Narrative short
LA premiere 

A self-assured guy goes home with a woman expecting a casual hookup but is thrown into a bizarre game of boundaries and consent leaving him unsure who’s in control.

Director: Susan Park 
Producer: Gloria 
Writer: Susan Park             
Cast: Susan Park, Mark Holgate
Cinematographer: Nico Lejtreger
Editor: Agustin Rexach, Olivia Eliseo

A black comedy short film about a woman estranged from her family, who reunites with her mother and brother after three years, only to realize that something is deeply, deeply wrong with their new dog. I am told by test audiences (my friends and family) that it is a deeply uncomfortable watch. May it spoil your day, as it did theirs. 

Crew
Produced, Written, Directed, and Edited by Jackson Berryman
Cinematographer - Joshua Trujillo
Cast: Michael Sullivan, Emily Hooks, Jackson Berryman, and Grace Jeong

Nominee for the April 2026 Indie Shorts Fest Award for Dark Comedy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archie_the_film/

Short
World Premiere

The trials and tribulations of sitting near the office snacks.

Director: Matt Vari
Producer: Matt Vari & Austin Page
Writer: Matt Vari         
Cast: Connor Helakoski, Hayley Heneghan, Jayne Armstrong, Peter Mackie, Adrianne Gaor
Cinematographer: Austin Page
Editor: Austin Page

Instagram: socksoff_prod

Documentary
USA Premiere

Bloody Vegans is a feature documentary that dives deep into the rise of the vegan culture in Italy, a country where food is like a religion. Top class athletes, celebrity chefs and Youtube influencers take the audience to a world of compassion, laughter and jaw-dropping food.

Director: Fabrizio Gammardella
Producer: Kinema 
Writer: Fabrizio Gammardella               
Cast: Fabiola di Sotto, Massimo Manni, Max Brunaccioni, Silvia Goggi
Cinematographer: Fabio Longagnani
Editor: Fabrizio Gammardella     

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maledetti_vegani/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585383744245

Short
Los Angeles Premiere

Bullet and Lace, a neon-soaked, Giallo-inspired nightmare, follows a young woman whose favorite true crime podcast becomes the voice of the masked intruder stalking her through the night.

Director: Nick Noyes
Producer: Megan Wynd
Writer: Nick Noyes              
Cast: Shannon Sullivan, Dave Schweitzer, Charlotte Rose Benjamin 
Cinematographer: Megan Wynd
Editor: Nick Noyes

Bullet and Lace is the first chapter of our anthology feature You'd be Prettier If You Screamed!!!!!!! featuring six tales of terror that question everything you know about horror.

Website: www.apartofthechaos.com

Instagram: apartofthechaos

Short
Los Angeles City Premiere

A dark musical comedy following a Jewish teen actor who faces off with her mother and Jewish plastic surgeon on the day of her scheduled rhinoplasty, only to learn some unsettling truths about the consequences of assimilation. Inspired by real events.

Director: Josie Andrews
Producer: Lauren Schaffel, Josie Andrews, Talisa Friedman, A.J. Kelly, Nicole Friedberg, Emily Nash, John Noble Barrack, Yvonne Cone, Sami Kolko & D. M. Night Maire
Writer: Lauren Schaffel             
Cast: Jemma Handler, Lori Alan, Michael Kostroff, Rachel Berry, Lauren Schaffel
Cinematographer: Luke Sargent
Editor: Joanna Phillips

50 official selections to date, including the LA Shorts International Film Festival 2025, Woods Hole Film Festival 2025, Ojai Film Festival 2025, Big Apple Film Festival 2025, Atlanta Shortsfest 2025, and Miami Film Festival 2026, as well as 8 award nominations and 9 awards, including Best Director from the Jeonju International Short Film Festival 2025, Best International Short Film from the Tamuz Shomron Film Festival 2025, and Best Short Film and Best Script from the Punta del Este Jewish Film Festival 2026.

Website: https://www.dmnightmaire.com/catalogue-of-noses

Instagram: @conosesfilm

Feature
World Premiere

Description: Two eager and very self-unaware film students unite to create their very first thesis film with a budget of zero dollars and a dream of winning big at Cannes. They hire a team of non-union actors who are promised a copy of their footage, their name in the credits, and nothing else, as well as a camera crew to help film behind-the-scenes footage of what is sure to become an American classic.

Director: Jacob Cherry and Rachel Stubington
Producer: Jacob Cherry, Rachel Stubington and Julia Ribas 
Writer: Rachel Stubington and Jacob Cherry
Cast: Jacob Cherry, Rachel Stubington, Carly Wood, Peyton Tenison, Abraham Arias, Alexandra Sophia Ruiz, Micah Kobayashi, Will Gundlach, Anna Salvini

Instagram: rachandjakestudios, rachelstubington, jacobadamcherry

Short
US Premiere

A lonely cop stumbles into an unexpected bloom of connection, discovering love where he least expected.

Director: Sammy Lewis, Ben Lewis
Producer: Kevin Nault
Writer: Sammy Lewis, Ben Lewis
Cast: Sammy Lewis, Ben Lewis, Matt Scissons, Matt Tenute
Cinematographer: Dominic Llanos
Editor: Dominic Llanos, Sammy Lewis

The film was produced on a budget of 26 CAD. Director Samuel Lewis focuses on making "funny things feel uncomfortable and uncomfortable things funny," blending sketch comedy and crime drama. Sammy and Ben collectively won 'Best Actor' at the Digi60 film festival in Ottawa for their performances in Crimes of Passion.

Instagram: @Sammy.j.scorpion, @bennyfourtwenty 

Short film
West Coast Premiere

CyranØ is a dystopian romantic comedy about an AI powered dating app. How would AI optimize you to find love? Follow our two protagonists as they attempt to find love in a world made generic and repetitive.

Ironically, in this film about generative AI, we used 0% generative AI.

Director: Alan Seawright
Producer: Lauren Micalizio
Writer: Alan Seawright & Megan Seawright and Jonathan Decker
Cast: Twyla Wilson, Emilio Palafox
Cinematographer: Rod Santiano
Editor: Bradley Olsen

Short
World Premiere

An Ex Mormon goes on a blind date with a devout Mormon.

Director: Jeana Marie
Producer: Jeana Marie, Spencer Gordon
Writer: Jeana Marie
Cast: Jack Skyler, Alina Sunoo
Cinematographer: Spencer Gordon
Editor: Spencer Gordon

Music Video
Theatrical World Premiere, otherwise CA Premiere

A woman dabbles in witchcraft to finally achieve her dream, but what's next once a dream is achieved?

Director: Katy Berry
Producer: Amelita and Katy Berry
Writer:         Amelita     
Cast: Amelita, Tara Harte-Rodriguez, Sarah Beling, Ross Baron, Audrey Mattaino
Cinematographer: Ana Bretón
Editor: Amelita

A selection in the 2021 Poor Life Choices Film Festival (they did not hold screenings), received London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Fest Summer 2020 Highest Commendation (also no screenings)

Website: www.aaaamelita.com

Instagram: @aaamelita

Short

When his older brother comes to stay with him, a man discovers a bizarre household rulebook called El Manual del Hermano Mayor. What starts as an absurd joke soon turns into a surreal domestic nightmare, as the manual’s ridiculous rules begin to take over his daily life even after his brother is gone. Blending comedy with supernatural undertones, the film explores family dynamics, control, and the lingering power of old roles.

Director: José Luis Elvira
Producer: José Luis Elvira
Writer: José Luis Elvira
Cast: Mónica Padilla, Eva Silva, Jaime González Briones, Rosana Martínez, José Luis Elvira
Cinematographer: José Luis Elvira
Editor: José Luis Elvira

Short
World Premiere

In 2013, teenagers Alice and Helena create a fake profile of a sixteen-year-old boy on a social network to spy on their classmates. What starts as mere curiosity spirals out of control when Raquel, the mother of Matheus — Helena’s crush — begins interacting with the profile, unaware that she is talking to a teenage girl. While Helena sees the situation as an opportunity to generate content for her YouTube channel, Alice experiences an internal struggle as she discovers her feelings for the older woman. When the exchanged messages take an unexpected turn, Helena decides to publicly expose Raquel, also revealing Alice’s secret.

Director: Ana Araujo and Gabriela Pazini
Producer: Gabriel Saraiva and Lorena Rosa Sampaio
Writer: Ana Araujo and Gabriela Pazini
Cast: Anita Ferraz, Amanda Orestes, Tomás Santa Rosa, Ana Chagas, Álvaro Figueiredo, Vitoria Cavalcanti, Luísa Raphael, Gian Paolo Belló, João Pedro Lavedan
Cinematographer: Gabriel Saraiva
Editor: Felipe Morais

Debut film by director Ana Araujo, co-directed by Gabriela Pazini. The project was funded by the Brazilian Paulo Gustavo Law (Lei Paulo Gustavo) and features an original full orchestral and choral score, shot on Red Komodo 6k.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naoedasuacontaofilme/

Short

When Corey gets cold feet about meeting his girlfriend's parents, he decides to hide inside of his water bottle.

Director: Cameron J. Schulz
Producer: Aidan Marx, Cameron J. Schulz
Writer: Corey Sabhlok, Cameron J. Schulz          
Cast: Corey Sabhlok, Sebastian Sage, Quinn DeVries, Nick Trafton
Cinematographer: Ethan Chu
Editor: Toheed Chaudhry
Instagram: @sqrl.prod

Short
Los Angeles Premiere

A moment of weakness after a humiliating breakup leads Zahra, a young Muslim woman to play a forbidden lottery ticket. Her chance at escape becomes a spiritual crisis. While her coworker dreams of riches, she’s certain Allah is watching and waiting.

Director: Richard A. Moore & Ramla Ali
Producer: Harry Starkey-Midha
Writer: Ramla Ali & Richard A. Moore              
Cast: Ramla Ali, Umar Sadiq, Sahar Awad, Jordan Julien, Abdirizak Ahmed, John Ryder
Cinematographer: Jasper Enujubar
Editor: Richard A. Moore, William Walsh, Joe Youngs

Officially Selected for 19x film festivals around the world including two BAFTA Qualifying festivals. 

Website: www.seveneightsixent.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/seveneightsixent

Short
World Premiere

A fledgling actress, her manic manager, and the general meeting that destroys their codependent relationship.

Director: Jack Frederick
Producer: Jack Frederick, Melissa Aquiles
Writer: Jack Frederick, Lia Bonfilio, Melissa Aquiles, Tristan Griffin  Cast: Lia Bonfilio, Melissa Aquiles, Tristan Griffin, Jack Frederick
Cinematographer: Alec Cohen, Jack Frederick
Editor: Jack Frederick

Just Lie! is a new collaboration by the team behind Will You Please Hit Me? (2024) and explores a new fascinating relationship devised in collaboration with t's leading actresses Lia Bonfilio and Melissa Aquiles. Just Lie! was intentionally filmed with the artistic constraint of completely improvised dialogue with only one camera's coverage so as to stress test my editing abilities and force my creative voice into a new tone.

Website: jack-frederick.com
Instagram: jackfrederick

TV Pilot
World Premiere

Aspiring auteur (but actual intern), Lola, wants to make a nuanced, British-African horror film about the lingering horrors of colonialism ...however, with the UK industry mainly backing gang storylines for black creators, she decides to sell out and gain recognition by making her own problematic gang movie... with a twist.

 Director: Anna Morena
Producer: Anna Morena, Ranulf K. Jones & Tiffany Black
Writer: Anna Morena
Cast: Anna Morena, Ranulf K. Jones, Fred Smiley, Jordan Okai
Cinematographer: Jamie Touche
Editor: Andra Sascau

 Nominated for Best Pilot and Best Comedy at LA Web Fest 2026.

 Instagram: @keishamakesagangfilm

 Website: https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/anna-miles/

In an attempt to be taken seriously by the UK Film industry, a black, wannabe filmmaker decides to make a problematic film about ‘gang culture’. 

Short

A backstage actor shows up late to a commercial gig.

Director: Max Retik
Producer: Max Retik
Writer: Max Retik        
Cast: Adam Carpenter, David John Craig, Noah Morse, Matthew Nichols
Cinematographer: Max Retik
Editor: Max Retik

Director’s Statement: As filmmakers sometimes we can treat getting 'the shot' as life or death, but when we zoom out, we realize it's just not that serious.

I had the idea for this film years ago while waiting on set for an actor hired to play a "real customer" to get one good line read so we could move on as the director, creative director, agency, and everybody else devolved into madness. They all took this one line so seriously as if the very fate of the world depended on getting it right. This cringe-core satire is equal parts annoying, hilarious, and, for me at least, cathartic.

Instagram: @maxretik, @junefil.ms

On their way to Comic-Con, a timid guy in an ill-fitting Spider-Man freezes as two bullies humiliate his girlfriend.

Director: Joshua Joel Ortiz 
Producer: Joshua Joel Ortiz
Writer: Joshua Joel Ortiz              
Cast: Monica Joelle Ortiz, Tyler Picchi, Andres Erickson, Austin
Cinematographer: Joshua Joel Ortiz  
Editor: Joshua Joel Ortiz  

Instagram: instagram.com/joshuajortiz

Short
Los Angeles Premiere

When his wife is kidnapped by his ex-best friend, agent Dixon Butts must face his twisted nemesis in a deadly dance of fists, feelings, and frosting. 

Director: Kendra Baude
Producer: Marki Yaccino, Jesse Montagna
Writer:  Jesse Montagna            
Cast: Jesse Montagna, Nick Mestad, Yazmin Ramos, Aakash Kesavarapu
Cinematographer: Dylan Rucker
Editor: David Bonderoff

World premiere at Cinequest Film Festival

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicaltouchfilm/

Short, Romantic-Comedy
Los Angeles Premiere

Hannah and Charlie go on a first date where things go well and they build a connection. Hannah, fed up with dating and desperate for companionship, invites herself into Charlie's home where she discovers the unimaginable.

Director: Joseph Navarro Jr.
Producer: Camille Zapata
Writer: Joseph Navarro Jr.
Cast: Hana Holloway, Zach Dart, Camille Zapata, Javier Fernandez
Cinematographer: Joseph Navarro Jr.
Editor: Joseph Navarro Jr.
Instagram: @jdn.cine, @unprettypictures.mov

Short that has a Music Video at the end.
Los Angeles Premiere.

In this sly comic zinger from Director Deanne Bray and Executive Producer Troy Kotsur, a hearing Hollywood casting director 

is having no luck casting a Deaf role, whom she thinks are inexperienced.  When an actor named Frank (played by John Maucere) walks in, however, the casting director gets more than she bargained for.  

Director:  Deanne Bray
Executive Producer:  Troy Kotsur
Story created by Troy Kotsur 
Screenplay Writer: Deanne Bray
Cast: Suanne Spoke, John Maucere, and Igor Djenge
Cinematographer: Austin Chapman
Editor: Deanne Bray
Finishing Editor:  Glen Stephens

The Eye just started in the Film Festival circuit.   The Eye will have its premiere in Wolverhampton, England, on May 8, 2026, at DeafFest (a film festival for Deaf filmmakers only).  LA Comedy Film Festival will be the first LA Premiere.  Grateful for the opportunity!

American Sign Language with subtitles and some Simultaneous Communication.  

The film was made by 12 Deaf and hard-of-hearing crew members and 2 Deaf actors with 1 hearing actor and 2 hearing crew.  

The film is for everyone.

Short Film, Comedy, Mockumentary
West Coast Premiere, Los Angeles Premiere

The Secret Life of Secretaries is an absurd mockumentary from the early 2000s that captures four dysfunctional secretaries barely holding it together. Now, twenty years later, we revisit their lives and the chaos they never quite left behind.

Director: Tamara Hernandez
Producer: Tamara Hernandez
Writer:  Tamara Hernandez
Cast: Shant’e Reese, Kelly Ryan, Meghann Mason, Piper Corbett, Tamara Hernandez
Cinematographer: Kristoffer Carrillo, Robert Murphy
Editor: Robert Murphy

Website: https://tamarahernandezdirector.squarespace.com/the-secret-life-of-secretaries

Instagram: @tamarahernandezdirector

Short
Los Angeles Premiere

When her girlfriend dumps her for being an unreliable mess, Lucie accidentally signs up to pet-sit a "Princess"–only to discover she's actually a nippy, Fox News-watching pig. What starts as an inconvenience turns into an unhinged crash course on responsibility, as Lucie learns that sometimes the only thing standing between you and self-improvement...is 200 pounds of attitude on a leash.

Director: Marlena Lerner
Producers: Annabel Renshaw, Samantha Coppola, Isabella Marano
Writers: Lucie Reiss, Marlena Lerner
Cast: Lucie Reiss, Gumby, Owen Thiele, Clara McGregor, Laine Philipps, Luca Manganaro, Isabella Marano
Cinematographer: Jeremy Herron
Editor: Natalie Toppino

Short
Los Angeles Premiere

Sean is going to a steak dinner. Patrick’s going to a stakeout. Unfortunately they’re both in the same car.

Director: Max Neace
Producer: Gi Gonzales, BJ Alvarez, Kevin Huie, Brian George Randles
Writer: Max Neace              
Cast: Sean O’Bryan, Patrick Taft, Nihan Gur
Cinematographer: TJ Thickett
Editor: Grant Vance

Instagram: @max9neace

Short
World Premiere

A bumbling, lovestruck cowboy stumbles through the western frontier, overcoming a series of comical obstacles in the hopes of making it on time for a date with the potential love of his life.

Director: Quinton Buxton
Producer: Jeri Rafter
Writer: Quinton Buxton              
Cast: Quinton Buxton, Fionn Camp, Jace Smethurst, Debbie Feigle
Cinematographer: Luke Sargent
Editor: Quinton Buxton

Instagram: @qbcomics or @theblisteringblunderingwest

Short
USA Premiere 

A woman gets her first pap smear, and her doctor practices a new hobby. 

Director: Adeel Shamsi 
Producer: Emily Callahan, Julia Ettlinger, Glenna Walters, Adeel Shamsi, Adrian Altobelli, Justin Campbell     
Writer: Emily Callahan, Julia Ettlinger, Glenna Walters, Adeel Shamsi,        
Cast: Emily Callahan, Julia Ettlinger, Glenna Walters
Cinematographer: Rijul Kathuria, Kia Mozaffari
Editor: Kia Mozaffari, Rijul Kathuria,

‘The Magnificent Gyno’ has won Best Comedy Short -- The Toronto Sketch Comedy Film Festival, Best Comedy Short --Toronto Short Film Festival, and Emily Callahan won Best Performance -- The Toronto Sketch Comedy Film Festival for her role in the film.

Instagram:@redhotsilipepperss

Short
World Premiere:

One perfect night, one completely unhinged morning.

After a seemingly perfect date night, the morning after takes an unexpected turn. What begins as a sweet post-hookup glow quickly spirals into a wildly unhinged encounter, flipping the idea of a one-night stand on its head. With sharp humor and escalating absurdity, the film explores just how fast intimacy can become chaos. Playful, bold, and unpredictable, it’s a hilarious look at the weirdness of modern dating. 

Director: Emma Meisel and Matthew Soto
Producer: Timothy Davis, Emma Meisel, and Lexie Duncan
Writer: Timothy Davis         
Cast: Lexie Duncan, Keanush Tafreshi
Cinematographer: Aries Fung
Editor: Nathan Larkin-Connelly

Animation

A hapless cow with a heart of gold attempts to save his bovine beloved from her alien captors

Director: Fabian Johnston, Luke Johnston
Producer: Fabian Johnston, Luke Johnston
Writer: Fabian Johnston, Luke Johnston              
Editor: Fabian Johnston, Luke Johnston

Winner of 2025 Soho Cinema Club Award: "Most Outrageous Comedy"

Nominee for Best Animated Film at the "Remember the Future; World Film Festival in Cannes"

Honorable Mention at the 2026 Kraken International Film Festival

2D Traditionally animated characters and FX with hand-painted backgrounds and CG elements. 

Short 
World premiere

At an illustrious restaurant, a disrespected new employee must deliver a prized sandwich on foot to keep their job and test their mettle. 

Director: Kyle Perrone
Producer: Shawn Arani, Tessa Faye, John Austin Kearney, Kyle Perrone, Jes Cook
Writer: John Austin Kearney
Cast: John Austin Kearney, Shawn Arani, Kevin Porter, Annie Grant, Sarah Faye Beard, Guy Whitney, Dustin Buller, Samuel Sawney, Tessa Faye
Cinematographer: Kyle Perrone
Editor: Kyle Perrone

Website: https://www.extraordinarybeingpictures.com/

Instagram(s): @extraordinary_being_pictures and @goldendragonprod

Facebook: Golden Dragon Productions - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563039659684

Short

A delusional 35-year-old woman, Molly, enlists a film crew to follow her as she prepares to “start her life” tomorrow. Equipped with an equally overconfident Life Coach and a mess of a whiteboard, Molly races to get ready for her reinvention. But as the hours tick down, she must face her greatest enemy: reality.

Director: Alec Cohen
Producer: Molly Brenner
Writer: Molly Brenner
Cast: Molly Brenner, Ann Carr, Marina Gasparyan
Cinematographer: Andi Obarski, with additional cinematography by Zach Rockenstyre
Editor: Greg Promani

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomorrowistartmylifefilm/

Feature

Film director BO is invited to his friend MARTINs lonely bachelor party on the remote island of Møn. Bo wrestles with a heavy dilemma: he is keeping a painful secret from his friend

Martin. As the bachelor party unfolds, mysterious events occur. A woman vanishes. A weird clown begins to stalk them and Martins wedding rings disappear. A weekend of joints, absinthe, prostitutes and paranoia spirals into chaos. In the final hunt for the rings, Bo and Martins friendship is tested in ways neither imagined.

Director: ASKE BANG
Producer: CARLL OSBAECK ADELKILDE & CHRISTIAN JUNGET MADSEN
Writer: Aske Bang, Stanislav Sevcik, Ib Kastrup
Screenwriter: Ib Kastrup
Cast: Aske Bang, Stanislav Sevcik, Claudia Gregersen, Sus Wilkens, Malene Beltoft Olsen, Sofie Juul Blinkenberg, Morten Piilmann, Wolfgang Sürth, Jesper Schytte, Bodil Lassen, Peter Ålbæk, Erik Clausen
Cinematographers: Jesper Duelund, DFF & Daniel Stilling, DFF
Editors: Peter Wagner, Jørgen Kastrup, Johanna Lagner, Michael Bauer

Website: https://velkommenpaamaanen.dk

Instagram: instagram.com/velkommenpaamaanen

Facebook: facebook.com/velkommenpaamaanen