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Phantom Heart, 6min., USA
Directed by Josephine Spanier
When a mischievous poltergeist escapes, a shy supernatural researcher must recapture it before it reveals the crush she harbors for her coworker.

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HWANDO, 25min., South Korea
Directed by Will LeForestier
An assassin enhanced with a brain-to-computer interface an controlled by a dark organization, must turn against her creators to protect her family and destroy the AI-driven system that enslaves her.

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Crisis Point, 3min., Romania
Directed by Valentin Raileanu
As a result of resource depletion, a virus outbreak stripping the afflicted of what makes them human and finally, war, humanity's sovereignty has fallen. In dwindling numbers, the survivors have been driven...

Fantasy/Political Satire

King Harold is insufferable. His bad behavior is poisoning his universe. This goes on until one day, the Angel of Death decides that he has to have a word with the king.

“It’s about a deranged tyrant meets Christmas Carol with some interdimensional pizazz.”

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ECHO, 7min., Germany, Musical
Directed by Annekatrin Meyers
Echo is a mountain nymph, cursed by Hera to only ever repeat the last words spoken to her. She falls deeply in love with Narciss, who rejects her, leaving Echo heartbroken. Echo‘s unreturned love and inability to express herself causes h...

Duties of My Heart, 10min., USA, Poetry
Directed by Judy Lieff
Originally shot on 16mm and remastered in 2024 with additional elements, Duties of My Heart breathes life into Barbara Barg’s poem through the expressive and evocative movement of American Sign Language and dance. It creates a visual ...

Composing Big Sur: John Wineglass' Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, 35min., USA, Musical
Directed by Douglas Mueller
Composer in Residence John Wineglass' creative process of his most recent Monterey Symphony commission, Sacred Land: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.

Sofia Portanet - Lust feat., 3min., France/Germany, Musical
Directed by Béla Baptiste
Lust delves into themes of love, passion, self-doubt, depression, and healing. The song expresses the longing for closeness and the desire to heal someone through kisses and love. When we feel unwell, we often w...

CHIMERA, 7min., South Korea, Dance
Directed by Minsu Kim
A presence curls up behind a thin veil on stage. From below, the serpent’s head—'Chimera,' a camera—slithers its way up. The red recording light in Chimera’s lens flickers on, awakening the presence.

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SPARKS, 2min,. France, Dance
Directed by David Ravel
Alone on a vast stage, a dancer moves through a space sculpted by light. He observes, senses, letting the sensations guide his body. An instinctive dance emerges, visceral, almost organic. Each movement becomes an exploration, a silent quest in...

Iku Ma Pa Mi (Death Don't Kill Me), 9min., Nigeria, Musical
Directed by Akintunde Oluwaseyi Smith
Iku Ma Pa Mi is a modern take on a Yoruba death elegy in which the supplicant hails the mothers and spirits that control death and pleads for their mercy so that they live a long and fulfilling life ...

After the Spread, 3min., Canada, Musical
Directed by Ash K Tysowski
A group of teenagers navigate their night-life, and their emotions, to the song "After the Spread" by "the Idea of machines"

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FRAGILE, 3min., Germany, Experimental
Directed by Lucas Buchholz, Bernd Brink
Every day, millions of packages are shipped, billions of messages are sent—our world seems more connected than ever. Even in the most remote corners of the planet, we are within reach. But have we truly come closer to o...

THE RAMBA EFFECT. 82min., Brazil/Chili
Directed by Claire Sandberg
Guided by compassionate experts and a devoted team of volunteers, Ramba, an Asian elephant who endured 50 years of isolation in a Chilean circus, embarks on an extraordinary 2,550-mile journey to her new home at Elephant Sanctuary...

Until Death Do Us Part, 20min,. USA
Directed by Leonardo Daccarett
In technology advanced dystopian future of New Angeles. Detective Lucius Caine is assigned to the murder of Marcus Rhyne, high level agent of the Japanese megacorporation Yanasawa. With evidence alluding to his wife, Uma Rhyne, be...

Midnight Coachmen, 18min., Canada
Directed by Enrico Ferri
A reimagining of the classic fairytale of Cinderella, told from the perspective of a dog and mouse who live as humans until the stroke of midnight disrupts their world.

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Little Robot Stories: I'm ROE, 3min., Canada
Directed by Roger Gallant
Follow ROE through the daily grind of city life. Somewhere amidst the chaos, there is hope.

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Tango Malhar, 93min,. India
Directed by Saya Date
In the bustling city of Pune, Malhar, a young rickshaw driver, shoulders the heavy burden of supporting his widowed mother and younger sister, Rani. Despite his unwavering dedication to family, Malhar feels like an outcast among his peers, his res...

Wild Horses, 3min,. China
Directed by Wenjie Lee, Zhengyang Yin
The film "Wild Horses" tells the story of the survival scenes of a group of wild horses in the future. This film is produced by AI generation technology and can be regarded as a science fiction suspense concept film made with the lat...

Botching., 5min., UK
Directed by Brian Williams
Hacking a Robot for fun, or malicious intent, is dangerous, illegal, and banned globally. It has a name: Botching. This is a story from one such 'Botch' job.