Irrelevant

Julián Expósito’s life lacks the extraordinary. The days go by with indifference, submerged in apathy, and nothing is a stimulus any more, not even this short film.

Narrative • Spain • 2025 • 4 Minutes
Director: Joel Munu
Writer: Joel Munu, Esther Sala Bittoun
Producers: Joel Munu
Cast: Carles Bigorra Quero, Laia González Martí, Albert Tejero Merino, Bilal Belkheir, Marina Rúbies Ballarin

Out For Delivery

When terminally ill Joanna makes the difficult decision to pursue end of life options through the Death With Dignity law, the systems set up to make her death peaceful and dignified become the opposite.

Narrative • USA • 2025 • 16 Minutes
Director: Chelsea Christer
Writer: Chelsea Christer
Producer: Clinton Trucks, Alexa Rocero
Cast: Deanna Rooney, Martin Starr, DeMorge Brown, John Ross Bowie
Festivals: Sundance, SXSW
Alumni: Chelsea Christer directed the feature documentary Bleeding Audio, which was at LCFF2020

An Afternoon Punch-Up

It’s summer of 2002, and moving day is fast approaching for the Bouchard-Beauregard family. While Sophie, a devoted wife and mother, struggles to control the chaos in the house, a televised boxing match creates pandemonium within the already dysfunctional family.

Narrative • Canada • 2023 • 15 Minutes
Director: Garance Chagnon-Grégoire
Writer: Garance Chagnon-Grégoire
Producers: Sophie Ricard-Harvey, Charlotte Beaudoin-Poisson
Cinematographer: Étienne Dagenais
Editor: Aube Foglia
Cast: Julie Roussel, Louis Champagne, Léokim Beaumier-Lépine, Simone Laperle, Rose-Anne Déry

Bag Ladies

A vintage influencer’s obsession with a rare handbag leads to a clash with a chic fashionista. As admiration turns into rivalry, a playful trade takes an unexpected turn in this witty tale of style, status, and ambition.

Narrative • United Kingdom • 2025 • 12 Minutes
Director: Harry Syed
Writer: Harry Syed, Priya Puri
Producers: Dheeraj Agnihori & Amit Kaur
Executive Producers: Harry Syed, Priya Puri, Dheeraj Agnihotri, Sam Phinikas
Cinematographer: Ben Halford
Editor: Tim Slessor
Composer: Andreas Aaser
Cast: Iniki Mariano, Natalie Perera, Abbie Steele, James Henri Thomas, Lucia Saavedra, Laura Cherry, Ricardo Dalmoro, Simone Gallico
Public Contact: Festival Formula
Email Address: submissions@festivalformula.com

Magicked

A nice evening at The Magic Castle is ruined when Matty, a guy with a track record for causing problems, physically assaults a magician in the middle of a magic-trick-gone-wrong. He and his fed-up sister Janet lock themselves in a bathroom until they can devise a way to get out of the building without being arrested.

Narrative • USA • 2025 • 10 Minutes
Director: Cooper Barnes
Writer: Cooper Barnes
Producers: John Gardiner & Dre Swain
Executive Producers: Cooper Barnes
Cinematographer: John Gardiner
Editor: Cooper Barnes
Composer: Alexander Taylor
Cast: Cooper Barnes, Dre Swain, Robert Dill

Festival: LA Shorts International Film Festival

Public Contact: Bruce Smith
Email Address: Bruce@Omnipop.com

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A bell rings. An unexpected visit…

Narrative • Spain • 2025 • 2 Minutes
Director: Daniel Chamorro
Writer: Daniel Chamorro
Producers: Daniel Chamorro
Executive Producers: Daniel Chamorro
Cinematographer: Larry Balboa
Editor: Daniel Chamorro
Composer: Roberto Bazán
Cast: Julen Clarke, Daniel Chamorro

Public Contact: Alfonso Díaz
Email Address: info@lineupshorts.com

Dating Mark Silcox

Unable to get a second date, Mark Silcox attempts to find love by learning to be funny. But could his joking go too far?

Narrative • UK • 2025 • 12 Minutes
Director: Joe Lycett
Writer: Joe Lycett
Producers: Fleur Bell-Hendriks
Cinematographer: Aaron Adrian Rogers
Editor: Ash Allen
Composer: Debonair Social Club
Cast: Mark Silcox, Katherine Parkinson
Public Contact: Festival Formula
Email Address: submissions@festivalformula.com

Kuchar (The Itch)

After the whirl of a washing machine unexpectedly introduces her to new sensations, teenage Chanda struggles to conceal her new discovery within the household. Meanwhile, her strict and composed mother is keeping secrets of her own.

Narrative • India • 2025 • 20 Minutes
Director: Vaidaangi Sharma
Writer: Vaidaangi Sharma
Producers: Sumedha Mittal
Cinematographer: Siddhanth Khemka
Editor: Swaroopa Sanap
Composer: Rahul Siddharth Kamble
Cast: Subhashree Sahoo, Neha Vyaso, Umar Sharif, Saisha Salvi

Festivals & Awards:
Palm Springs International Shortfest – Best International Short Film

Public Contact: Sumedha Mittal
Email Address: sumedha.office10@gmail.com

11 Blocks To Go: The Bet

Samantha, a free-spirited hopeless romantic, discovers her 30-something-year-old BFF Drew, a gay highfunctioning drug-addled sex addict, is hosting an orgy in lieu of honoring his personal commitments.

Narrative • USA • 2025 • 11 Minutes
Director: Nathaniel P. Claridad
Writer: Jack Utrata & Ashley Alexander
Producers: Jack Utrata, Ashley Alexander, Nicole Gut & David M. Night Maire
Cinematographer: Catalin Stelian
Editor: Jack Utrata
Composer: Andrew Jones
Cast: Jack Utrata, Ashley Alexander, Cody Leroy Wilson, Martavius Parrish, Melanie Johnson, Kyle James Adam, Angelo Luis Rios, Riley French, Nate Myles, Jay Roberts-Miller
Public Contact: Jack Utrata
Email Address: jack.utrata@gmail.com

Cockroach

We spend a long day with Juliette as she navigates what would have been the two-year anniversary with her girlfriend. She tries to convince herself she can be attracted to men but instead can’t look past objectifying them.  Her delirium is finally relieved (sort of) by an unexpected stranger.  Like cockroaches, love always finds a way to survive against the odds.

Narrative • USA • 2025 • 9 Minutes
Director: Heather Older
Writer: Heather Older
Producers: Heather Older & Adam Sweeney
Cinematographer: Jasmine Karcey
Editor: Michael Ward
Composer: Nico Borromeo
Cast: Tori Ernst, Linnea Sumner

Awards: Sydney Underground Film Festival – Audience Award

Public Contact: Heather Older
Email Address: heatherolderfilm@gmail.com