Short Film Program II

Amara Graye is a guarded college student whose sense of control begins to unravel when she receives cryptic messages and suspects she’s being watched. As fear escalates, tension strains her relationships and fractures her perception of reality. Told through a subjective lens, Quiet Wing is a psychological thriller exploring trauma, manipulation, and the uneasy boundary between vigilance and paranoia where silence offers no safety.

In the world of film theory, the director is the supreme creator. However, for Bob, the protagonist of this one-minute meta-metaphysical nightmare, that hierarchy collapses with a single keystroke. While trying to enjoy a well-deserved moment of peace with a piece of cake, Bob realizes his reality doesn’t belong to him, but to an invisible Editor. Time for Bob ceases to be linear—he becomes a victim of a brutal "Undo" process. Through a series of violent jump cuts, absurd wardrobe changes, and forced rewinds, Bob experiences a digital version of purgatory. The film explores the thin line between the silver screen and reality, turning a technical glitch into existential horror. In the end, Bob doesn't seek salvation from a director; instead, he attempts to "cut" the very light source of the machine that created him, proving that in the digital age, the only true God is the one with their finger on CTRL+Z.

A man scarred by a motorcycle accident twenty years prior lives in isolation, consumed by guilt and loneliness. Just as he is about to end his life, a mysterious woman appears, disrupting his plans and sparking a newfound curiosity within him.

This screening is dedicated to the memory of Thierry Le Ray.

Unbelievable!" provides the audience with a glimpse into the life of Art Williams. From his humble beginnings working alongside his mother and father in the cotton fields at the tender age of four, to his family’s experiences as part of the Great Migration, to breaking the color lines in the Detroit Tigers organization, working as a public servant, and ultimately becoming Baseball’s First Black National League Umpire.
The story is told through the eyes of Art’s younger brother, Dr. Audie Williams. Their brotherly bond is evident and palpable as Dr. Audie recounts a few of the significant moments that had a tremendous impact on his big brother’s life and career.

A hotel CEO robot discovers she is being replaced by a newer model. As identical PRO robots flood the lobby, each paired with an original, chaos quietly takes over. Episode 3 of the animated series Robot Hotel.

Matrescence is a bet on a bold encounter of languages: endurance performance art and cinema. In this experiment, artists Guta Galli and Jessica Fertonani Cooke climbed up a hill tied by one piece of fabric and performed a funeral ritual in honor of the mourning experienced when a woman becomes a mother.

Cherry Cola follows Mildred, a young woman carrying the weight of a childhood shaped by an abusive father. After his death, a series of unusual and offbeat events begin to crack open the emotional walls she’s built to survive. With the steady support of her brother Eddie, Mildred confronts the wounds she’s avoided for years and starts discovering what healing and freedom actually look like. Blending dark humor with heartfelt emotion, Cherry Cola explores the messy, tender, and ultimately liberating process of breaking free from the past.

Overlooked by passersby, two homeless women forge an intimate moment recalling how it felt once to be beautiful. A sleeping drunk wakes to join them, finding dignity in the soaring lines of the Puccini aria through which they share their stories.

A TikTok-obsessed woman copes with a recent breakup, all the while something's lurking under her floorboards...

Saeed, a young married man, wakes up late and begins his day in chaos, rushing from one obligation to another. As he tries to make up for lost time, he forgets his breakfast and looks forward to his favorite meal, “Tower Shawarma.” After a series of meetings, he heads to a restaurant, where a waiter named Osama reminds him of the importance of prayer.
When Saeed returns from praying, he discovers that his shoes have been stolen. Forced to wear another pair, he later spots someone wearing his stolen shoes and steals a valuable prayer bead from them. What follows is a series of unexpected adventures that leaves Saeed running for his life. In the end, he wakes up to discover that it was all a dream—and starts his day again with a smile, having learned an important lesson about life.