SHORT FILM BLOCK II
A highly curated selection of local and international films as chosen by our team of programmers. All titles are eligible for an Audience Choice Award!
Closing Act
Faced with the departure of her roommate, the kind but stubborn Julia must adjust to a life of her own. Realizing that moving on means losing more than just objects, Julia embarks on a nostalgic journey of self-discovery. A magical realism journey of coming of age.
Directed by Mariane G Rech
12 min
Pangea
Rita spends her last day in the city trying to resurrect the artist her ex-lover used to be.
Directed by Mimi Davila
15 min
Dad Doll
In a world without dads, one doll will rise...
Directed by Kyle Kenyon
10 min
Abortion Party
Managing to scrape together money to pay for an abortion after her Polish exchange student boyfriend gets her pregnant, the director decides to celebrate with a party. In attendance are her geriatric ska musician neighbor, semi-retired gang affiliates, her dirty gay roommate, and ever-present bedbugs.
Directed by Julia Mellen
13 min
Sole
A Korean American cobbler in Nashville, Tennessee finds peace in his simple life. A meditation on dreams, sacrifice, and unconditional love of life.
Directed by Haneol Lee
13 min
The Release
A wannabe wellness influencer goes viral for all the wrong reasons — but a mysterious cult might just hold the key to her redemption.
Directed by Clare Austen-Smith & Sofia Dobrushin
11 min
Free From Hunger
A story about how stray cats often end up choosing – and binding themselves to – their humans.
Directed by Sano Yang
2 min
Miss Sunday Pork Roast
Feast on your inhibitions
Directed by Isabel Nixon Klein
6 min
A Reconciliation at the Donut Shop
A homeschooled girl from Pennsylvania, obsessed with The Doom Generation, tries to reconnect with her estranged half-sister and land a marketing manager job at their uncle’s donut shop by hiring an actor to reenact a reunion that never happened.
Directed by Zach Tavel
8 min
NANI
As Ramadan draws to a close, a young woman returns home, stirring up buried tensions and unspoken truths that refuse to stay in the past.
Directed by Mainak Dhar
10 minVariousPT1H20M2026-04-26Various
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