SEP 27 @ 4:00PM | FREE
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SNOWBIRD – Finalist
Dir: Patrick Curran | United States | Narrative Short | 2024 | 25 min
A self-taught rocket scientist invites a big city journalist out into the desert to cover a launch that will prove, once and for all, that the Earth is flat.
BIBLE CAMP – Finalist
Dir: Philip DeRise | United States | Narrative Short | 2024 | 13 min
Young Korean immigrants assimilate to baseball, burnt hot dogs and hostility at a discount daycare. Rocking out to vinyl records at Bible Camp has unintended consequences. A traumedy, based on a true immigrant story.
CACTUS IN NEED – Finalist
Dir: Giorgos Dellis | Greece | Student Film | 2024 | 9 min
Kostas, a young office worker is forced to work overtime by his boss while also trying to match the expectations of his best friend and his girlfriend. His imagination is the only way out from this demanding reality.
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FISHERMAN'S DREAM
Dir: Robby V. | United States | Animated Short | 2025 | 2 min
A fisherman and a fish may be more similar than you think.
UNSTABLE: A PONYTALE — Finalist
Dir: Lauren Hale | United States | Student Film | 2025 | 2 min
A girl named Sydney is looking at ponies for sale. Instead of the fancy show ponies, she enthusiastically picks a crazed pony with a mean streak. The insane pony tries everything to shake her determination; however, through the bucking, biting, and crashing, the little girl’s smile never wanes. When the pony finally pushes her over the edge, they are surprised to make an unlikely team.
CELL BUDDIES — Finalist
Dirs: Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miguel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas | Netherlands | Student Film | 2025 | 5 min
Sam, a grumpy raccoon, is stuck sharing a cell with Bob, a sweet but dim manatee. Sam hatches an escape plan. In their chaotic jailbreak, Sam’s hardened edges soften as Bob’s loyalty shines. Will they escape? Maybe. But together, they’ve already cracked something bigger: trust.