Narrative Short Films / Cannes International Film Week

Narrative Short Films / Cannes International Film Week

The Cannes International Film Week is an online streaming film festival meant to showcase innovative world cinema from around the world by up-and-coming artists.

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Narrative Short Films / Cannes International Film Week
  • Franck (France) by Fabio Caldironi

    Franck is a soldier. He watches the streets of Paris. But one day, Franck decides to leave.
    Running time: 00:18:45

  • NŪR (Congo, The Democratic Republic of the) by Ryan Youngblood

    Tricked by a persuasive recruiter and pressured by his best friend, Nūr leaves his mother and younger siblings to join the Islamic State in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He believes he will be given a job and earn money to support his family, but instead finds himself in a remote jungle camp ...

  • Scenario (Japan) by Kazunori Miura

    Set in the future shortly after singularity has happened, this is a story of a woman's decision in a world where the "scenario" has come to present optimal solutions.
    Running time: 24:59

  • We Who Remain (Norway) by Sindre Mangen Haram

    On Christmas morning, brothers Vegard and Martin manage to visit the wrong grave. As they try to correct their mistake, their differing views on death and grief come to the surface, leading to an unexpected confrontation.
    Running time: 00:23:06

  • Dead tooth (France) by Romane Eilahtan

    Tara has a dental appointment to fix a dead tooth. But one unexpected event after another turns this endless day into hell. Will Tara find a way to smile again and at what costs?
    Running time: 00:20:00

  • Measurements (Italy) by Marta Capossela

    A couple's drama unfolds in the claustrophobic rooms of their small apartment. Psychological abuse is intertwined with daily life. He measures Her every day and diligently notes every slightest change in Her body. The trauma will survive even after Her rebellion.
    Running time: 00:19:59

  • Your Call (United States) by Alora Thompson

    A lonely teenager investigates the identity of the only person who gives her attention: a mysterious man who exclusively speaks to her through a phone-booth.
    Running time: 00:13:22

  • This Between Us (Belgium) by Helena Taghon

    In "This Between Us" a night in the birth village of student Lola provides insights into the fiery, yet fragile connection between her and her mother Sanne.
    Running time: 00:13:00

  • 20:15 México DF (Argentina) by Alejandro Di Meglio

    In the vibrant heart of Mexico City, two women meet and begin a tender, reflective journey together. Through intimate conversations, they explore themes of memory, love, and the passage of time. Their connection becomes a window through which they gaze not only at their present but also at the in...

  • Pleasure Nature (Belgium) by Lewis De Cooman

    Pleasure Nature is a non-traditional fiction film that questions the persistent stereotyping within the queer scene through a series of visual constructions. Alexander, a young man in his twenties, lives beneath the weight of a world where queer love is reduced to something sexual and animalistic...

  • Get You Better (United States) by Danica Jensen

    Based on true events; When an in-denial alcoholic is turned away from a treatment center for not being drunk enough, his estranged girlfriend must find a way to get him drunk to get him into rehab.
    Running time: 00:20:00

  • Our Father (United States) by Jannelle Christa

    A priest, haunted by the consequences of faith, finds his world upended when he unknowingly baptizes a man who confesses only to unnamed sins. The priest soon discovers that his new convert is a calculating killer, driven by a twisted need to absolve his own guilt through violence against those h...

  • Anchor (Portugal) by Helder Faria

    Anna and Helena, two mothers, struggle with forced separations. Anna, a Ukrainian refugee, tries to survive in Lisbon with her daughter Kamilla. Helena, Portuguese, grieves the death of her son. The two women become friends the day they meet at the Food Bank.
    Running time: 00:16:00

  • Donkey Skin (Morocco) by Taha Aziz

    In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, 16-year-old Ilyas, a determined young boy from a rural Amazigh village, embarks on a perilous journey to find medicine for his ailing mother. With nothing but his donkey as his companion, his path crosses that of Abla, a privileged young woman from th...

  • Themis is Tired (France) by Ilya Demutsky

    A corrupt judge’s life unravels when ‘Conscience’ invades her home as ball lightning. But the real reckoning comes with Themis — who drags her into a grotesque opera of justice, where the punisher becomes the punished.
    Running time: 00:34:20

  • The Cost of Consideration (Adjusted for Inflation) (US) by Tom Salvaggio

    A lonely man in his 60s accepts a stranger's invitation on a community app, leading him to Thanksgiving dinner with a young married couple in his neighborhood.
    Running time: 00:22:00

  • The Light (Hong Kong) by Angus Wong

    A middle-aged man and a young girl meet at a seaside in Hong Kong and share their views on different things in life.
    Running time: 00:21:15

  • Dragonfly (Shanghai) by Edward Liu

    Great-grandson Zhou Zihang has only two memories of his great-grandmother - her funeral and a contact. Unable to remember season and weather, he only remembers the persimmons that were handed to him and the unexplained crying
    Running time: 00:19:26

  • Florence & Nina (Belgium) by Miel van Hoogenbemt

    Two best friends set off on a road trip through Portugal looking for answers to their personal questions. An intimate journey begins as Florence and Nina are facing not only each other, but mostly themselves.
    Running time: 00:22:00

  • Sloppy Sunday (United States) by Christoff LeBlanc

    After calling it quits with her former pimp, a young prostitute thinks of a way to earn some quick money to leave town.
    Running time: 00:22:11

  • On the way home (Hong Kong) by Lee Yat Fug

    One night, by the riverside of Tuen Mun River, two girls on the same way home and lose contact with their friends and family due to phone malfunctions simultaneously. By coincidence, they met together in a familiar yet isolated space. Through this serendipity, their attitudes varied between susp...

  • Sick Enough (United States) by Allegra Venturi

    Stella has been struggling with an eating disorder for years before deciding to attend a six-month treatment program in an attempt to change her life. Although Stella signed herself up for rehab, she is resistant to letting her eating disorder go. Halfway through treatment, Stella is shocked to l...

  • Release (Hungary) by Zoltan Gergely Szabo

    A young man is in prison instead of his brother because he took the punishment on his behalf. A mysterious visitor arrives to persuade him to make a new confession. However, the tempter fails to achieve his goal.
    Running time: 00:10:09

  • It's Not That Deep (United States) by Aaron Razi

    A collection of overlapping conversations at a party. An attempt at capturing the Gen-Z blend of nihilism and comedy, dotted with brand names and increasingly irrelevant semantics.
    Running time: 00:07:13