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 McFarland, Quinn Aune, Taylor Lawrence, Richard Shelton, Daniel Joo, Mushond Lee, Paul Sinacore

Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere

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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

 

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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

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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 Ellis, Yara Martinez, Wilson Bethel

Country: United States

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2025 Official Selection: Short Film- Sci Fi

An overly ambitious paperboy delivers newspapers at the dawn of the most important day in human history.

Director(s): Daniel Alexander Edelen
Writer(s): Daniel Alexander Edelen
Producer(s): Daniel Alexander Edelen, Joshua Carlin
Key Cast: Cyrus Schmit, Onthineal Westman, Matt Dy

Country: United States

World Premiere

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