Butcher

2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Drama A failing mid-level marquee company in rural Essex battles with the difficulty of rising inflation and a faltering national economy, leading to drastic measures and butchered solutions. ‘Butcher’ explores the contemporary struggles of the working class and the forgotten voices of those who live within it. Director(s): …

Break Out

2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Comedy Tonight, Hazel, director of L’Étape—a failing, self-managed queer space—just found out that her new girlfriend, Claire, is living a double life: she’s engaged to a man. Unfortunately for Hazel, tonight is also the night the police have chosen to evict L’Étape’s residents. The building shakes, the door …

638. Aaron Bennett “Jokers Wild”

Happy Friday, Friends! Aaron Bennett brought his film “Jokers Wild” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December, 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director of a Horror Short as well as the Grand Jury Award for Best Sound Design, Short Film for his sound designer Matt Broadfoot. I’m happy to say …

Boulevard de la mort

2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Comedy A young woman who is in desperate search for her husband soon realizes that the surroundings are not as what they might seem for first and the boulevard she is on just keeps getting more and more strange. Director(s): Benedek Koszorus Writer(s): Benedek Koszorus Producer(s): Benedek Koszorus …

Becoming Chavela

2026 FI-Lima Official Selection:  Short Film – Comedy Adapted from Stephanie Trudeau’s docu-cabaret performance of the iconic lesbian Mexican singer Chavela Vargas’ life and music. Told in a hybrid genre–using performances, animation, and scripted narrative–this blend of approaches is a perfect combination to bring this unique tale to vivid life. Director(s): Joyce Callo Writer(s): Joyce …