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Doll's Torturation (Como Matar Uma Boneca)
Lady is an Environmental Photographer who finds a doll in the forest and delivers it to the nearest house to a strange woman. Lady wears an Oxumaré cord from an African-derived religion, which forms a link between heaven and earth in a kind of request for ancestral help. While the strange woman feels protected by her belief and whiteness. A story told through symbols that represent marks of the past, the present and the power of ancestry, breaking stigmas and bringing reflections. "Content note: This film contains depictions of racist iconography used in service of anti-racist commentary." Enquanto tira fotos, Senhora encontra uma boneca na floresta e a entrega na única casa da região para uma mulher. A fotógrafa ambiental usa um cordão de Oxumaré, que forma um elo entre o céu e a terra numa espécie de pedido de ajuda ancestral; enquanto a outra mulher se sente protegida por sua crença e branquitude. Uma história contada através de símbolos que representam marcas do passado, a atualidade e do poder da ancestralidade, quebrando estigmas e trazendo reflexões.
Thursday 3 September
The Victim
Matt Walker, a very smart and intelligent young man, he is very sensitive and sometime makes impulsive decisions due to his ADHD. Matt uses a fake ID to gain access to a inner city club. Matt's evening out turns into nightmare when he becomes a victim of an attackAfter 12 months he cannot live with the emotional pain which has been trapped inside, We are invited into the emotional journey as he re lives the tragic night allover again as he gives his statement
Happier, Happier, Happier
Portuguese musician Noiserv received a surprising invitation to perform on CCTV1, the flagship channel of China’s National Television. What started as a seemingly straightforward opportunity quickly turned into a peculiar journey, filled with the adventures and challenges of a musician stepping far beyond his comfort zone.
The Harvest
Žofa's seemingly perfect life shatters in an instant—one secret changes everything. Rumors spread, loyalties break, and feelings she never expected begin to surface. The line between truth and lies blurs in a story of desire, betrayal, and the search for one's true self.
Confetti
Some parties don't end as you expect.
FOR ALL MANKIND
Three friends meet by chance by the river and remember the arrival of Man on the moon, when they were children and went to school... However, their wives are looking for them for lunch...
Roland
Roland goes to spend an ordinary day in a dark and dangerous world. But then he has an encounter and the inevitable happens.
Hamish - Bedtime Interlude
Music promo exploring the struggle to fight against society's stereotypes
Maybe It Will
Maxine and Sarah might only be spending the night together, but their connection will have long lasting impact. 'Maybe It Will' is a short film exploring relationships, agency and desire.
Grandpa's Studio
The story is about Marcello who returns to his grandpa's architecture studio for the first time, after a long time. He spent his childhood there. Once inside he finds a photocopy of an old drawing of his, which leads him to relive both sweet and sad memories. We will discover the controversial figure of the grandfather in a bittersweet story.
The Myth of a Standing Ovation
When you next hear of a standing ovation, don't just assume the show was a sensation.
Lookout Creek
The LookOut-Creek showcases a Soldier out of the war, becoming a foster parent for the first time. Having to navigate with extortion and trying to protect his family while dealing with a "Controlled" case of PTSD.
The Bagpipe Maker's Baby
A fairy tale short film with a magic realist twist. Directed by Chris Hopkin and written by Julian F. Woodford, The Bagpipe Maker’s Baby’s strong narrative drama centres on a mix of emotions and ideas around love, community, isolation and family. Starring Richard Avery, Annie Kirkman and Gordon Meredith, it is based on a short story of the same name, and was written with the English north-east coast in mind, in particular Holderness. In this sometime awful world we live, the film is deliberately hopeful. SEA TIMECODE: 22 seconds and then very regularly throughout the entire film as a liminal presence and character in direct opposition to that of the LAND.
Grandpa Mazay and the sunbunnies
Only the sunbunnies will help Grandpa Mazay get rid of huge thunderclouds that are out of control.
Remote Postal Services
A postman in a submarine with a single package is slowly traversing the seabed. In an attempt to combat the boredom, he begins to imagine wild and surreal scenarios. However, as he continues on his journey through the depths, he begins to lose track of what is real and what is imaginary.
GENRES
In the dressing room before going on stage, an actress who follows a strict diet is faced with temptation, which causes her vivid and funny fantasies. She faces a difficult choice, between a dream and reality.
Abby
Abby drug addiction gotten worse after her parents separation. Abby and her mother has a broken bond. However, does her mum give her another chance?
based on a fake story
A man returns after years away, he doesn't recognise himself, and feels like a stranger in his hometown.
ERROR 205 Reset Content
A robot wants to break the monotony and go against the system by giving it your own touch to a world so gray and without life, but thanks to that decision he will know the destiny that citizens obtain when they break the rules.
Soar
A precocious young girl makes a new friend when a tiny boy pilot drops out of the sky on a broken flying machine. Now she must race against time to return him home, before her new friend becomes stranded on Earth forever.
Goldfish
Huw lives a life of routine, never leaving the familiar environment of his flat. In an odd break from tradition, it’s up to his pet goldfish, Gil, to put an end to his static lifestyle.
Doll's Torturation (Como Matar Uma Boneca)
Lady is an Environmental Photographer who finds a doll in the forest and delivers it to the nearest house to a strange woman. Lady wears an Oxumaré cord from an African-derived religion, which forms a link between heaven and earth in a kind of request for ancestral help. While the strange woman feels protected by her belief and whiteness. A story told through symbols that represent marks of the past, the present and the power of ancestry, breaking stigmas and bringing reflections. "Content note: This film contains depictions of racist iconography used in service of anti-racist commentary." Enquanto tira fotos, Senhora encontra uma boneca na floresta e a entrega na única casa da região para uma mulher. A fotógrafa ambiental usa um cordão de Oxumaré, que forma um elo entre o céu e a terra numa espécie de pedido de ajuda ancestral; enquanto a outra mulher se sente protegida por sua crença e branquitude. Uma história contada através de símbolos que representam marcas do passado, a atualidade e do poder da ancestralidade, quebrando estigmas e trazendo reflexões.
monster
How can a vulnerable mother protect her daughter, already infected by the zombie virus, while surrounded by hordes of the walking dead?
The crossing
El amor a primera vista es un milagro que no deberíamos de desaprovechar "Love at first sight is a miracle that we shouldn't waste"
Chronicles of Consciousness
Film composed of three parts, three settings, three different characters three ways to question our consciousness, and to explore, through reality, our quantum side.
Delicate
A young girl is accosted by an older gentlemen, who realizes too late his grave mistake.
New Paths, Old Roads
Born and raised in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, a now 80-year-old Wendy recounts the limited opportunities and systemic barriers that kept her childhood community in economic stagnation. Retelling her journey to forge a different future as a young woman, she makes the bold decision to leave everything she’s ever known behind—family, home, and the familiar landscape—to pursue work in the nation’s capital.
Way Home
When a baby raccoon gets lost from it's mother. The player must help the baby raccoon find it's way back and help those they meet along the way.
Silent Scream
A man wakes up in a white room, unable to move. He has also lost his memories. Where is he? Why is he here? Little by little, he pieces the mystery together in order to escape the room.
Vendetta
Vendetta (revenge) rɪˈvɛn(d)ʒ/ noun noun: revenge 1. The action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.
Lux et Tenebrae
Award-winning short experimental documentary showing the light and darkness of interstellar space as captured by the Hubble, Keppler and Voyager. This film has been accepted into the official archives of the European Space Agency.
The Sneaky Snappy Stapler
This is a comedy about an unusual English lesson. Tilly’s stationary is left on the desk. It comes alive! But there is an evil stapler planning to destroy the other pieces of stationary. Will he succeed or will Tilly’s stationary come to a sticky end?!
The Messenger
With his current dole money frozen and an impending threat of having all his benefits taken from him, Frank is desperate for a get-rich-quick scheme. Opportunity comes in the most unusual of places when an awkward schoolboy enlists the help of Frank to help him break up with his girlfriend. Written and directed by Hansel Rodrigues (19 at time of filming) Producer: Syd Heather Executive Producer: Danny Eycott Director of Photography: Arran Green
5.5
What starts as a normal date slowly unravels as one woman’s desperate pursuit of love reveals just how far she’s willing to go.
Thailand Inspiration
"Hold on to this moment. To see this world and to feel that emotions and stories have captured the mood of our moments."
Xié gùshì (Shoe Story)
In a world gone mad, Shelby—a young Hong Konger in Taiwan—makes an impromptu short film.
Wall of Mud
Through the art of animation, this story gives you an insight into autism and the struggles it presents. Specifically for Aiden, who because of his autism and the visual metaphors it conveys, struggles to socialise in the playground with the other kids around him.
Brothers
Winner of 10 Jury and Audience Awards, BROTHERS is a coming-of-age story following a Muslim Arab boy coming to terms with his sexuality. Upon recognizing that he is different through the lens of his family and society as a whole, he decides to face his fears with the support of an older brother who stands by him and encourages him to be himself, in the face of bias and adversity.
Creation
CREATION is a poetic short film of opposites: beauty and ugliness, order and chaos, light and darkness, joy and sadness, antiquity and postmodernity, primitivity and the advancement of technology, war and peace, destruction and re-creation, birth/life and death. It is a film about the visibility and invisibility of the conflicting nature of creation in the things and events we take for granted, although ever-present in our lives.
Take the rubbish out
[ENG] A boy dresses his friend up as trash and throws him away on the street like a common garbage bag. During their journey, the reasons for this extreme gesture will come out, and the certainties about their victim-perpetrator relationship will become increasingly thin. [ITA] Un ragazzo veste da immondizia il suo amico, andandolo a buttare per strada come un comune sacco della spazzatura. Durante il loro percorso verranno fuori i motivi di questo gesto così estremo, e le certezze riguardo il loro rapporto di vittima e carnefice diverranno sempre più sottili.
Mothers
A tribute to the mothers of geniuses. They changed their children's world, and these children changed the world.
Long Live
A man reflects on his life and the passage of time as he moves through a forest.
Hoe Street: Sharon
A French bulldog says goodnight to her bundle of joy, but things are not quite what they seem. Stop motion animated comedy. **Updates** November 2019: Now distributed by Academy Award® winning Aardman Animations Ltd. Online only. April 2019: WINNER: Best Original Content at the Short Film Show.
The Voice In Her Head
Even though she doesn’t say a word, her mind is a mess, and she hears a voice, a voice in her head, describing her pain. The struggle between despair and hope reflects the human search for acceptance and the courage to be oneself.
The Piss Artist
A comedy about a Greek artist living in Eastbourne
Spark
The story follows a young girl who finds the motivation to push beyond her limits and pursue her goal of winning a high jump competition, exploring determination and emotion through character-driven animation.
Love Hate Date
Some say love is blind, others maintain that it’s all around us. On occasion, it can be a very cruel mistress indeed. Meet Becky and James: a happy couple, a perfect day in central London, a late lunch…a bolt from the blue. James is moving on and Becky’s taken aback, reeling from the revelation that she’s ‘too nice’. But she gets an opportunity to move on quick smart via a chance meeting with the host of a speed dating event. With a difference.
Under the Parasol
Marie comes to the beach to catch some sun. The only problem is that it's nighttime...
Room 20
Beginning in a world of darkness, we follow our protagonist, a man who finds himself reaching for a mystical door in hopes of freedom to unknowingly be transported through different realms, each realm encompassing reflective emotions that lead him through a journey of self discovery. What lies behind the door?
Monolog
How can a person who is trapped as the only non-speaker in a world where sentences no longer can be heard, surrender to the pieces of dialogue that are poured out, go on?
Ups And Downs
A man, while going to work every day, passes through a pedestrian underpass and notices that the escalator going up is not working, but the one going down is working. That is, going up is difficult, but going down is easy. In order to go up comfortably, he interferes with the escalator’s control panel. This time, both sides of the escalator start moving upward. After he goes up using the escalator, he remembers that his bag is left downstairs, but since the escalator is moving only upward, he cannot go down.
The Party's Over
When we leave our childhood homes and slowly turn into young adults, we all slowly start to realise the party of youth must someday end. For Makayla, Jake and Noah its today, and they must face the future without each other.
The last page
Two siblings live in a hostile, adverse and far from our time environment, looking for a safe place. They are the opposite of each other. United by blood but distant in facing the tragedy of a finite world, populated by unscrupulous predators, at least until an unexpected event changes their lives forever.
When Darkness Falls
After becoming paraplegic (paralyzed) in a car accident, the 18-year-old OCD musical genius, Annie, is left alone to rebuild her life to try and keep her promising future from slipping through her fingers.
Hot Monkey
A bedtime story takes a turn for the weird when a woke storybook builds into something wildly inappropriate.
I dissolved the universe
A young man travels to Bratislava to find the superlative of purposelessness.
Forest of Light Aquarium
The story tells of a girl who often dreams of coming to a magical world where forests and oceans intertwine in time and space. However, this world also seems to be someone else's dream. What adventures will she have? Dreams and reality, mystery and fate. The ending of the story awaits you to unfold. All films and the entire production process are 100% completed using AI, including concepts, visuals, videos, music, etc. This is an early AI micro movie production attempt, I hope everyone will enjoy it, thank you for your support.
14:00
Just before the performance, a single pianist is trembling with tension in the sleeve of the stage. It is time for the performance to finally come. He goes to the stage quickly as if he had made a decision. Actually, he is a man who has won the Grand Prix several times at the International Piano Competition. Will recitals succeed?
Innerglow - So Long
A short film. Music. Directed by Nikolay Draganov. 2019.
Holmlands Stories: Ski the World
In 1994, aged 50, former Financial Times Ski Correspondent, Arnie Wilson skied every single day for a year in 240 different resorts across 13 countries with his girlfriend, Lucy Dicker as the couple made their way into the Guinness Book of World Records. Shortly after their extraordinary adventure, tragedy struck. More than 20 years later, Arnie recounts his incredible and heartbreaking story with Holmlands and Green Owl Films, in our first collaborative short film.
limbo
Limbo is a short film that is a part of a project by the director. It involves both photography and film. The project tries to make critic of modern humanity and relationships, how senseless we have become by using toy body parts and plastic dolls.
First Date
An American and a supposed Azorean meet for the first time on the island of Pico... what now, Cupid? -- Santiago and Melissa flirt on a dating app. She loves Romana Petri, the author of books set on the island of Pico. He desperately wants to meet her. “What if our first date was there? It's my home!” The young American accepts the offer. Now, the Lisbonite, who posed as an Azorean, has quite a dilemma to solve... --- Uma americana e um suposto açoriano encontram-se pela primeira vez na ilha do Pico... e agora, Cupido?... Santiago e Melissa namoriscam numa rede social. Ela adora Romana Petri, autora de livros passados na ilha do Pico. Ele quer desesperadamente conhecê-la. “E se o nosso encontro fosse lá? É a minha terra!”. A jovem americana aceita o desafio. Agora, o lisboeta, que se fez passar por açoriano, tem um belo dilema para resolver...
Milpa - Cumbia del Obrero
MILPA (Music. Inspiration. Life. Poetry. Art) is a genre-defying collective of multi-instrumentalists hailing from the Inland Empire, Southern California. With a passion for cultural exchange, MILPA fuses traditional and modern music, crafting a unique sound that spans continents and transcends boundaries. This video celebrates the passing of family traditions through vibrant colors, dance, food, song, and inspiring the youth with art. Shot in San Bernardino.
"За Дверью..." / "Behind the door..."
A silent room. A discarded dress. A closed bedroom door. When a husband returns home to find a dress on the floor, what will he discover behind the door...
Home
In every act of compassion, a foreign place becomes home.
Satonella
A dead fish floating in the sea gives a grandmother the opportunity to talk to her grandson about the painful loss of his grandfather, about life and death and the love that never fades away. Through the grandfather's occupation with fishing and an old story that the grandmother narrates, it becomes clear that it is not enough to just take care of the environment but also to fight for it.
Goat on a Scooter
Illustrator is filmed drawing Goat on a Scooter which then drives off.
Head Of The Rabbit
Peng Rui grew up in a city village in Chengdu that was waiting to be demolished. As a vocational school graduate, he longed to leave here and go abroad, but his mother, Aunt Peng, always wanted him to stay by his side. Therefore, a fierce conflict erupted between the two. Peng Rui and his mother both made their own compromises and struggles for this, while his mother was the first to face the conflict in her own way. Caught between reality and dreams, Peng Rui had to face the uncertain future......
Illusory Truth
In a world where future technologies have seamlessly merged with humanity, the boundaries between reality and illusion dissolve. Humans traverse diverse realms, experiencing ever-changing forms of existence as they shift between perceived "reality" and virtual simulations. Yet, unbeknownst to them, even their so-called "real" world may itself be a fabricated construct. From the enigmatic appearance of a crow at the story’s inception to its watchful gaze in the finale, every layer of existence unfolds under its surveillance. This mystical creature symbolises the possibility that both our tangible world and virtual dimensions exist within a higher-dimensional reality—a realm beyond human comprehension. Metaphor In virtual realms, we can become anyone we aspire to be. We are protagonists across infinite worlds, transcending limitations through metamorphosis. If we perceive the virtual as real, it becomes our reality; if we anchor ourselves in the tangible, it solidifies as truth. Every illusion holds truth, and every truth carries illusion. All that is imagined manifests as real, while the "real" dissolves into the ephemeral.
PLANET X
A Farmer and an Alien have a climate change "conversation" after the alien crash-lands in his field.
Magician
Magic happens when people are mesmerized by fascination... A politician; A movie hero or a playground hero can be a magician who fascinates people. But these fascinations are fleeting. In actual magic change; In the release of hypnosis. The real magic will be on the day when there will be a permanent revolutionary change by removing discrimination, disintegration, division, all isolation. The day when people will try to live together by sharing a loaf of bread, all the barbed wire fence in the earth will be removed. We will be released from the cage. On that day, the war will end; Flowers will blossom with love. Fighter aircraft will fly as white pigeons. Who is the real magician? The true magician is the common man. The day they will wake up; On that day, people's conscience, humanity and values will wake up. People will be united. And on that day this world will change like magic. There will be no more complaints of lack of people.
The Teacup
A teacup triggers MeiLi's childhood memories and her bittersweet relationship with her father, who was both a victim of and an abuser within the cycle of family violence. How MeiLi confronts her past deeply influences her perspective on her past, present, and future.
The Thoughts She Left Behind
The Thoughts She Left Behind explores the delicate interplay of imagination and reality in the lives of two individuals, Emily and Joseph. Set against the tranquil backdrop of a park, Joseph recalls a poignant encounter with Emily, an artist who sketches her innermost thoughts. A forgotten sketchbook and a peacock feather become the threads weaving their stories together, as Joseph reflects on her courage, creativity, and the lasting impression she leaves behind. Through a blend of vivid imagination and heartfelt reality, the film captures the beauty of fleeting moments and the power of unspoken connections.
Red Glory
Award-winning short documentary about humankind’s first walk on the moon with Apollo 11, NASA’s first test mission of Orion for beyond low-space orbit, and Mars 1, the upcoming first manned mission to the red planet.
What Do You Think?
I'm panicked, I'm sweating, I need a stiff drink. I know what is coming...
FEAW
In an epic journey that span thousands of years and millions of miles, we are witness to some of the greatest human achievements born out of the most intrinsic elements.
The Weekend
A lonely man takes in a beautiful drifter for a weekend after discovering her dark secret. The Weekend, a quiet and stunning debut by director Dennis Cahlo, has gone on to 47 film festivals and won 30 film awards. Packed with brilliant performances and subtle storytelling, The Weekend is a touching piece of short cinema that truly reveals the human condition.
Rebel Hearts Love Story
How following your heart, opening up your heart and connecting your heart inspires us all, especially the universe.
Beer Pressure
Bottled up tensions are finally released in the aftermath of Uncle Sam's funeral.
Don't Mention Me
When Enya and Axel meet they both experience an instant connection. However, a silent agreement hangs between them – they deliberately sidestep conversations about their respective partners from home. When Enya dares to confront this unspoken pact, a tension descends, raising a compelling question: is the unspoken bond between them a result of concealed emotions, and does their silence about their relationships constitute emotional infidelity?
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Bubbles
An exploration into visual trickery without using CGI in our latest visual experiment using vegetable oil and powder paint.
Since 1967
In conversation with her daughter, Carleen reflects on life, memories, and the value of keepsakes.
Nutissimo
At the beginning of autumn, a squirrel prepares its reserves for winter, harvesting acorns, chestnuts and hazelnuts. As he finishes his inventory, he realizes that he is missing one nut. When he finds it, a crow flies at him, triggering a frantic chase through the branches in the forest.
Last Call
Forgiveness comes at a price - A married couple struggle to come to terms with the recent tragic death of their six year old daughter. The young man responsible walks free from court but returns home only to find his dysfunctional family adding to his mental condition.
Sunflowers on the Sun
In the ruins of time, there is a strange man who has been searching for the most precious things of mankind and keeping them for himself. He's got a heart that beats forever and a clock that can turn back time, but he's forgotten why he's looking for these things. Until one day, a dying old man asked him to help deliver a letter, and the strange man entered the old man's memory and began a special journey.
Wild Hive
In a paean to an imperiled pollinator, Wild Hive honors the wild bee as it faces decline from the ravages of climate change, pesticides, changing land use policies and competition from managed hives. Dropped into a darkened vortex, an intricate geometry emerges as the dancer unspools against extravagant patterning. Watch the invisible become visible when Arianna Hartanov enters a mysterious world of nectar and cultivation.
Exit space
The main character goes to a meeting with a girl and does not think that he will face a choice of a further path.The circumstances depend on his choice.The film is about the space of options and the ability to control your emotions.
The Meaning Of Life
What if life's meaning wasn't such a complex mystery? After 17 years of exploring the mind, heart, and soul, and traveling the world for ten-years, a philosophical traveler offers a simple explanation to one of our greatest questions: What is the meaning of life?
Censure
When introvert, Aaron, finds himself struggling under the weight of a revelation, he dreams of escaping to the only place he can breathe. But escape has a cost, and he must ask himself if it is a price he is willing to pay.
Gender Twister
Gender Twister is a satirical commentary on society's rigid gender rules.
Red or Green ?
Two dudes try to defuse a bomb.
Textual Relationship
Digital love blossoms when Uniquetalent_33 and DarkDemon92 meet each other online. However, when the time comes to actually meet it becomes painfully clear that their physical connection doesn't quite live up to their online one...
Book vs An Antiquarian
A curiosity shop owner finds a strange book that does not belong...
Once in the evening
A young guy comes home after work in the evening to relax and watch TV. He turns it on and watches. But suddenly, the electricity is cut in the apartment, and the main character finds a way to get it back.
The Trunk
When a young woman finds herself being accosted in a parking garage she must tap in to her unique talents to resolve the situation.
Mountainous Corinthia of Greece
The element of mythology is very intense in this area. Here is the lake Stymphalia where Hercules killed the Stymphalian Birds with his bow to accomplish his sixth labour. According to the myth, the birds where man-eating and had beaks of bronze.It is one of the few Greek mountains which have so many tops over 2000 m in altitude and features rich alpine scenery. Lakes, highlands and a green plateau comprise the natural scenery for a varied biota to live in. Film directed & music produced by Stamatis Liontos www.LionD-productions.com
Starcrossed
A scientist, frustrated by his loneliness, sets about discovering an equation to locate the girl of his dreams. He spends a week embarking on a series of failed rendezvous, which only compounds his feelings of isolation. Despite these setbacks he's determined to find her so he goes back to the drawing board. She has to be out there somewhere.
RESTORATION
Max looks for his father in a distant town accompanied of his friend P-robot, that place full of mysteries, loneliness and many questions.
Heaven & Hell
In this film, I’ve sought to create a multi-sensory audit of a world in collapse, bridging the widening chasm between political hypocrisy and our fractured social reality. By centering the film on the recurring motif of a fraying flag, I wanted to expose the terrifying fragility of democracy as it buckles under the weight of human greed. I chose to set this human turmoil against the indifferent majesty of nature—where falling snow and rising oceans serve as a silent witness to our choices. Complemented by Veryan’s haunting soundscape and Liz Helman’s narration, the work stands as a cinematic elegy for the marginalized. Ultimately, it is a poetic reminder that while the powerful debate our future, the heaviest burden is always borne by those least responsible for the crisis.
Dremboat
The world is wobbling, and Ilona is wobbling with it. In an act of hectic hyperintrospection, we discover Ilona's inner self as it explores the ragged landscapes of dating culture, digitally and physically. Will she find true love along the way?
Journey
Alone in space, an astronaut drifts through the empty void. After finding another astronaut in the same predicament, she gives him a polaroid image of the Earth. They then team up to go on an epic journey across the universe to return to their planet. Will these star-crossed lovers find home?
Onus
Following years of dealing with his own guilt, for something he was at fault for in his younger years, a man decides to take responsibility and come forward with the truth.
The life-long dream
ENGLISH A child's life-long dream is shattered by life's unexpected events, but fate has something in store for him. ITALIANO Il sogno nel cassetto di un bambino è infranto dalle contingenze della vita, ma il destino ha qualcosa in serbo per lui.
Heart Full of Feelings
"Heart Full of Feelings" tells the story of a girl named Mai, who has a major flaw despite seeming cute and having friends. When she sees a boy she is interested in, her jealousy rises quickly when other students get in the way of her interacting with him. When she does something unflattering in front of the boy she likes, she is shamed and runs away, but is later met with sympathy by another girl.
Sundown
William, a man in his 70's is taken on a timeless journey to a remote Scottish Island to come to terms with his own mortality. Starring Caitlin Blackwood (Dr Who) & Frazer Hines (Dr Who, Emmerdale & Outlander).
The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer is an immersive short film about the life of Jean François Pignon, a man from humble beginnings in the South of France, who was captivated as a teenager by Gazelle, a white horse his father gave him. In the film he recounts the incredibly strong bond he formed with Gazelle and how he began to develop an extraordinary ability to communicate with her. We learn of his brave response to the tragedy of her loss. But through this adversity he developed his connection with other horses, which leads him to build up a troupe of remarkable horses. He describes his love for each horse as being equal but different, as it is with his children. As Jean François Pignon reveals exactly how he manages to achieve his unique bond and wordless communication with his horses - and all horses - we discover that it is these creatures’ extreme sensitivity that allows them to ‘read’ humans in an instant. We learn that you cannot lie to a horse and as we witness Pignon emanate a sense of serenity and calm, we understand that his state of being is what allows the horses to fully trust him – a state of being that perhaps we could all learn something from.
Time
Time is relative when grief is real. A grieving husband finds a way to revisit the moment he and his wife first met.
Teardrops From A Clown
Against the backdrop of a 16 year-old autistic boy’s birthday party, a soon to retire clown’s entertainment goes wrong leading to him to worry about his legacy.
Nothing
In this great music video for the Russian band Tesla Boy, a girl under house arrest, Anna, is confronted by state psychiatrists who want to find out what what happened to her boyfriend, Sergei. When she won’t speak to them, they ask her to show them what happened to Sergei on a life-sized doll they’ve brought along with them.
Urination Complication
A girl on the road just needs to pee...but if only she could find a spot
The Tale of Búkolla
A young boy is sent into the Icelandic wilderness to find his family's beloved cow, Búkolla. Upon finding Búkolla in a cave, they begin their journey home, only to be chased by a pair of trolls. To evade capture, Búkolla uses her magical hair to conjure a river, fire, and a mountain, creating obstacles that keep the trolls at bay.
Short Circuit
A mother speaks to Lili, her five-year-old daughter who suffers from epilepsy. She lovingly and poetically imagines the play-space her daughter creates in her mind during the seizures in which she loses consciousness.
Words
This is a stop motion animation all about using your words to Change our world, having the confidence to stand up for what’s right and to show how one person can make a difference. We have words. And we need to use them. We are in this battle for our world and we are in it together. Words. Use them.
Ready for a Baby
A young woman in her thirties feels very happy and excited – she has a partner, everything in her life is under control, so now is the perfect time to have a baby. It should be easy and natural, with love and fun and everything else … right?
NOW
There never has been, nor will there ever be, a moment when life wasn't in the present. The seed is a seed, the flower is a flower, and the reunion with a loved one is experienced with all the traces of those shared "nows" in those present moments.
Code Delta
VFX in Modern Cinema offers a behind-the-scenes look at the craft of visual effects and the artists shaping today’s film industry. Through interviews, process breakdowns, and real production examples, the film explores how practical filmmaking blends with digital innovation to create seamless on-screen worlds. Focusing on the creative decisions behind compositing, motion tracking, and digital environments, the film highlights the role of VFX artists as storytellers rather than technicians. From subtle invisible effects to large-scale cinematic transformations, this short documentary reveals how modern cinema is built layer by layer. text here
Silver Lining
A story of a young boy from a small Indian city who started cycling and travelling places in pursuit of finding his silver lining.
True West
A German longs for the Wild West in his everyday life and gets mentored by a genuine Cowboy.
The Widows of BirdLuck
After her beloved lucky bird goes missing, a woman descends into a psychological battle with her suspicious neighbor, convinced she is the thief.
Made With Peace And Love
If you were a coffee bean in a glass jar with other coffee beans, how would you process the everpresent, looming feeling of impending doom?
Materre
Award-winning short documentary about the beauty of the Earth as seen from the International Space Station.
I love you so much
In life, we love and unlove. In life, everything begins, everything ends, and everything continues.
Square
When things are not going your way there’s always help.
Lucernario
After her mother's death, Marta returns to her old home. Something disturbing and shocking will deeply disturb her soul.
The Pickpocket
A short film. Mystery. Directed by Nick Rizzini.
IRL
IRL follows the chaotic and ill-fated lead-up to a woman’s first date.
Nino'
Nino is a boy of about twelve years old; he has no father, his mother is absent most of the day because she works, and he has to take care of his brother Marco, a child with Down's syndrome and autism. At school, he is bullied by some classmates until one day the teacher discovers something that will confront them with their conscience.
Sinfonía incompleta de artesanías de Fonce
Using audiovisual tourism, the camera reveals inaccessible places and shows us wonderful machines and crafts that are not known to the public. These secrets that are kept there are ancestral works of these lands that are used for the processing and transportation of coffee. The fique fiber gives a special bouquet to this drink, but unfortunately these are traditions that are being lost but not the tenacity of the people's work.
Margarita
A flower dreams of leaving her small patch of earth, but doesn't get quite what she wished for. A small story about a life changing event and the power of resilience and rebirth.
Stoopid Sheep
One Giant Leap For Sheepkind.
Memories of the Future
"Memories of the Future" is a cinematic reflection on the growing crisis of space debris, blending science, metaphor, and artistic abstraction. The film is presented from the perspective of a child—a future Earthling—who looks back at humanity’s actions with both wonder and concern. This perspective shapes the visual style: everything is slightly exaggerated, much like a child’s drawing, but rendered in a futuristic way. The satellites appear oversized, the debris fields impossibly dense, and the vastness of space feels surreal. It is a new era of storytelling, where scientific reality meets the boundless imagination of a child. At the heart of the film is a seemingly insignificant object—a single bolt. It drifts through space, small and unassuming against the backdrop of immense orbital structures. But its presence is deceptive. The bolt represents overlooked dangers, a silent consequence of human negligence. As it moves through the cosmos, it ultimately cracks a camera lens, distorting the view—a metaphorical warning that ignoring a problem does not make it disappear. Like a tiny mistake that spirals into disaster, the bolt embodies the unintended consequences of human actions. The film’s aesthetic is deeply influenced by classical opera and ballet, using Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, 2nd Movement to transform the slow-motion collision of debris into a haunting "space ballet." The choice of music elevates the visuals, creating a dreamlike yet unsettling atmosphere where beauty and destruction coexist. By incorporating real audio recordings—Sputnik 1’s signal, abstract radio transmissions, and Earth's magnetic field sounds—the film merges fiction with reality, grounding its imaginative visuals in scientific authenticity. The child’s voice, generated artificially, adds an emotional layer, as if the future is speaking directly to the past.
Rendez-vous
In a manor out of time, a man begins to paint a canvas.
Evermore
A young writer struggle to create, haunted by pesky little bird and the image of a raven. He transforms into a bird, fleeing from the ghosts of unrealized ideas. To rid himself of these monsters, he must capture them with quill on the pages of his book.
Chronos
Retired chef and timed cooking contests' champion Karol Chronowski lives stuck in the past. One day, a sudden phonecall breaks him out of his bubble – his long-lost son announces he's coming to visit. Karol once again takes up the race against time, attempting to prepare an adequate meal before the guest's arrival. He doesn't yet realise just how meaningful the forthcoming hours will turn out to be.
Space cat hob
A tiny and mysterious cat-like creature awakes in the remains of his smouldering spaceship and finds himself on a journey through a beautiful and dangerous world, in a quest for answers
MANGIA! (EAT!)
Music video of the song "MANGIA!" by Italian songwriter Alessandro Fiori
Melodia: a short film in rondo form
A rendezvous in Taiwan’s capital city. A musician gives voice to the day as contrasting lives intersect.
Indigo
The only color that exists in her world is BLUE...
a city ball
a ball rolls through, capturing the beauty of Los Angeles.
OPEN
A short that opens with Johns monologue, explaining the state of play on Earth.
Molina
A man and a woman sit in a quiet pub. The mood is tense. As the story unfolds we discover how their lives have become entwined in a foreboding tale of recreational technology run amok.
Magic Lee
Magician, conjuror, trickster and thief
The Sandman
The Sandman, a fairy of dreams, accidentally puts a train station operator to sleep just as two furious oncoming trains race against each other. He must now find a way to wake the operator up in order to avoid the crash!
myTune
A music driven short film about finding yourself in the melody of others
The everyday city bustel
The main character is an ordinary office worker, living a monotonous life. Work, home, home, work. It is his whole world. But although his house is a multi-unit column of text, and the office is a news section in a newspaper, the city itself is a newspaper, life and events have nothing to differ from the most possible, although the news from the more real world is most likely repeated. My film shows the priceless human freedom, its slavery in the social system. I hope this film will give people at least a minute to think about their existence.
naqlah (transformation)
During an ongoing devastating war, a young orphan, who lives with his mother, tries to put an end to the pain he suffers because of his disability. Paranormal activity happens to the world he lives in.
Cell
At the height of WW2, a cowardly deserter awakens in a Nazi prison cell alongside a mysterious female prisoner. Unwitting test subjects in a cruel psychological experiment the pair must follow a set of rules if they're ever to escape, but all is not what it seems.
Saturday
While playing on the playground, a little girl, under the care of her mother, discovers a secret...
The Terminus
Adam has played women all his life. He only cares about himself. At the end of the day he'll discover there are things he should have done differently.
My home
A small spider weaves a web on the window and lives on it. One day the man opens the window, the web breaks and the spider is left without a home. He tries to weave a new web for himself under the bed, in the stove or in the keyhole, but every time someone destroys his house. The wind blows a desperate spider from the windowsill to the bush. Here the spider finds a real home in harmony with nature.
Beautiful Smile
Amid the chaos of a dark cattle car, a fragile bond forms between Viktor, an Estonian boy, and the German girl Magda. In the midst of hunger, fear, and despair, Magda’s smile offers Viktor a fleeting moment of hope — but the brutal reality soon catches up with them.
We Fell
"We Fell" is a short drama about a relationship that isn't what it used to be. Tilda has gone through her boyfriend's phone one too many times, Zach wants to break the cycle.
Puppy Dog Tails
Puppy Dog Tails is a horror about a backpacker who stays overnight at a home in London. It soon becomes apparent this is not a place you would want to stay.
Gabriele
Gabriele loses his precious helmet and starts an epic journey for find it.
Rocketship
In the heart of Mumbai, six-year-old Ahana grapples with the loss of her beloved father, believing he now lives among the stars, as her imagination takes flight, from bubble-powered missions to secret plans involving balloons and ladders. She sets her sights on building a rocketship to reach him. But as Ahana’s dream soars, it’s her grounded bond with her mother, Aditi, that gently transforms grief into a tender journey of connection, wonder, and healing. “Rocketship” is a heartfelt tale of childhood resilience, magical realism, and the luminous power of love that transcends worlds.
Anastómōsis
A young man who cannot let go of his past mistakes meets the result of them. Will he redeem himself or slip again?
Give Me Your Phone
A mugger on the streets of London is faced with a tough decision when his victim offers an unexpected proposal. The film follows two Black men from different socio-economic backgrounds as they navigate the dynamics of crime and compassion.
The Chicken
Through the eyes of a silent witness, an innocent chicken flees for its life through a world of casual betrayal.
Draught
"Draught" follows a man navigating his empty apartment, encountering unsettling visions and sounds, leading him to doubt his senses. In the finale an unexpected gathering unveils a poignant truth.
The Prop
In the late hours of a film shoot, tensions rise, ambition and control take centre stage revealing deeper truths about power, ego, and the price of unchallenged attitudes at work.
Black Sky, Blue Soul
Two pilots go on an unusual journey, when their plane enters another dimension.
PRICKED
The Debs, an Irish coming of age event. A group of friends piece together the events of the night before with the morning after when Chloe (17) wakes up after being spiked.
Geoffrey's Heart
A teenage boy comes back home from a hospital, but something is not quite right.
Elodie
Elodie is a fairy passionate about painting, living in a world where even fairies have to work. Dreaming of only one thing—living freely with her daughter—she must overcome her fears to perhaps break free from the chains of everyday life.
Goes without saying
1920s style short movie. 1927, Charles meet Marguerite, a beautiful washerwoman. By trying to seduce her, Charles triggers a series of unpredicted events that will separate them. He then finds himself in an unknown world...