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Beyond the Label: Disability Inclusive Cinema

Running Time: 1:53:00

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Spotlight on persons with disabilities—bold films spanning drama, sci-fi, comedy, music, and monsters, redefining cinema with every twist.

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Latin Shorts 1, Curated by Henry Priest

Running Time: 01:25:00

Screening:
Reunion
Principal Garcia
Confessions of the Brown Ranger
Billboards Inc.
The Little Nail
2 Mics One Mission

Festival Co-Founder Henry Priest selects a diverse lineup of shorts by Los Angeles Latin filmmakers. -- 1) Reunion, 2) Principal Garcia, 3) Confessions of the Brown Ranger, 4) Billboards Inc., 5) The Little Nail, 6) 2 Mics One Mission.

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Latin Shorts 2, Curated by Henry Priest

Running Time: 01:32:00

Screening:
Beyond
She’s Here!
Sirens
Ram's Head
Cholita Takes L.A.
Fading Shadows

Festival Co-Founder Henry Priest selects a diverse lineup of shorts by Los Angeles Latin filmmakers.

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Long Shorts, Curated by Henry Priest

Running Time: 01:23:00

Screening:
Lone Star Three
Gratuity
Day 474 and the Lingerings Thereafter
What's Wrong, Emma

Good things don't always come in small packages. These three short films on the long side of running time will have you wanting still more. -- 1) Lone Star Three, 2) Gratuity, 3) Day 474 and the Lingerings Thereafter, 4) What's Wrong, Emma.

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Shorts Program 1 - UNLIKELY BONDS

Running Time: 01:17:00

Screening:
An Orange from Jaffa
Houston, We Have a Crush
Maryjane Is One Word
Upper
Luz Diabla

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.

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Shorts Program 10 - KINKY SHORTS

Running Time: 01:16;00

Screening:
Bone
Passageways
Make Love, Not Porn
Captains
Orgy Every Other Day
Teen Mary

What do a scheming teen messiah, sex-positive radicals, women with menopause, and hookup junkies have in common? These films unwrap desire in all its messy, taboo, and hilarious glory.

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Shorts Program 2 - RITUALS

Running Time: 01:03:00

Screening:
Zizi (or Praying to a Fabulous Tree)
The Beguiling
Murewa
Radix
Encuentro Americano

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.

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Shorts Program 3 - SHAPE SHIFTERS

Running Time: 01:15:00

Screening:
Seeds for All!
Hide-and-Seek
Kaleb & Ms. Kelsey
Tiger
Beach-O
iChild
I Am A Flower

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.

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Shorts Program 4 - OFF SCRIPT

Running Time: 01:15:00

Screening:
Out Here
Fast Edee
On a Sunday at Eleven
Shanti Rides Shotgun
Domingo Familiar
Girlfriend, Girlfriend

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.

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Shorts Program 5 - QUEER MIXTAPE

Running Time: 01:18:00

Screening:
Gender Reveal
Automagic
AutoErotica: We Buy Gay Stuff
Budget Paradise
Hey Dad
Thanks Babs!

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.

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Shorts Program 6 - MENA STORIES

Running Time: 01:12:00

Screening:
Kisses and Bullets
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
The Country Calls You
Shadows
What if They Bomb Here Tonight?

From the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in Iran to never-before-seen images from Palestine, this collection traces the personal and political fault lines running through the Middle East and North Africa region.

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Shorts Program 7 - STRANGE FREQUENCIES

Running Time: 01:09:00

Screening:
Channelvue
Apocalypse
Uncanny Home
Witness
Milk and Cookies
View From the Floor

Shorts Program 8 - THE THINGS WE KEEP

Running Time: 01:17:00

Screening:
Jeff
The Collector
Mother's Child
The Color of Sky
The Farm

A collection of stories where the truth lives underneath — hidden in family rituals, memorabilia relics, unspoken desires, and unspeakable secrets. --1) Jeff, 2) The Collector, 3) Mother's Child, 4) The Color of Sky, 5) The Farm.

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Shorts Program 9 - HORRORS OF THE BODY

Running Time: 01:16:00

Screening:
Mambo No.2
I'm Glad You're Dead Now
Feed
The Best
Last Call
Strip Mall
Out for Delivery

From unpleasant body fluids to shoplifting gone wrong, these films confront the fragility and transformation of the human body — with equal parts horror, comedy, and heart.

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