6 minutes

France

Director - Chang YuFang / Dejoux Matthieu / Forestier Maxime / Jonckheere Lucas / Mercier Noah / Pradeilles Marie / Royer Apolline / Stora Lorys

A baby sea turtle needs to reach the ocean. To achieve that, she has to overcome lots of obstacles and predators on her way.

7 minutes

Director - Corey Benson Powers

Wine, sun, and a good book: the perfect ingredients for Tori to relax in her yard on a beautiful summer day. Spurred by a flirtatious message, Tori launches into an impromptu photo shoot – unaware that she has an audience.

6 minutes

Australia

Director Michael Peacock

With the Australia cost of living crisis at an all time high, Davina, a thrifty mother of 5 with skyrocketing grocery bills, searches for anything that can be done to relieve the pressure.

12 minutes

California

Director Jackie Moore

The night before returning to work, Sarah, a young doctor and new mother, unravels under the pressures of new motherhood. A vivid nightmare blurs fear and reality, forcing her to confront her deepest anxieties and the cost of failure. Second Shift is a psychological drama about the unseen toll of modern motherhood and the pressures women silently carry.

I Just Wanted a Photo with the Cool Cosplayer, But the Universe Said No

4 minutes

Director - Nina Shay

Jamie is thrilled to attend Anime-Con for the first time... but when she spots someone cosplaying her favorite character, her mission to get a photo turns into a wild chase!

11 minutes

Texas

Director - Nolan Rutland

Bryan is tired of feeling like a loser and it's caused him to lose his faith in Satan. However, during a fiery argument with the priest of his local Satanic church, a secret is revealed that may change his life.

11 minutes

Director Nicole Patton

At a high school party, a bashful girl relives moments from her past relationship, realizing that true love is closer than she could have imagined. 

1 minute

Uzbekistan

Director - Eugenia Nita

From above, the earth fades into a sacred stage. Amid ancient walls and timeless skies, she spins — not to be seen, but to be transformed. This is not performance. This is prayer in motion. With every turn, she releases the world, returning to the axis of spirit. Her body yields, but her essence shines — anchored in silence, illuminated from within. The drone does not just follow her — it bears witness to power in its most sacred form: surrender

13 minutes

Canada

Director Angie Mills

Rock out like a Mother!

A group of hard working middle-aged Moms start a hard Rock band.

14 minutes

California

Director Jeph Porter

A skeptical teenage girl, Riley, reluctantly joins her UFO-obsessed father, Jerry, on a road trip to a UFO convention, only to experience an otherworldly encounter that brings them closer together.

5 minutes

United Kingdom

Director Sam Robinson

Directed by Sam Robinson and shot in Los Angeles, New York, London and Tokyo, Touch follows 100 people who share their stories of human connection and what that means to them in a beautiful and energetic collision of culture, history and experience.

5 minutes

Chicago

Director Biography - Dylan Kaufmann

On a special day, a young man reflects on his lonely life with only his pet bird for company, leading to an unexpected revelation about their bond.

13 minutes

Illinois

Director Adi Gandotr

Ari’s nosy neighbors have all received calls from his mother for reasons he doesn’t understand.

13 minute

California

Director Julie Herlocker

After a women’s health doctor has a charged encounter with a volatile protester, she faces a moral dilemma she could never imagine.

9 minutes

Chicago

Director Jack Pochop

In order to save the human race, Santa must traverse dimensions and enlist the only man who can help: another version of himself.

4 minutes

New Jersey

Director Yutong Cheng

The comedic animation follows a ghost who must pass a test similar to a job interview to decide if she can be reincarnated as a human. Through witty conversations, the film uses light humor to explore deep, existential questions.

13 minutes

North Carolina

Director Isaac Weinberg

In 2014, Bulls legend and NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen changed his phone number. Shortly after, George - a then 14-year old middle school student with no ties to the Chicago Bulls or Scottie Pippen - unknowingly claimed Pippen's old phone number. In the years following, George has had plenty of people reaching out to him looking for Pippen. "Dialing Scottie" looks at the humorous and unexpected consequences of having the old phone number of an NBA hall of famer.

8 minutes

Connecticut 

Director Tova Hopemark

3 minutes

Canada

Director Lynn Smith

Animated directly under the camera and set to a rollicking doo-wop song by Canadian songwriter Zander Ary, the film reveals the dilemma a husband and wife face every time they go out to eat. Will their culinary differences douse the flames of romance, or will love prevail?

10 minutes

Spain

Director Gerald B. Fillmore

After ten years living together, Sebastian is going to confess the truth to Lucia about his sexual orientation. Sebastian is a victim of social pressure and he has been leading a double life but now the time has come to confess Lucia that he is heterosexual. it's time to get out of the closet, I mean, back to the closet.