ANIMATION
AN OSTRICH TOLD ME THE WORLD IS FAKE AND I THINK I BELIEVE IT
Director: Lachlan Pendragon
lachlan.pendragon@hotmail.com
Griffith Film School, Australia
When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery. It's scary business living in a stop motion world, where your faces come off and a giant hand controls your every move.
LAIKA & NEMO
Directors: Jan Gadermann & Sebastian Gadow
jan.gadermann@gmx.de, sebastianggadow@googlemail.com
Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg, Germany
Nemo looks different. Nobody else wears a diving suit and such a huge helmet. But then he meets Laika, an astronaut.
THE SEINE’S TEARS
Directors: Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, and Nicolas Mayeur
belaidyanis10@gmail.com, eliott.benard@gmail.com, pro.mayeur.nicolas@gmail.com
Pôle 3D Digital & Creative School, France
October 17th, 1961, "Algerian workers" protest the mandatory curfew imposed by the Police prefecture.
DOCUMENTARY
FOUND
Director: Shuhao Tse
sx2031@nyu.edu
New York University
Tang's son was stolen when the child was three. 12 years later the police found him, but that joy was trapped by a new reality.
HERE TO STAY
Director: Jared Peraglia
jared.peraglia@gmail.com
New York University
A 23-year-old, first-generation, Mexican American woman runs for office in one of the most dangerous cities in America.
SEASONS
Directors: Gabriella Canal & Michael Fearon
gabriella.canal@gmail.com, michaelfearon22@gmail.com
Columbia University
A matriarchal Korean family farm navigates an uncertain future.
NARRATIVE
ALMOST HOME
Director: Nils Keller
director@nilskeller.net
University of Television and Film Munich, Germany
Having lived on a spaceship with his mother for two years, Jacob’s dream of returning home is finally about to come true. But as they close in on Earth, they receive word of a great danger that could put the teenager in mortal peril. And with the uncertainty of his return, an even bigger question arises whether the boy is mature enough to make life changing decisions by himself.
ROOMS
Director: Welf Reinhart
welf@m-r-film.com
University of Television and Film Munich, Germany
After receiving an eviction notice, the search for a new flat becomes a fight for their relationship for an older Munich couple.
SHEDDING ANGELS
Director: Freddy Macdonald
freddymacdonaldofficial@gmail.com
American Film Institute
After Logan steals Candice's husband's Korean War uniforms, Candice relives her marriage... with Logan.
ALTERNATIVE/EXPERIMENTAL
AGAINST REALITY
Director: Olivia Peace
contactoliviapeace@gmail.com
University of Southern California
“Against Reality” is a short surreal autobiographical documentary built using AI art generation tools. It is the story of how I learned to lucid dream.