A Girl Called Alice

Director: Tristan Loraine

United Kingdom

Runtime: 14:59



In the middle of London’s mobile‑phone‑theft epidemic, a gifted young phone thief is challenged by a notorious gang leader to prove just how good she really is — but it may not be a wise choice.

He Grows Taller

Director: Nathaniel Urbanski

Minnesota

Runtime: 6:09

An insomniac housewife awaits the creature that enters her bedroom every night. It remains her quiet secret until a suspicious neighbor peels back the curtain.

Living Room Years

Director: Mythili Andharmule, Camille Bajamundi

Illinois

Runtime: 1:34



A couple takes their first good look at a house they are moving into. Inside, they find peeling wallpaper, cobwebs, and an armchair left behind. The story follows the perspective of this old chair as it experiences life with a family—baby supplies, scratches from the cat, years of wear. The family keeps it through their happiest moments and as their child grows up. Eventually a new massage chair replaces it, and the old chair is left outside. Someone picks it up, giving it a bittersweet but hopeful new life.

The Game Camera

Director: Emily Railsback

Chicago

Runtime: 20:25



When a grieving woman installs a night‑vision camera in her mini‑horse's corral, the specter of a human intruder on her rural Kansas ranch makes her reconsider her husband's death.

SAVE THE DATE

Director: Dezmond Gilla

Hawaii

Runtime: 4:17



Frustrated with dating apps, an eager young man ventures into speed dating but fate steps in and the night takes an unexpected turn.

The Lost Dog

Director: Chris Randall

Michigan

Runtime: 15:30



A young woman's attempt to return a lost dog leads to an unsettling discovery at the owner's home.

Jacked Off

Director: Alex Donewald

Illinois

Runtime: 5:25



Carson Jackson & Ronnie the Righthand Man make their debut in this comedy short about how sometimes the most influential advice can come from the least expected people.

Milk Tooth

Director: junyoub ma

South Korea

Runtime: 10:30

Marie, the timid younger sister, doesn’t want to lose her baby tooth—but she does want the pizza she was promised. An offbeat yet heartfelt coming‑of‑age story about sisters who muster the courage to face a small but meaningful challenge.

Deadication

Director: Charles Hornsby

California

Runtime: 10:00



An unsuspecting woman stumbles upon an antique book, only to discover that it opens a portal to a sinister past and unleashes an unspeakable evil.

Saint Linda

Director: Jeff Hadick

Virginia

Runtime: 5:48



What’s it mean to be a dog person?

Oracle of Delphi, Ohio

Director: Carter Mitchell Stewart

New Jersey

Runtime: 19:38



A loss‑prevention specialist’s world is upended when he encounters a store employee who intuitively knows when people steal.

Crowd Work

Director: James Austin Black

Chicago

Runtime: 6:47



A stand‑up comedian dips his toes into some crowd work, forever changing his life.

Nowhere Good

Director: Bryant Carroll

Ohio

Runtime: 13:08



An aging lifelong grifter is forced to confront someone she hurt long ago, facing the question of whether she’ll destroy them again or finally choose reconciliation.

Potluck

Director: Kathleen Maus

Chicago

Runtime: 5:08



At an office holiday potluck, one employee’s unsettling homemade dish becomes the centerpiece of a silent showdown that reveals just how weary people are of trying something new.

Distorted Copy

Director: Amr Assad

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Runtime: 1:34



A psychological AI horror short about a man trapped in an abandoned hospital simulation while an artificial intelligence attempts to build a distorted human copy of him.

The Last Visit

Director: E.J. Gong & Corbin Weitenhagen

Seattle, WA

Runtime: 7:05



Mr. Harris has been coming to Jack’s BBQ for years, known not just by his words but by his presence; today he orders the usual, but something is different, and before he leaves he shares something with Jack that changes everything.

The Harpies

Director: Rogan Lovse

British Columbia, Canada

Runtime: 4:30



Aura and Matt take shelter in an abandoned lumber mill, unaware a deadly harpy lives there; as tensions rise and danger closes in, Aura discovers a dark power within herself.

Hamster in my Head

Director: Jerry S Gonzalez

Illinois

Runtime: 14:47



A genetically modified hamster escapes a mad scientist lab in a prototype human mech suit and now uses the technology to go on dates.