'26 DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

A portrait of matrescence and post-partum depression in the time of pandemic lockdown. Shadow and silhouette capture the surreal ways in which time spent dutifully in the home changes us as we dare...

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Domestic Demon

Director(s): Anahid Yahjian

For Every Apricot drifts through the shifting terrain of memory, illustrating a grandmother’s journey in search of a “miracle drug” to cure her father’s illness. What begins as a simple...

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For Every Apricot

Director(s): Kaia Fortis Scott

Corey Devon Arthur and Sara Kielly, both incarcerated in New York, allege that the U.S. government is sanctioning the sexual abuse of millions of Americans. These practices are largely hidden from...

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In Exchange For Flesh

Director(s): Sandro Ramani,Corey Devon Arthur

In Xochimilco, a borough of Mexico City, families take turns caring for Baby Jesus icons – some dating to the 16th century – at home for one-year terms. The stewardship is believed to bring...

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La Mayordomía

Director(s): Martin Edralin

Jeanne, 10, a neuroatypical with a passion for skateboarding and snowboarding, has been diagnosed with dysorthographia, ADHD, dyscalculia and a developmental coordination disorder. She faces a...

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Leveret Road

Director(s): Tim Bouvette

Growing up with an unconventional single mother - an influencer navigating aging and body dysmorphia, Meg admires her but questions how it shaped her own self-image. Through laughter and...

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Mother's Influence

Director(s): Meg Wriggles

Renée, 83, broke her ankle. Fortunately, she can rely on her granddaughter Florence, who steps in as her caregiver. While this ordeal brings them closer than ever, it inevitably confronts them with...

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No Matter the Weather

Director(s): Florence Lafond

In 1970, Pat Palinkas became the first woman to play professional football when she stepped onto the field for the Orlando Panthers. A schoolteacher with no playbook and everything to prove, her...

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Panther Pat

Director(s): Ashley Brandon

After a volcanic eruption, Ramón walks the island of La Palma with his microphone, looking for ghosts.

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Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts

Director(s): Shervin Kermani

The urban wildfire that tore through Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025, was among the most destructive in history, burning more than 9,000 structures. Thousands of homes were left standing, yet...

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STILL STANDING

Director(s): Victor Tadashi Suárez,Livia Albeck-Ripka

Qisma is a 60-year-old woman living in a rundown house. She begs in the streets of Baghdad to buy food for her dog, Bobby, who means everything to her. She has a difficult relationship with her...

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Sweet Water

Director(s): Ali Nabeel

Jack, a performance artist, drag queen and only son is next in line to inherit the family farm. This film follows Jack as he returns home to create live art inspired by his relationship with farming,...

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The Good Farmer and the Failed Son

Director(s): Ailill Martin

We lived a secret life, hidden from your husband--a romance of furtive meetings and a future eternally postponed. We stole a week to be together in France; I still could never film us directly, but...

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_____ in Paris

Director(s): Mark Elijah Rosenberg