The Last Act
Director: Zilong Zee
The Last Act follows Jacqueline, an oversized, struggling musical theater actress living in the hustle and bustle of NYC. After enduring countless rejections and humiliations, Jacqueline’s frustrations reach a breaking point when a casting director cruelly insults her at an audition.
​In a desperate spiral, Jacqueline kidnaps Andrew, a pretentious producer, and drags him to a basement to force him to confront the industry’s callousness.
USA 14 Mins

Daddy Issues
Director: Misha Vertkin
On the hottest day of the year, Milo secretly prepares something for his unwell dad, Felix.
Director statement: I want to examine what might have happened if I didn’t have a mum so open to talking about her condition and how my queer, punk teenaged self would have filled in the blanks.
UK 15 Mins

The Mediator
Director: Dean Leon Anderson
After an accident leaves him bedridden, severely paralysed and cared for by his sister Olivia. Chris is visited by Mary, a young woman Olivia has hired with a unique specialised job as a relations mediator, making only three conference calls on behalf of her client to help restore their personal relationships with others.
UK 15 Mins

Pulse 16 Mins
Director: Same Nutt
After a heart transplant, Heather returns to her quiet life in rural Northern Ireland. But something lingers – a melody she can’t place, and words from a language and community that have always felt foreign to her. S she begins to sense the trace of another life…Ireland/UK 1 Mins

Bear
Director: Rebecca Parker
When Bev, a small-town grandmother, reluctantly takes her dog, Bear, to the vet to be put down, she encounters a fanatical animal lover who questions her decision.
Australia 1 Mins

Under the Ice
Directors: Michel Kessler, Oesch David
A team of scientists is conducting ice core drilling on the last remaining glacier but hasn’t sent any new results for weeks. Data analyst Sasha Sirkovsky is sent to investigate the situation. As she delves into their work, mysterious hallucinogenic vapors rise from the ice, blurring the line between the icy landscape and her inner traumas.
Switzerland 18 Mins

Over 18
Director: Duncan Ragg, Anna Phillips
A father must confront his apathy towards the world’s big issues when his disabled son, who is terrified of open water, steals his boat and refuses to come back to shore until his Dad has saved the world.
Australia 18 Mins