Genre: Music

The award-winning shorts of CineYouth 2025 showcase the talent and vision of eight young filmmakers from around the world.

A wry portrait of a new wave of Irish folk musicians unafraid to confront their country’s colonial and conservative past.

A grieving mother uses vibrant Spanish dancing to cope with the loss of her youngest daughter, but the intensity of her grief threatens her relationship with her eldest child.

A young Quechua woman is torn between the sacred midwifing tradition she practices and the temptation of becoming a singer in the big city.

Early 1700s. Venice. At the Ospedale della Pietà orphanage young violinist Cecilia is awakened to the power of her musical gift with the arrival of a zealous new composer, Antonio Vivaldi.

Close ties abound in these short films spanning Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, and the U.S. These six shorts explore the complicated relationships between parents and children, aunts and nieces, artists and their craft, and even former lovers.

Chicago and Illinois-based filmmakers experiment with genre, topic, and form in this eclectic program by students, upcoming artists, and established directors.

These films showcase the richness of the documentary form. Through observation, testimony, and poetic reimagining, six different complex corners of the world come into view.

After a young woman goes missing at a rave, her father and brother brave the arid Moroccan landscape searching for her in a world on the brink of collapse.

Earth’s favorite Saturnist Sun Ra is celebrated through a cosmic musical journey into the Afrofuturist’s life, artistry, inspirations, and impact.