A quiet mosaic of small-town America, tracing the subtle fractures in everyday life.

PORTALS explores the body, nature, and heart as doorways into deeper dimensions of self and our inherent interrelatedness. Through movement, imagery, and original music, the film enters the liminal space between inner and outer worlds, where the body becomes a threshold into feeling, knowing, int...

You always get the feeling that something is going to happen when you leave the cinema. The film was so powerful… What if it kept going? Two young people meet in front of the cinema and talk about the films they dream of. And slowly, their dialogue invades the film until it exists on screen.

Germany, 1984. Late one evening, Walther Loose, a respected and wealthy citizen, opens his door to a stranger named Leonard. The man carries a single accusation: he claims Walther was once an SS guard responsible for unspeakable crimes in a concentration camp. Walther denies everything. He calls ...

Part mid-life crisis, part mundane wallowing, a woman finds solace from her neighbour after a bad date night.

Tadley Padsworth is a single frog living in a single-use world, battling endless waves of litter that destroy his home after every rainfall, until inspiration strikes in an unexpected way.

In the year 2077, global warming has driven up mortality rates, mental disorders, and violence. Those who are not wealthy enough to migrate to the Moon remain on Earth, struggling to get by — among them Lou, a young former actress who has turned her caravan into a food stand. When a mysterious gi...

A 6x2'20 minutes mockumentary led by an anonymous young woman investigating the collapse of feminine figures of desire through the fictional final interview of actress Farrah Vega.
Running time: 00:14:00

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...

When Catarina finds out that she is pregnant, she questions the responsibility and consequences of bringing a child into this world and age.
Running time: 00:17:06

A major sponsor prematurely terminates its endorsement deal with NNC, a TV network. Despite the valiant effort of Stephanie Serrano, NNC’s Chief Brand Officer, the sponsor remains steadfast in its decision to cut ties with the network.
Running time: 00:19:00

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

Synopsis: A woman's lifeless body is lying on a room's floor. A shocked man is staring at it. Beyond the closed door, someone is quietly trying to get in: he's a 9 years old child. These three are a family. Or what's left. Running time: 00:19:50.

Selections/awards: Sulmona Int Short FF (Best Ab...

In tomorrow's Tokyo, the technologically-enhanced body of a young mercenary hacker is overrun by a sentient data weapon. Wanted, the parasitic A.I becomes her only ally as she is chased across the city by those seeking to salvage it.

A father with financial problems is forced to pay compensation for the damage caused by his son. He tries to get out of this situation by keeping his dignity.

The son of the family is antisocial, psychotic, skeptic and sexist who judges women by the smell of their cosmetics! He believes that the smell of a decent woman’s cosmetics is different from an indecent one! He even classifies bees.
Running time: 00:15:00

In an adaptation of Dante Alighieri's Inferno, when an ex-soldier goes rogue, he is killed and descends into Hell. Will he seek vengeance against his betrayers or atone for his sins to reach the shores of Purgatory?
Running time: 00:18:17

On the fateful day intelligent life arrives to destroy Earth, one slacker alien gets sidetracked when he’s smitten with a bitter barista. Suddenly, our survival depends on whether this space-schmuck can get her number, before his plucky partner blows us sky high.
Running time: 00:16:59

Influenced by Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House", Nora is confronted with her primal urges, when her husband is away on a business trip and she is left home confined to herself.
Running Time: 00:09:53

Synopsis: A woman and a driver share a car ride. Whilst sharing the liminal space, the mysterious pair discover they may be more connected to each other than they realise. Running time: 00:07:10.

It is very complicated to get rid of your guilt. Stay calm, Archeìo will take care of it. Running time: 00:02:20.
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A cowboy strands in a small bar after a fight with his ex. In the search for oneself, he is soon immersed in the jungle of drunkenness, loneliness and sadness.
Running time: 00:16:36

A young Japanese girl riding the train posts a message from her phone to an online thread: 'I'm a high-school student and I'm a virgin, does anyone want to pay to be my first? It has to be tonight'

Synopsis: When a businesswoman is promoted to investor relations, she comes face to face with a power-hungry man who dangles the keys to the kingdom in exchange for what he wants. Running time: 00:07:34.
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Selections/awards: Garden State FF.