2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary Feminist scholar, Susan Rennie, seizes her iPhone and sneaks her queer, octogenarian body into master works of art, disrupting the narrative of the male gaze. Director(s): Cheri Gaulke Writer(s): Cheri Gaulke, Sue Maberry Producer(s): Cheri Gaulke Key Cast: Susan Rennie, Kirsten Grimstad Country: United States Poking fun at …
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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror Jiminy is experiencing trauma so Dr. Scanlon enters his mind to replace his memories, but the trouble might be worse than he thought. Director(s): Duane Andersen, Josiah Polhemus Writer(s): Josiah Polhemus Producer(s): Peter Kangas, Josiah Polhemus, Duane Andersen Key Cast: Josiah Polhemus, James Mercer II Country: United States …
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2025 Official Selection: Feature Film – Horror Raya, a tormented woman caring for her bedridden husband, is haunted by terrifying nightmares. She wakes up each morning in the forest, falling deeper into freshly dug graves beneath her. As supernatural forces torment her and the line between dream and reality collapses, she unearths a horrifying secret …
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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama On her day off and fresh off a breakup, Willow, a young assistant is assigned to help her high-powered boss’s husband with a bizarre task. Director(s): Kathy Meng Writer(s): Kathy Meng, Harry Bacon Producer(s): Sam Stulin, Jenna You Key Cast: Aolan Guo, Yves Yan Country: United States Los …
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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Sci-Fi Talia’s depression keeps her locked in her apartment until she receives a HeLP-O, a paper butler robot that unfolds, cooks, and cleans, but can HeLP-O give Talia the help she really needs? Director(s): Kevin O’Brien Writer(s): James Kislingbury Producer(s): Connor O’Brien, Kevin O’Brien Key Cast: Quinn Francis, Kevin …
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