Tomorrow’s Bandits

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

After two rookie criminals recruit a “friend of a friend” for a heist, the three men find themselves stranded, anxiously waiting for their driver to pick them up.

Director(s): David Ambrose
Writer(s): David Ambrose, Nicholas Sisti
Producer(s): Cheyenne Santiago
Key Cast: Dominick Cost, Darius Lassiter, Nicholas Sisti

Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere

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Source: FILA

You Can Only Blink Once

2025 Official Selection: Featurette – Drama

Due to his Tourette Syndrome, Jordan experiences struggles to interact with society. It gradually steers him toward a criminal lifestyle.

Director(s): Efe Tuncay
Writer(s): Efe Tuncay
Producer(s): Efe Tuncay
Key Cast: Michael Coley, Gabriel Quintella

Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere

A criminal with Tourette Syndrome.

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With Arms Raised

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

A routine rideshare takes a dark turn when a passenger’s unsettling conversation with the driver spirals into a terrifying revelation.

Director(s): Jon Cvack
Writer(s): Jon Cvack
Producer(s): Brittany Whiteq, Jon Cvack
Key Cast: Andrew Garret, Jonathen Wallace

Country: United States
World Premiere

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Winter Psalm

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

Irene, a Chinese-American Adoptee burdened by gambling debts, returns to her childhood home to steal but confronts her estranged family and haunting memories. Facing her past and fragile identity, she struggles between who she is and who she was.

Director(s): Hao Yan
Writer(s): Hao Yan
Producer(s): Mandy Chen
Key Cast: Danni Wang

Country: China & United States
World Premiere

A restless shell comes back to steal her soul.

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Whispers

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Thriller

After opening a mysterious door while hiking in the woods, a depressed Ruth finds herself in a haunting predicament.

Director(s): Ming Fen Congdon
Writer(s): Ming Fen Congdon
Producer(s): Alexa Frish, Rose Knight, Christine Celozzi
Key Cast: Kate Surinskaya, Monaye Moyes, Donovan Wolfington

Country: United States
World Premiere

You never know what you’ll find in the woods.

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Source: FILA