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SHORT15 — Official Selections 2025

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SHORT15 — Official Selections 2025
Stories created to explore an idea, a moment, or a feeling — without worrying about length.

These works carry instinct, experimentation, and the filmmaker’s voice in a compact form, whether calm, bold, slow, or surprising.

A space where creators try, discover, and get seen.


Created by creatives. Crafted by destiny. Rooted in instinct.
Blink Blink

Blink

After a father suffers a debilitating stroke, his devoted daughter becomes his caretaker, as his independence fades. Struggling with feelings of guilt, helplessness, and the slow erosion of the man she once knew.
12 minutes
Finding Fire Finding Fire

Finding Fire

A young Indigenous student struggles to stay grounded in a world far from home — but as disconnection and self-doubt grow, she must find the courage to reclaim her identity and create space for something greater than herself.
15 minutes
M.O.W. M.O.W.

M.O.W.

"M.O.W." is a documentary that follows the daily life of a Meals on Wheels volunteer, showcasing the organization's vital work in delivering nutritious meals and social interaction to homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities.

The film highlights the challenges faced by Meals on Wheels due to funding cuts and increased demand, putting its services at risk.

Through the lens of a single volunteer's day, the documentary sheds light on the importance of this organization and the potential consequences of losing its funding.

Written, featured, and directed by Tim Carr (also seen in The Grounders, All My Children, Rocky Balboa), "M.O.W." is a story of connection, care, and the volunteers who make it happen, and aim to raise awareness about the struggles of Meals on Wheels and the seniors who rely on its services.
9 minutes
Mom's Secret Mom's Secret

Mom's Secret

Yara, a 13-year-old girl, has lost her mother without being able to say goodbye. When she returns with her father to the campsite where she has been camping for years, she notices strange things at night. These things point to her old caravan. Together with her best friend Deon she starts an investigation in which she learns to accept the loss of her mother.


15 minutes
Satori Satori

Satori

Satori is a poetic and meditative portrait of a prisoner who discovers inner freedom within the confines of captivity.

Clinging to a drawing from his daughter, he endures isolation and torment, sustained only by the hope of one day seeing her again. But as that hope begins to fade, he is confronted with a harrowing truth: he will never be free.

In surrendering to this reality, he undergoes a sudden and profound awakening - a spiritual liberation known as Satori.
15 minutes
THE FIVE STAGES OF... THE FIVE STAGES OF...

THE FIVE STAGES OF...

As a husband copes with loss, he soon realizes that things are rapidly going from tragic to worse.

Winner Best Horror Film at Gen Con.
Winner Best Horror Film at Foothills Film Fest
Winner Best NC Horror Film at Horror Movie Freaks Film Fest
Stillman Mba Winner Best Actor at ConCarolina
Stillman Mba Winner Best Actor All Horror Short Film Festival
6 minutes
What Was What Was

What Was

Trapped between his past and future, a young man must walk the path of memory to find his way forward - before time runs out.
13 minutes

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