We’re proud to reveal the official selections for the inaugural Intercultural Voices Film Festival!
Carefully curated into three powerful sections, this year's lineup showcases bold, heartfelt, and boundary-pushing films from across the globe.
These selections reflect the soul of our festival: diverse storytelling, fearless perspectives, and a shared human connection.
Explore each section below to discover the films that will premiere on June 7th, 2025, in Los Angeles.
Announcing the 2025 Official Selections!
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
BOxnard
Director Martín Alberto
United States, Duration: 5 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
Italy, Duration: 17 mins
Sing My Own Song
Director Liuzhen Amy Huang
Student Short Film
United States, Duration: 4 mins
Célimo
Director Nicolás Jaramillo
Student Short Film
Colombia, Duration: 14 mins
Healing Roots
Director Niklas von Klitzing
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
United States, Duration: 16 mins
Sara
Director Ariana Andrade Castro
Women in film, Latinx Narrative
Peru, Duration: 18 mins