SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 Short Film Competition

POSTER BOY
2025 Canada | USA 16 MIN
DIRECTOR India Opzoomer
In the cutthroat world of 1990s boy bands, a desperate 16-year-old dancer betrays his best friend and bandmates in a misguided attempt to secure his spot in the limelight.

NERVOUS ENERGY
2025 USA 15 MIN
DIRECTOR Eve Liu
On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.

STRANGER, BROTHER
2025 Australia 14 MIN
DIRECTOR Annelise Hickey
When self-absorbed and lonely millennial Adam wakes to find his estranged half-brother on his doorstep one morning, he must face the family he’s been running from.

COYOTES
2025 France | Palestine | Jordan | UK 20 MIN
DIRECTOR Said Zagha
A Palestinian surgeon drives home after a long night shift, but little does she know that a commute through a desolate West Bank road will change her forever.

CASI SEPTIEMBRE
2025 Spain 29 MIN
DIRECTOR Lucía G. Romero
Alejandra struggles with the fear of abandonment. Living year-round with her family in a camping resort, a blossoming romance with a tourist brings her latent insecurities to the surface.