BAGGAGE
Directed by Jeni Emery
Written by Ramsay Palmer
USA, 2025, 7 minutes 23 seconds
On a heroic quest to find out what happened to his desk
supplies, a man faces perilous truths revealed to him by his coworkers.
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CHIAMARA & POORVI
Directed by Elsie Arisa, Director Zane
Written by Elsie Arisa
USA, 2026, 7 minutes 05 seconds
A Nigerian-American law graduate awaiting her bar results faces an ultimatum from her immigrant parents: pass and stay independent, or fail and be pulled back home, her future decided for her. The same night, her best friend’s romantic proposal is shattered when both families arrive unannounced to push an arranged marriage and “correct” the daughters’ life paths.
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OUTWIT THE DEVIL
Directed by Anthony Nicholas Moore
Written by Anthony Nicholas Moore
USA, 2026, 12 minutes 24 seconds
Struggling and desperate, John finds his reality shattered when an anonymous email offers him a mysterious device that promises to fulfill his every desire. Upon donning a cryptic VR headset, John enters into an unbreakable, blood-signed contract with a demonic entity, trading his soul for limitless power. As the supernatural deal takes hold, John is thrust into a terrifying, fractured existence where time slips away and his own body becomes a vessel for a sinister force, ultimately leading to a chilling demand for sacrifice.
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SALtY
Directed by Josh Martin
Written by Alex Raban
USA, 2026, 15 minutes 56 seconds
Dave, an aging surfer, opens up to an anger management counselor about his triggers such as foilers, onewheels, and vanlifers.
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SANDWICHED
Directed by Meg Swertlow
Written by Tiffany Chandon
USA, 2026, 9 minutes 44 seconds
Caught between her insatiable Gen Alpha child and her boundary-lacking Baby Boomer parents, a burnt-out Millennial Mom tries to reclaim her sanity.
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CATHARSIS
Directed by Casey Long
Written by Casey Long
USA, 2025, 1 minutes 32 seconds
A man grieving the loss of his father can't find the solace he's looking for in an AI-generated image, so he sets out to find the catharsis he needs through means that he's never attempted before.
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WE'RE HERE
Directed by Chad Kelley
Written by Chad Kelley
USA, 2026, 7 minutes 45 seconds
What begins as a familiar, lighthearted conversation between two real-life brothers on a scenic trail slowly deconstructs itself into something far more devastating. As they swap old memories and trade philosophical advice on survival, the boundaries between the past and the present begin to blur.
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MY FOOT IS IN HEAVEN
Directed by Iyad Hajjaj
Written by Iyad Hajjaj
Palestine, USA, 2026, 15 minutes
Wahid Najjar is a man who desperately wants to protect what is left of his family,
already decimated by the loss of several children by the merciless bombs from
a relentless enemy raining death daily from the skies. His two remaining
children, Ahmed, age 11, and daughter Samar age 9 fight to survive in a place
where food is scarce and death is a daily reality.
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