Comedies, shocking true stories and everything else in between can be found on the 30th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest lineup, which was announced Monday.
The three-decades-spanning short film festival, which takes place June 18-24, will screen 52 curated programs showcasing 310 films from 63 countries and territories, including 49 world, 15 international, 28 North American, 9 U.S. and 106 California premieres. In all, more than 6,300 short films from 130 countries and territories were submitted.
Screenings will take place at the Regal Palm Springs movie theater, located at 789 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way in Palm Springs. Tickets for festival programs, which typically consists of four to nine short films, will be available on June 5atwww.psfilmfest.org/shortfest-2024. Passes are currently available for purchase.
Passes range from $75 for at-home viewings to a $500 patron pass, which provides preferred reserved seating for all ShortFest screenings, including opening and closing nights. Tickets for individual film programs will be on sale for $15 for general admission and $12 for Palm Springs International Film Society members. Tickets for the opening night screening and reception are $70, while the closing night screening and reception costs $60. Screening-only tickets for both events cost $15.
“Year after year, short filmmaking continues to gain recognition, reaching broader audiences and offering filmmakers a striking canvas from which to experiment, innovate, and explore the stories which make them dream," Lili Rodriguez, artistic director of the Palm Springs International Film Society, said in a statement. "Celebrating our 30th-anniversary, we have both the unique gift of looking back toward the creativity which has sprouted at ShortFest across its significant tenure, as well as the still rich environment from which to see emerging creatives grow. We are honored to share these captivating works with our loyal Palm Springs audience, and cannot wait to welcome these artists from around the globe once again to the Coachella Valley."
This year's selection features a diverse mix of films from all around the world, including Brazil, France, Japan, Kenya and Scotland. As reported by the filmmakers themselves, 153out of 310 films (49%) feature women directors.
Additionally, audience members will recognize a few familiar faces on screen. Short films featuring celebrated film and television actors include: "Unsettled" directed by Bella Thorne; "ALOK" directed by Alex Hedison and executive produced by Jodie Foster; "Caller Number Nine!" directed by Sandy Honig and starring Patti Harrison; "CAN" co-starring Mamoudou Athie; "Fish Out of Water" directed by Francesca Scorsese; "Holiday House" starring AnnaSophia Robb; "How Can I Help You" starring Thomasin McKenzie and directed by Eliza Scanlen; "Mog’s Christmas" voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy; "Tea" starring Michael Gandolfini; "The One Note Man" starring Ian McKellen; "The Talent" starring Emma D'Arcy; and Vlog directed by and starring Yvonne Stahovski.
The Palm Springs International ShortFest remains a key indicator for awards recognition, with more than 100 of its past-presented films going on to receive Academy Award nominations, including last year's . Juried award winners will be announced on June 23, which includes five Academy Award-qualifying awards and cash prizes totaling $25,000. The Best of the Fest shorts will be screened on June 24 and will also be available virtually from July 10-14. The Oscar Qualifying Awards include Best of the Festival Award, Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes and Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under.
Other awards include:
- Student Short Awards:Best Student Animated Short, Best Student Documentary Short, Best Student International Short, and Best Student U.S. Short
- Special Jury Awards: Best International Short, Best U.S. Short, Best Comedy Short, Best LGBTQ+ Short, Best Midnight Short, Desert ViewsAward, Young Cineastes Award, Kids’ Choice Award, and Bridging the Borders Award presented by Cinemas Without Borders.
The 2024 Palm Springs International ShortFest lineup includes:
Animation
“[S]” (United Kingdom/Poland/Bulgaria) Director: Maria Radev (North American Premiere)
“& yet here we are…” (USA) Director: Andy Clay Huey
“#DoudouChallenge” (France) Director: Julie Majcher, Alexandra Delaunay-Fernandez, Sixtine Emerat, Marine Benabdallah-Crolais, Scott Pardailhé-Galabrun and Noémie Segalowicz
“A Crab in the Pool” (Canada) Director: Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel
“And Granny Would Dance” (United Kingdom) Director: Maryam Mohajer (World Premiere)
“Another Day: A Beautiful Chaos” (USA) Director: Eugene Serebrennikov and Vicente Garcia Morillo (California Premiere)
“Aphasia” (Canada) Director: Marielle Dalpé
“Beautiful Men” (Belgium/France/Netherlands) Director: Nicolas Keppens (California Premiere)
“Braided” (USA/China) Director: Chenxi Zhang
“Bug Diner” (USA) Director: Phoebe Jane Hart
“Drago” (USA) Director: Daniel Zvereff (California Premiere)
“Floaters” (United Kingdom) Director: Mocong Yuan (California Premiere)
“Flutz” (USA) Director: Ryan McCown (California Premiere)
“Great Canyon” (USA) Director: Ella May Sahlman (California Premiere)
“Happy New Year” (Japan) Director: Saki Muramoto (North American Premiere)
“He Ran Alongside His Comrade” (Spain) Director: Genís Rigol (California Premiere)
“La Perra” (Colombia/France) Director: Carla Melo Gampert
“LET'S PLAY PRETEND!” (USA) Director: Sam Lane
“Making It Up: (United Kingdom) Director: Alice Guymer (International Premiere)
“Matta and Matto” (Switzerland) Director: Bianca Caderas and Kerstin Zemp (California Premiere)
“Mog's Christmas” (United Kingdom) Director: Robin Shaw
“My Name is Edgar and I Have a Cow” (Czech Republic/Slovakia) Director: Filip Diviak
“On the 8th Day” (France) Director: Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin and Théo Duhautois
“Paumo D'amour” (France) Director: Ian Halley, Nathan Hermouet, Luka Croisez, Laurène Vaubourdolle and Jade Van De Veire
“Peeping Mom” (France) Director: Francis Canitrot (California Premiere)
“Roadkill Jamboree” (USA) Director: Meghan Graham
“Ruthless Blade” (China) Director: Bo Zhang (California Premiere)
“SHELLFISH” (France) Director: Justine Aubert, Cassandra Bouton, Grégoire Callies, Maud Chesneau, Anna Danton, Loic Girault, Gatien Peyrude and Justine Raux (California Premiere)
“Symbiotic” (USA) Director: Arianna Ahrabinejad
“Tennis, Oranges” (USA) Director: Sean Pecknold
“The Car That Came Back From the Sea” (Switzerland) Director: Jadwiga Kowalska (California Premiere)
“The Feast” (Chile) Director: Simon Bucher, Claudia Saldivia, and Amanda Rivera (California Premiere)
“The Garden of Heart” (Hungary/Slovakia) Director: Olivér Hegyi (California Premiere)
“The Miracle” (Belgium/Netherlands/France) Director: Nienke Deutz
“The Tornado Outside” (United Kingdom) Director: Maria Tomazou (California Premiere)
“Wander to Wonder” (Netherlands/France/Belgium/United Kingdom) Director: Nina Gantz
Documentary
“A Body Called Life” (USA/Poland/Switzerland) Director: Spencer MacDonald
“A Public Thing” (USA) Director: Lauren Mahoney
“ALOK” (USA/South Africa) Director: Alex Hedison (California Premiere)
“American Grail: A Quest for the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker” (USA) Director: Andy Sarjahani (California Premiere)
“Apt Mgr” (USA) Director: Ian MacInnes (World Premiere)
“ASCENDING: South Asian Artists at Coachella 2023” (USA) Director: Zoe Malhotra and Meghna Chakraborty
“Been There” (Switzerland) Director: Corina Schwingruber Ilić
“Big Moves” (Scotland) Director: Sarah Grant (U.S. Premiere)
“Christmas, Every Day” (USA) Director: Faye Tsakas (California Premiere)
“CRISTO NEGRO” (Canada/Panama) Director: Brendan Mills and Paul Stavropoulos (California Premiere)
“Days of Hate” (USA) Director: Oliver Shahery (California Premiere)
“Dear Dad” (South Korea/USA) Director: Noah Kim
“Dreamcaster” (USA) Director: William Maher
“Echoes of Home: The Burundi Drummers (Murimigwa) of Kakuma” (Kenya) Director: Peter Gitau (World Premiere)
“Eileithyia” (USA) Director: Dan Fromhart (California Premiere)
“Esteban Cabeza de Baca’s Time Travels” (USA) Director: César Martínez Barba
“Frank” (USA) Director: David Gauvey Herbert (California Premiere)
“Hello Stranger” (Canada) Director: Amélie Hardy (California Premiere)
“I Am the Nature” (Ecuador/USA/Brazil) Director: Taliesin Black-Brown
“I Thought They Were Protected” (USA) Director: Casey Kiernan (World Premiere)
“Is This Now the Time I Should Let You Go?” (Taiwan/Finland/Belgium/Portugal) Director: Tsai Yi-Chin (California Premiere)
“IT'S OKAY” (USA), Director: David France (California Premiere)
“Jardines” (Mexico) Director: Alfredo Torres
“Kowloon!” (USA) Director: Mona Xia and Erin Ramirez
“Leading the Way” (USA) Director: Anndee Laskoe and David Ian Hughes (World Premiere)
“Live From the Clouds” (USA) Director: Mackie Mallison (California Premiere)
“Madeleine” (Canada) Director: Raquel Sancinetti (California Premiere)
“Merman” (USA) Director: Sterling Hampton IV
“N3ymar” (Germany) Director: Maximilian Bungarten (International Premiere)
“Old Lesbians” (USA) Director: Meghan McDonough
“Outside Center” (Canada/Germany) Director: Eli Jean Tahchi (U.S. Premiere)
“Pamilya” (United Kingdom) Director: Miles Blacket
“REMEMBER, BROKEN CRAYONS COLOUR TOO” (Switzerland) Director: Urša Kastelic and Shannet Clemmings (California Premiere)
“Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta” (USA/Mexico) Director: Edna Diaz and Arturo R. Jiménez (California Premiere)
“Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr” (USA) Director: Kimberly Reed
“Stud Country” (USA) Director: Lina Abascal and Alexandra Kern (California Premiere)
“The Big Wait” (Australia) Director: Yannick Jamey
“The Ocean Is Closed on Mondays” (Switzerland/USA) Director: Laura Gauch (World Premiere)
“The Queen Vs. Texas” (USA) Director: Emil Lozada and Raemonn James (California Premiere)
“The School of Canine Massage” (USA) Director: Emma D. Miller (California Premiere)
“The Smallest Power” (Iran) Director: Andy Sarjahani (California Premiere)
“The Veiled City” (United Kingdom) Director: Natalie Cubides-Brady (U.S. Premiere)
“Then Comes The Body” (USA/Nigeria) Director: Jacob Krupnick
“We Did Not Consent” (United Kingdom) Director: Dorothy Allen-Pickard (U.S. Premiere)
“We Exist in Memory” (Brazil/USA) Director: Darian Woehr
“Winding Path” (USA) Director: Alexandra Lazarowich and Ross Kauffman (California Premiere)
Live Action
“14 in February” (Australia) Director: Victoria Singh-Thompson
“A Bird Called Memory” (Brazil/United Kingdom) Director: Leonardo Martinelli
“A Day in the Life of a Female Frame” (Netherlands) Director: Ilke Paddenburg
“A Joyful Process” (USA) Director: Alex Goldberg
“A Study of Empathy” (Denmark/Germany) Director: Hilke Rönnfeldt
“À toi les oreilles” (Canada) Director: Alexandre Isabelle
“A Woman Is Many Things (Just Fine Isn't One of Them)” (USA) Director: Chase Musslewhite
“AFTER DARK” (Norway) Director: Iain Forbes
“Agonist” (USA) Director: Annie Marie Elliot (World Premiere)
“All the Words on the Page” (USA) Director: Hunter Gause
“Allégresse” (Belgium) Director: Gillie Cinneri
“Angel & Perla” (Argentina) Director: Jenni Merla and Denise Anzarut
“ANGIE” (Canada) Director: Anthony Coveney
“Any Sign At All” (USA) Director: Faryl Amadeus
“Artwork” (Spain) Director: “Rafael Nieto”
“As It Was” (Poland/Ukraine) Director: Anastasiia Solonevych and Damian Kocur
“Auganic” (Canada) Director: Krit Komkrichwarakool
“Azi” (USA) Director: Montana Mann
“Baby Brother” (Germany) Director: Berthold Wahjudi
“Backbone” (USA) Director: Lucas Hames
“Bahamas” (Belgium) Director: Maxime Bultot
“Basri and Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy” (Indonesia) Director: Khozy Rizal
“Beverly Heights” (USA) Director: Alyssa Aldaz
“Bibi's Dog is Dead” (Canada) Director: Shervin Kermani
“Bita Joon” (USA) Director: Sara Boutorabi
“Bloomed In The Water” (USA) Director: Joanne Mony Park
“Blueberry” (Sweden) Director: Emil Brulin and Hampus Hallberg
“Bogotá Story” (Colombia/USA) Director: Esteban Pedraza
“Boléro” (France) Director: Nans Laborde-Jourdaà
“Border Hopper” (USA/Argentina/Spain) Director: Nico Casavecchia
“Bruno & Elena” (Argentina/USA) Director: Javier Hirschler
“Bye Bye, Bowser” (Austria) Director: Jasmin Baumgartner
“Calf” (Ireland) Director: Jamie O'Rourke
“Caller Number Nine!” (United Kingdom/USA) Director: Sandy Honig
“Camping in Paradise” (Norway) Director: Eirik Tveiten
“CAN” (USA) Director: Kailee McGee
“Chan is Fishing” (USA) Director: Jacqueline Chan
“Changing Rooms” (France) Director: Violette Gitton
“Chickensh*t” (United Kingdom) Director: Ellie Rogers
“City of Dreamz” (USA) Director: Imani Celeste
“Complications” (Norway) Director: Ivar Aase
“Craftwork” (Spain) Director: David Pérez Sañudo
“Cross My Heart and Hope To Die” (Philippines) Director: Sam Manacsa
“Cry Me a River” (Taiwan/India) Director: Suman Sen
“Deep in My Heart is a Song” (USA) Director: Jonathan Pickett
“Deep Tish” (USA) Director: Dave Paige
“Don't Leave Home!” (Georgia/Estonia) Director: David Japaridze
“Doris” (Ghana/USA) Director: Edem Dotse
“Dream Creep” (USA) Director: Carlos A.F. Lopez
“Dreams like paper boats” (Haiti) Director: Samuel Suffren
“Ebb & Flow” (Lebanon/Qatar/USA) Director: Nay Tabbara
“ECSTASY” (Mexico/USA) Director: Carolina Costa
“Embryo” (USA) Director: Alex Russek
“ESSEX GIRLS” (United Kingdom) Director: Yero Timi-Biu
“Everything Goes Dark” (USA) Director: Alex Casimir
“Fan Fiction” (USA) Director: Ben Lederman
“FÁR” (Iceland) Director: Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter
“Favourites” (Australia) Director: Nick Russell
“Favours” (Sweden/France) Director: Agnes Skonare Karlsson
“Festival of Slaps” (United Kingdom) Director: Abdou Cissé
“Fidel” (USA) Director: Luke Lace
“First Night” (USA) Director: Haneol (John) Lee
“Fish Out of Water” (USA) Director: Francesca Scorsese
“Fishbowl” (USA) Director: Isabel Perry and Adam Yates
“Five ways to get rid of a hickey” (Chile) Director: Colectivo Niñita Perversa
“Francis Bacon” (USA) Director: Darcy Cagen
“French” (Israel) Director: Dylan Joseph
“Gas Station Sushi” (USA) Director: Chad Corhan
“Grace” (USA) Director: Natalie Jasmine Harris
“Guts” (USA) Director: Margaux Susi
“Hafekasi” (Australia) Director: Annelise Hickey
“Half of Nothing” (USA) Director: Justin Aftab
“Happy Thanksgiving” (USA) Director: ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
“Harpies” (USA) Director: Molly Kirschenbaum
“Hedgehog’s Dilemma” (Poland) Director: Mateusz Rybiński
“Holiday House” (USA) Director: Alex Heller
“Hollywood” (Austria) Director: Leni Gruber, Alex Reinberg
“Honeymoon” (Greece/France/Cyprus) Director: Alkis Papastathopoulos
“Honeywell” (USA), directed by Jill V. Dae (World Premiere)
“HOODIE” (USA) Director: Renée Felice Smith, Chris Gabriel
“HOW CAN I HELP YOU” (Australia) Director: Eliza Scanlen
“How Did I Get Here” (USA) Director: Kate Hamilton
“I Can’t Be Sorry” (USA) Director: Robert Machoian
“I Could Dom” (USA) Director: Madison Hatfield
“I Don't Care If the World Collapses” (Egypt) Director: Karim Shaaban
“I Need It Yesterday” (USA) Director: Chris W. Smith and Jack De Sena
“I'm Not a Robot” (Netherlands/Belgium) Director: Victoria Warmerdam
“If I Die in America” (USA) Director: Ward Kamel
“ILY, BYE” (USA) Director: Taylor James
“Imogene” (USA) Director: Katie Blair
“In Our Own Way” (USA) Director: Jason Headley
“In Silence Everything Roars” (France) Director: Akaki Popkhadze
“In the Absence of Fruits and Flowers” (USA) Director: Kali Kahn
“Intergalactic Café” (USA) Director: Mike Mitchell
“Jane Austen’s Period Drama” (USA) Director: Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
“Jedo's Dead” (USA) Director: Sara Nimeh
“Jellyfish and Lobster” (United Kingdom) Director: Yasmin Afifi
“Ladies” (USA) Director: Allison Bunce
“Lea Tupu'anga (Mother Tongue)” (New Zealand) Director: Vea Mafile’o
“Lemon Tree” (USA) Director: Rachel Walden
“Let” (USA) Director: Alyssa Loh (California Premiere)
“Lights in the Night Sky” (Mexico) Director: Octavio Daniel Carreño
“Linda (United Kingdom)” Director: Joe Lycett
“Living Reality” (USA) Director: Philip Thompson
“Lode” (United Kingdom) Director: Theo Watkins
“Loser” (USA) Director: Colleen McGuinness
“Lumen” (Canada) Director: Stéphanie Bélanger
“Maison Blanche” (France) Director: Camille Dumortier
“MAKE ME A PIZZA” (USA) Director: Talia Shea Levin
“Making Babies” (Canada) Director: Eric K. Boulianne
“Manting” (China/USA) Director: Shuyao Chen
“Manual For a Divorce” (Belgium) Director: Peter Ghesquière
“Mar Mama” (Palestine) Director: Majdi El Omari
“Mara Has Three Jobs in San Juan, Puerto Rico” (USA/Puerto Rico) Director: Ana Verde
“ME OVER YOU” (USA) Director: Efrain Flores
“Ministry of Jingle” (New Zealand) Director: Maddie Dai
“Mis-Alignment” (USA) Director: Pablo Riesgo Almonacid
“Mother” (Ukraine) Director: Mariia Felenko
“Motherland” (Canada) Director: Jasmin Mozaffari
“Mothers & Monsters” (Canada) Director: Edith Jorisch
Muna (United Kingdom) Director: Warda Mohamed
“My Best Friend” (USA/France) Director: Elina Street
“MY HEART IS GOING TO EXPLODE!” (South Korea) Director: Jung Inhyuk
“Nepotism, Baby!” (USA) Director: Tij D'oyen
“Nomad” (USA) Director: Lucas Chengze Li
“Nothing But Shadows” (USA/Colombia) Director: Kathy Mitrani
“Óbito” (Spain) Director: Fernando Amador
“Officer Stanley” (USA) Director: Scottie Cameron
“Order For Pickup” (USA), directed by Jackie! Zhou
“You” (France/Japan) Director: Atsushi Hirai
“Pairing” (Australia) Director: Matthew Burns
“Palestine Islands” (France/Palestine) Director: Nour Ben Salem and Julien Menanteau
“Paper” (Canada) Director: Charles Wahl
“Paper Towels” (USA) Director: Ethan Kuperberg
“Pathological” (USA) Director: Alison Rich
“PAVANE” (France/Belgium) Director: Pauline Gay
“Pigeons Are Dying, When the City Is On Fire” (Greece/Netherlands) Director: Stavros
Markoulakis
“Places I've Called My Own” (France/India) Director: Sushma Khadepaun
“Places of Worship” (USA) Director: Bridget Frances Harris
“Positive Reinforcement” (USA) Director: Gustavo T. Astudillo
“Prelude” (Finland) Director: Arman Zafari
“Primetime Mother” (Philippines/Singapore) Director: Sonny Calvento
“Primos” (Puerto Rico/USA) Director: Ricardo Varona
“Pun Intended” (USA/Hungary) Director: Jack Turits
“Punta Salinas” (Puerto Rico/USA) Director: María del Mar Rosario Ruiz
“Quayle” (USA), directed by Kyle Kenyon
“Queen Size” (France) Director: Avril Besson
“RAPT” (USA) Director: Margot Budzyna
“RAT!” (USA) Director: Neal Suresh Mulani
“Realness With a Twist” (United Kingdom) Director: Cass Virdee
“Recurrence” (Iran) Director: Ali Alizadeh
“Relationship to Patient” (USA) Director: Caroline Creaghead
“Robbie Ain’t Right No More” (USA) Director: Kyle Perritt
“Room Tone” (USA) Director: Michael Gabriele
“Sadness” (USA) Director: Henry Jinings
“Saigon Kiss” (Vietnam/Germany/Australia) Director: Hồng Anh Nguyễn
“Sarajin” (USA) Director: Justin Kim WooSŏk
“Saturday Ritual” (USA) Director: Sydne Horton
“Saving Art” (United Kingdom) Director: Remi R.M. Moses
“Scapegoat” (France) Director: Nicolas Séry
“Schrödinger's Brother” (USA) Director: Elizabeth Perla
“Scorched Earth” (Greece/United Kingdom) Director: Markela Kontaratou
“Scrumpy” (Ireland) Director: Dan Holmwood
“Shadow” (USA) Director: Max Clark
“SHÉ (SNAKE)” (United Kingdom) Director: Renee Zhan
“Sheep and Wolves” (Peru/USA/Chile) Director: Alex Fischman Cárdenas
“Shellshock” (France) Director: Rafi El Watik
“Shiny Island” (Chile) Director: Pedro Fontaine
“SHOOK” (USA) Director: Valentina von Klencke
“SIRENA” (Dominican Republic/USA) Director: Olivia De Camps
“Slow Down The Fall” (Germany) Director: Camille Tricaud and Franziska Unger
“Smile, God Loves You” (USA) Director: Elexis Ray Goodwin
“Solid” (USA) Director: Grace Gregory
“Special Delivery” (USA) Director: Emily Everhard
“Speed Queen 51” (USA/France) Director: Sarah Nocquet
“Storm” (USA) Director: Lena Tsodykovskaya
“Such A Lovely Day” (United Kingdom) Director: Simon Woods
“Surprise!” (USA) Director: Caroline Falls
“TAKEAWAY (Denmark), Director: Darshika Karunahara
“Talking Heads” (United Kingdom) Director: Dario Attanasio and Dom Danielewicz
“Tea” (USA) Director: Blake Rice
“Teen Girl Fantasy” (Canada) Director: Marisa Hoicka
“That Night” (United Kingdom) Director: Emma Miranda Moore
“The Bullfighter” (USA) Director: Giselle Bonilla
“The cascade” (Mexico) Director: Pablo Delgado
“The Eighth Day” (USA) Jonah Weinstein (California Premiere)
“The Experiment” (France) Director: Aurélien Peilloux
“The Inescapable Desire of Roots” (Singapore) Director: Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen
“The Influencer” (USA) Director: Lael Rogers
“The Masterpiece” (Spain) Director: Álex Lora
“The Nominees” (Lithuania) Director: Birutė Kapustinskaitė
“The One Note Man” (United Kingdom) Director: George C. Siougas
“The Rainbow Bridge” (USA) Director: Dimitri Simakis
“The Real Truth about the Fight” (Croatia/Spain) Director: Andrea Slaviček
“The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry” (Jordan/Germany) Director: Faris Alrjoob
“The Robbers” (Austria) Director: Isa Schieche
“The Self Tape” (USA) Director: Michael Covino
“The Shell Covered Ox” (Brazil/USA) Director: Daniel Barosa
“The Talent” (United Kingdom) Director: Thomas May Bailey
“The Waves” (France) Director: Charles Grammare
“Thomasville” (USA) Director: Alex Woodruff
“Three” (USA) Director: Amie Song
“Tight” (USA) Director: Jessica Barr
“Tragedy Babes” (USA) Director: Christa Haley
“Transcending Harry” (Switzerland) Director: Bruno Conti Wuilloud
“Transylvanie” (France) Director: Rodrigue Huar
“Trapped” (USA) Director: Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
“Two Women Make a Lunch Plan” (USA) Director: Elizabeth Archer
“Unibrow” (Canada) Director: Nedda Sarshar
“Unsettled” (USA) Director: Bella Thorne
“Viaje de Negocios” (Mexico) Director: Gerardo Coello Escalante
“Vlog” (USA) Director: Yvonne Strahovski
“Voice Ever” (France) Director: Pauline Archange and Céline Perreard
“Waterbirds” (USA) Director: Hangcheng Xu
“Way out” (Sweden) Director: Fredrik Rönnqvist
“We Met at Camp” (USA) Director: MC Plaschke
“What Do We Call This?” (USA) Director: Anna Mikami
“What You Left in the Ditch” (USA) Director: Tucker Bliss
“When Winter Comes” (USA/China) Director: Yuan Yuan
“Where Insects Hide at Night” (Brazil/USA) Director: Lucas Acher
“Where We Stay” (Netherlands) Director: Florence Bouvy
“Wildmen of the Greater Toronto Area” (Canada) Director: Solmund MacPherson
“Winter” (Belgium/France) Director: Jean-Benoît Ugeux
“Wrong Bathroom” (USA) Director: Ragini Bhasin
“Xie Xie, Ollie” (Canada) Director: James Michael Chiang
“Yaya” (Chile) Director: Leticia Akel Escárate
“Yeah The Boys” (Australia) Director: Stefan Hunt
“You're Invited to Tuscan's 5th Birthday Party!” (USA) Director: Lee Eddy
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