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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.

Directed by Alek Lean · Thriller

Saturday 5 September

  1. 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

    Drama · 14 min

  2. Astrals Apart

    When two eternal Astrals awaken from a long hibernation, they discover that the bond which steered their spaceship has been broken. Instead of reaching their intended destination, they find themselves awakened at the boundary of the universe.

    Directed by Mikolaj Aleksander Holowko · Thriller · 14 min

  3. The Abduction of Persephone

    Interpretation of the famous Greek myth "The Abduction of Persephone". The young goddess Persephone was forcibly taken to the underworld by Hades. The girl becomes a hostage of circumstances and subsequently accepts her fate.

    Directed by Marina Kapinus · Animation · 4 min

  4. INFECTED

    A body decays. A forest regrows. A virus mutates. In silence and shadow, nature remembers what humanity tries to forget. Spanning generations of hidden experiments and unraveling global systems, this fictional record draws a chilling line from buried weapons labs to present-day collapse. The infection spreads—not just through blood, but through behavior, memory, and belief. When control slips from our grasp, what remains of choice, of humanity, of survival?

    Directed by CHIH HAO SHEN · Surreal · 3 min

  5. The Eye

    A character wakes up in a laboratory where seems an accident has happened. Then he looks to his eye which is at his butt now. He panics and starts searching 'the solution' while he is battling with this hazardous environment.

    Directed by Cenk Köksal · Comedy · 3 min

  6. The Pickpocket

    A short film. Mystery. Directed by Nick Rizzini.

    Directed by Nick Rizzini · Mystery · 2 min

  7. Taste of Night

    A brilliant handsome man meets a young girl at the ball and tries to seduce her. How will this end, if one of them is an extraordinary creature?

    Directed by Liudmila Komrakova · Fantasy · 8 min

  8. A Complicated Way To Live

    A Complicated Way To Die is a reflection of our societies culture of turning our backs on the weak and needy. Through are protagonist Mr. Ellis we are given a sneak peak into the shadows of mental illness and not just the loneliness trapped behind closed doors but the loneliness of a mind that can not handle loss and change. Mr. Elis has an exhausting mental illness. He has lost his career, his mother, his best friend his only voice in a busy world. The only crutch left for him, a Goverment system that appears to be geared against him has unjustly and unknowingly began the beginning of the end, a series of designs and sketches, wires, cogs and a innocent young family accumulate in the only choice that Mr. Ellis thinks he has. Nothing is glamourized, its beautiful, its terrifying, it lives and breathes in the horror-like world of 21st century poverty but never rumbling to social realism clichés . "...the moral test of government is how that Government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the Children ,those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped. "

    Directed by Ged Hunter · Drama · 18 min

  9. Interview with the Devil

    In a hauntingly atmospheric Icelandic setting, a brilliant but disturbed serial killer begins creating grotesque works of "art" using human bodies, throwing the small, tight-knit population into chaos and fear. Desperate to understand and stop the killer, authorities turn to an imprisoned, legendary murderer—the Devil incarnate—believed to be the most dangerous mind in criminal history. A young profiler or detective is tasked with interviewing this entity, but the deeper they go into the Devil’s twisted logic, the more they risk losing their grip on reality. As the boundary between evil and artistry blurs, the ultimate question emerges: to catch a monster, how close must one come to becoming one?

    Directed by mohammed Sardar Sami · Thriller · 21 min

  10. 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.

    Directed by NURIA FREDERICK · Romance · 8 min

  11. I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU

    He will tell you what you want to know.

    Directed by Edward Bowen · Drama · 2 min

  12. Dung that’s all

    One night, two friends rob valuable jewels and rejoice as they imagine their wealthy future. Nevertheless, ambition and distrust end up spoiling their plans. The intact jewels emanate the shine of an infinity which is unattainable by man.

    Directed by Igor Cwajgenberg · Thriller · 34 min

  13. True West

    A German longs for the Wild West in his everyday life and gets mentored by a genuine Cowboy.

    Directed by Christian Skibinski · Comedy · 16 min

  14. New Beginning

    A short film. Animation. Directed by Sunyoung Du. 2018.

    Directed by Sunyoung Du · Animation · 2 min

  15. Sheepdog

    Faced with imminent death at the hands of his gangster boss, a henchman goes full existential by trying to find the meaning of life while he tries to kill his boss before he gets to him.

    Directed by JASMEET SINGH · Crime · 21 min

  16. Stella Erratica

    Alone on a desolate planet. Or is he? This experimental lo-fi sci-fi, shot on super 8 film, charts a voyage through space to another world. Although the monsters may lie much closer to home... Props from the film were also used by David Bowie's production team for his penultimate music video, 'Blackstar'. The film was painstakingly edited by hand, using optical effects to create an authentic, vintage style.

    Directed by Ben Barton · Sci-Fi · 10 min

  17. The Behind

    Salsabella, a little curious girl who found herself to be drawn towards the forbidden forest and suddenly got sucked into it. Scared, she not only finds out she is in very sticky situation, she tries to find a way out between two worlds. She finally understands what is more than meets the eye. Fear, shock, and speechless in one go.

    Directed by Nureen Qistina Afandi · Fantasy · 6 min

  18. I AM DIFFERENT

    A boy born with a visible difference grows up facing relentless prejudice and isolation, only to find peace late in life when he stops hiding and finally accepts his true nature.

    Directed by mr.Press marcelo presotto · Animation · 11 min

  19. Das Bilderhaus

    An ensemble short about people going to a movie theater. Three storylines: A boy falling in love, a couple in a very strange relationship and two film nerds having a discussion with an unexpected outcome ...

    Directed by Tom Sielemann · Comedy · 16 min

  20. Funemployed

    A surreal comedy about despondent office worker, Sally. Unable to hold down her day to day job, she builds a fake office in her own home, in the hope of creating a more healthy work environment. An old colleague reaches out and Sally must decide whether to stay in her flawed utopia or return to the cold light of day.

    Directed by Elliot Taylor · Drama · 10 min

  21. "Brainstorm" (Video)

    The song is called Brainstorm because like a written essay, I am pulling various aspects of my life and explaining how I use those aspects as motivation!

    Directed by Dom Mann and Dana Burtin (LyricalGenes) · Music · 3 min

  22. Roomate

    Vicky es estudiante y alquila una habitación cerca de la universidad donde también está alquilando su amigo Pablo. Al llegar a la casa conoce a Silvio, el dueño, un tipo que a simple vista parece ser muy cordial y servicial pero no todo es lo que parece...

    Directed by GONZALO ALBORNOZ · Thriller · 12 min

  23. Confetti

    Some parties don't end as you expect.

    Directed by Àngel Estois · Animation · 3 min

  24. The Black Hole

    A sleep-deprived office worker photocopies a "Black Hole" late one night - Suddenly the possibilities seem endless. Will greed get the better of him?

    Directed by Philip Sansom · Sci-Fi · 3 min

  25. 18 - Hatman

    "18" is a compelling drama that follows the journey of Jack, a man trapped in a life of misery and addictive. Through his struggles with personal setbacks after losing the closest family members because of him, which led to a constant feeling of guilt, the film explores the transformative power of hope and the resilience of the human spirit. It delivers a powerful message to those facing adversity, reminding them that there is always a glimmer of light at the end of the darkest tunnels, and that strength and vulnerability are not mutually exclusive.

    Directed by Andrea Tiatto · Drama · 26 min

  26. 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.

    Directed by Cameron Hall · Documentary · 12 min

  27. Bragging Rights

    3 superhero housemates try to out brag each other with their accomplishments.

    Directed by James Atkins · Comedy · 7 min

  28. 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.

    Directed by Finn Boyle · Sci-Fi · 11 min

  29. Thomas

    Thomas is a young man that has cerebral palsy. See the effects it has on his father and how Thomas deals with it so well. Inspiring, powerful and an eye opener.

    Directed by Andrè D Chambers & Daniel P Lewis · Drama · 6 min

  30. Nuovo Cinema Para-Virus

    During the lockdown, the cinema sends a video letter to humankind. The theatres are closed, sets are locked, and the cinema can no longer create new dreams.

    Directed by DANIELE PIGNATELLI · Surreal · 6 min

  31. Red or Green ?

    Two dudes try to defuse a bomb.

    Directed by Christian Skibinski · Comedy · 3 min

  32. Celebrate Bairrada With Vasco d'Avillez

    Vasco d’Avillez takes a journey through the secrets of wine created in the Bairrada region in Portugal. Set out to discover what makes it special, from the terroir to the glass, including the climate, the grape varieties, and the love with which the producers treat their vineyards. Thus sharing secrets of generations that deserve the recognition of everyone who tastes the 4 wonders of the Mealhada table.

    Directed by Paulo Fajardo · Documentary · 19 min

  33. The Gift that stayed

    The animation tells the story of a lonely grandmother living in a small house among towering city skyscrapers. One day, she receives an adorable robot, which she initially rejects, ignoring its attempts to help. Everything changes when the robot helps her find her lost glasses. This small act of kindness breaks the distance between them, and a warm friendship blossoms, filling the grandmother's life with joy and closeness.

    Directed by Hanna Bezler · Animation · 7 min

  34. Book vs An Antiquarian

    A curiosity shop owner finds a strange book that does not belong...

    Directed by Stanislava Buevich · Fantasy · 3 min

  35. Toothbrush

    The life of a young man as told through his always-changing bathroom sink.

    Directed by Harris Alvi · Drama · 4 min

  36. Get On With It

    A short pastiche of the growing trend of not only displaying every production company logo at the start of a film, but also the repeated use of their names within the opening credits.

    Directed by Richard Steele · Comedy · 2 min

  37. When the snow will fall

    A young guy, just abandoned by a girl and plunging into apathy, meets his neighbor from the house opposite, grandfather, who really wants to make friends with him.

    Directed by Ekaterina Asrieva · Animation · 12 min

  38. 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.

    Directed by Polaris Castillo · Music · 3 min

  39. The Man Who Never Was

    The Man Who Never Was is a short film covering themes of depression, suicide and mental disorders. It is a game of cat and mouse where the prize is one man’s life.

    Directed by Jonathan Cygnaeus · Drama · 11 min

  40. Glückliche Gesellschaften

    During a cozy evening in front of the tv with sparkling wine and creamy tarts, Betty tells her friends Stefan and Gesa about her four-month stay in a neurological research institute, which results in them eventually revealing absurd and formative experiences from their own pasts. In the background other figures lurk, waiting for their chance to butt in and add their own to cents.

    Directed by Noah Fritzsche · Comedy · 28 min

  41. South City Underdogs

    The story of how an unknown man, who briefly appeared on a public access television show in 1994, became "internet famous" decades later without his knowledge. Joe Parisi sets out to find out how this could have happened.

    Directed by Joe Parisi · Documentary · 19 min

  42. Call to the world

    The hero creates an ideal world and populates it with humans that eventually destroy them. The Creator is trying to save his creation by creating more worlds, but in the end it all ends up failing.

    Directed by Natalya Olegovna Belyaeva · Animation · 4 min

  43. Anastómōsis

    A young man who cannot let go of his past mistakes meets the result of them. Will he redeem himself or slip again?

    Directed by Alessandro Lattanzi · Noir · 7 min

  44. Nowhere Road

    Two soldiers patrol a world that has been invaded by Aliens.

    Directed by Christian Skibinski · Drama · 12 min

  45. Dubai - Into the Future

    In my opinion, Dubai is a futuristic city with full of opportunities. This film is how I perceived the city while staying there for a short period. The theme of this travel film is a mix of its present developed state and futuristic approach towards growth.

    Directed by Vikash Thakur · Documentary · 5 min

  46. Megaville - After Hours

    On a restless night in the cyberpunk city "Megaville" a disillusioned ranger encounters a washed up chef called Jack. They reach an agreement and a culinary duel to the death follows. A lethal supper that only one of them will survive.

    Directed by Tim Cürlis · Sci-Fi · 14 min

  47. 1976

    A short film. Music. Directed by Daniel Shapiro.

    Directed by Daniel Shapiro · Music · 2 min

  48. A.M. Curse

    A woman is in rush as she believes she is late for work, on top of that. everything that can go wrong... HAS!​

    Directed by Dylan Smith · Comedy · 5 min

  49. MANGIA! (EAT!)

    Music video of the song "MANGIA!" by Italian songwriter Alessandro Fiori

    Directed by Francesco Faralli · 3 min

  50. Rendez-vous

    In a manor out of time, a man begins to paint a canvas.

    Directed by Jimmy Boutry · Drama · 2 min

  51. Crude Picnic Drilling

    What is energy? Where did it come from? How do we find it? How do we obtain it? An oil tycoon seeks wealth in a city park.

    Directed by Michael Mallis · Animation · 4 min

  52. 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.

    Directed by Robin Lancaster Bisio · Experimental · 3 min

  53. 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.

    Directed by A T Beaune · Music · 13 min

  54. Noah's Wish

    This short drama will take you on Noah's journey to recreate a happy family memory in order to get his mourning father to acknowledge him again.

    Directed by Annie Hopkins · Drama · 7 min

  55. Jellyfish

    A man's encounter with a mysterious woman leads to a whirlwind romance across Amsterdam and Jakarta, where their fragile connection mirrors the delicate yet unpredictable nature of Jellyfish.

    Directed by Keanji Kasyfulwarits · Romance · 22 min

  56. Hi-P

    An animated parody ad about a juice company with a glimpse into how the juice is made.

    Directed by Peter Glinski · Comedy · 2 min

  57. 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.

    Directed by Maria Sergeevna Plosman · Animation · 5 min

  58. Ouroboros

    A story about a struggling stage director named Choi who's trying to adapt Susan Or's web fiction.

    Directed by Trevor Choi · Drama · 30 min

  59. Lock & Key

    An experimental short about inanimate objects and the perceived notions some people give them.

    Directed by Christian Skibinski · Experimental · 1 min

  60. 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?

    Directed by Elsa Wörmann · Romance · 16 min

  61. What Do You Think?

    I'm panicked, I'm sweating, I need a stiff drink. I know what is coming...

    Directed by Aaron Weinstein · Comedy · 3 min

  62. Luca's Resilience

    Luca's Resilience is a coming-of-age drama that focuses on Luca, a 12-year-old boy who finds himself in a new family with his mother after the divorce of his parents. After a difficult period in which he has to get used to his new situation, Luca needs his father's presence more than ever. Unfortunately, his father fails to do so, and the disappointment and pain this causes Luca drives him further and further into emotional isolation.

    Directed by Moreno Koning · Drama · 23 min

  63. Ubi sunt or Where are those who were before us?

    The main theme of my work, as the title suggests, is memory and death. The invention and democratization of the medium of film/video has profundly changed the perception of family continuity but humanity's as well. "Ubi Sunt" is comprised by material taken from the Internet Archive in order to create an ecumenical family death album. It's part of the "Ars Moriendi" triptych.

    Directed by Smaragda Nitsopoulou · Documentary · 3 min

  64. 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.

    Directed by nabil senhaji · Surreal · 17 min

  65. Urination Complication

    A girl on the road just needs to pee...but if only she could find a spot

    Directed by Elliot C. Rosen · Comedy · 4 min

  66. Forbidden Holiness

    Reut has been married to Shahar for 5 years. The rabbi's lesson took place precisely on the same night on which Reut is commanded by the Torah to dip in the mikvah ( holy waters) for her and her husband to be intimate. Reut has a very clear goal: she wants a child, the biological clock is ticking. According to the rabbi, it is forbidden to go to the doctors, so her only option is to try to conceive a baby tonight!

    Directed by Doron Neeman · Drama · 14 min

  67. 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.

    Directed by Ameya Bhagwat · Romance · 10 min

  68. Hot Monkey

    A bedtime story takes a turn for the weird when a woke storybook builds into something wildly inappropriate.

    Directed by Big Red Button · Surreal · 3 min

  69. 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?

    Directed by KAZUYA ASHIZAWA · Comedy · 2 min

  70. The Chamber

    A young man lives in a dark, strange chamber, unsuitable for a decent life, trying to cope with constant disturbances from outside. One day, strange people bring him something that will change his life and lead him on a journey of contradictions, troubles and uncertainties.

    Directed by Fidae Sbaai · Political · 24 min

  71. Under the Stitches

    Under the Stitches is a short film that tells the story of Lilli, a young jew seamstress hidden in the basement of Hilda’s house, the owner of the workshop she used to work at, during the end of World War II, in Europe. There, she continues to work on the embroideries for dresses, until she must begin to make the insignias for the german nazi uniforms. Overtaken by fear and mistrust towards her boss’s intentions, she manages to find herself and recover the values of her faith, facing the challenge of staying alive.

    Directed by Micaela Geslin · Drama · 43 min

  72. 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.

    Directed by Irina Petrova Adamatzky · Surreal · 3 min

  73. SHIFTED

    Jordan's day becomes anything but ordinary when she's "gifted" the power of shapeshifting.

    Directed by Nathan Ragland · Comedy · 9 min

  74. a city ball

    a ball rolls through, capturing the beauty of Los Angeles.

    Directed by Miguel Mouchess · Documentary · 1 min

  75. 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.

    Directed by Sophia Albrecht · Romance · 22 min

  76. OPEN

    A short that opens with Johns monologue, explaining the state of play on Earth.

    Directed by Jack Buck · Drama · 3 min

  77. 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.

    Directed by Ryan Patrick · Music · 5 min

  78. The Boulder

    An aspiring artist repeatedly paints Sisyphus pushing the boulder, as she attempts to break into the art world, experiencing simultaneous success, failure, support and disappointment.

    Directed by Ashley Catherine Dick · Comedy · 3 min

  79. Red Line

    A spiritual bath of a man who tries to walk on a red line. There comes a light which shows the way. It is when he realizes that he is not walking on the ground. Observing reality, gives him strength and courage to leave the rope and the cane aside. And that is when and how he conquers the universe.

    Directed by Kaveh Sistani · Animation · 2 min

  80. The key

    In an unknown place, a man wakes up to find himself nowhere. Suddenly, he stumbles upon a strange stone with the mysterious capacity, With each and every use of the stone, the place changes unpredictably. fast the most important question bursts out: Is the stone reflecting his desires or is it controlling him?

    Directed by Hussam Sharwany · Drama · 13 min

  81. Cava Grande - Crashing

    Cava Grande - Crashing is an animated short film created by Tan Tunçağ for his music project, Cava Grande. Set in a vast, barren landscape where water is the only element of fluidity, the film presents an environment dominated by towering monoliths and fragmented statues of women. These statues remain still, yet their fractured pieces drift weightlessly, as if suspended in a gravity-defying space. The muted, blue-toned palette enhances the sense of isolation and timelessness.

    Directed by Tan Tuncag · Surreal · 4 min

  82. Rebel Hearts Love Story

    How following your heart, opening up your heart and connecting your heart inspires us all, especially the universe.

    Directed by Casey Sheppard · Adventure · 4 min

  83. I dissolved the universe

    A young man travels to Bratislava to find the superlative of purposelessness.

    Experimental · 11 min

  84. 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.

    Directed by Holly Lilja Evans · Fantasy · 3 min

  85. 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......

    Directed by Ruitong Ren · Drama · 11 min

  86. 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...

    Directed by José Augusto Carvalho · Comedy · 12 min

  87. 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.

    Directed by Marcelle Abela · Documentary · 7 min

  88. Bubbles

    An exploration into visual trickery without using CGI in our latest visual experiment using vegetable oil and powder paint.

    Directed by Lewis Rees · Sci-Fi · 3 min

  89. 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.

    Directed by Giuseppe Casapulla · Animation · 8 min

  90. The Bag

    A women visits her elderly parents to discovered her mother is hoarding pills for her eventual suicide attempt and her father is accepting of this.

    Directed by Ray Nomoto Robison · Drama · 29 min

  91. The Chicken

    Through the eyes of a silent witness, an innocent chicken flees for its life through a world of casual betrayal.

    Directed by Rahul Akole · Satire · 4 min

  92. Sticks

    Crossing a lake with a fox, a chicken and a bag of beans. We all know the riddle but not quite like this. When returning to the site of her treasured youthful memories to scatter the ashes of her family pet Beans, Sharon discovers her abandoned childhood creations have evolved into more complicated creatures in need of her help. Can she find the solution or will her choices make things worse?

    Directed by Junaid Faiz · Comedy · 9 min

  93. Innerglow - So Long

    A short film. Music. Directed by Nikolay Draganov. 2019.

    Directed by Nikolay Draganov · Music · 4 min

  94. The Days of Knight: Chapter 1

    Elite soldier William Alexander is ready to leave the battlefield behind. After years of service, he embarks on his final mission. But as William and his team move through the mountainous landscape, strange occurrences begin to unfold. As the mission unravels into chaos, William is forced to confront a terrifying truth: he may not be destined to make it home. Sometimes, for some, fate has other plans.

    Directed by John P Martinez · Sci-Fi · 34 min

  95. 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.

    Directed by Ziping YU · Fantasy · 1 min

  96. 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.

    Directed by 少辉 刘 · Romance · 18 min

  97. The Basket

    A teenage refugee is hiding in a wrecked trailer and is using a basket to beg for food from passers-by. The presence of a man, who happens to pass by the basket, will bring about a turning point in his life.

    Directed by Aris Lechouritis · Political · 14 min

  98. World War III

    A girl lives alone near the American military base of Sigonella. When Trump decides to attack Syria, she begins to warn the World War III.

    Directed by Gaetano D'Aquila · Drama · 5 min

  99. iRony

    A film that explores the relationship between man and technology...told from the perspective of a phone. Variously described as an Animation, an Experimental Film, a Narrative, a Documentary or a Film-Poem depending on who you speak to, this hand drawn animated film is based on the poem 'Seven Billion' written by the film director that won 2 National poetry awards: The Young Australian Writer’s National Award for Poetry, selected out of a field of 30,000 and the Karen W Treanor Poetry Award (Youth). iRony has been selected to 7 Academy Award Qualifying Festivals. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tZUdUJdpuw&feature=youtu.be

    Directed by Radheya Jegatheva · Documentary · 9 min

  100. Loser

    A short film about the life of a simple toothbrush

    Directed by Ильдар Эрикович Зиннятуллов · Comedy · 3 min

  101. 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.

    Directed by Kostas Gakis · Family · 15 min

  102. 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.

    Directed by Antonio Sidoti · Sci-Fi · 10 min

  103. Gone

    A young girl comes home after a big night out to find Pop waiting. Thinking she's in trouble, she discovers a problem much bigger than herself.

    Directed by Julian Ramundi · Drama · 7 min

  104. Bird Seed

    Never has the saying been more true; you will reap what you sow...

    Directed by Peter Mottram · Comedy · 2 min

  105. strange alloy

    An otherworldly poetic reflection on the sources of the collapse of humanity.

    Animation · 2 min

  106. Spill a Little Tea

    Spill a Little Tea reimagines Delaroche’s The Execution of Lady Jane Grey as a contemporary act of witnessing and resistance. The work draws on the quiet tension of the original painting, transforming it into a space where suppressed voices rise to the surface. “Spilling tea” becomes both confession and revelation—stories once hidden now shared, honored, and believed. This piece stands for women across time who have been unjustly killed, abused, or silenced. By revisiting a historical moment of innocence and powerlessness, the work insists on remembrance, accountability, and the urgent necessity of speaking truths that were never meant to disappear.

    Directed by Jade Laurelle · Music · 4 min

  107. I love you so much

    In life, we love and unlove. In life, everything begins, everything ends, and everything continues.

    Directed by José Augusto Carvalho · Experimental · 7 min

  108. The Letter

    ‘The Letter’ is a sapphic/lesbian love story and drama, following ex-partners, Jodie and Anna, as Jodie tries to come to terms with how and why their relationship ended. When Jodie receives a letter from her ex-lover, Anna, she meets Anna again to explore her unresolved feelings.

    Directed by Katie Parker · Romance · 7 min

  109. 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.

    Directed by Jacob Thomas Varley · Surreal · 18 min

  110. Black Sky, Blue Soul

    Two pilots go on an unusual journey, when their plane enters another dimension.

    Directed by Tim Cürlis · Sci-Fi · 7 min

  111. MANIERA GRECA

    The night comes to its end at the greek night club (bouzouki-dance floor). It’s five o’clock in the morning. The few last clients left at the club are clapping out of habit for the opening singer while she finishes her appearance with a long ‘goodnight’. Nobody could have guessed what would happen when the leading star of the night program, the famous singer Koureas, begins to sing his brand new hit, a zeibekiko* song called, ‘the bearded man’. A sequence of ecstatic events? A raised challenge? Hugs hanged on alcohol? Maniera Greca or in other words, the way the world goes round? We are the witnesses of the clients leaning on their drinks with their eyes on us, our eyes on them and Katerina Gogou, still looking straight to all of us..37 years later. *Greek folk dance of free choreographic structure

    Directed by Kirineos Papadimatos · Music · 18 min

  112. The lift

    Trapped in a lift, Karan hears a mysterious voice that knows everything about him. What begins as a malfunction becomes a journey of reflection, faith, and facing his deepest fears.

    Directed by Hania Pikulska · Drama · 12 min

  113. 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.

    Directed by Telmo Soares · Documentary · 23 min

  114. 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.

    Animation · 3 min

  115. 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.

    Directed by Laura Lee Daly · Comedy · 11 min

  116. Daag

    A city housewife is occupied with her daily household chores. Stains have accumulated in various corners of the house—some fresh, some old. Then, the doorbell rings. A gift has arrived. She tries to feel happy, but a shift in her thoughts unsettles her. She notices the stains are not just on the walls—they have settled on her body too. She attempts to clean them, starting with the ones in the house, but she hesitates, unable to bring herself to do it. Caught in the same cycle, she grows weary. Can she break free?

    Directed by Rajessor Das Gupta · Drama · 10 min

  117. 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.

    Directed by Richard Bazley · Psychological · 43 min

  118. 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?

    Directed by Radheya Jegatheva · Sci-Fi · 8 min

  119. The Video Shop

    The video shop can be a magical place. what's inside has the ability to make you burst out laughing, cry with sadness, scream with fear and occasionally jump for joy. rex knows this all too well, though for him its not always the videos that make him feel this way. the customers sometimes like to lend a hand too.

    Directed by Kyran Davies · Comedy · 9 min

  120. 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.

    Directed by Cai Verderese · Adventure · 2 min

  121. 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.

    Directed by Jorge Luis Jara Solorzano · Stop Motion · 9 min

  122. Shining Tor

    A young couple out hiking discover a doorway to another world.

    Directed by Andrew David Barker · Sci-Fi · 6 min

  123. El Luchador

    After his undefeated streak is destroyed, a wrestler submerges into limbo and must find a way out.

    Directed by Polaris Castillo · Drama · 12 min

  124. Coffee place

    An unusual event happens in a small cafe where many people come.

    Directed by Soo-min park · Comedy · 32 min

  125. Hamish - Bedtime Interlude

    Music promo exploring the struggle to fight against society's stereotypes

    Directed by Oliver Crawford · Music · 4 min

  126. Schrodinger's Cat - Intergalactic Super Spy

    What do you get when the greatest spy kitty in the known universe, an emu with a touch of megalomania and a pair of cheeky kiwis cross paths? "Schrodinger's Cat - Intergalactic Super Spy" that's what! The nefarious General Emmanuel Eduardo Estophelos Emu the Third is determined to pull off a daring heist when his plan is unexpectedly interrupted by the coolest cat in the espionage business, Agent Guybrush Slade. Will General Emu succeed? Will Agent Slade stop him? Will the kiwis watch everything unfold with a bag of buttered popcorn? FIND OUT! MEOW!

    Directed by Thariq Amir · Animation · 3 min

  127. Continue

    A short film. Drama.

    Drama · 6 min

  128. 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.

    Directed by Ray Nomoto Robison · Comedy · 5 min

  129. Vanish

    After several years of separation, Nick and Lisa are trying to figure out what went wrong in their relationship and how to live on.

    Directed by Nicos Verdiev · Romance · 24 min

  130. Scarecrow

    A bickering couple, Thomas and Natalie, are stranded on a deserted, country lane, in a car that has run out of fuel. After deciding to try and find a garage, they become lost and disorientated, and eventually happen upon a creepy looking scarecrow. The scarecrow has an ominous sign around its neck which reads - ‘Do Not Touch’ and, although Thomas is nervous and cautious, Natalie becomes intrigued by its apparent mysticism. Seduced by its beguiling power, she is prepared to ignore the stark warning with chilling results; as they both ultimately succumb to its malevolent will.

    Directed by Lee Charlish · Thriller · 9 min

  131. 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.

    Directed by Thomas Baxter · Coming-Of-Age · 10 min

  132. Goat on a Scooter

    Illustrator is filmed drawing Goat on a Scooter which then drives off.

    Directed by Louis Benoit · Comedy · 4 min

  133. 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?

    Directed by Andrew James Taylor J Taylor · Drama · 6 min

  134. Mothers

    A tribute to the mothers of geniuses. They changed their children's world, and these children changed the world.

    Directed by Publio César de la Vega García · Animation · 10 min

  135. 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.

    Directed by Elise Marra · Romance · 12 min

  136. Leaf Tango

    A charming and entertaining cartoon animation of two Leaf characters dancing the tango and playing classical music.

    Directed by Joel Stutz · Comedy · 1 min

  137. 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.

    Directed by Rich Chambers · Sci-Fi · 17 min

  138. D.P.D. Echo 1 (Series - Proof of Concept)

    Officer Barton and Corporal Keller work as cross-trained police officer paramedics on the night shift for the Detroit Police Department. Witness their trials, triumphs and tragedies in this drama that is inspired by actual events.

    Directed by Joe Malouf · Drama · 22 min

  139. Burying The Mother In-Law

    Mark should be looking forward to his stag do. Instead he's in a forest at 4 in the morning, helping his best friend, Sam dig a grave for their mother-in-law. A corpse will become the least of their worries, as the night has only just begun.

    Directed by Sean Wilcock · Horror · 11 min

  140. 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?

    Directed by Anthony Riach · Fantasy · 14 min

  141. Rita

    A Stop-motion short horror film, exploring themes of obsession and loneliness, independently handcrafted for my illustration BA grad.

    Directed by George Daniel Garry · Animation · 4 min

  142. La cuna de Moisés

    José Guillermo’s mind is still in the countryside, but his body is already in the city. The sounds take him to a torturous past and life ends up giving him a surprise.

    Directed by María Catalina Cruz-González · Drama · 7 min

  143. 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.

    Directed by Paul Holbrook · Sci-Fi · 12 min