The 2026 Slamdance Film Festival, the artist-led organization “by filmmakers, for filmmakers,” has unveiled its 2026 lineup. Celebrating its second year in Los Angeles, the festival continues to discover and champion industry-changing talent. The festival will run in-person from Feb. 19 to 25 a nd virtually from Feb. 24 to March 6 on the Slamdance Channel. A celebration of emerging filmmaking talent from around the world, this year’s lineup consists of 141 films — 50 of which are World Premieres — hailing from over 50 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iceland, Iran, Palestine, Spain, Sudan and Vietnam among others.  The 2026 programming was selected from 10,000 submissions, 28% of which were submitted by LA area filmmakers. As in previous years, all films selected in the Narrative Features and Documentary Features competition categories are directorial debuts without U.S. distribution, with budgets of less than $1 million.  “At a moment when our industry is facing real uncertainty, Slamdance remains deeply committed to supporting filmmakers and bringing our community together,” said Peter Baxter, Slamdance co-founder. “This year’s Slamdance program celebrates filmmakers from across the globe and the discovery of new artists who shape our cultural future. By offering free industry programming and creating space for meaningful conversation, we’re supporting artists, sharing new ideas in filmmaking, and working together to strengthen independent film.” Slamdance is proud to offer a diverse lineup of voices with 50% of the 2026 films helmed by female, trans and non-binary directors and 41.4% of this year’s films are by BIPOC creators. In addition, 9.7% of Slamdance’s program is made by creators with visible and non-visible disabilities.  This year’s lineup includes Narrative and Documentary Features in competition as well as Spotlight Features showcasing premieres from established directors. Also unveiled are episodes, shorts across multiple categories — narrative, documentary, Unstoppable, animated, 99 Specials, experimental, Project Involve and Revolution — as well as the innovative DIG (Digital, Interactive, Gaming) program. Slamdance has formed a powerful jury for its 32nd edition including alumni and Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Erick Oh (“Opera”) and Adam Pertofsky (“The Witness form the Balcony of Room 306”), actors Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (“The Lincoln Lawyer”), Chris Bauer (“The Wire”) and directors Marie Jamora (“What Isn’t There”) and Rosanna Xia (“Out of Plain Sight”).  Championing filmmakers with visible and non-visible disabilities, the 2026 Unstoppable program includes 4 features and 13 shorts from around the world. Now in its sixth year, the Unstoppable Program continues to challenge stereotypes and explore unique narratives. Feature films in the lineup include “Back on Track,” “The Tallest Dwarf and “You Look Fine.” Shorts include “Bear,” “The Bear Hunt,” “Becoming Ollie,” “Blindsided,” “Everhand,” “Explant/Implant,” “Familiar Stranger,” “Girl of Wind,” “Going Nowhere Fast,” “Here We Go Again,” “Murphy’s Ranch, ‘The Knight” and “Unlimited, Forever and Ever, No Matter What.”  In addition to the Unstoppable lineup, Slamdance is proud to offer a fully accessible festival with accessibility services generously sponsored by returning Disability Inclusion partner Easterseals.  Celebrating the creative spirit of Los Angeles, Slamdance’s Made In L.A. program is back for its second year, highlighting projects from the local community. The Made In L.A. program consists of 41 projects – 12 features, 23 shorts, 3 episodics, and 3 DIG projects. Film Independent’s Project Involve has curated 5 of these shorts from their 2025 program to be showcased at Slamdance ‘26. Since 1993, Project Involve has mentored filmmakers from historically underrepresented communities, spotlighting their unique perspectives and bold storytelling. In addition to a strong film lineup, Slamdance will continue to offer free community events throughout the festival, including the popular Market Monday. Held on Monday, February 23rd, this year’s programming by Ted Hope and the many participants in the growing NonDē Film Movement will be entitled “The NonDē Way: Fun Dangerous Ideas To Disrupt What Once Was ‘Indie’ To Separate From A Lame Ass Corporate Film Industry” and focuses on the paths to a sustainable non-dependent cinema ecosystem that prioritizes the art, artists and audiences. Additional festival events include Femme Film Friday, Writers Day, Slandance’s Student Symposium, and Programmer’s Day. On Feb. 20, Femme Film Friday will feature screenings of films by female, trans and non-binary directors as well as a panel presented by Women Independent Producers entitled “Navigating Self Care as a Producer.” Presented in collaboration with PageCraft, Writer’s Day on Feb. 21 features panels on everything from practicing the craft to getting in the writer’s room. Held on Feb. 22, Slamdance’s Student Symposium offers workshops and networking opportunities to local SoCal film schools. Programmers Day will also be held on Feb. 22 and includes events and panels involving nationwide festival and museum curators.  Slamdance ‘26 will be located at the DGA, Landmark Sunset and 2220 Arts with the closing night ceremony held at the legendary Egyptian Theater. In addition to hosting screenings and events, the DGA will serve as festival headquarters. Slamdance is honored to be a part of a vibrant and collaborative community and the festival wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our sponsors and community partners. The festival is presented by the Directors Guild of America and sponsored by LUMIX Panasonic, Easterseals, Eventive, DCPforALL, First Entertainment Credit Union, Magenta, NBCU Launch, Netflix, Pessah Law and SAGindie, with generous distribution support offered by Utopia. Slamdance community partners include 2220 Arts, ARRAY, Compton Unified School District, Fest Forums, Film Independent, Landmark Theaters, Los Angeles Arts Culture, NonDē, Occidental College, University of Southern California, Women in Film and Women in Production. In-person accessible passes priced at $50 each, industry bulk passes, and Slamdance Channel subscriptions can be purchased now at slamdance.com/festival-passes/. Pass sales close on Jan. 31st with individual ticketing going on sale February 1st.  More information regarding Slamdance programming can be found on the festival’s website: https://www.slamdance.com.  Slamdance’s 2026 Full Festival Line-up Narrative Features Danny Is My Boyfriend (Made in LA) (USA) Directors: Mechi Lakatos, Lucy Sandler Producers: Lucy Sandler, Mechi Lakatos, Rachel Brunner, Joey Fitzsimmons, Trace Le Cast: Lucy Sandler, Mechi Lakatos, Brooke Smith, Rachel Brunner, Maleah Goldberg, Michelle Thompson After discovering they’re dating the same man, a recovering codependent living with her mother and a socially awkward babysitter fumble their way through a series of misguided schemes, enlisting a parade of eccentric and unqualified accomplices in a half-baked mission to get revenge. Dump of Untitled Pieces (İsimsiz Eserler Mezarlığı) (Turkey) – North American Premiere Director: Melik Kuru Producers: Hilal Şenel, Fahriye İsmayilova, Simla Güran (co-producer) Cast: Manolya Maya, Ekremcan Arslandağ, Tuğrul Tülek, Tülin Özen, Ceylan Özgün Özçelik, Emrah Özdemir, Okan Avcı, Cüneyt Yalaz Facing imminent eviction, an idealistic young photographer and her hapless roommate attempt to sell her work to galleries for the first time, embarking on a bumpy journey through the collapsing art market of Istanbul. Matapanki (Chile) – North American Premiere Director: Diego “Mapache” Fuentes Producer: Tomás Santelices Cast: Ramón Gálvez, Diego Bravo, Antonia McCarthy, Rosa Peñaloza, Rodrigo Lisboa After obtaining superpowers that are activated by alcohol, a young punk will try to make a change in society, but due to a serious mistake, he will end up unleashing an international conflict against him. TEN WILL (Made in LA) (USA) – World Premiere Director: Max DeFalco Producers: Max DeFalco, Cheyenne Slowensky Cast: Mikul Robins, Donna Dymally, Alicia Hecht, Terrell Lamb, Kathleen Deming, Sonny Frank, Peggy Fields Richardson, Harvey Fisher When his van breaks down, a recently released convict tears through the streets of LA, colliding with everyone in his path in a desperate attempt to register on time as a sex offender. THE KEY (LA CLEF) (France) – North American Premiere Director: Paul G. Sportiello Producer: Emilie Huynh Cast: Sylka, Bruno Clairefond, Alain Guillot, Dorothée Deblaton The True Story of Real Hidden People. The Old Man and the Parrot (El Viejo y La Cotorra) (United States) – World Premiere Director: Gabriel de Varona Producer: Kevin Ondarza Cast: Ruben Rabasa, Serafin Falcon, Rene Lavan, Isabella Bobadilla, Mia Rose Chamaro With a taxidermy parrot and pistol in hand, Praxi, breaks into the home of a mute spiritual guru who trapped his lover’s soul inside the parrot years ago. Praxi must convince the guru’s estranged daughter to guide her father in freeing his lover’s soul in this darkly comedic tale of love and the afterlife. The Plan (Made in LA) (United States) – World Premiere Director: Jessica Barr Producers: Jessica Barr, Alexander Spenser Gould, Sarah Whelden, Kelly Wilcox / Executive Produced by Madhouse Films and Firestarter Productions In one unbroken take, a group of disillusioned young adults readies themselves for an irreversible act they believe will change the world. Three Colors: Pan-African (Made in LA) (USA) – World Premiere Directors: Elijah Davis, Allison A. Waite, Tyler Ocasio Holmes Producers: Elijah Davis, Dami Olatunji, Jack McMann, Joseph Agboola, Ben Ephraim, Christen Vanderbilt Ellis, Asar Saint Lamont, Jaala Alston, Amy Roach Cast: Loretta Devine, Bashir Salahuddin, Peyton Alex Smith, Sibongile Mlambo, Stephen Bishop, Lathan Ava, Kimrie Lewis A college football star scrambles to save his career after a devastating injury fractures his self-worth; an African immigrant mother evades deportation as an unlikely group of heroes rally around her; the star of a Black family sitcom questions his role as the studio forces his show into racist caricature to boost ratings. Tony Odyssey (Made in LA) (Antônio Odisseia) (Brazil) – World Premiere Director: Thales Banzai Producers: Thales Banzai, Camila Cornelsen, Mario Peixoto Cast: Kelson Succi, Iraci Estrela, Sandro Guerra, Antônio Pitanga, Leci Brandão, Teuda Bara, Luiz Bertazzo, Chico César Tony and his best friend, Ivy, rob the bar where he works and steal a new drug that takes them into a surrealist Brazilian odyssey to meet God. WHISPERINGS OF THE MOON (Made in LA) (Hong Kong, Cambodia, India) – North American Premiere Director: Yuqing Lai Producers: Siddartha Jatla, Lily Yang, Esther Li Cast: Sopheanith Thong, Deka Nine Nisay, an actress haunted by loss, returns to Cambodia and to Thida — a love once forbidden. Bound by the weight of family and society, their passion survives only in memory and performance, until it must fade away. Documentary Features  50 Meters (Egypt, Denmark, Saudi Arabia) – US Premiere Director: Yomna Khattab Producer: A.A. Films Cast: Yomna Khattab, Akram Khattab Through a complex and emotionally layered father-daughter journey set in a Cairo community swimming pool, Yomna explores her existential questions surrounding career, parenthood, and mortality. A Free Daughter of Free Kyrgyzstan (Switzerland) Director Producer: Leigh Iacobucci Cast: Zere Asylbek A fearless young singer challenges her oppressive culture through bold music videos, risking everything to amplify women’s voices despite dangerous opposition. HOUSE 4 (Haus 4) (Germany) – World Premiere Director: Philipp Schaeffer Producers: Paul Hartmann, Franzis Unger With exceptional access, HOUSE 4 documents a year in the life of inmates at Berlin’s youth prison — can therapy change their lives? KINGS OF VENICE (Made in LA) (USA) Directors Producers: Sveinn Ingimundarson, S.D. Saltarelli Cast: Scotty Freedman, Ernesto Russo, Sonia Ode Lucci, Carl Tabor, Brian Wan, Larry Nagler As pickleball sweeps the nation, the paddle tennis diehards of Venice Beach dig in for one final, ridiculous stand. Silver (Poland, Norway, Finland) – North American Premiere Director: Natalia Koniarz Producers: Maciej Kubicki (TELEMARK), PIRAYA, IV Films A visual look at the inhabitants of the highest mine in Bolivia, whose deaths weigh as much as the mined silver, exploring human endurance, spirituality, and labor costs. SNOWLAND (USA) Director Producer: Jill Orschel Cast: Cora Lee Witt, Becca Fischer A former child bride from a notorious polygamous sect escapes her dark past by creating a fantasy world as a way to survive. The Bulldogs (USA) – World Premiere Directors: Ori Segev, Noah Dixon Producers: Drew Johnson, Alexander Hyde Following a catastrophic train derailment, The Bulldogs follows the residents of a small rural community in East Palestine, Ohio, as they navigate an uncertain path to recovery. The LeMieurs (USA) – World Premiere Director: Sammy LeMieur Producers: Collin Colaizzi, Sammy LeMieur Cast: Beverly, Tim, Seth, Kyle, Steve, Mikey, Eli, Jim, John LeMieur Fearing regret and desperate to keep hold of their history, the five sons of a small-town Minnesota matriarch must reconcile her aging, while her three grandsons running a funeral home face death head-on. Spotlight Features (previously announced)  The Projectionist (USA) World Premiere Director: Alexandre Rockwell Producers: Quentin Tarantino and Jack Auen Cast: Vondie Curtis-Hall, Karyn Parsons, Kasi Lemmons, David Proval, Kevin Corrigan, and Michael Buscemi. A reclusive projectionist is haunted by a wrongful conviction and the loss of his wife. He lives in solitude inside a fading art house theater until one fateful night when his past resurfaces, forcing him to confront the truth, rekindle love, and find peace in the glow of the final reel.  Under The Rainbow: The Curious Crimes Of The Ruby Slippers (Made in LA)  (USA) World Premiere  Directors: Seth Gordon and Nikki Calabrese Producers: Seth Gordon and Nikki Calabrese  When the original Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz are stolen from a small-town museum in Minnesota, a maze of clues and calamities unfolds—colliding the heartland with Hollywood and big-time crime Breakout Features 11 (Philippines) – World Premiere Director: Bebe Go Producer: Martika Ramirez Escobar Cast: Gabby Padilla, Tona Lopez, Joanne Cesario, Jao San Pedro, Vi-an Tan When an ongoing apocalypse halts the production of Gabby’s new film, she escapes to see her artist friend Tona in La Union, a former booming beach town and strategic site for a US military base. A Story About You (USA) – World Premiere Director: Joseph E. Austin II Producers: Denise Yolén, Jeremy Harris, Joseph E. Austin II, Shannon Wallace, Kimberly Hines Cast: Shannon Wallace, Pernell Walker, Denise Yolén, Monique Lindsey, Adwoa Duncan-Williams, Shiree Adkins A man is forced to come to terms with his past as he navigates his week with various love interests. BRB (Made in LA) (USA) – World Premiere Director: Kate Cobb Producers: Kevin Bigley, In The Rye Productions, Chicago Media Angels Screenwriters: Michael Waller, Sydney Blackburn Cast: Autumn Best, Zoe Colletti, Beth Lacke, Keith Kupferer, Richard David, Dan Haller, Cristian Lager Set in the era of dial-up and AIM away messages, a love-sick teenage girl and her older sister embark on a road trip to meet her online boyfriend, spiraling into chaos as secrets are revealed. CLOVERS (Made in LA) (USA) Directors Producers: Jacob Hatley and Tom Vickers Cast: Jennifer Paschal, JD Cranford, Sharon McNeill The denizens of a strip-mall casino in Asheboro, North Carolina endure two tumultuous years. Santa Zeta (Spain) – North American Premiere Director: Antonio Munoz de Mesa Producer: Jordi Monedero Cast: Nekane Otxoa, Africa Giron, Arlette Torres, Ivan Villanueva, Darci L. Strother, Izoko, Jordi Monedero YouTuber by day, vigilante by night. Zumeca (Dominican Republic) – World Premiere Director Producer: Maler Cast: Angela Canó, Ruben Ochandiano, Miguel Dionisios Ramos Based on the true story of the first Family of the Americas between a Taino and a Spaniard, which started the colonization of the “New World.” Unstoppable Features Back On Track (United States of America) – World Premiere Director: Peter Tkac Producers: Peter Tkac, Peter Gilbert Cast: Chris Rivera, Bri Solomon, Tamirat “T” Ives-Rublee, The Triad Trackers Wheelchair Basketball Team After a random shooting left him paralyzed, Chris Rivera rediscovered life through the Triad Trackers, a wheelchair basketball squad that redefines success beyond wins and losses. BRAILLED IT (Made in LA) (USA) – World Premiere Directors: Salome Cummins, Isaiah Gauthier, David Grabias, Christopher Morgan, Brendon Schulze Producers: Anne Edgar, David Grabias, Alison Kohlhardt Cast: Salome Cummins, Isaiah Gauthier, Christopher Morgan, Lynn Wu, Brooke Petro Blind and low-vision kids take control of the cameras and capture their own experiences at the annual Braille Challenge — a weekend of high-pressure competition and raw coming-of-age moments. The Tallest Dwarf (USA) Director: Julie Forrest Wyman Producers: Lindsey Dryden, Shaleece Haas, Jonna McKone, Julie Forrest Wyman Cast: Julie Wyman, Sofiya Cheyenne, Rebecca Cokley, Chandler Crews, Sarah Folkins, Matthew Jeffers, Katrina Kemp, Mark Povinelli, Aubrey Smalls Visually striking, humorous, and touching, THE TALLEST DWARF is both personal and political – inviting audiences to rethink identity, disability, and what it means to belong in a world that wants to change who you are. YOU LOOK FINE (Made in LA) (USA) – U.S. Premiere Director: J. Snow Producers: Aaliyah Williams, Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez Cast: J. Snow Trapped in a hospital bed during a sickle cell crisis, a comedian turns the camera on himself — and his disease — to document the brutal, funny, and deeply human story behind the pain no one sees. Episodes Cat Nat (USA) – World Premiere Director: Aaron Hughes Producer: Aaron Hughes Cast: Natalie Labarre, Tom Bayne, Nina Kiernan, Susan Hwang, Nora Feher, Elise Raven, Jo Palazuelos-Krukowski, Aaron Hughes Disturbing fortune cookie predictions send a girl and her cat into a surreal spiral. Daddies Boi (Made in LA) (USA) Director: Jason Avezzano Producers: Louie Rinaldi (Executive Producer), Zoe Tyson (Executive Producer), Kimberly Parker, Gregory Kasunich Cast: Louie Rinaldi, Zoe Tyson, Todd Sherry, Tarek Ziad, Milan Patel As youth and options dry up for two aging sugar babies, they must plunge into the bizarre “desire economy” via a provocative app. Disc (USA) Director: Renzo Montoya Producer: Renzo Montoya Cast: Prentice Myles, Soulo Smith, Dominic Wong, Whitney Sarah Louis A street rapper promotes his latest single in the Big Apple, but he is challenged by the arrogant competition around the block. Puke Bitch (United States) Director: Sam Tricomo Producers: Sam Tricomo, Brandon Fecteau, Jaclyn Iskow Cast: Kimberly Cruchon Brooks, Jaclyn Iskow, Brandon Engel, Jalen Wilson Nelem, Olivia Kiefer, Zakiyyah BG Siblings Dove and Larry revel in wild nights and mocking their foster mother in a bleak small town harboring many connections to death. Soft Boil (Made in LA) (United States) Director: Alec Goldberg Producers: EP: Camille Wormser, Alec Goldberg; Producers: Hannah Connery, Vivian Kerr, Clayton Susick, Don Ohmer, Drue Robertson, Hunter Milano  Cast: Camille Wormser, Madison Shamoun, John Gemberling, Vivian Kerr, Patrick Tabari Soft Boil is a comedy about the chaotic life of Lulu, who takes a job as a nanny, only to discover that her new boss isn’t who she expected. The Human, Will : Will’s Will (United States) – World Premiere Director: Edward Bursch Producer: Edward Bursch Cast: Joe Pera, Will Sterbenz A depressed insurance claims adjuster vows to exercise Free Will after his pet goldfish Frodo is shot and killed. Vicky Wakes Up (Made in LA) (USA) – World Premiere Director: Victoria Blade Producers: Victoria Blade, Aaron Pagniano, Lisa Anderson, Sheila Kennedy, Dani Abraham, Maria Mercedes Cast: Victoria Blade, Mario Silva, Yvonne Senat Jones, Matt Wool Stuck in a dead-end office job, Vicky lives an uninspired existence until she’s confronted by a mystical pop star. Narrative Shorts  After That (在那之後) (Made in LA) (United States) – World Premiere Directors: Xinhao Lu Mufeng Han Producers: Savory Liu Yuqin Hong Cast: Jim Lau A man named Xinhao wanders the uninhabited city of the future. After memorializing his past, he disappears. Beaks (Becs et Ongles) (France) – North American Premiere Director: Xavier Demoulin Producer: Melcoton Films Cast: Lauréna Thellier, Raphaël Thierry, Michel Masiero When 20-year-old Anaïs, burdened with debt, inherits her father’s last fighting rooster, she has no choice but to learn how to make it fight. And mourn the past. Beneath the Night (Germany) – North American Premiere Director: Maximilian Karakatsanis Producers: Maximilian Karakatsanis, Linus Krömer Cast: Peter Schneider, Daniela Holtz, Flavia Hunziker, Fehmi Göklü, Stefan Lampadius A metro driver with colorful hair is unexpectedly chosen as the face of a public transport advertising campaign, blurring the lines between the visible and hidden. Shot on 16mm analog film. Charlie is Not a Boy (Made in LA) (USA) – World Premiere Director: Pol Kurucz Producers: Judit Stalter, Pol Kurucz, Ernest Faisztl, Gabor Rajnai Cast: Brooks Ginnan, Máté Mészáros, Gigi Spelsberg, Ágnes Bánfalvy In a crumbling household ruled by a perverted father, a hushed soul clings to the magic of his eccentric grandmother until his safe haven unravels, forcing him to choose between the masks he wears and the truth of who he is. Child’s Fare (United Kingdom) – U.S. Premiere Director: Kirsty McLean Producer: Kieran Pádraig Smyth Cast: Neil Leiper, Kate Bracken, Amy Williamson, Isla Mercer When lonely twelve-year-old Abby is left outside the pub by her dad, her feelings of rejection worsen throughout the day, leading to a violent outburst. Clarities (USA) – World Premiere Directors: Daniel Jaffe Michelle Uranowitz Producers: Chloe Sabin, Daniel Jaffe, Michelle Uranowitz Cast: Michelle Uranowitz, Nigel Defriez, Julia Crockett, Katie Porter, Michael Potts, Jayne Uranowitz, Nicolas Noréna, Matthew Wilkas An ominous chain text spreads across the world as Earth’s first hotel rocketship prepares for launch. Closer in Strife (Canada) Director: Alec Nikoghossian Producer: Alec Nikoghossian Cast: Rosalia Evereklian Vassilian, Lilit Ani Jabrayan A grandmother and her grandchild’s distant relationship is momentarily disrupted after an unforeseen devastation occurs in Beirut. Crazy For You (Loquita por ti) (Spain) Director: Greta Díaz Moreau Producer: Pau Pérez Puig Cast: Irene Balmes, Jon López Rural Spain, Y2K. Alma is 16 years old and desperate to be seen by José, the star bullfighter, but it will be harder than she expects. Deadweight (Dögsúly) (Hungary) – North American Premiere Director: Bese Komáromy Producer: Gábor Osváth Cast: Csilla Pásztor, Gáspár László, Gergely Váradi, Bálint Kuttner A young woman attempts to connect, even as bodies pile up, while something lurks behind her and eats everything. Dyspepsia by Salty Biscuits (Jonmo Theke Jolchi) (Bangladesh) – North American Premiere Director: Ahsabul Yamin Producer: Emon Bin Anwar Cast: Saroar Mim, Aung Shing Thowai Marma, Moin Khan A paranoid young man, convinced a bug he swallowed is living in his stomach, embarks on a darkly absurd quest with his friend to find relief before his mind and body spiral out of control. Fantasies of a Rescue Dummy (UK) Director: Adrian Maganza Producers: Adrian Maganza, Alisa Tritenko Cast: Jack Worsnop, Ginevra Casati, Cary An, David Blair A rescue dummy gets forgotten at the bottom of a swimming pool. Harajuku, FL (United States / Japan) – World Premiere Director: Andrés Gimenez Producer: Lakshmi Ruiz Cast: Orlando Urdaneta, Tomas Ryu Perez, Eric Taveras, Daniela Llanes, Eigo Tanaka, Eita Ishizaka, Mica Moses Miami, Tokyo, expensive fish eggs, and father–son turmoil… in a blender. In Another Life (Made in LA) (United States of America) Director: Tristan Blue Producer: Tristan Blue Cast: William Robert Jackson, Tristan Blue An elder queer hermit searches through coastal soundscapes in pursuit of a mysterious cave they believe will allow them to commune with a past self. It Means Hope (Yani Omid) (Iran) – World Premiere Director: Shadi Karamroudi Producers: Shadi Karamroudi, Pooyan Sholevar Cast: Shadi Karamroudi, Sonia Sanjari, Esmail Kamali Dehghan An encounter between two women—one forced to appear in a confession video, and the other, a member of the video crew. Jonathan (Belgium / Kenya / Ethiopia / South Sudan) – World Premiere Director: Lieven Corthouts Producers: Lieven Corthouts, Zippy Kimundu Cast: Nyawel Maluth Meth, Nyabile Biel After years of war, Nyawel, a South Sudanese woman living in Kenya, travels back to her hometown in search of her missing son and mother. On the long bus journey, she meets others with broken ties. As the landscape slips by, so does time, will she find them, or is everything already lost? KARUPY (Canada) – U.S. Premiere Director: Kalainithan Kalaichelvan Producers: Shaista Roshan, Alison Almeida Cast: Sumathy Balaram, Arrthami Siva-Kuruvinth, Smrithi Dhanasekar, Unnikannan S S, Umeash Siva, Ranjith Joseph At her 65th birthday, Karupy makes an unexpected announcement: she will be ending her own life that very night, sparking a whirlwind of emotions amongst her family. Levantamuertos: Cumbia for the Dead (Levantamuertos) (Mexico) Director: José Eduardo Castilla Ponce Producers: Magnolia S. Orozco Osegueda, Claudia Garcés, Jose Eduardo Castilla Ponce Cast: David Illescas, Vitter Leija, Lyn May, Ruben Cristiany, Kala Martínez With his unique gift of communicating with the dead, a cumbia-loving embalmer sets out on a highway road trip with a corpse, searching for the money that the deceased had hidden. Lost Wax (Canada / Nigeria) – U.S. Premiere Director: Omorose Osagie Producers: Grace Shutti, Momo Spaine Cast: Eyiyemi Olivia Rogbinyin as Osas; Wumi Tuase as Mercy’s Mom; Diana Egwuatu as Mercy; Pamilerin Ayodeji as Egie When a young girl disappears from a Benin city apartment complex, a bronze caster is haunted by grief for this stranger in unexpected ways. SPEEDY! (South Korea / USA) – North American Premiere Director: OH Jiin Producer: OH Jiin Cast: Kim Gyuna, Lee Kyoung Hoon, Hong Sung Choon, Leem Seung-min, Ban Hae Young, Bae Yeonwoo Seoul, 1989. Jung-min wants to become a speed-reading prodigy, just like Dong-hyun—the coolest guy in town, who can finish an entire book in just 60 seconds! The Chair (Made in LA) (USA) Director: Dustin Tan Producers: Maleah Goldberg, Davin Tan Cast: Al Warren, Jakob Longcob A carpenter makes a chair for a customer, but it’s not a normal chair. The Fan Man (Canada) – World Premiere Director: Austin Hutchings Producers: Zenna Davis-Jones, Liam Vanderploeg, Austin Hutchings, John Comeau Cast: Nathan Hare, Fergus Moore, Elijah Freshco, Cleve Jones, John Comeau A lonely tenant finds a man in his bathroom ceiling fan. To All The Girls I Never Banged: I’m Sorry (United Kingdom) – World Premiere Director: Harry Plowden Producer: Harry Plowden Cast: Joe Pass, Billy Hinchliff, Thomasin Lawson A dark secret is exposed when Ed and Nath, two Brits abroad, compete for the same girl while leading a hostel bar crawl in Budapest. To Continue Knowing (You) (Switzerland) – World Premiere Director: Beth Barnes Producer: Zurich University of the Arts Cast: Isabelle von Stauffenberg, Jakob Fessler As an irritable young couple travel home, a misunderstanding occurs and relationship issues surface. We Used to Take the Long Way Home (Vietnam / U.S.A.) Director: An Nguyen Producers: Max Retik, Hoa Pham Cast: Thao Hien, Cong Thanh, Thu Giang, Thien Hoang Returning to Vietnam for the first time since middle school, a teenage girl reunites with old friends for a nostalgic summer roadtrip to ‘Lake Perfect’. Documentary Shorts  _____ in Paris (USA) – World Premiere Director Producer: Mark Elijah Rosenberg Cast: Mark Elijah Rosenberg, Anonymous When we took a trip to France to decide our future, I filmed everything but you—shielding our affair lest your husband find out. Do these secrets still sting? Correct Me If I’m Wrong (如你所愿) (Germany, USA) Director: Hao Zhou Producer: Tyler Hill Torn between love and tradition, a southwest Chinese family tries to purge a mysterious entity from their queer heir. Domestic Demon (Ընտանեկան Հարաման)  (Made in LA) (USA, Portugal) – North American Premiere Director Producer: Anahid Yahjain Cast: Anahid Yahjian A housebound mother’s hunger for agency and control among the mutating textures and temporalities of her home sets off an uncanny transformation. For Every Apricot (Canada, Iceland) Director Producer: Kaia Fortis Scott Cast: MaryBeth Ryan Larone The unlikely story of a daughter in search of a ‘miracle’. In Exchange For Flesh (USA) Directors: Sandro Ramani, Corey Devon Arthur Producer: Sandro Ramani When two incarcerated artists secretly document a routine prison practice, they risk their lives to expose a state policy that blurs the line between safety and sexual abuse. La Mayordomía (Canada) Director Producer: Martin Edralin In Xochimilco, families wait decades for the opportunity to care for a Baby Jesus icon at home for one year. Leveret Road (Rang du lièvre) (Canada) – US Premiere Director: Tim Bouvette Producer: Jeanne Gourd (Cadeaux Studio) Cast: Jeanne Baribeau, Geneviève Allard, Daniel Baribeau 10-year-old Jeanne, diagnosed with dysorthographia, ADHD, dyscalculia, and a developmental coordination disorder, must still learn to succeed in school. Mother’s Influence (UK) – North American Premiere Director: Meg Wriggles Producer: Léa Luiz de Oliveira A young filmmaker tries to get a better understanding of her unconventional mother. No Matter The Weather (Beau temps, mauvais temps) (Canada) – US Premiere Director: Florence Lafond Producers: Patrick Francke-Sirois, David Francke-Robitaille, Florence Lafond Cast: Renée Lafond Matte, Monique Lafond, Florence Lafond After Renée, 83, breaks her ankle, her granddaughter Florence steps in as her caregiver: an intimate reflection on aging, love, grief, and the heartbreaking awareness that their time together is slipping away. Panther Pat (USA) – World Premiere Director: Ashley Brandon Producers: Dennis Hohne, Nevo Shinaar, Mark Mitten Cast: Patricia Palinkas In 1970, Patricia Palinkas became the first woman to play professional football. Panther Pat traces this high-stakes moment in sports history and the shattering of the gender barrier in America’s game. Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts (Spain, Canada, Mexico) – US Premiere Director Producer: Shervin Kermani Cast: Pedro Moisés Herrera Concepción, Ida Joa Langer López, Tamara Batista Moreno, Tiziana Maio After a volcanic eruption, Ramón walks the island of La Palma with his microphone, looking for ghosts. STILL STANDING (USA) Directors Producers: Victor Tadashi Suarez, Livia Albeck-Ripka After the Los Angeles wildfires leave thousands of homes contaminated with toxic ash, residents face an impossible choice: should they risk their health to return home? SWEET WATER (Maya Hilwa) (Iraq) – World Premiere Director Producer: Ali Nabeel Cast: Qisma Sixty-year-old beggar Qisma wants to end her life. But her dog, Bobby, is holding her back. The Good Farmer and the Failed Son (Ireland) – North American Premiere Director: Ailill Martin Producer: Peter Kilmartin Cast: Jack Rogers, Bryan Rogers A drag queen and his father consider the traditions around inheritance and what they may mean for the future of their family farm. Animated Shorts A Bloody Situation (ميـمعة دمويـة) (UK, Palestine) – US Premiere Director Producer: Nerian Keywan Cast: Aida Kaadan, Mouna Hawa Through radio snippets and salon chatter, teen Nara meets Ms Moodswings, the personified menstruation blood blob. A tapestry of interrupted life, where growing up unfolds amidst implied socio-political chaos. A Flame the Colour of Air (Canada) Director, Producer, Screenwriter: Emily Pelstring Cast: Jessica Mensch A speculative vision exploring femininity and eroticism, based on the texts of a medieval Catholic mystic. blinks in mimi’s singing voice (USA) – US Premiere Director, Producer, Screenwriter: Natalie Xie Cast: Christy Karacas, Isac Su Sleep paralysis and glimpses of wonder. Bootstrapping for the Boobied (USA) Director Producer: Stella Chen Cast: Stella Chen, Keaton Jordan, Sharada Venkateswaran Maxed out, burnt out, and sex-starved, Amber Su submits to a glamorous self-help guru whose mentorship transforms repression into possession, birthing a new self: the worksona. Brain to Meninges (머리에서 뇌척수막까지) (South Korea) Director Producer: Chaehyeok Lim After living with holes in my meninges for 10 years, I felt that there was a passage through which memories are passed between my brain and meninges. Through this, my memories flow by my brain like water. Busy Bodies (Made in LA) (USA) Director: Kate Renshaw-Lewis Producer: Eric Ackerman Screenwriter: Kate Renshaw-Lewis Tiny workers run a domesticated factory under the supervision of giant hands. This absurdly inefficient yet fantastically convenient solution to disposable creation poses a question: how do we get rubber gloves? How To Build A Sand Castle (UK) Director: Nour Khamis A shore, a call, a castle, and what is carried back. Hungry Hollow (USA) Director: Sarah Ruyle Cast: Sarah Ruyle, Phillip Walker A girl left for dead gets devoured by forest spirits. ima wa ima (now is now) (UK, Taiwan, Hong Kong) Director Producer: Greg Keung Chun Yam Cast: Hebe – Ting-Jui Chen, Mike – WeiFan Wang, Brocaster – MCJJ An office worker’s encounters with a caterpillar unlock childhood memories, looping through time, blending the mundane and the magical. One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six (淼淼) (Made in LA) (USA) – North American Premiere Director: Yingdan Lai Producer: Kangmin Kim Cast: Jenny Jingyi Wang, Zhen Li, Lydia In a confined world of discipline, a girl’s quiet longing unfolds through a box of chocolate, where desire and control begin to dissolve. Play Fight! (USA) Director Producer: Katrina Larner Cast: Anna Macleod, Jewel Lee-Johnson, Sophia Gatti, “Creature”, Katrina Larner Five little girls play games, tell secrets, run, jump, and giggle… and jump and jump and jump and jump and— Starlit (Made in LA) (USA) – World Premiere Director Producer: Shannon Lee Cast: Molly Blakowski, Shannon Lee, Alan Jennings, Beth Murphy Three teenage girls sneak out into the night to meet up with a crew of energy drink bootlegging aliens. Tears (Rozdarcia) (Germany, Poland) – North American Premiere Director: Paulina Ziolkowska Producers: Karsten Matern, Piotr Szczepanowicz A film about the impossibility of making a decision. A world filled with possibilities and a lost woman who may not want to choose at all. Transitional Object (USA) – World Premiere Director: Shayna Strype Producer: Steve Cossman A young girl’s beloved stuffed snowman guides her through imagined landscapes of memories, fears, and dreams. Wan Wan (USA, Japan) Director Producer: Mayuko Kobayashi Cast: Noriko Ooshima A film about a grandmother, a little boy she named Neepo, fireworks, and a magical flying dog. Witness: An Organima Film (Canada) Director Producer: Nik Arthur, Ben Wittkugel Meticulously hand-animated with organic matter, the film renews our child-like ability to see hidden life in small universes. Spotlight Short OKAY (Made in LA) (United States) – World Premiere Director: Andrew Kightlinger Producer: Lila Yacoub Screenwriter: Andrew Kightlinger Cast: Kathleen Quinlan, David Warshofsky, Amy Huckabay Struggling with the loss of her husband, a widow processes her grief by searching for him amidst the cosmos. Experimental Shorts  Climate Control (USA, Germany) Director: Sarah Lasley Producer: Nicola Waugh Doc Cast: Hannah Huber, Branden Brown, Andres Barajas, Mallory Merlo, Luke Wilson A director making a documentary about the perils of fossil fuel extraction is subverted by an AI agent that wants to tell a generic love story. Diana Minerva (Italy) – World Premiere Director: Francesca Occhionero Producer: -orama Cast: Chloe Crawford, Patricia Bermúdez, Diana Arevalo De Barrenechea, Minerva Juarez De Facundo In a retro pink Mexican kitchen, the never-told encounter between mythological goddesses Diana and Minerva resurfaces in two contemporary women whose drifting voicemails unravel a new debate around empathy, civility, and the natural world. Ghost of Home (家的幽灵) (China/USA) – World Premiere Director: Chen Xie Producer: Guang Ren Cast: Meiyue Huang, Qingsheng Xie, Chenke Xiao, Feiping Huang On the day my grandfather’s spirit was to depart and enter his new home, I began searching for the traces he left behind through different visual forms. I Was There (UK, Poland) Director: Kamila Kuc Producer: Reed O’Beirne Cast: Kamila Kuc A haunting exploration of familial bonds, intergenerational memory, and the enduring impact of shared narratives. Filmmaker Kamila Kuc steps into the emotional stream of inherited family history as the lines between documentary, testimony, and fiction blur. I would have liked to make a different film (Ich hätte lieber einen anderen Film gemacht) (Germany) – North American Premiere Director: Suse Itzel Producers: Academy of Media Arts Cologne Suse Itzel How can I talk about sexual violence? How can I live after a childhood full of violence? How do I remember? Now That We Are Sending You to The End (United States) – North American Premiere Director: Blake Knecht Producer: Isaac Knecht Cast: Finley Berkabile A young girl predicts the end of time as the desert begins to disappear, and direct-on-film techniques parallel the landscape’s collapse. SOMEONE TO STEAL HORSES WITH (USA, Italy) – North American Premiere Director: Dylan Pailes-Friedman Producers: 56 Bones, Il Varco Cinema Cast: Masaki Ishikawa, Anna Lawrence, Tino Martyn Kellighan, Corey Hughes, Cara Jocelyn Delevingne A horse reflects on memory, disturbing the daily routines of citizens in Los Santos, San Andreas, during the press release for his new book “Someone to Steal Horses With.” Whose Woods Are These (USA) Director: Kate Nartker Producer: Kate Nartker A haunting family mystery unfolds through woven fabric, exploring memory, heritage, and the connection between cloth and narrative. Unstoppable Shorts  BEAR (Scotland, UK) Director: Kate Hammer Producer: Isabella Bassett Cast: Kate Hammer, Hannah Jarrett-Scott, Susannah Laing, Joshua Haynes When Jude wakes up and remembers she has a job interview that she’s already late for, she must try to get across town to land the job, along with the giant, sentient teddy bear that follows her everywhere. Becoming Ollie (England) – World Premiere Director: Annalise Valentino Producer: Annalise Valentino Cast: Ollie Robinson, Lisa Robinson, Matt Robinson, Victoria Kendrick-Mcgavigan, Poppy Parker At age nine, a childhood stroke reshapes a family’s world; creating a film together gives two siblings a way to share what had previously been difficult to explain. BLINDSIDED (Made in LA) (USA) Director: Patrick Hogan Producer: Ana Krista Johnson Cast: Crystal Loverro, Florence Wilder, Jaime Lewis The most terrifying things are the ones we don’t see coming. Everhand (United States) Director: Shane Hillier Producers: Sarah Beth Budd, Lee Cleaveland Cast: Sarah Beth Budd, Lee Cleaveland, Ron Williams When a one armed farmer orders a mysterious machine, he and his wife must face off with a company rep in order to reclaim their humanity. explant / implant (USA) Director: Josh Weissbach Producer: Josh Weissbach A lifetime of surgeries continues with an upgrade in battery life and a downgrade in scar tissue when the filmmaker has his original pacemaker replaced after sixteen years. Familiar Stranger (UK)Doc  Director: Ace Mahbaz Producer: Sophie Stacey Cast: Rachel Shenton, Duffy First date. Unexpected Plot Twist. Girl Of Wind (吹梦无踪) (China) – U.S. Premiere Director: Nanxi Yuan Producer: Wu Yujie Cast: Yangyang Yang Yang, a solitary deaf girl with a passion for free climbing skyscrapers, lives in a silent world without wealth or power, driven only by her untamed and free spirit.  Going Nowhere Fast (Made in LA) (Canada / USA) – World Premiere Director: Dylan Paffe Producers: Dylan Paffe, Andres Torres, Sofia Bonami Cast: Margo Mooney, Austin Robert Smith, Patrick Trudeau Three adults living with disabilities navigate an unconventional love triangle in this bittersweet portrait of resilience and connection. HERE WE ARE AGAIN (Made in LA) (United States of America) – World Premiere Directors: Hughes Ransom, Justin Lee Producers: Veronica Kompalic, Gia Rigoli Cast: Eros de la Puente, Shiv Nadkarni, Lizzy McGroder A depressed man decides to finally get out of bed, except his bed won’t let him. Murphy’s Ranch (Made in LA) (USA) Director: John Michael Riva Jr. Producers: Indeana Underhill, Hosea Chanchez, John Michael Riva Jr. Cast: Lee Pugsley, Hosea Chanchez, Edward Fletcher, Jack Doke A routine pool-cleaning job leads two brothers into a hidden compound where curiosity quickly becomes a threat. The Bear Hunt (Australia) – North American Premiere Director: Lily Drummond Producer: Sarah Moulton Cast: Alexandra Davis, Lauren Koopowitz, Chrissie Page A 12-year-old’s attempt to make her teddy bear “normal” before her birthday becomes a poignant journey toward embracing difference. The Knight (Australia) – North American Premiere Director: Lotte Sweeney Producers: Morgan Wright, Ben Golotta, Lotte Sweeney, Maiah Stewardson Cast: Isadora Sweeney, Sidney Debba, Tamara Lee Claude has urges that need to be explored – in private. A hot, disabled teenager concocts a world of medieval pleasures in her bedroom. Unlimited, Forever and Ever, No Matter What (United States) – World Premiere Director: Jayme Coveliers Producers: Mitchell Camarda, Kaustubh Singh, Kamal Sehrawy, Jesse Schroeder, Sofia Voss Cast: Lisa Coveliers, Adelaide Leonard, Mitchell Camarda, Elizabeth Robbins When a chronic pain flare-up throws her life off balance, a former athlete must decide between muscling through or putting her daughter first. 99 Special DEAD GRANDMA (USA) – World Premiere Directors: Rachel Kempf Nick Toti Producers: Rachel Kempf Nick Toti Cast: Dawn Linneman, Barron Scott, Ashley Rae Spillers Grandma died at the worst possible moment. Monkey Bar (Canada) Director: Mya Van Dyk Producer: Jacinta Gaspar A sad monkey grapples with their harsh reality while having a smoke. Paul’s Portrait (Made in LA) USA) – World Premiere Director: Andrea Gonzalez Mereles Producers: Rebecca Blumhagen, Andrea Gonzalez Mereles; Associate Producer: Jessie Epstein Cast: Paul Chiou, Kun Sheng Hou Paul has a physical disability: he’s paralyzed from the neck down. He cares about helping others and works on digital accessibility. Pickup (Пикап) (Russia, USA) – World Premiere Director: Viktoriia Lapushkina Producers: Anzhelika Tokar, Viktoriia Lapushkina Cast: Elizaveta Ishcenko, Arseny Sergeev, Evgeniya Lazareva Trying to complete a pickup-class assignment, a shy girl slips past her confident rivals and ends up on a rooftop smoking area where she finds a guy about to jump. Staring Contest (USA) – World Premiere Director: Courtney Sposato Producers: Mark Sposato, Courtney Sposato Two friends are having a staring contest when something enters and everything changes. The Stars, and All the Planets and the Moon (USA) Director: Shayna Strype Producers: Lisa Cisneros, Mark Roberts Cast: Mark Roberts A man reflects on losing his best friend. Three Thousand Five Hundred (Trois mille cinq cent) (Canada) – World Premiere Director: Jèrèmi Roy Producers: Jèrèmi Roy, Camille Demers-Lambert, Patrice Lavoie Cast: Rose-Anne Lavoie, Patrice Lavoie, Camille Lavoie-Beaudoin When the housing market comes knocking on a cardboard house door. You, Rock (Made in LA) (USA) Director: Daniel Maggio Producer: Leo Lauchere Cast: Leo Lauchere An angry man makes an important discovery while skipping rocks. Revolution Short Film Program  an excision spell (USA) Director: Kearra Amaya Gopee Producer: Kearra Amaya Gopee Cast: Kearra Amaya Gopee an excision spell (2020) is an intra-communal call to arms and self-determination in the face of white supremacist violence. ANIMIST UNCONSCIOUS (Turtle Island / Lenape Territory) Directors: Zion Estrada, Emanuel Admassu Producer: Zion Estrada When sound, abstraction, and LiDAR imaging awaken Metro Atlanta’s animist unconscious, a displaced landscape is compelled to reckon with its histories of erasure as Black life resurfaces through animist persistence and collective splintering. Auras (Made in LA) (Tibet / India / Mexico / Turtle Island) – World Premiere Director: Tenzin Phuntsog Cast: Tenzin Phuntsog an experimental self portrait DZATA: The Institute of Technological Consciousness (South Africa) Directors: Francois Knoetze, Amy Louise Wilson, Russel Hlongwane Producers: Francois Knoetze, Amy Louise Wilson, Russel Hlongwane Cast: Thulisa Mayalo, Jacques Lukoji, Anesu Alex, Philimon Rukodzi, Ragel Mahera, Peacemore Patsika, Nicole Goto, Gomez Bakwene In fabricating a fictional institute and its archive, the artists explore and imagine vernacular technological practices operating across the African continent. I AM (Nigeria / Ghana / Turtle Island) Director: Ijeoma Iloputaife Ijeoma Iloputaife’s filmic poem attesting to autonomy, spiritual expansiveness, spacetime and belief in one’s self reflects on life over the sounds of Fela and the Africa 70 while luxuriating in the aesthetic beauties of nature. maono mzimi / unbroken spaces of vision (Canada / Uganda) Director: Sonya Mwambu Cast: Sonya Mwambu Maono Mzimi is a 30-minute 16mm and digital hybrid performance in which loss is explored through space and motion. Nsala (Democratic Republic of Congo) – U.S. Premiere Director: Mickael-Sltan Mbanza Producer: Petna Ndaliko Colonialism, Extractivism, Body and Land You Do Not Exist (Made in LA) (USA) – North American Premiere Director: Dwayne LeBlanc Producer: Dwayne LeBlanc Cast: Barrington Darius, Maurice Powell, Andrea Ellsworth, Cam Lee A young man lingers in his yard beneath the flight paths of South Central Los Angeles, listening to planes overhead as he reflects on distance, memory, and the worlds just beyond his reach. Za Mwezi (Made in LA) (Turtle Island / Tovaangar) – North American Premiere Director: Matazi Weathers A true happening of some things i remember in ritual or songs of the mind and moon mesmerize in the hypnosis of orbit DIG – Digital Interactive and Gaming A Voice from the Hut (USA, Nepal) – World Premiere Director Producer: Prashanna Subedi Cast: Medhavi Pandit, Sophiya Karki, Rachit Pandey, Sukriti Dhungel, Kshitij Kayastha A talented 13-year-old village girl dreams of winning a music contest hosted by her idol, but is isolated in a hut by tradition during menstruation. She must find a way to reach her idol with her singing. Before Closure (遗忘清单) (Made in LA) (USA) Director Producer: Haocheng Liu, Bryan Sng Cast: Kehara Edirisinghe, Emanuel Pangilinan-Lane, Lydia Jialu Li, Morin 默伶 While Murph is moving out of her apartment after ending a long-term relationship, she finds a box of her ex-boyfriend’s old things and sorts through them to find closure. Corpse Pose (Made in LA) (USA) Director Producer: Sean Hucknall Cast: Jaed Footitt, Brendan O’Brien, Auden Day, Roy Gentes, Kadence Johnson, Ivka Boguszewski, Nick Gordinier, Ethan Richmond An experimental musical following a heartbroken man’s nocturnal odyssey. The Time Before (UK) – North American Premiere Directors: Leo Metcalf, Mike Golembewski (Interactive Design) Producer: Leo Metcalf Cast: Anouk Lawless-Monnot, Simon Chambers, Bean Downes, Leo Metcalf Caught between waking life and dreams, Olly delves into his childhood memories, navigating fantastical dream worlds his sister created to shield them from family strife. This is buzz (Made in LA) (USA) Director: Mark Pellington Producers: Mark Pellington, Liza Hughes, EB George Cast: The Edge, Adam Clayton, Chris Gore, Michael Franti A mind-blowing music documentary about the first immersive TV show on MTV when MTV was cool. WebDoc Memoria Rocas (Forging Dreams) (Chile) Director Producer: Ivan Torres Zagal Cast: Ana Becerra, Cosme Caracciolo, Jorge Silva, Miguel Lawner, Javier Rebolledo MemoriaRocas uncovers the silenced history of a former Chilean detention and torture center, tracing the origins of state repression during Pinochet’s dictatorship through an immersive interactive documentary experience. Shorts curated by Film Independent’s Project Involve to showcase at Slamdance 2026 In Sickness and In Health (Made in LA) (United States) – World Premiere Director: Alexandria Collins Producer: Masora Fukuda Screenwriter: Montserrat Luna-Ballantyne Cast: Yumarie Morales, Rufino Romero, Luis Fernandez-Gil While on a romantic getaway to reconnect as a couple after her husband’s grueling exorcism, a devout wife must confront her fears that the ritual failed and her husband is still possessed. Keepsake (Made in LA) (United States) – World Premiere Director: Ritvik Dhavale Producers: Eduardo Ayres Soares, Connie Qin Screenwriter: Bushra Burney Cast: Nida Khurshid, Anna Khaja, Behzad Dabu, Samiya Khan A year after her father’s passing, Saira tries to connect with her mom and brother but struggles as they seem to have moved on without her by starting a Pakistani Drama podcast. Pack (Made in LA) (United States) – World Premiere Director: Peiqi Peng Producer: Aishwarya Sonar Screenwriter: Jax Ball Cast: Kory Mann, Amalya Barseghyan, Saffron Rose, Erika Marks A young werewolf tries to befriend a group of werewolf hunters while keeping their identity hidden. Seaweed Snacks (Made in LA) (United States of America) – World Premiere Director: Sylvia Ray Producer: Andrés L. Correa Screenwriter: Brandyn Johnson Cast: Patrick Cage II, Kamal Bolden, Jaxon Compas, Cambridge Compton, Taehee Kim A hard-edged dad just wants to survive another birthday party, but when a try-hard super dad won’t take “no” for an answer, things get real awkward…real fast. Tradwife (Made in LA) (United States) Director: Jacob Combs Producers: Casey Naranjo, Jaycie Luo Screenwriter: Laura Hunter Drago Cast: Madeleine Arthur, Alex Rich An actress turned tradwife influencer finally finds her dream audience, but when a troll exposes the cracks in her picture-perfect marriage during a livestream, she stages a high-stakes dinner that might just save her show–or end the act for good. The post Slamdance announces 2026 festival lineup appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less