TERRI & RICHARD
2026 USA 16 MIN
DIRECTOR Alex Bijan Zandi
In 1960s NYC, Terri was a manager of folk musicians, while Richard was a pioneer in the literary avant-garde. Now, sixty years later, they reflect on their legacy and mortality.
CHUURAA
2026 UK 18 MIN
DIRECTOR Evgenia Arbugaeva
In the wilderness of the Siberian Arctic, an Indigenous Sakha paleontologist descends into the depths of the melting permafrost and traverses the mythical realm of the Underworld in search of an ancient creature.
BUCKSKIN
2026 USA 17 MIN
DIRECTOR Mars Verrone
An experimental portrait of the filmmaker’s grandfather: Carroll B. Williams, a ground-breaking African-American and Indigenous forester, reflecting on his work and legacy in the twilight of his life.
AT THE STAGE WHEN (CI SHI CI KE)
2026 China 15 MIN
DIRECTOR Hao Zhou
In a Chinese megacity, a young laborer navigates her marriage to a well-off man and finds herself bound to an unintended future.
WATER COOLER
2026 USA 11 MIN
DIRECTOR Emma V.F.
This documentary short — filmed in New York’s Federal Plaza from November 2025 through January 2026 — captures the virulent callousness of ICE agents detaining migrants who are trying to stay in the country legally.
THE BOYS AND THE BEES
2025 USA 18 MIN
DIRECTOR Arielle C. Knight
THE BOYS AND THE BEES chronicles the changing seasons in the life of the Ray Family as they pursue their dream of freedom: raising bees on a farm in Georgia.
