Beyond the Short - Curated Indie Short Film Festival Winners

After an intimate encounter, Jacob senses something isn’t quite right — but when his partner leaves unfazed, his paranoia spirals into a hilarious and uncomfortable search for what, exactly, went missing.

A lone, elderly oil painter prepares to begin a new painting. After readying his materials, he waits for a final, key ingredient.

During one turbulent post-work evening, jealousy pushes a couple to the brink, shattering the illusion of their perfect relationship.

August Williams is surrounded by a growing staff and campaign team as his fight to break the current two-party system begins to resonate with voters, but a coalition of the establishment is fighting to maintain their power and place.

A mermaid’s fairy-tale dream of love takes a dark turn when her Prince is not what she expected.

A simple date invitation sends Jerry into a mental battlefield, where different versions of himself clash over fear, courage, and the voice of self-doubt.

Maya tries to record a crowdfunding video for her bakery while having a nervous breakdown.

The Second Oldest Man Alive follows William as he attempts to outlive the oldest man alive.

A dickish man-child desperate to save his relationship taunts a stranger on the NYC subway to prove himself in front of his girlfriend, but what he finds funny is no joke to the stranger.

A winter sanctuary where time slows down and hospitality becomes a ritual — captured as a cinematic fairy tale of light, space, and memory.

This is a story about harm that travels through time, reaching those who come next.

In the wake of a tragic accident, a mother's unwavering care pushes the limits of morality as she does whatever it takes to protect her son.

A reunion between two childhood friends at a bar grows tense when they begin to reminisce on the past. Later, one of them goes on a date.

Following the doorman of an apartment building in Buenos Aires from his daily work routine to his home in an informal urban settlement or barrio popular, we experience how the design of spaces and the urban environment can affect social dynamics and communities. 

The careful order of Gio's nightly running group is disrupted when newcomer Santi challenges him to a race.

A desperate actor's callback spirals when an embarrassing mishap between him and the team's intimidating captain forces them into a secret pact.

Jovan, 16-year-old religious teenager is watching porn for the first time when accidentally the audio is connected to his mother’s car Bluetooth.

In Spain, Prostitution is becoming more common among younger people. How normal can it become?

OK/NOTOK is a genre-bending love story set in the very near future with a darkly comic edge. Loretta, a working-class British Asian woman, struggles to navigate a turbulent world, a new stranger in her life and unskippable adverts.

James battles with time to look for the one he loves, until he hears a knock on his door, that changed everything.