2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental
Two women in mirrored routines find within the rhythm of repetition a moment of unspoken connection.
Screening date & tickets — to be announced
- Director(s): Tina Salmassi, Erica Scandariato
- Writer(s): Tina Salmassi, Erica Scandariato
- Producer(s): Erick Samayoa, Jennifer Blair, Tina Salmassi, Erica Scandariato
- Key Cast: Julia Wilde, Tanya Raisa, Patrick McDermott, Marcus Khachikian
- Editor(s): Lilit Aloyan
- Cinematographer(s): Guy Pooles
- Production Designer(s): Kenneth Cran
- Sound Designer(s): Matt Harting
- Composer(s): Matt Harting
Language: English
Runtime: 9m
Country: United States
Synopsis: One woman folds paper; the other folds towels. The Phenomenal Nothing explores the unlikely connection between two women on seemingly opposite life paths. A meditation on time, its repetition, rhythm, and quiet grip on our daily lives, the film asks whether time is a straight line or an endless cycle. Rinse and repeat. As routine slowly blurs individuality, these mirrored, meditative gestures open a space for something more: recognition, connection, and perhaps transcendence.