The Big Break
The Big Break

The 25th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest will showcase 369 films including 60 World Premieres, 25 International Premieres, 46 North American Premieres, 17 U.S. Premieres and 98 California Premieres. There are 60 curated programs, which will screen June 18-24, at the Camelot Theatres (Palm Springs Cultural Center) in Palm Springs.

Short films featuring celebrated film and TV actors include Paul Lieberstein, Mandy Moore and Justin Bartha in The Big Break; Gillian Jacobs directs Danny Pudi in Curated; Maria Bello in EXIT; Amy Landecker in Father Figurine; Jamie McShane in Good Morning; Tyler Labine in It’s Your Call; Brittany Snow directs Milkshake with Anna Camp; Patton Oswalt, Ben Schwartz and Dermot Mulroney in Monster Challenge; Chris Gethard in Nighty Night; Tom Skerritt in The Phantom 52; M. Emmet Walsh in South of Bix; and Brian Cox in Widdershins.

“Once again, we’re thrilled to share an incredible lineup brimming with talent from all over the globe,” said Artistic Director Lili Rodriguez. “From festival favorites to fresh discoveries, it’s clear that there is no shortage of talent in the short film world. The programming team poured over a record number of 5,600 submissions to find the 369 films that made the lineup – a selection that showcases a kaleidoscope of voices and perspectives, rich in originality and skill.”

The 2019 Palm Springs ShortFest will screen the following films:

Animation

61 Beehive Street (United Kingdom/Spain) Director: Helena Bonastre Rodriguez

Acid Rain (Poland) Director: Tomek Popakul

Bear With Me (Netherlands) North American Premiere. Director: Daphna Awadish

Between the Shadows (Portugal/France) Directors: Mónica Santos, Alice Guimarães

Bolero Station (Switzerland) California Premiere. Director: Rolf Brönnimann

Caterpillarplasty (Canada) Director: David Barlow-Krelina

Cat Noir (Switzerland) Director: O’Neil Bürgi

Circuit (Switzerland) California Premiere. Director: Delia Hess

Deadman’s Reach (United Kingdom) North American Premiere. Director: Quentin Vien

Epoch (Ireland) International Premiere. Director: Kevin McGloughlin

Girl in the Hallway (Canada) Director: Valerie Barnhart

Goldie (USA) Director: Emily Brundige

Guaxuma (Brazil/France) Director: Nara Normande

Hors piste (France) Directors: Léo Brunel, Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, Oscar Malet

Icebergs (Greece/USA) Director: Eirini Vianelli

I’m Going Out for Cigarettes (France) Director: Osman Cerfon

Laugh Lines (Switzerland) California Premiere. Director: Patricia Wenger

The Lost Sound (Australia) Director: Steffie Yee

Maintain Yourself (USA) California Premiere. Director: Ellie LaCourt

Marooned (USA) North American Premiere. Director: Andy Erekson

Mind My Mind (Netherlands/Belgium) California Premiere. Director: Floor Adams

Mogu & Perol (Japan) Director: Tsuneo Goda

My Brother Luca (Mexico) World Premiere. Directors: Carlos Algara, Catalina Serna

My Mother’s Eyes (United Kingdom) California Premiere. Director: Jenny Wright

Nosis (Germany) Director: Vincenz Neuhaus

Not Your Panda (Canada) California Premiere. Director: Tigris Alt Sakda

On the Day You Were Born (USA) Director: Duke Doyle

The Opposites Games (USA) Directors: Anna Samo, Lisa LaBracio

Pace (Germany) World Premiere. Director: Kai Stänicke

Per tutta la vita (Italy/France) Director: Roberto Catani

The Phantom 52 (USA/Japan) California Premiere. Director: Geoff Marslett

Riviera (France) U.S. Premiere. Director: Jonas Schloesing

Selfies (Switzerland) Director: Claudius Gentinetta

Sister (China/United States) Director: Siqi Song

Spermaceti (Belgium) North American Premiere. Director: Jacky De Groen

The Stained Club (France/France) Directors: Mélanie Lopez, Simon Boucly, Marie Ciesielski, Alice Jaunet, Chan Stéphie Peang, Béatrice Viguier

The Subject (Canada) Director: Patrick Bouchard

Trump Bites: “I Alone Can Fix It!” (USA) Directors: Bill Plympton, Billy Shebar, David C. Roberts

Under Covers (USA) California Premiere. Director: Michaela Olsen

Widdershins (United Kingdom) Director: Simon P. Biggs

Wild Love (France) California Premiere. Directors: Paul Autric, Quentin Camus, Léa Georges, Maryka Laudet, Zoé Sottiaux, Corentin Yvergniaux

Windshriek (France) North American Premiere. Director: Frédéric Doazan

Your Mother Is a Thief! (Canada) California Premiere. Director: Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre

Documentary

About Bintou (United Kingdom/China) Director: Dezhou Li

Ale y Yose (USA) World Premiere. Director: Erin Semine Kökdil

All Inclusive (Switzerland) Director: Corina Schwingruber Ili

American Refugee (USA) World Premiere. Director: Ron Najor

At Her Fingertips (Peru) World Premiere. Director: Erica Nguyen

Backwards (Israel) North American Premiere. Director: Dana Gelman

Betty Feeds the Animals (USA) California Premiere. Director: James P. Gannon

The Briefing (Poland) North American Premiere. Director: Filip Drzewiecki

Brother, Move On (Switzerland/India) California Premiere. Director: Antshi von Moos

Burton Before and After (USA) Directors: Courtney Hermann, Kerribeth Elliott

The Clinic (USA) Director: Elivia Shaw

Connected (Poland) California Premiere. Director: Aleksandra Maciejczyk

Couper Was Here (USA) Director: Nicole Foley

Crowley – Cowboy Up (USA) California Premiere. Director: André Hörmann

Dani (USA) Director: Lizzy Hogenson

The Day Don Died (Canada) Directors: Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor

Double Exposed (USA) Director: Julie Buck

Edgecombe (USA) Director: Crystal Kayiza

Excess Will Save Us (Sweden) U.S. Premiere. Director: Morgane Dziurla-Petit

Far From Past (Austria/Switzerland) North American Premiere. Director: Nicole Foelsterl

How to Breathe in Kern County (USA) North American Premiere. Director: Chris Filippone

How to Make a Rainbow (USA) California Premiere. Director: Ryan Maxey

Hunters (Switzerland) North American Premiere. Director: Benjamin Bucher

Inferno (Australia/Mexico) World Premiere. Director: Patrick Fileti

Kamali (India/United Kingdom) California Premiere. Director: Sasha Rainbow

La Espiga (Mexico/USA) World Premiere. Director: Cameron G. Quevedo

Last Sermon at George’s Creek (USA) Directors: Bobby Moser, Spencer Creigh

Lowland Kids (USA) California Premiere. Director: Sandra Winther

Mack Wrestles (USA) Directors: Taylor Hess, Erin Sanger

Matsutake Hunters (Canada) Director: Shannon Walsh

mountain (Belgium) North American Premiere. Director: Grégoire Verbeke

My Last Days: Meet Anthony (USA) Director: Farhoud Meybodi

Noodle School (USA/China) Director: Jia Li

Nowhere Bastards (Mexico) Director: Mario González Jiménez

The Path of Least Resistance (USA) California Premiere. Directors: Aldo Chacon, Salvador Chacon

Phyllis and Francesca 48 Years On (Australia) Director: Edwina Storie

Sage (USA) Director: Gabe Dinsmoor

Seeds of Deceit (Netherlands) California Premiere. Director: Miriam Guttmann

Shirley Temple (Canada) U.S. Premiere. Director: Audrey Nantel-Gagnon

Shout At Me! (Mexico) Director: Laura Herrero Garvin

Small Talk (USA) Director: Paul Szynol

Smile (Australia) California Premiere. Directors: Harriet McKern, Remy Varga

Sole Doctor (USA) Director: Paula Bernstein

Stay Close (USA/China) California Premiere. Directors: Luther Clement, Shuhan Fan

Swatted (France) California Premiere. Director: Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis

Sweetheart Dancers (USA) Director: Ben-Alex Dupris

This Is Not a (Iranian) Film (USA/Iran) North American Premiere. Director: Azar Kafaei

Live Action

100 EUR (Austria) North American Premiere. Director: Aleksey Lapin

Abu Eli (Israel) World Premiere. Director: Maya Louzon

The Afghanistans (Romania) North American Premiere. Director: Adrian Silisteanu

After You Left (USA) Director: April Maxey

Ah Gong (Taiwan) Director: Clifford Miu

Ahmed’s Song (France) North American Premiere. Director: Foued Mansour

Alien (South Korea) North American Premiere. Director: Jegwang Yeon

Alien Culture (United Kingdom) California Premiere. Director: Iesh Thapar

All in Good Time (Ireland) Director: Bonnie Dempsey

Alma (Colombia) California Premiere. Director: Santiago León Cuéllar

The Amazon (France) Director: Alexandra Naoum

Artem Silendi (France) California Premiere. Director: Frank Ychou

The Artisan (Cuba) World Premiere. Director: Adrián Cárdenas

Ashmina (United Kingdom/Nepal) Director: Dekel Berenson

Astres (Canada) World Premiere. Director: Andrée-Anne Roussel

Atomic Ed (France) Director: Nicolas Hugon

Autumn Waltz (Serbia/USA) Director: Ognjen Petkovi

Ave Eva (Greece) Director: Oliwia Twardowska

Aylin (Turkey) World Premiere. Director: Ozan Yoleri

Bad People (Georgia) California Premiere. Director: Giorgi Tavartkiladze

Bajo la sombra del guacarí (Colombia) California Premiere. Director: Greg Méndez Lopéz

Balloon (USA) World Premiere. Director: Jeremy Merrifield

Bastard (Azerbaijan/United Kingdom) World Premiere. Director: Daniel Guliyev

Baya (Belgium) World Premiere. Director: Alice Gadbled

Beautiful Loser (France) California Premiere. Director: Maxime Roy

The Big Break (USA) California Premiere. Director: Philip Andelman

Birthday Night (Iran) California Premiere. Director: Omid Shams

Blackmaria (Colombia) California Premiere. Director: Juan Pablo Caballero

Blackwood (Australia) California Premiere. Director: Kalu Oji

The Blue Cape (USA) California Premiere. Director: Alejandra López

Bob & Dale (USA/Canada) World Premiere. Director: David Rosfeld

Bodega (USA) California Premiere. Director: Rebecca Halfon

Boléro (USA) World Premiere. Director: Sarah Gross

Bootyful (France) California Premiere. Director: François Barbier

Boy (Belgium) Director: Isabelle Schapira

Boy Gets Eaten (Norway) North American Premiere. Director: Sebastian Lagerkvist

Brain Jail (USA) World Premiere. Director: Carleton Ranney

Bronzed (USA) Director: Mike Egan

Brooklyn Park (USA) World Premiere. Director: Nikola Duravcevic

Brotherhood (Canada/Tunisia/Qatar/Sweden) Director: Meryam Joobeur

Bug Bite (USA) California Premiere. Director: Emily Ann Hoffman

Bulles d’air (France) California Premiere. Director: Daouda Diakhate

The Bumbry Encounter (USA) Director: Jay K. Raja

By a Hair (France) California Premiere. Directors: Yvonnick Muller, Lauriane Escaffre

Cadelas (Brazil) International Premiere. Director: Rita Toledo

Capital (United Kingdom) California Premiere. Director: Freddy Syborn

Caucasus (Lithuania) North American Premiere. Director: Laurynas Barei a

Ceremony Night (Iran) World Premiere. Director: Behnam Abedi

The Chairs (Azerbaijan/United Kingdom) North American Premiere. Director: Orkhan Aghazadeh

Chaos (Germany) World Premiere. Director: Samuel Auer

The Christmas Gift (Romania/Spain) California Premiere. Director: Bogdan Muresanu

Clear Valley Report (USA) World Premiere. Director: Michael Rubin

The Cocoa Fondue Show (USA) Director: Andrew Arnold

Coda (USA) Director: Zoe Jarman

The Colour of Your Lips (Canada/Canada) California Premiere. Director: Annick Blanc

Constellations (United Kingdom/Canada) California Premiere. Director: Anna Maguire

Crude Oil (USA) Director: Christopher Good

The Culture (Norway) California Premiere. Director: Ernst De Geer

Curandera (Peru/USA) Director: Mauricio Rivera Hoffman

Curated (USA) California Premiere. Director: Gillian Jacobs

Debris (USA/Peru) California Premiere. Director: Julio O. Ramos

Deep Tissue (USA) California Premiere. Director: Meredith Alloway

Difficult People (India/USA) Director: Sohil Vaidya

Dissect (Iran) North American Premiere. Director: Siavash Shahabi

Dog (Canada) World Premiere. Director: Pascal Sanchez

The Do It Up Date (USA) Directors: Emily Ting, Andrew Barchilon

The Dressing (USA) World Premiere. Director: Patrick Moser

The Drink (United Kingdom) Director: Cosima Spender

Dunya’s Day (Saudi Arabia/USA) Director: Raed Alsemari

Dziadzio (Canada) California Premiere. Director: Aaron Ries

Elephant in the Room (Switzerland) California Premiere. Director: Chanelle Eidenbenz

Ella (Norway) International Premiere. Director: Tommy Næss

Ellinikon (Greece) World Premiere. Director: Konstantinos Prepis

Engaged (USA) Director: David Scala

Eva Sola (Germany/Spain) International Premiere. Director: Lara Rodríguez Cruz

Exit (USA/Canada) U.S. Premiere. Director: Claire Edmondson

Family (Belgium/France) U.S. Premiere. Director: Catherine Cosme

A Family Affair (United Kingdom) U.S. Premiere. Director: Florence Keith-Roach

Farewell (Israel) International Premiere. Director: Vitali Agronov

Far Out (Germany) North American Premiere. Director: Jan-Peter Horstmann

Father and Daughter (France/France) World Premiere. Director: Eric Du Bellay

Father Figurine (USA) California Premiere. Director: Matt Kazman

Fatiya (France) U.S. Premiere. Director: Marion Desseigne-Ravel

F*ck Bunny (USA) Director: Wesley Wingo

Feathers (USA) California Premiere. Director: A.V. Rockwell

The Fight (United Kingdom) World Premiere. Director: Georgi Banks-Davies

The Fisherwoman (Dominican Republic/USA) California Premiere. Director: Lorena Durán Jiménez

Five Secrets to Mom (USA) Director: Charles Dillon Ward

Fixed Water (USA) World Premiere. Director: Christine Haroutounian

Floating (Spain/Argentina) Director: Frankie De Leonardis

Floss (China/Norway) World Premiere. Director: Popo Fan

Frida Think (Ireland/Ireland) North American Premiere. Director: Maya Derrington

Fuck You (Sweden) Director: Anette Sidor

Fun Factory (Norway/Germany) International Premiere. Directors: Lisa Brooke Hansen, Even Hafnor

Garage (Switzerland) World Premiere. Director: Lorraine Perriard

The Gentleman (Sweden) U.S. Premiere. Director: Hanna Westerlind

God Never Dies (USA/Ireland) Director: Barbara Cigarroa

The Golden Legend (Spain) California Premiere. Directors: Chema García Ibarra, Ion de Sosa

Golden Malibu (Mexico) California Premiere. Director: Natalia Bermúdez Fierro

Good Morning (USA) Director: Elaine Mongeon

The Good Shepherd (Estonia) North American Premiere. Director: Evar Anvelt

Grand Bouquet (Japan) North American Premiere. Director: Nao Yoshigai

Green (USA) Director: Suzanne Andrews Correa

The Guy (USA) Director: Jon Fusco

Hank (USA) Director: Hongyu Li

Heads or Tails (Canada) California Premiere. Director: Fernand-Philippe Morin-Vargas

The Hedgehog’s Dilemma (Switzerland) World Premiere. Director: Francesca Scalisi

Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre (Finland) California Premiere. Director: Ilja Rautsi

Hi, This Is Heather (USA) World Premiere. Director: Steven Stauffer

Homesick (France/Japan) North American Premiere. Director: Koya Kamura

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (USA) Director: Adamma Ebo

How I Got to the Moon by Subway (USA) Director: Tyler Rabinowitz

How to Be Alone (USA) Director: Kate Trefry

Hush (New Zealand) U.S. Premiere. Director: Armagan Ballantyne

I Am My Own Mother (USA) Director: Andrew Zox

I Came Here Alone (Canada) World Premiere. Director: Connor Gaston

If This Isn’t Love (Canada) U.S. Premiere. Director: Luiza Cocora

I’m Dead (United Kingdom) International Premiere. Director: Dan Sully

Incel (USA) Director: John Merizalde

Intercontinental (Switzerland) North American Premiere. Director: Louis Hans-Moevi

In Your Place (Italy) California Premiere. Director: Giuseppe Carleo

The Iron Wall (USA) World Premiere. Director: Michael Formanski

It’s Your Call (USA) World Premiere. Director: Jacquie Phillips

Jack (USA) Director: Nick Paonessa

Jaeborn By Numbers (Canada/France/Japan/UK) U.S. Premiere. Director: Roger Gariépy

Jim (USA) California Premiere. Director: Christopher Black

Josef Markus Julian (Austria) World Premiere. Director: Özgür Anil

Joy Boy (Australia) International Premiere. Director: Stef Smith

Just Me and You (Canada/Quebec) U.S. Premiere. Director: Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers

The Katy Universe (USA) Director: Patrick Muhlberger

King Wah (I Think I Love You) (USA) California Premiere. Director: Horatio Baltz

Kinship (Canada) International Premiere. Director: Jorge Camarotti

La Bruja (USA) California Premiere. Directors: Eliza Cossio, Hayley Kosan

Lake of Happiness (Germany/Belarus) North American Premiere. Director: Aliaksei Paluyan

The Land Over There (Germany) North American Premiere. Director: Arne Kohlweyer

The Last Romantic (Mexico) California Premiere. Director: Natalia Garcia Agraz

The Last Supper (United Kingdom) Director: Alicia MacDonald

Lavender (USA) Director: Matthew Puccini

The Legend (France) World Premiere. Director: Manon Eyriey

Liberty (USA) California Premiere. Director: Faren Humes

Licorice (USA) California Premiere. Director: Gautam Chopra

Lila (Denmark) World Premiere. Director: Maj-Britt La Cour

Listen (USA) World Premiere. Director: Omri Bezalel

A Little Break (France) Director: Louise Groult

Little Grey Bubbles (Canada) California Premiere. Director: Charles Wahl

The Little Mermaid (France) World Premiere. Director: Manon Amacouty

Living Room (Australia/Japan) World Premiere. Director: Jessica Barclay Lawton

Lockdown (USA) California Premiere. Directors: Celine Held, Logan George

Long Distance (Australia) California Premiere. Director: Anoop Lokkur

Long Time Listener, First Time Caller (USA) Director: Nora Kirkpatrick

Love at Twenty (Brazil/Spain) World Premiere. Directors: Toti Loureiro, Felipe Arrojo Poroger

Loved Ones (Poland) North American Premiere. Director: Zofia Kowalewska

The Loved Ones (Russia) International Premiere. Director: Oleg Vitvitski

Lust (Sweden) World Premiere. Director: Alexe Landgren

Made Public (USA) Director: Foster Wilson

Magnetic Harvest (France) U.S. Premiere. Director: Marine Levéel

Mama Pingpong Social Club (Taiwan) Director: Shiang-An Chuang

Mami (USA) World Premiere. Director: Alessandra Lacorazza

Manila Is Full of Men Named Boy (USA/Philippines) Director: Andrew Stephen Lee

Maradona’s Legs (Germany/Palestine) World Premiere. Director: Firas Khoury

Marco (United Kingdom) North American Premiere. Director: Saleem Haddad

Marooned (China) World Premiere. Director: Shiyou Yan

Men of Vision (USA) Director: Frank Todaro

Menuett (Germany) California Premiere. Director: Felix Karoulis

Milk (Canada) Director: Santiago Menghini

Milk and Rum (Peru) International Premiere. Director: Diego Bedoya

Milkshake (USA) World Premiere. Director: Brittany Snow

Miller & Son (USA) Director: Asher Jelinsky

Monster Challenge (USA) Director: Michael Giacchino

Morning Dew (France) North American Premiere. Director: Julie Colly

Mother Of (Israel) California Premiere. Director: Gan de Lange

Naked in the Streets at Night (France) U.S. Premiere. Director: Benoît Rambourg

The Name of the Son (France) International Premiere. Director: Louis Delva

Naptha (United Kingdom) North American Premiere. Director: Moin Hussain

Nefertiti (USA) North American Premiere. Director: Valerie Schenkman

Nefta Football Club (France) Director: Yves Piat

The Neighbors’ Window (USA) Director: Marshall Curry

Nest Egg (USA) California Premiere. Director: Henry Loevner

Nice Talking to You (Pakistan/USA) California Premiere. Director: Saim Sadiq

Night Swim (USA) California Premiere. Director: Victoria Rivera

The Night the Wind Blew (United Kingdom) International Premiere. Director: David Alamouti

Nighty Night (USA) California Premiere. Director: Matt Porter

Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do (France/USA) Director: Jerzy Rose

No Ill Will (Denmark/Faroe Islands) Director: Andrias Høgenni

The Noodle Effect (USA) Director: Brandon Winters

Nooreh (India) Director: Ashish Pandey

A Normal Guy (Romania) International Premiere. Director: George Dogaru

Now You Know (USA) California Premiere. Director: Molly Gillis

O.I. (Canada/New Zealand) Director: N’cee van Heerden

One Morning a Bunny (France) International Premiere. Director: Anne-Sophie Diégo

One of the Boys (Netherlands) North American Premiere. Director: Ivo van Aart

On Friendship (Spain/France) International Premiere. Director: Pablo García Canga

Only Fools Rush In (Spain) California Premiere. Director: David Moragas

The Orphan (Brazil) Director: Carolina Markowicz

Our Father’s Cabin (Norway/United Kingdom) World Premiere. Director: Jon Olav Stokke

Parental Advisory (Belgium) North American Premiere. Director: Benjamin Belloir

Peggy (USA) Director: Justin O’Neal Miller

Peloid (Montenegro) U.S. Premiere. Director: Bojan Stijovi

Percht (Austria) North American Premiere. Director: Béla Baptiste

Pierre’s Heart (France) International Premiere. Director: Olivier Binder

Piu Piu (USA) Director: Naima Ramos-Chapman

The Plunge (United Kingdom) World Premiere. Director: Simon Ryninks

Ponyboi (USA) Directors: River Gallo, Sade Clacken Joseph

Pop 30 (Israel/Israel) World Premiere. Director: Shira Billig

Possessions (USA) California Premiere. Director: Zeke Farrow

The Pregnant Ground (United Kingdom) World Premiere. Director: Haolu Wang

Project Baby (Denmark) North American Premiere. Director: Johannes Pico

The Proposal (Norway) California Premiere. Director: Det Sporadiske Filmkollektivet

Rain, Rain, Run Away (France/France) North American Premiere. Director: Clémentine Carrié

Rare Birds (Australia) World Premiere. Director: Melanie Scammell

The Rat (USA) Director: Carlen May-Mann

Ritual (Australia) Director: Robert Linsley

The Role (Iran) California Premiere. Director: Farnoosh Samadi

Romance Language (Canada) California Premiere. Director: José Gilles Corbett Lourenço

Safe Space (USA) World Premiere. Director: Annabelle Attanasio

The School Trip (Italy) North American Premiere. Director: Salvatore Allocca

Sebastian (USA) Director: Sam Fragoso

Second Son (France) International Premiere. Director: Hadrien Bichet

She-Pack (Norway) California Premiere. Director: Fanny Ovesen

The Shepherd (Norway) California Premiere. Director: Brwa Vahapour

The Shipment (Canada) Director: Bobby Bala

Shiva Baby (USA/Canada) Director: Emma Seligman

The Silence of the Dying Fish (Greece/France) California Premiere. Director: Vasilis Kekatos

Sir Thomas (Israel) California Premiere. Directors: Raanan Fogel, Michael Amir

A Sister (Belgium) U.S. Premiere. Director: Delphine Girard

Snare (Australia) California Premiere. Director: Madeleine Gottlieb

Snor (Netherlands) North American Premiere. Director: Michael Middelkoop

Somebody and Nobody (Germany) International Premiere. Director: Joscha Douma

Something About Alex (Netherlands) Director: Reinout Hellenthal

Something Like Loneliness (USA) Directors: Seth Epstein, Ben Epstein

Something Real (Mexico) World Premiere. Director: Renato Moncayo Dávalos

sometimes, i think about dying (USA) California Premiere. Director: Stefanie Abel Horowitz

Sousaphone (USA/Switzerland) World Premiere. Director: Flo Linus Baumann

South of Bix (USA) World Premiere. Directors: Justine Lupe, Briana Pozner

Spark (Netherlands) Director: Dominique Gimberg

Stone (Turkey) International Premiere. Director: Alican Yücesoy

Stone Age (Switzerland) North American Premiere. Director: Lou Rambert Preiss

Straight Up (Sweden) International Premiere. Directors: Therese Zoë Richert, China Åhlander

Street Flame (USA) California Premiere. Director: Katherine Propper

Summer Hit (Germany) North American Premiere. Director: Berthold Wahjudi

The Summer of the Electric Lion (Chile) Director: Diego Céspedes

Sunday (Singapore) World Premiere. Director: Kris Ong

Sunny Hill (Belgium) International Premiere. Director: Christine Grulois

#Superinlove (Spain) California Premiere. Director: Curro Bernabéu

Sweater (USA) Director: Nick Borenstein

Swiped (United Kingdom) Director: Steve Whiteley

Sylvia (United Kingdom) Director: Richard Prendergast

The Tail (Turkey) International Premiere. Director: Yi it Hepsev

Take Care (USA) California Premiere. Director: Itamar Giladi

Tenderness (Switzerland) International Premiere. Director: Maxime Rappaz

Thin Air (Switzerland) California Premiere. Director: Jonas Ulrich

Things That Happen in the Bathroom (USA) California Premiere. Director: Edward Hancox

Third Look (Israel) World Premiere. Director: Efrat Rasner Shefa

Three Months (Canada) U.S. Premiere. Director: Sasha Alcoloumbre

Thrive (United Kingdom) Director: Jamie Di Spirito

Throuple (USA) World Premiere. Director: Chrissie De Guzman

Thumper (USA) World Premiere. Director: Jack Winemiller

Tithes & Offering (Kenya) North American Premiere. Director: Tony Koros

Tomgirl (Australia) International Premiere. Director: Vonne Patiag

Touch Me (Germany/Luxembourg) North American Premiere. Director: Eileen Byrne

Tracks (France) California Premiere. Director: Sophie Thouvenin

Tree #3 (USA) World Premiere. Director: Omer Ben-Shachar

Truck Slut (USA) California Premiere. Director: Ryan Craver

Umbra (Iran) Director: Saeed Jafarian

Unfolded (Italy/Lithuania) California Premiere. Director: Cristina Picchi

Upload to Story (Sweden) North American Premiere. Director: Emma Pål Brunzell

Vibes (USA) Director: Bane Fakih

Washland Express (USA) Director: Camille Campbell

Wasteland (Switzerland) North American Premiere. Director: Antoine Flahaut

Welcome to the Ball (USA) California Premiere. Director: Adam Vincent Wright

What Do You Know About the Water and the Moon (China) California Premiere. Director: Jian Luo

Whenever You’re Ready (United Kingdom) Director: Craig Ainsley

Whiteout (USA) California Premiere. Director: Lance Edmands

Who’s a Good Boy (USA) Director: Alex Phillips

Will “The Machine” (USA) Director: Kent Lamm

Yirga (USA) California Premiere. Director: B.B. Araya

You Are the Captain (USA) California Premiere. Director: Dan Samiljan

Youth (Egypt/United States) California Premiere. Director: Farida Zahran

Yulia & Juliet (Netherlands) Director: Zara Dwinger

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