SHORT BLOCK 3

HAZE OVER

Categories: Short, Drama

Musa lures his cousin Vahid with a timber smuggling scheme. But as Musa's wife vanishes, his unsettling behavior sparks suspicion. Vahid's dread escalates when he uncovers her body, revealing the smuggling as a cover. A dark plot unfolds, and Vahid must confront the chilling truth behind Musa's motives

Rating: M

Producer: Nima Eghlima

Director: Seyed Ali Ghasemi

Cast: Amin Miria, Sajad Hamidian

Runtime: 20 minutes

Language: Persian

Country: Islamic Republic or Iran

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HONEYWELL

Categories: Short, Drama, Comedy

When Sophia Honeywell wakes up in a desert-like afterlife, she must compete with a selfish loner for her spot back on Earth and a second chance at her life.

Rating: M

Producer: Amina Nada, Jenna Lex, Haley Webb

Director: Jill V Dae

Cast: Becca Q. Co, Chelsea Rose Cook, Anna LaMadrid

Runtime: 18 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

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KIND MOTHER

Categories: Short, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

An estranged mother arrives at the silent retreat that her daughter is attending. When the two women engage in an unusual—and fantastical—power struggle, limits are tested, generational trauma is brought to light, and together they must grapple with mortality and forgiveness.

Rating: M

Producer: Emma Sofia Fazzuoli, Clare O'Connor, Geoffrey Prather

Director: Clare O'Connor

Cast: Kristin Carey, Clare O'Connor

Runtime: 15 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

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OLIVE

Categories: Short, Drama, Horror/Thriller

After a six-month separation, Scott invites his ex to lunch to rekindle their romance—but as tensions rise, evasive conversation and unsettling interruptions blur the line between reality and memory, making it apparent that someone has demons they’re not willing to face. Written and directed by Paul Myzia, and starring Reynaldo Pacheco ('Our Brand Is Crisis') and Virouna Elia, OLIVE is "A stunning study in self-destruction"; a psychological drama that explores the fragile intersection of mental health and personal responsibility.

Rating: M

Producer: Ben Richardson

Director: Paul Myzia

Cast: Reynaldo Pacherco, Virouna Elia, Alexia Valente

Runtime: 19 minutes

Language: English

Country: USA

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PREDATOR

Categories: Short

Two friends are traveling through a lonely place when their car suffers a tragic breakdown.

Rating: M

Producer: Pepe Jordana

Director: Javier Fesser

Cast: Athenea Mata, Claudia Fesser, Maggie Balance

Runtime: 10 minutes

Language: Spanish

Country: Spain

TEARFUL TIGERS

Categories: Short, Drama

Marcos is a boy with dyslexia and dyslalia, and his whole class makes fun of him because of the way he writes and speaks. One day, his classmate Alejandro make him suffer the worst day of his life.

Rating: GA

Producer: Adán Pichardo, Gerardo de las Morenas

Director: Adán Pichardo

Cast: Alan Miranda, Vanesa Romero, Vicente Vergara

Runtime: 16 minutes

Language: Spanish

Country: Spain

NEBUCHADNEZZAR

Categories: Student, Short, Horror/Thriller, Drama, Short, Student

Following a shocking, on-air disturbance, a curious Stage Manager begins to suspect that something is deeply off about the talk show she works for, and its eccentric host.

Rating: M

Producer: Vanessa Lavoie, Fiona Brennan

Director: Samuel Ogunremi

Cast: Joyce Chen, Jack Powers, Michael Sullivan

Runtime: 16 minutes

Language: English

Country: Canada, USA

The Filmmaker will be in attendance