A City That Cares

A legal educator reflects on her work as an activist along the US-Mexico border, a journey that guides her and her students to a compassionate Texas community where generosity and empathy are deeply intertwined.

Documentary • USA • 2025 • 14 Minutes
Director: Aaron Hose
Writer: Irene Pons & Joshua Rubin
Producers: Irene Pons, Tim Reid, Christine Kane, Rick Brunson, George Lopez, Aaron Hose
Executive Producers: Irene Pons
Cinematographer: Christine Kane & Tim Reid
Editor: Aaron Hose
Cast: Irene Pons, Kayla Del Valle, Katheryn Olmos, Ian Rodriguez, Stefania Salerno, Adrianna Gonzalez, Brett Castro, Iryna Malendevych, Megan Mitchell, Amy Diaz, Rick Brunson

Festivals & Awards: 
LA Shorts Film Festival – Immaculate Heart Community Filmmaker Award
Macon Film Festival – Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
Northwest FilmFest – Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
Orlando Film Festival – Social Awareness Award
IFFBoston
St. Louis International Film Festival

Public Contact: Aaron Hose
Email Address: adhose@gmail.com

Clack Mountain Clay

Quinn Maher discusses working with clay from Clack Mountain in Rowan county Kentucky.

Documentary • USA • 2025 • 5 Minutes
Director: Jeffrey Hill
Producers: Jeffrey Hill
Cinematographer: Chris Merritt & Jeffrey Hill
Editor: Dan Conrad & Jeffrey Hill
Composer: Jeffrey Hill
Cast: Quinn Maher
Public Contact: Jeffrey Hill
Email Address: jjhill325@gmail.com

Let Kids Play

While many summer camps in Quebec struggle to maintain their operations, “Laissez-nous aller jouer” invites us into the daily lives filled with joys, sorrows, and learning experiences of the people that make these places so magical.

Documentary • Canada • 2025 • 17 Minutes
Director: Benjamin Gagné
Writer: Ellen Horne
Producers: Irène Bessone
Cinematographer: Benjamin Gagné
Editor: Félix Bouffard-Dumas

La Fenêtre

A visually immersive documentary short that blurs the line between reality and the synthetic, exploring our perception of truth through the impact of AI on art and cinema.

Documentary • USA • 2025 • 9 Minutes
Director: Lucas Ortiz Estefanell
Writer: Lucas Ortiz Estefanell
Producers: Miguel Espada

My Memory-Walls

Rose G. Lévesque, an almost nonagenarian painter and poet, painted the story of her life on her house’s walls to transform it into a museum.

Documentary • Canada • 2025 • 13 Minutes
Director: Axel Robin
Writer: Axel Robin
Producers: Axel Robin
Cinematographer: Léa Barselou
Editor: Félix Bouffard-Dumas
Composer: Louis-Joseph Cliche
Cast: Rose G. Lévesque

Miles Of Life

After falling short of his athletic dreams, a once-promising Ugandan runner rediscovers purpose – using the power of sport to rebuild his broken community and to honour his trainer’s life.

Documentary • Uganda • 2025 • 15 Minutes
Director: Charli Doherty
Writer: Charli Doherty
Producers: Tom Neish
Executive Producers: Leo Gripari
Cinematographer: William Hadley
Editor: Charli Doherty
Composer: Charli Doherty
Cast: Mugisha Samuel

Public Contact: Festival Formula
Email Address: submissions@festivalformula.com

Dave Muir: All Or Nothing

Documentary • United Kingdom • 2025 • 9 Minutes
Director: Hugo Pettit
Cinematographer: Dan Simpkins
Editor: Ed Whyte
Cast: Dave Muir
Public Contact: Festival Formula
Email Address: submissions@festivalformula.com

Beneath The Same Sky

In the borderlands of El Paso, Texas, Fidel confronts the complex reality of his life as a Border Patrol agent. Finding himself at the edge of two nations, he works to enforce the law while uncovering the human stories behind the headlines—of dreams pursued and lost, hopes carried and shattered.

Documentary • USA • 2025 • 12 Minutes
Director: Christine Kane
Producers: Christine Kane, Aaron Hose, Rick Brunson, Tim Reid
Executive Producers: Irene Pons
Cinematographer: Christine Kane
Editor: Aaron Hose
Cast: Fidel Baca
Public Contact: Aaron Hose
Email Address: adhose@gmail.com