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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary
Feminist scholar, Susan Rennie, seizes her iPhone and sneaks her queer, octogenarian body into master works of art, disrupting the narrative of the male gaze.
Director(s): Cheri Gaulke
Writer(s): Cheri Gaulke, Sue Maberry
Producer(s): Cheri Gaulke
Key Cast: Susan Rennie, Kirsten Grimstad
Country: United States
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror
Jiminy is experiencing trauma so Dr. Scanlon enters his mind to replace his memories, but the trouble might be worse than he thought.
Director(s): Duane Andersen, Josiah Polhemus
Writer(s): Josiah Polhemus
Producer(s): Peter Kangas, Josiah Polhemus, Duane Andersen
Key Cast: Josiah Polhemus, James Mercer II
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Feature Film – Documentary
The OC Effect charts the surf and skate culture’s rise from rebellious Orange County roots to a global, billion‑dollar industry. Through rare footage and insider voices, it asks whether the culture’s authentic spirit can endure corporate takeovers, globalization, and shifting values as a new generation drives sustainability and innovation.
Director(s): Terry Corwin, Scott Hays
Producer(s): Terry Corwin, Scott Hays
Country: United States
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
On her day off and fresh off a breakup, Willow, a young assistant is assigned to help her high-powered boss’s husband with a bizarre task.
Director(s): Kathy Meng
Writer(s): Kathy Meng, Harry Bacon
Producer(s): Sam Stulin, Jenna You
Key Cast: Aolan Guo, Yves Yan
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
A Mother-Daughter duo work to save New Orleans by building a JFK Cult and recruiting more members. Will their savior arrive?
Director(s): Lauren W Bott
Writer(s): Lauren W Bott
Producer(s): George R Bott
Key Cast: Angelena Swords, Mya Lasalle
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
In a quaint European town where sausage and bread vendors duel daily for culinary supremacy, a high-stakes tricycle race between a mustached meat peddler and a fierce bread-slinging cyclist takes an unexpected turn—derailing their rivalry in the most surprising way.
Director(s): Nickolas Gilbert
Writer(s): Nickolas Gilbert
Producer(s): Nickolas Gilbert, Melissa Martinelli
Key Cast: Johnny Cannizzaro, Rose Hough, Dean Wood
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror
In the aftermath of a global pandemic, two grieving souls find solace in one another and attempt to recover what was once lost.
Director(s): Ahmed Zayani
Writer(s): Ahmed Zayani
Producer(s): Mohamed Fareed
Key Cast: Ghazi Al Shehabi, Rand Al Gosaibi, Lujane Yacoub
Country: Bahrain
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
Inspired by true stories, an emergency doctor struggling under the weight of life-and-death decisions must confront hidden trauma as he teaches a young medical student what it truly means to save a life.
Director(s): Jamon Tolbert
Writer(s): Andrew Chu, Jamon Tolbert
Producer(s): Bonnie Kim
Key Cast: Abigail Johnson
Country: United States
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
When 12-year-old Miles drifts too deep into the game, the line between player and prey vanishes—shattering his bond with his twin sister and exposing a force that decides who’s the player… and who’s the pawn.
Director(s): Cam Cordell
Writer(s): Alyson Croft, Cam Cordell, Autumn Gersmeyer, Cole Gersmeyer
Producer(s): A.C. Entertainment, Autumn Gersmeyer, Cole Gersmeyer
Key Cast: Autumn Gersmeyer, Cole Gersmeyer, Jaimes Timas, Alyson Croft
Country: United States
World Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
With her fifth birthday fast approaching, a non-verbal autistic girl and her parents struggle to navigate the unaccepting world of a neurodivergent child.
Director(s): Kirsty O’Donnell
Writer(s): Kirsty O’Donnell
Producer(s): Kirsty O’Donnell, Rianne Pyle
Key Cast: Raena Burks-Hunter, Dylan Page, Soulo Smith
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
