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An illustration of an older man sitting on the edge of a floating house in the sky, he fishes off the side, his fishing line runs upwards into the sky. The scene is framed with warmly lit fluffly clouds.

September 17, 2026

Saba

In a beautiful world where gravity flows upward, a young boy lives with his beloved grandfather as they form a close bond in their floating home. When a storm damages their home, the boy navigates through this world after an irrevocable change. This film screens as part of the Family Friendly ...

An animation still of an unimpressed woman holding money up to a salesman with a worried expression on his face, leaning away from her near storefronts in an airport.

September 17, 2026

¿Necesitas Ayuda?

Traveling without her son, Señora Concha faces the chaos of the Tijuana airport and debates whether she is willing to accept the support of eager wheelchair attendant Jorge. Animated with a wonderful sense of physical comedy, this work highlights just how valuable interdependence can be. This ...

A clay capybara in a stop-motion scene with a smiling tangerine on its head in a small homey cave.

September 17, 2026

Land of No Man

Composed in 3D and mixed-media stop motion elements, a capybara lives each day in a land on the ocean with his beloved Mr. Tangerine as his main companion. However, passing animals question if this companionship is enough, continually asking, “Aren’t you lonely?” This film screens as part of the...

September 17, 2026

Drama Shorts: We’ll Meet Again

When a mixed-race German and Indonesian man visits his sister in Indonesia, he finds himself caught between two identities in “Vaterland” or A Bule Named Yanto. In White Musk, a teen girl becomes her terminally ill mother’s primary caretaker, which creates a new dynamic they both struggle to acce...

In a small home, two people sit at a distant dining table, the lighting is dark with a singular fluorescent bulb, a bucket sits on the floor.

September 17, 2026

i saw you in the flood

A non-binary Chinese American finds connection with their mother when their flooding apartment is visited by the spirit of an old relative. An impressive balance of spiritual imagery and grounded realism, this film glows with subtle magic and deeply felt intimacy. This film screens as part of ...

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