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.

http://enricoferr.ca/
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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.

http://littlerobotstories.com/

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.

ECHOES, 8min., Japan
Directed by Yusuke Nakamae
The Third World War has left Earth’s resources depleted, pushing humanity to the brink of extinction. Learning from the repeated mistakes of history, humanity turns to the advanced decision-making capabilities of AI to find a path forward. The solut...

A Message, 13min., UK
Directed by Wenjing Xing
, which I wrote and directed, explores themes of “How the young people are immersed in love and ignore their parents” to apply the film festival. The film begins with a woman receives a wrong text message which leads her on a painful and regretful jo...

The Girl in the Spacesuit, 6min., USA
Directed by Zhixiang Wang
In the 2050s, humans launch the UERNE Project to explore the Earth’s center. Due to an unexpected accident, geocentric scientist Lydia—the sole occupant of the craft—is trapped underground forever. She communicates with the surface t...

Let Us Out, 10min,. USA
Directed by Chris Alan
A struggling painter begins to question her own sanity when her latest nightmarish creation inexplicably escapes its canvas.

Am I Still Beautiful?, 8min., USA
Directed by Tara Sekana Zulfikar
Fourteen-year-old Malaya is the quintessential tomboy who loves baggy pants and hanging out with boys. However, her world of familial expectation and rough friendships collide on the day of her birthday party, when she is forced t...

Another Saturday, 14min., USA
Directed by J.A. DellaRipa
A young teenager decides to enjoy a day of fun with her crush only to return home to find her worst fears realized.

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The increase of mental health struggles especially in yo...