Explore the 2025 Sections:

Echoes of the Soul: A Poetic Mosaic

June 7th | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
A poetic, emotionally rich collection of short films blending animation, experimental cinema, surreal comedy, and personal drama. This section offers a deep dive into cultural memory, grief, healing, and imagination.

A Tender Dream
Director Nazli Eda Noyan
Video Art / Experimental
Turkey, Duration: 8 mins

Faith in Love
Director Bang Lei Yan
Student Short Film
China, Duration: 23 mins

Ursa Minor
Director Sophie Schmid
Student Short Film
United States, Duration: 5 mins

Some Kind of Japanese
Director Robyn Tomiko
Short Films (Documentary),
United States, Duration: 18 mins

Zombie
Director Lisa Margot Spencer
Student Short Film
United States, Duration: 5 mins

A little extra
Director Bijoyeta Sahoriya Das
Student Short Film
United States, Duration: 3 mins

Wildfire Smoke
Director Rodolfo Pérez-Luna
Video Art / Experimental
Chile, Duration: 12 mins

Stuck in frame
Director Tyler Nguyen
Student Short Film
United States, Duration: 11 mins

Into the red’s tale
Director Alisdair Zhang
Student Short Film
United States, Duration: 4 mins

Couto Mixto
Director João Gomes
Short Films (Documentary)
Portugal, Duration: 28 mins

Fronteras & Fantasía: Latinx Stories That Push Boundaries

June 7th | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Latinx filmmakers take center stage with stories that defy expectations. These bold shorts fuse magical realism, documentary, and social commentary, exploring identity, resistance, gender, and community from fresh, fearless angles.

Shadows of Hope
Director Elena Rojas
Short Films Narrative
United States, Duration: 14 mins

Sing My Own Song
Director Liuzhen Amy Huang
Student Short Film
United States, Duration: 4 mins

Mazapan
Director Neil Macphail Wilson
Latinx Narrative
United States, Duration: 5 mins

The Last President
Director Bin He
Short Films (Narrative)
United States, Duration: 5 mins

Sombra
Director Drew Hooks
Social Impact Films (Narrative & Documentary)
Mexico, Duration: 9 mins

Galvanic Heart
Director Valentina Valencia
Women in Film, Latinx
Colombia, Duration: 12 mins

Pedigree
Directors Brittney S. Harris, Russ Fulmore
Social Impact Films (Narrative & Documentary)
United States, Duration: 9 mins

F*CK FAME - Underground Feminist Hip-Hop: Batallones Femeninos México
Director Saray Argumedo
Social Impact Films (Narrative & Documentary)
Mexico, Duration: 15 mins

Before Life
Director: David Feria
Short Films (Narrative)
United States, Duration: 12 mins

The Human Thread: Stories Without Borders

June 7th | 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Global in scope and deeply personal, this section brings together poignant stories of migration, inequality, transformation, and belonging — each film tied together by the common thread of our shared humanity.

Tell Me Who I Am
Director Luca Caserta
Short Film Narrative
Italy, Duration: 17 mins

BOxnard
Director Martín Alberto
Narrative Animation
United States, Duration: 5 mins

Célimo
Director Nicolás Jaramillo
Student Short Film
Colombia, Duration: 14 mins

Healing Roots
Director Niklas von Klitzing
Short Films Documentary
Germany, Duration: 12 mins

When we say evaluation,
it isn't the same thing
Directors Gladys Rowe, Brandon Mitchell
Indigenous Cinema
United States, Duration: 7 mins

Un dia normal
Director Maurizio Dominguez
Short Films Narrative
United States, Duration: 16 mins

Sara
Director Ariana Andrade Castro
Women in film, Latinx Narrative
Peru, Duration: 18 mins