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MANEATER

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Jeff

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

Jasmine, a young college girl, grapples with her situationships manifesting as floating dick hallucinations that haunt her every move.

Director(s): Jasmine Hurt, Aphrodite Armstrong
Writer(s): Jasmine Hurt, Aphrodite Armstrong
Producer(s): Jasmine Hurt
Key Cast: Jasmine Hurt, Ariel Sandino, Izaah Gray Jones, Alex Ekker, Santiago Sepulveda, Isabel Stewart, Christian Ahmad Brown, Sierra Jallad, Natasha Dvorak, Jamilah Muhammad, Courtney Hodges Jr.

Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere

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Source: SOFF

Parikrama

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Jeff

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

An 11 year old Anjali, frustrated by her mother’s slight, threatens to leave home. When her threats are laughed at and ignored by her mother and her siblings, she sets out on an odyssey across the city of Varanasi.

Director(s): Shilpi Singh
Writer(s): Shilpi Singh
Producer(s): Reena Singh
Key Cast: Anjali Bharati

Country: India
Los Angeles Premiere

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Source: SOFF

Hey HeLP-O! Let’s Go!

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Jeff

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – SciFi

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 provide her with 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 O’Brien, Caitlin Cutt

Country: United States