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Kashish Pride Film Festival
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 until Sunday, 08 June 2025
The 16th edition of KASHISH Pride Film Festival (earlier known as KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival) will be held as an on-ground festival in Mumbai from June 4 to June 8, 2025.
KASHISH is committed to showcasing films by, about, and of interest to the LGBTQIA+ community and we specially encourage film submissions from women; people of color; transgender, intersex, asexual & non-binary people; and other underrepresented communities.
The Festival is produced by KASHISH Arts Foundation, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the exhibition, distribution, funding and promotion of LGBTQIA+ films, alongwith Solaris Pictures.
Before submitting you will have an option to select only physical or both physical and virtual, and also if you wish to have your film geo-blocked.
Please read the submission guidelines carefully and submit ONLY if your film is eligible.
𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙆𝘼𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙎𝙃 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙢 𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡
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KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is now 𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥.
Last year in 2024 when KASHISH turned 15 years and we wanted to celebrate it by being more Inclusive with a change of name and identity.
The festival is being renamed from KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival to 𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 to reflect the contemporary aspirations of the LGBTQIA+ community, underlining the fact that the festival and its allied activities offer pride, hope and dignity.
KASHISH Pride Film Festival is the first LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, Intersex, Asexual) film festival in India to be held in a mainstream theater, and the first LGBTQIA+ film festival in India to receive clearance from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
KASHISH Pride Film Festival, now considered South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival and one of world’s top 5 coolest LGBTQIA+ film festival, has over the past 14 editions become one of the biggest pride events in India.
Founded in 2010, the festival has grown from strength to strength, attracting close to 9000 footfalls over the 4 1/2 days of the festival at two/three venues. The festival, every year, has screened 110 - 180 films that include shorts, documentaries, features - all centered around LGBTQIA+ themes. The festival also attracts topline Bollywood celebrities, prominent filmmakers and media personalities, and receives every year over 150 write-ups in mainstream press in India and globally.
More information at http://mumbaiqueerfest.com
KASHISH Pride Film Festival has both Competitive and Non-Competitive categories.
KASHISH Pride Film Festival awards around Rs.2,00,000 lacs (US$2500) in cash prizes – the largest total amount awarded by any LGBTQIA+ film festival in the Indian subcontinent.
The Competition Categories are:
- Best Narrative Feature
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Indian Narrative Short
- Best International Narrative Short
- Riyad Wadia Award for Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker
- Ismat Chughtai Award for Best Indian Woman Filmmaker
- Best Performance in a Lead Role
- Best Screenplay
- Best Student Short Film
- KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant
The winners will be selected by panels of eminent Jury members. The decision of the Juries will be final and is indisputable.
KASHISH 2025 – LIST OF FILMS (Categorywise)
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Total number of Programmed Films : 150 |
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Total number of Participating Countries : 47 |
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*Film in Competition |
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NARRATIVE FEATURES |
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A STREET PLAY (Nukkad Naatak) |
Dir: Tanmaya Shekhar / 107 min / 2024 / India / Hindi |
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AUM PENJOR |
Dir: Karma Jerry / 140 min / 2024 / Bhutan / Bhutanese |
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BABY |
Dir: Marcelo Caetano / 107 min / 2024 / Brazil, France, Netherlands / Portuguese |
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CALL ME AGNES |
Dir: Daniel Donato / 94 min / 2024 / Netherlands / Dutch, English, Indonesian, Portuguese |
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CLOSE TO YOU |
Dir: Dominic Savage / 100 min / 2023 / Canada, UK / English |
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EAT THE NIGHT |
Dirs: Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel / 107 min / 2024 / France / French |
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FOUR MOTHERS |
Dir: Darren Thornton / 89 min / 2024 / Ireland / English |
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HIGH TIDE |
Dir: Marco Calvani / 101 min / 2024 / USA / English, Portuguese |
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ODD FISH |
Dir: Snævar Sölvason / 104 min / 2024 / Iceland / Icelandic, English |
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OUT |
Dir: Dennis Alink / 95 min / 2023 / Netherlands, Germany / Dutch |
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OUTERLANDS |
Dir: Elena Oxman / 100 min / 2025 / USA / English |
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PERFECT ENDINGS |
Dir: Daniel Ribeiro / 100 min / 2024 / Brazil / Portuguese |
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QUEER |
Dir: Luca Guadagnino / 137 min / 2024 / Italy, USA / English, Spanish, French |
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RESET |
Dir: Patricia Ryczko / 95 min / 2024 / Poland / Polish |
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SEBASTIAN |
Dir: Mikko Mäkelä / 111 min / 2024 / UK, Finland, Belgium / English, French |
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SOME NIGHTS I FEEL LIKE WALKING |
Dir: Petersen Vargas / 103 / 2024 / Philippines / Filipino |
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SPLIT |
Dir: Iris Brey / 100 min / 2023 / France / French |
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THE BEST FRIEND (O Melhor Amigo) |
Dir: Allan Deberton / 90 min / 2024 / Brazil / Portuguese |
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THE LIFE INSIDE ME |
Dir: Jackie R. Bala / 102 min / 2024 / India / Hindi |
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THREE KILOMETERS TO THE END OF THE WORLD |
Dir: Emanuel Parvu / 105 min / 2024 / Romania / Romanian |
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WE ARE FAHEEM & KARUN |
"Dir: Onir / 81 min / 2025 / India / Urdu / Hindi / Kashmiri / English / Malayalam" |
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WHAT WE WROTE TOGETHER (Lo Que Escribimos Juntos) |
Dir: Nicolás Teté / 93 min / 2024 / Argentina / Spanish |
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DOCUMENTARY FEATURES |
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#TWOMOMS |
Dir: Satoko Nagamura / 89 min / 2025 / Japan / Japanese |
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BULLETPROOF: A LESBIAN’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE PLOT |
Dir: Regan Latimer / 105 min / 2024 / Canada / English |
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FATHERHOOD (Tre Fedre ) |
Dirs: Even G. Benestad, August B. Hanssen / 75 min / 2025 / Norway / Norwegian |
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GOD'S OTHER PLAN |
Dir: Moritz Mueller-Preisser / 80 min / 2024 / Germany, USA / English |
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I AM REVATHI (Njan Revathi) |
Dir: Abhijith P / 115 min / 2025 / India / Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil |
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IF I DIE, IT'LL BE OF JOY (Si Je Meurs, Ce Sera De Joie) |
Dir: Alexis Taillant / 80 min / 2024 / France / French |
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PRIDE & PRAYER |
Dir: Panta Mosleh / 62 min / 2024 / USA, Canada / English, Persian |
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QUEENS IN FINISTÈRE |
Dir: Vanessa Le Reste / 63 min / 2024 / France / French |
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QUEER, BROKE & AMAZING! |
Dirs: C. A. Griffith, H. L. T. Quan / 89 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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SALLY |
Dir: Deborah Alice Craig / 90 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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WARM FILM (Topli Film) |
Dir: Dragan Jovićević / 92 min / 2024 / Serbia / Serbian |
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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS |
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A PLACE TO BELONG |
Dir: Theingi Win / 16 min / 2025 / Myanmar, UK / Burmese |
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AMMA'S PRIDE |
Dir: Shiva Krish / 21 min / 2024 / India / Tamil |
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ARTISTS AT THE EDGE |
Dir: Patrick A Riviere / 38 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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B AND S |
Dir: Lipika Singh Darai / 30 min / 2025 / India / Odia, English |
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BEAUTY IS REVENGE |
Dir: Atif Siddiqi / 14 min / 2024 / Canada / English |
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BECAUSE OF YOU: A HISTORY OF KILAWIN KOLEKTIBO (Dahil Sa 'Yo: Ang Storya Ng Kilawin Kolektibo) |
Dirs: Barbara Malaran, Desireena Almoradie / 41 min / 2025 / USA / Canada, Philippines / English, Tagalog |
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EXILE (يا ريت) |
Dirs: Yesmine Fersi, Lina Hamouda, Minyar Mrabti / 45 min / 2024 / Tunisia / Arabic, English, French |
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GO ON, RITUPARNA (চরৈবেটি, ঋতুপর্ণা ) |
Dir: Aashish Kumar / 31 min / 2024 / USA, India / Assamese, English, Hindi |
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HANDWOVEN |
Dirs: Mason Cazalet, Dasha Levin, Mihika Das, Matthew Wisdom / 9 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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IS GAY MARRIAGE NEXT? |
Dir: Emily Clark / 16 min / 2023 / USA / English |
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OLD LESBIANS |
Dir: Meghan McDonough / 29 min / 2023 / USA / English |
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PROJECT PRIYO |
Dir: Shoi / 30 min / 2024 / India / Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam |
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SEAT 31: ZOOEY ZEPHYR |
Dir: Kimberly Reed / 15 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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SWEET BEGINNING (Inithey Aarambam) |
Dir: Amal Allesse / 19 min / 2024 / India / Tamil |
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TRANS AND PREGNANT |
Dir: Ramon Te Wake / 58 min / 2024 / New Zealand / English |
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TWO SIDES |
Dir: Mi Ni Ni Aung / 18 min / 2025 / Myanmar / Burmese |
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UNHEARD STORIES- KAUNISH |
Dir: Vaibhav Hatkar / 11 min / 2023 / India / Hindi |
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UNHEARD STORIES- VIJAYA |
Dir: Vaibhav Hatkar / 10 min / 2023 / India / Marathi |
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WE'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY |
Dirs: Cameron Richards, Charlie Tidmas / 25 min / 2025 / UK / English |
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INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORTS |
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11:01 |
Dir: Jimi Drosinos / 29 min / 2024 / Greece / Modern Greek |
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¡SALSA! |
Dir: Antonina Kerguelén Román / 14 min / 2024 / Columbia / American Sign Language, Spanish |
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À LA CARTE |
Dir: Iván Vigara / 8 min / 2024 / Spain / Spanish |
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ABRAHAM (Ebrahim) |
Dirs: Elnaz Ghaderpour, Reza Gamini / 14 min / 2024 / Iran, Islamic Republic of / Persian |
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ALL THE MEN I MET BUT NEVER DATED |
Dir: Muneeb Hassan / 11 min / 2024 / UK, USA / English |
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AUGANIC |
Dir: Krit Komkrichwarakool / 20 min / 2023 / Canada / English |
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AWAITING ALBA (L'attesa Dell'alba) |
Dir: Giovanni Carpanzano / 10 min / 2024 / Italy / Italian |
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BARA |
Dir: Chavo / 20 min / 2024 / Japan / Japanese |
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BLOOD LIKE WATER |
Dir: Dima Hamdan / 14 min / 2023 / Palestine / Arabic |
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CALL ME RO (Dime Ro) |
Dir: Carolina Meza / 20 min / 2024 / Mexico / Spanish |
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CAR WASH (Túnel De Lavado) |
Dir: Lucas Sogas / 30 min / 2023 / Spain / Spanish |
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CLEMENTINE |
Dir: Sally Tran / 15 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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COURTING THE NIGHT |
Dir: Michael Carnick / 15 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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CROSSING THE DESERT |
Dir: Reena Dutt / 13 min / 2024 / USA / English, Bengali |
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DEAD GIRL |
Dir: Kenz Benmosbah / 9 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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DEMONS |
Dir: Emmanuel Imani / 20 min / 2024 / Nigeria, UK / English, Other |
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DRAGON'S BREATH |
Dir: Melanie Easton / 10 min / 2024 / Australia / English |
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DTF? |
Dir: Jess McLeod / 15 min / 2024 / Canada / English |
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ELIJAH |
Dir: Razid Season / 19 min / 2024 / USA / Samoan, Bangla, English |
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END OF 14 DAYS |
Dir: Sudipta Kundu / 13 min / 2024 / Bangladesh, India / Bengali |
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EVERYTHING IS SO BORING (Tutto Il Resto È Noia) |
Dir: Federico Cianferoni / 12 min / 2024 / Italy / Italian |
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FAREWELL, SARANGHAE, FAREWELL (サラバ、さらんへ、サラバ) |
Dir: Sunhye Hong / 26 min / 2024 / Japan, Korea, Republic of / Japanese |
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FINDING THE RAINBOW (무지개를 찾아서) |
Dir: Hwanga Yang / 13 min / 2025 / Korea, Republic of / Korean |
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GILLYFISH |
Dir: Sarah Sellman / 11 min / 2024 / Ireland, UK, USA / English |
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GRANDMA NAI WHO PLAYED FAVORITES |
Dir: Chheangkea / 19 min / 2025 / Cambodia, France, USA / Central Khmer |
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HERE, IN THE BATHTUB |
Dir: Kris Bublevskaya / 10 min / 2024 / Germany, Mexico / Spanish / Experimental |
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HIGH TENSION |
Dir: Candra Aditya / 27 min / 2025 / Indonesia / Indonesian |
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HOLY CURSE |
Dir: Snigdha Kapoor / 16 min / 2024 / USA, India / English, Hindi |
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ICE CREAM, ICE QUEEN |
Dir: Jeremy Tianyu Chi / 17 min / 2024 / USA, China, New Zealand / English, Korean, Mandarin Chinese |
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IT BURNS |
Dir: Kate Maveau / 11 min / 2024 / Belgium / No Dialogues |
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IUS OF TIME (Ius Del Tiempo) |
Dirs: Roberto F. Canuto, Xiaoxi Xu / 26 min / 2025 / Spain / Spanish |
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J IS FOR JUST AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM (山雨欲來) |
Dir: Yung Hsiang Chuang / 23 min / 2023 / Taiwan / Chinese, English |
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JIA |
Dir: Vee Shi / 15 min / 2023 / Australia / Mandarin, English |
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JUJU VS. THE POSSIBILITIES OF LOVE, LIFE AND DEATH |
Dir: Htet Aung Lwyn / 15 min / 2024 / Myanmar, Thailand / Burmese |
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KOKUHAKU |
Dir: Adrià Guxens / 15 min / 2024 / Spain / Japanese, Spanish |
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KOUPEPIA |
Dir: Yorgo Glynatsis / 11 min / 2024 / UK / English, Modern English |
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LADY IS WITH ME |
Dir: Saeed Bonardi / 15 min / 2025 / Iran, Islamic Republic of / Persian |
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LEO |
Dir: Fernando Reinaldos / 14 min / 2023 / Spain, USA / English |
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LOVIN' HER |
Dir: day / 15 min / 2024 / Canada / English |
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LOVING SILENCE |
Dir: Nick Perlman / 15 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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MAN>CODE |
Dir: Adrian Gardner / 14 min / 2023 / UK / English |
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MY SENSES ARE ALL I HAVE TO OFFER (As Minhas Sensações São Tudo O Que Tenho Para Oferecer) |
Dir: Isadora Neves Marques / 20 min / 2024 / Portugal / Portuguese |
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NON SLUT |
Dir: Shehryar Mir / 12 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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OPEN TO IT - EPISODE 1 |
Dir: Greg Wolf / 11 min / 2022 / USA / English |
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PERSIAN BLUE |
Dir: Shahrad Shahvareh / 11 min / 2024 / Iran, Islamic Republic of / Persian |
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PUFFS |
Dir: Chaya Moshayev / 14 min / 2024 / Uzbekistan, Israel / Hebrew, Russian, Uzbek |
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RAT! |
Dir: Neal Suresh Mulani / 17 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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REVIVED |
Dir: Uriya Hertz / 17 min / 2024 / Israel / Hebrew |
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RUTH |
Dir: Sonia Martí Gallego / 22 min / 2024 / Spain / Spanish |
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SAIGON KISS |
Dir: Hong Anh Nguyen / 22 min / 2024 / Viet Nam / Vietnamese |
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SEEN |
Dir: Shuchi Kothari / 11 min / 2024 / New Zealand, India / English, Gujarati |
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SILVIA’S HOUSE (La Casa De Silvia) |
Dir: Álvaro Lucas / 12 min / 2025 / Spain / Spanish |
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SIMON AT THE NIGHTSHOP |
Dir: Thanasis Tsimpinis / 15 min / 2024 / Belgium / Arabic, Dutch, French |
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SISTER WIVES |
Dir: Louisa Connolly-Burnham / 28 min / 2024 / UK / English |
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SOLE |
Dir: Ana Berdeja / 15 min / 2024 / Mexico / Spanish |
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SONDESH (সন্দেশ) |
Dir: Humaira Hannan Snigdha / 10 min / 2024 / Bangladesh / Bengali |
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STRAWBERRY CREAM |
Dir: Vishnu Sinha / 16 min / 2024 / USA, India / English, Hindi |
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SUNFLOWERS AT NIGHT |
Dir: Quentin Delcourt / 23 min / 2024 / France / English, French |
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THE BLURRING OF TREES |
Dir: Fanny Perreault / 11 min / 2024 / Canada / No Dialogue |
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THE D@TE (L@ Cita) |
Dir: Itziar Castro / 10 min / 2023 / Spain / Spanish |
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THE OLD STORIES UNDER THE CITY WALL |
Dir: Wu Zhenhui / 39 min / 2023 / China / Chinese |
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THE SPACE YOU NEED |
Dir: Sam Peter Jackson / 21 min / 2024 / UK / English |
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THREE |
Dir: Amie Song / 15 min / 2024 / USA / Mandarin, English |
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THRESHOLD |
Dir: Gregory Brecher / 16 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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VIOLETS (Violetas) |
Dir: Borja Escribano / 18 min / 2024 / Spain / Spanish |
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WATER HAZARD (À Tona D’àgua) |
Dir: Alexander David / 23 min / 2024 / Portugal / Portuguese |
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WOLF |
DDirs: Chris Blaine, Ben Blaine / 16 min / 2024 / UK / English |
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YOU WERE NOT HERE (No Estabas Aquí) |
Dir: Joaquín "Chabata" Zavala / 19 min / 2024 / Peru / Spanish |
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ZARI |
Dir: Shruti Parekh / 19 min / 2024 / USA, India / English, Hindi |
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INDIAN NARRATIVE SHORTS |
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A NIGHT ON THE FOOTPATH |
Dir: Bharat Duvvada / 28 min / 2025 / India / Telugu |
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BECAUSE |
Dir: Sunita Malpani / 19 min / 2025 / India / Hindi, English |
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COULD IT BE? |
Dir: Sandeep Keshari / 8 min / 2024 / India / Hindi, English |
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ENVY (Daah) |
Dir: Ronit Singha / 11 min / 2024 / India / Hindi |
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F FOR FREEDOM |
Dir: Arjun Krish, Ria Dinesh / 29 min / 2024 / India / Malayalam |
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I AM TEJIMOLA |
Dir: Aditav Dowerah / 7 min / 2024 / India / Assamese |
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JALSA- THE NAME DAY |
Dir: Saikat Mondal / 23 min / 2024 / India / Hindi |
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JASMINE THAT BLOOMS IN AUTUMN |
Dir: Chandradeep Das / 14 min / 2025 / India / Bengali / Hindi |
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Makeup My Shield (Makeup Majhi Dhaal Ga) |
Dir: Kunal Vijaykar / 6 min / 2024 / India / Marathi / Music Video |
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MY COMRADE (Amar Comrade) |
Dir: Tathagata Ghosh / 25 min / 2024 / India / Bengali |
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PLACES I'VE CALLED MY OWN |
Dir: Sushma Khadepaun / 29 min / 2023 / India / Hindi |
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SURAJMUKHI |
Dirs: Ritik Mehta, Kriti Edwankar / 13 min / 2025 / India / English |
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THE STORY OF YUVRAJ AND SHAHAJAHAN |
Dir: Santosh Ram / 25 min / 2024 / India / Marathi |
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THE WITCH OF VIHAR LAKE |
Dir: Joey Kaushik / 15 min / 2025 / India / Marathi |
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TUTTI FRUTTI CAKE |
Dir: Rohit Prajapati / 18 min / 2025 / India / Hindi |
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VELIPĀDU (The Revelation) 'വെളിപാട് -ദി റെവെലേഷൻ' |
Dir: Jijo Jessy Kuriakose / 20 min / 2024 / India / Malayalam |
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WHAT'S IN A NAME? |
Dir: Saanvi S / 10 min / 2024 / India / English, Hindi |
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STUDENT SHORTS |
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A LITTLE BIT OF GLITTER |
Dir: Siddharth Menon / 24 min / 2024 / UK / English, Hindi |
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AFTER ALL (Shì Guò Fāng Jué) ( 事过方显) |
Dir: Chongyan Liu / 25 min / 2024 / UK, France, Germany / English, German |
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AND THE WHITE WALL (והקיר הלבן) |
Dirs: Inbal Selah, Adar Perlman / 20 min / 2024 / Israel / Hebrew |
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FAR BETWEEN US |
Dir: Vojtěch Javůrek / 12 min / 2024 / Czech Republic, Slovakia / Czech, Slovak |
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I AM |
Dir: Tony Dia / 19 min / 2024 / USA / English |
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LAND/WATER (Dongar/Pani) |
Dir: Sanjivani Kamble / 25 min / 2024 / India / English, Marathi |
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MELVILASAM |
Dir: Hariprasad K N / 15 min / 2024 / India / Malayalam |
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RAFU |
Dir: Arnav Utmani / 25 min / 2024 / India / Hindi |
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TWO TRAVELLING AUNTIES |
Dir: Christine Seow / 22 min / 2025 / UK, Singapore / English |
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ANIMATION SHORTS |
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DRAGFOX |
Dir: Lisa Ott / 8 min / 2024 / UK / English |
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EVERY ROMANCE ENDS LIKE THIS (Todo Romance Termina Assim) |
Dir: Marco Aurélio Gal / 15 min / 2024 / Brazil / Portuguese |
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TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE |
Dir: Baz Sells / 9 min / 2025 / UK / English |