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 …
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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 …
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2025 Official Selection: Featurette – Documentary A millennial Black filmmaker and artist from Portland, OR, Devin Boss embarks on a transformative journey in Where We Goin?—a series uncovering the stories of Black creatives, cultural stewards, and change makers who redefine resilience and innovation. Director(s): Devin Boss Producer(s): Devin Boss, Zoe Piliafas, Donovan Scribes, Elizabeth Stock …
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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama The Last Light explores the quiet beauty of human connection in the face of catastrophe. As two friends face an unthinkable emergency, they forgo fear and futile escape, spending their last moments reflecting on life, mortality and what matters most. Director(s): Drew Lewis Guerra Writer(s): Drew Lewis Guerra …
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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror Trapped in a strange surveillance-filled apartment and decaying by the minute, a young man relies on a cryptic series of vaccines to slow his demise while plotting revenge on the unseen force controlling his fate. Director(s): Gordon Phillips Writer(s): Gordon Phillips Producer(s): Marcelo Quiñones, Gordon Phillips Key Cast: …
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