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Butcher

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Drama

A failing mid-level marquee company in rural Essex battles with the difficulty of rising inflation and a faltering national economy, leading to drastic measures and butchered solutions. ‘Butcher’ explores the contemporary struggles of the working class and the forgotten voices of those who live within it.

Director(s): Tom Colley
Writer(s): Tom Colley, Alex Zolghadriha
Producer(s): Tom Colley, Alex Zolghadriha, Olivia Maiden
Key Cast: Alex Zolghadriha, Joel Beckett, Dean Kilbey, Terry Stone, Marnie Baxter

Country: United Kingdom

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Source: FILA

Break Out

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Comedy

Tonight, Hazel, director of L’Étape—a failing, self-managed queer space—just found out that her new girlfriend, Claire, is living a double life: she’s engaged to a man. Unfortunately for Hazel, tonight is also the night the police have chosen to evict L’Étape’s residents. The building shakes, the door cracks, and soon, so will their love story.

Director(s): Tadeo ESCALANTE                                                                                     Writer(s): Tadeo ESCALANTE
Producer(s): Laura Legall
Key Cast: Maëva Trioux, Maëva Lième, Noam Sinseau, Mille Zhong, Jason Joseph-Eugène

Country: France
Peru Premiere

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Source: FILA

638. Aaron Bennett “Jokers Wild”

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Happy Friday, Friends!

Aaron Bennett brought his film “Jokers Wild” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December, 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director of a Horror Short as well as the Grand Jury Award for Best Sound Design, Short Film for his sound designer Matt Broadfoot.

I’m happy to say that this is Aaron’s second appearance on the Discover Indie Film podcast, though this time he flew solo. Back in 2023 Aaron was part of the podcast for “Good Counsel,” a short film that he wrote for producer & actor Chandra Bond that was directed by David J. Levine and starred Chandra along with Janelle Jones and Matthew Keefe.                                                                                                                        Amusingly I had no idea that Aaron had been on before!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               I’m going to guess that my poor memory is not just due to my advancing age but also that it was a five person Zoom.                                                                                                                                                                 If Aaron had been on the mic in person back in 2023 as he did for this podcast, I swear that I would have remembered.

Follow Aaron on Instagram at @aaronwritesstuff
Follow Jokers Wild on Instagram at @jokerswildmovie
Follow Jokers Wild on TikTok at @jokerswildmovie

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Discover Indie Film Links
DIF Podcast Website – DIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles

Source: Discover Film

Boulevard de la mort

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Comedy

A young woman who is in desperate search for her husband soon realizes that the surroundings are not as what they might seem for first and the boulevard she is on just keeps getting more and more strange.

Director(s): Benedek Koszorus
Writer(s): Benedek Koszorus
Producer(s): Benedek Koszorus
Key Cast: Boglárka Demeter

Country: Hungary
South American Premiere

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Source: FILA

Becoming Chavela

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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Comedy

Adapted from Stephanie Trudeau’s docu-cabaret performance of the iconic lesbian Mexican singer Chavela Vargas’ life and music. Told in a hybrid genre–using performances, animation, and scripted narrative–this blend of approaches is a perfect combination to bring this unique tale to vivid life.

Director(s): Joyce Callo
Writer(s): Joyce Callo, Stephanie Trudeau
Producer(s): Stephanie Trudeau, Joyce Callo
Key Cast: Stephanie Trudeau

Country: United States
Peru Premiere

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Source: FILA