becomes clear that human connection offers true hope when policy and politics fail.
Shorts Program 2 - RITUALS
Genre:
Running Time: 4:00
Directed by: Anne Breymann
Two creatures meet on a tree. Their encounter goes deep down to the roots and beyond.
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 01:28:00
Directed by: Michael Henry Wilson
Once considered a "terrorist", Nelson Mandela saved his country from bloody civil war and dismantled the system of apartheid through the spirit of reconciliation. Witnesses give dramatic testimonials along with potent archival footage. Clint Eastwood, one of the film’s interviewees, sums it up simply: “The world needs leaders like him.”
Shorts Program 4 - OFF SCRIPT
Genre:
Running Time: 8:00
Directed by: Charles Frank
On Manhattan’s jam-packed streets, NYC’s most iconic driving instructor prepares students for the road ahead.
Genre:
Running Time: 01:17:00
Directed by:
Be it in an ecstasy-fueled rave, an estranged mother’s return, or an alien crush sparked by selfies, these films find connection in the most unexpected places.
Genre:
Running Time: 01:03:00
Directed by:
Whether through a breakfast routine, an ancient jackfruit tree, or a date that gets... complicated, these films explore how rituals — sacred or mundane — help us make sense of it all.
-- 1) Zizi (or Praying to a Fabulous Tree),
2) The Beguiling,
3) Murewa,
4) Radix,
5) Encuentro Americano.
Genre:
Running Time: 01:15:00
Directed by:
An acclaimed Indigenous artist, a booger-fueled corporate meltdown and a woman facing the child she once was. These shape-shifting stories leap from surreal to serious, honoring the strange, the silly, and the deeply human.
Genre:
Running Time: 01:15:00
Directed by:
From housing crises to heartfelt reunions, queer surrealism to mafia mayhem, these stories break rules, bend genres, and give the spotlight to those rewriting their roles.
Genre:
Running Time: 01:18:00
Directed by:
Six films. One glorious mess of lust, laughter and legacy. From octogenarian fisting legends to a gender reveal party gone rogue, this mixtape celebrates queer lives with brains, nerve and a serious sense of play.
Shorts Program 5 - QUEER MIXTAPE
Genre:
Running Time: 15:00
Directed by: Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow
Meet Babs, an optimistic octogenarian speed-racing through life, one five-year plan at a time.
Genre: Romance, Drama
Running Time: 01:48:00
Directed by: Charles Burnett
After years of being in limbo, this picture has been restored, preserved, and is finally ready for audiences. When Poinsettia, a wistful woman devoted to the long-dead composer Puccini, becomes neighbors with "Fish," a Jamaican immigrant and recent release of a mental institution who takes fighting demons to a whole new level, the two begin a less-than-conventional romance.
Shorts Program 2 - RITUALS
Genre:
Running Time: 15:00
Directed by: Ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
A burgeoning romance between two Natives takes a turn as one grows suspicious of the other's heritage, with deceit turning their romantic evening into a darkly comedic nightmare.
Genre: Drama, Crime
Running Time: 01:49:00
Directed by: Charles Burnett
Set in the Los Angeles police force, this is a story of two outcast deputies that become unlikely allies after they discover the racism and corruption that has infiltrated their department. Soon, they are faced with the idea that this injustice may just reach the highest order.
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 02:12:14
Directed by: Victor Baltazar
When the Western Pioneers lose their star quarterback in the start of the season, their hopes for success are thrown into turmoil. With tensions rising and internal struggles threatening to tear them apart, coach Dan Davidson faces his toughest challenge yet.
Shorts Program 3 - SHAPE SHIFTERS
Genre:
Running Time: 13:00
Directed by: Loren Waters
An intimate look at Dana Tiger and her family’s relentless fight through tragedy and loss to preserve her father’s lifelong work with their family business.
Shorts Program 1 - UNLIKELY BONDS
Genre:
Running Time: 16:00
Directed by: Lennert Madou
Waiting for an asteroid to pass through the sky, two friends play around a remote landscape, driven by a curious urge to constantly aim higher.
Shorts Program 2 - RITUALS
Genre:
Running Time: 29'
Directed by: Felipe M. Bragan?a
A personal story of family in the suburbs of Rio, through the memories of a backyard, a tree, and the indigenous woman who planted it.
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