2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy A beleaguered wife discovers there’s more to her husband’s immature antics than meets the eye. Director(s): Cate Fogarty Writer(s): Cate Fogarty Country: United States World Premiere Marriage exposes everything.   Return to 2025 Official Selections – Films Source: FILA

2025 Official Selection: Featurette – Horror A possessed Babushka doll unleashes a nesting chain of malevolent entities, forcing a mother and her young daughter to confront a legacy of generational trauma—unfolding through a narrative structured like the doll itself. Director(s): Jon James Smith Writer(s): Jon James Smith Producer(s): Taylor Lawrence, Paul Sinacore  Key Cast: Hayley …

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2025 Official Selection: Short Film- Drama Peter returns home to seek reconciliation with his comatose mother. Director(s): Mac Pettit Writer(s): Mac Pettit Producer(s): Manan Choudhry Key Cast: Rebecca Berinbaum, Erik Kavanagh, Ivan Sorokin Country: Canada Los Angeles Premiere Some things are too important to be left unsaid.   Return to 2025 Official Selections – Films …

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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror After a traumatic event, Sam reunites with a former friend turned Neo-Shaman—only to suspect the healing ritual offered hides a darker intent. Director(s): Mark Perceval-Maxwell Writer(s): Mark Perceval-Maxwell Producer(s): Mark Perceval-Maxwell, Ben Perry Country: United Kingdom Los Angeles Premiere Stop Being So Afraid Return to 2025 Official Selections …

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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy A work-obsessed assassin sent to “retire” her coworker is shocked to discover her target is pregnant and infuriated by how baby-proofed a nursery can be. Director(s): Annie Girard, Diana Wright Writer(s): Annie Girard, Diana Wright Producer(s): James Bristow, Kourtney Gleason, Matt Danner, Rachel Parsons Key Cast: Mary Elizabeth …

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