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The Quest for Sisyphus

The Quest for Sisyphus

2026 • 30 min • Iraq
In the heart of a Baghdad hospital, a group of migrant workers live a hidden existence. Unable to afford costly residency permits, they have spent years confined within the hospital walls, avoiding the outside world for fear of arrest and deportation. Through their daily routines—cleaning wards, resting in cramped quarters, and maintaining fragile connections with families back home—the film reveals a life suspended in time. As hope fades and pressure mounts, their existence becomes a quiet struggle between survival, dignity, and the longing for freedom.
AURORA - CYBERHUMAN: Freedom's Edge

AURORA - CYBERHUMAN: Freedom's Edge

2025 • 24 min • Italy
Aurora and Ki, fight for they freedom against NeuraCorp
Kirikko's Texas Blues

Kirikko's Texas Blues

2026 • 3 min • Taiwan
A lone wolf guitarist wanders across Texas, telling stories through blues instead of words.
Nene's Lion Song

Nene's Lion Song

2026 • 3 min • Taiwan
Through her voice, Nene tells the story of a lioness struggling to survive in the wilderness. Filled with courage and hope, the song celebrates the strength of life.
Nono's Sakura

Nono's Sakura

2026 • 3 min • Taiwan
Under a sky of falling cherry blossoms, a girl gathers her quiet resolve and begins to move forward. Set to a gentle reinterpretation of a classic song, the film transforms themes of conflict into something intimate and personal — a moment of stillness before motion, of hesitation turning into will. There are no words, only breath, light, and the rhythm of footsteps. At the end, a single message remains: Go.
Famous

Famous

2025 • 14 min • United States
Famous follows a young woman desperate to be seen in an attention economy that rewards spectacle over sincerity. In the aftermath of her father’s death, she posts a raw, unfiltered expression of grief online and is stunned when her pain goes viral. The sudden flood of validation offers both comfort and opportunity, pulling her into the intoxicating promise of internet fame. What begins as an honest moment of mourning quickly mutates into performance, shaped by algorithms, audience expectations, and the unspoken demand to keep escalating. As her following grows, so does her dependence on being seen. Grief becomes content, and content becomes currency. When the internet’s sympathy inevitably shifts to skepticism and cruelty, she finds herself isolated, spiraling, and increasingly untethered from reality. The boundary between who she is and who she performs for the camera begins to dissolve, pushing her toward more extreme and dangerous choices in pursuit of relevance and control. Blending satire with psychological tension, Famous is a darkly comic examination of modern grief, parasocial voyeurism, and the cost of living for an audience that both elevates and devours its idols. Set against the relentless churn of social media, the film interrogates our collective appetite for consuming tragedy as entertainment and the dangerous belief that validation equals worth. Famous ultimately asks what happens when the need to be seen eclipses the instinct for self-preservation, and when the internet, hungry for the next spectacle, refuses to look away.
SOGNI DI CARTA (PAPER DREAMS)

SOGNI DI CARTA (PAPER DREAMS)

2021 • 62 min • Italy
Project selected by “Con i Bambini” as part of the fund for the “fight against child educational poverty”. Studying is perhaps the only way to not only have paper dreams. Alice Sabatini, former basketball player, former Italian model and actress, winner of the 76th edition of Miss Italia 2015, walks through the streets of Palermo and Bari, two symbolic places of a social problem widespread throughout all the country: early school leaving. Alice, a young woman who with great sacrifices managed to complete her studies, despite her work commitments, goes in search of evidence of a phenomenon that puts the future of our young generation at risk. Sociologists, psychologists, teachers and school managers are interviewed in contexts different than their usual environment, to give the feeling of discomfort and “out of context” often experienced by young people who are unable to integrate into the environment that more than any other should make them feel at their ease: the school. The voice of the guys comes among the images of neighborhood life. Voices do not have a face, they could belong to anyone, to any young person who has the right to grow, to study and to pursue dreams which should be not just paper.
Before Dawn

Before Dawn

2026 • 25 min • United States
A Nevada reimagination of the old tale, Rumpelstiltskin. Before Dawn is the story of mistakes, their cost, and what one woman will do to save the only thing she ever loved.
Welcome to Cley

Welcome to Cley

2025 • 15 min • Belgium, Italy
In the ’80, Simonetta, a young girl from rural Italy, dreams of leaving her boring village, San Lorenzo, to go to the United States and became a dancer. This almost impossible dream can become reality with the possibility of a linguistic exchange with the small town of Cley, Arkansas, in the context of the twinning between the two municipalities. But between dreams and reality the is sometimes an unexpected gap.
A More Colorful World: The Artistry Behind Rita Winkler

A More Colorful World: The Artistry Behind Rita Winkler

2026 • 4 min • United States
An intimate short documentary about artist Rita Winkler, whose watercolor world reveals a creative process shaped by instinct, rhythm, repetition, and color.
Fallen

Fallen

2026 • 2 min • United States
The speaker, like someone trying to grow a sunflower in the shade, attempts to find hope and warmth even in difficult circumstances but is left with only more questions and tangled emotions. They imagine life beyond the fence is happier, hiding their jealousy while telling themselves they are fine. Yet, they still remain curious about the other person's life. As time passes, the pain becomes duller but never fully goes away. Although people see the speaker as a bright and warm presence, they secretly live with emptiness and hidden wounds behind that image. In the end, their feelings keep returning to that person, like a sea always finding the shore. Revealing a heart that has not truly let go.
Forgotten Letters

Forgotten Letters

2026 • 13 min • Austria
In this world, what keeps us connected to life is not the big things. Sometimes, it is the smallest signs and the simplest things that keep us going. They can be so small that no one else even notices them, yet for one person, they can mean everything. Forgotten Letters is an intimate short about an older woman whose quiet routines begin to shift when the post keeps delivering letters and photographs meant for someone else. As the misplaced mail continues to arrive, the ordinary begins to take on unexpected meaning.
The accomplice

The accomplice

2026 • 30 min • Spain
A young couple is bullying their roommate Jack. After repeatedly making his life miserable, Sheila decides to create a horror house for him, and her boyfriend Oliver agrees. Oliver, wearing his mask, will enter the closet to scare him, but from this moment on, everything will change for him.
Dear Abu

Dear Abu

2025 • 29 min • Australia, Pakistan
Dear Abu is a deeply personal exploration of love, loss, and the complexity of familial bonds. Based on a true story, it follows a daughter who, on the 12th anniversary of her father’s death, finds herself burdened by years of unspoken grief. Urged by her mother to write letters to him, she embarks on a reluctant journey to confront what was left unsaid. What begins as an act of remembrance transforms into a quiet path of healing, rediscovery, and the reclamation of a love that time had buried. Dear Abu is a tender portrait of generational bonds, emotional survival, and the unspoken connections that shape us.
DECARB

DECARB

2026 • 12 min • Netherlands, Finland
DECARB tells the story from the Finnish clean tech entrepreneur Matti Malkamäki about splitting methane (natural gas) into clean hydrogen and solid carbon. When he heard about the discovery how to do that, he decides to act upon it and build a factory in northern Finland. Dreaming about the idea to use the global energy system that we are depended on, but remove the emissions from it ... that would be a game changer and a chance to change the energy systems worldwide.
They'll Love It

They'll Love It

2026 • 10 min • United States
A former chef becomes an actress after a life-altering accident, as her physicist husband’s ideas about quantum reality begin transforming her destiny. Full episodes (UNLISTED): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKrc7xQlLlJ98ew9A8JsmRBZpe4p7Iq5t
IF I DRINK I DON'T DRIVE

IF I DRINK I DON'T DRIVE

2023 • 7 min • Italy
What would happen if a visibly drunk boy, in front of a club full of people, tried to drive? The video conceived and created for the #sebevononguido social campaign of the Municipality of Monza aims to answer this question, staging a social experiment. The story of Nicolò, an actor who pretends to be drunk, is intertwined with that of Marco, the narrator of the video. The plot is framed by the faces of young people who have been involved, unbeknownst to them, in the social experiment and who have decided to literally put their faces on it. The experiment is accompanied by the testimony of those who, for work, deal daily with the problem of driving while intoxicated. The video was made for Responsibly Young people, a project of the Municipality of Monza which aims to prevent and combat all forms of road accidents linked to alcohol and drug abuse, with particular attention to young people.
The choice

The choice

2026 • 10 min • Italy, Spain, Italy
Paula wakes up in a luxury hotel after spending the night with a stranger. When she discovers that he has left her money along with a note of thanks, she faces a moral dilemma about whether to accept the payment or preserve her dignity. As she tries to return to the room and realizes the door is locked, she finds support in a waitress, who helps her confront her situation and make the decision that will define her future.
The Call

The Call

2026 • 15 min • United States
A woman having a sexy night with her new lover receives a phone call from her ex-husband trying to get back together.
Broccoli Rob Goes Hollywood

Broccoli Rob Goes Hollywood

2026 • 14 min • United States
“Broccoli Rob Goes Hollywood” is a medley of parodies from some of the classic movies. This short film includes “Rocky”(“Brocky”) “A Few Good Men”,”Goodfellas”(“Brocfellas”) and “My Cousin Vinny”(“My Cousin Broccoli “). All scenes have been rewritten for a comedic twist on these classics. This film stars Broccoli Rob as Brocky, Colonel Broccoli, Broccoli Hill, Broccoli DeVito and Broccoli Gambini along with Kelly Fine. Kelly is an award winning actress and writer for her short film Therapy 101. Her roles in this short parody film are Adrian, Karen Hill, and Ms Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei role). Kelly plays the part of Ms Vito flawlessly and her comedic timing and mannerisms are a tribute to the academy award winning scene that made Marisa Tomei a household name. Sit back and enjoy this classic twist on the iconic movies as “Broccoli Rob Goes Hollywood”.
White Dress Red Flag

White Dress Red Flag

2025 • 8 min • Switzerland
On her wedding day, a young woman in a white dress is confronted with fragmented memories and unsettling visions on her way to the church. A strange presence disrupts the ritual and challenges the identity she is expected to become. Between purity and warning signs, reality unravels until a final rupture stains what was white with red. traduire en francais
WITNESS to a FARCE

WITNESS to a FARCE

2026 • 20 min • United States
Witness to a Farce A Surrealist Story in Three Acts Witness to a Farce is a 20-minute film that examines the insidious nature of totalitarian regimes. Drawing on the historical realities of pre- and post-World War II Eastern Europe, it reflects on our contemporary political landscape, where echoes of authoritarianism continue to reappear. The film integrates photography, montage, AI image morphing, and digital painting. By juxtaposing historical resonance, metaphorical layering with a structure that moves from foreboding to distraction to devastation, it evokes the simultaneity of memory—the sense that the past never fully disappears but reemerges in new forms. Stark compositions, brutalist architecture, fog, and shadow convey the psychological toll of surveillance and control. Collaborating with composer Gabriel Chwojnik, the film integrates music, image, and sound into a surreal, cohesive whole. The music oscillates between dissonance and fragile melody, amplifying the visual rhythm and deepening the emotional register. Together, image and sound construct a psychological landscape that hovers between beauty and dread, echoing the tension of our own historical moment. Witness to a Farce is both a reflection on the past and a warning for the present—a meditation on the seductive allure of authoritarianism and its impact on the human soul. It seeks to remind viewers of the necessity of vigilance, empathy, and critical thought in protecting the fragile freedoms that define our shared humanity. The film unfolds in three acts—The Witness, The Farce, and The Awakening—forming an absurdist triptych of obedience, spectacle, and reckoning. In Act 1, we meet a woman working in her kitchen as a military occupation begins. The authoritarian ‘Leader’ gleefully tears up laws, erects a giant statue of himself, and offers a circus to distract the townspeople from the erosion of their freedoms. The woman turns herself into a mime – becoming the silent witness and the keeper of memories. In Act 2, The Farce is a grotesque circus where laughter conceals fear, and performance becomes compliance. By Act 3, The Awakening, all that remains are deserted tents, shell-shocked refugees, and the Leader’s statue dissolving in the rain. The mime and her companion reunite as flowers attempt to grow from the rubble. The narrative, though wordless, captures the cyclical nature of power and disappearance—the rhythm of history repeating itself.
...what it feels like

...what it feels like

2017 • 4 min • Canada
Invoking generations of embodied experiences, …what it feels like gives texture to the trappings of female gender—its material expressions, as well as its silences and solitudes. Without words, the film builds layers of sensory data and visual histories to explore the tensions and legacies we hold within. (CP, 2016, Dance, 4 min., CAN/USA)
CARGO

CARGO

• 4 min • Canada
Before there was Ryan Gosling as the cool loner in DRIVE, there was Joe Jurd in CARGO, shot on the long, lonely high roads of British Columbia in 2009. More body/less blood. “A powerfully provocative short {dance film} in which choreography and camera become equal partners in expressing an emotionally-charged moment.” – About.com