2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – SciFi 

Micro-Short Dystopian Sci-fi. When society divides into sectors, drones are everywhere, who can you really trust?

Director(s): Karen Elaine Lutz
Writer(s): Karen Elaine Lutz, Erika Arlee
Producer(s): Karen Elaine Lutz
Key Cast: Karen Elaine Lutz

Country: United States
South American Premiere

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Documentary – Featurette

Sergei Paradjanov (1924-1990), a brilliant filmmaker of Armenian origin, remains a legendary figure in the opposition to the Soviet regime which landed him in prison, notably for homosexuality, for years. A pilgrimage to his house in Yerevan by a French director of Russian origin who admires his work turns into a mystical experience in search of the spirit of the Master.

Director(s): Jérôme AMIMER
Producer(s): Jérôme AMIMER, Vilen Gharibyan
Key Cast: Jérôme AMIMER, Serge AVEDIKIAN

Country: France

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Documentary

Based on the true story of a teenage girl who escaped twice from a concentration camp and finally freed herself and 3 other young women on, The Long Road Home.

Director(s): Barbara Anne Lindstrom
Writer(s): Barbara Anne Lindstrom
Producer(s): David Brock
Key Cast: Hanna Sukiennik

Country: United States

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Documentary – Featurette

Since Jimmy Carter left the White House, millions of people of every race, culture, and creed have made the pilgrimage to his hometown of Plains for a glimpse into the folksy life of the modern day peacemaker. Yet Plains is haunted by a segregated past. A train track still divides the town into two–Black and White. Is separate always segregated? Is different always divided? This is Plainspoken.

Director(s): Andrew Greer
Writer(s): Andrew Greer
Producer(s): Andrew Greer, April Dace, Chris Cameron
Key Cast: Jimmy Carter, Kim Carter Fuller, George Williams, Jan Williams, Penny Taft, Andrew Young, Boze Godwin, Betty Godwin, Jill Stuckey, Mary Minion, Mary Prince

Country: United States
South American Premiere

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Documentary – Featurette

With a career that spans over four decades and across the globe, Jamaican singer Pat Powell (Patou) is one of Australia’s most accomplished yet hidden vocal talents. He is the artist that everyone wants to work with – the singer’s singer who sings with 15 bands, including the ARIA award-winning Melbourne Ska Orchestra. Born in the UK to Jamaican parents, Pat left the racism of the UK as soon as he could, although ‘stupidly’ found his way to Australia with its own racism issues. Father to four children from different mothers with varying ethnic backgrounds, Pat’s children all identify differently and raise a discussion about racism and where identity comes from.

Director(s): Fiona Cochrane
Writer(s): Fiona Cochrane

Country: Australia
South American Premiere

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