San Diego International Shorts Fest 2022

Jamie is a young woman living in rural Indiana struggling to figure out her place and identity. When she inadvertently stumbles across a frequency on her ham radio and makes contact with astronaut Noa currently orbiting Earth, the two women are presented with the opportunity to find meaningful connection, even while worlds apart.

On a late-night bus, a panicked scream shatters the night's calm. A necklace is stolen, followed by a tragic and fatal road accident. The series of intriguing events that follows reveal love, hatred, and vengeance.

As an Individual Being in a world comprised of Merged Couples, Ren longs to find their other half and become complete.

Long years ago, a young man has lost his friends in an air attack on a big river. After 30 years, He is looking for their remains. A White Whale is the only sign he has.

Two improbable friends dodge school and wander freely through Dublin until an encounter with a stranger leaves one of them utterly changed.

In rural Northern Ireland, a pair of estranged brothers reunite following their mother's untimely death.

Night after night The Censor and his team mould Yoko's memories into fantastical dreams. Tonight nothing happens as planned.

When Lizzie agrees to go on an "alternative" first date with Nathan she has no idea it's a couples counseling session.

'Strong Hearts', a film inspired by the words of the Lakota chief, Crazy Horse, is a visual love letter delivered with raw vulnerable narration from an indigenous father to his sons.

A young fashion designer must make the best of it when her anxiety and self-doubt physically manifest into something horrific

A young man's reluctance to let go of a trivial encounter leads him to seek retribution.

In this dark comedy, a skeptical college student underestimates the power of her roommates manifestation crystals, and accidentally summons an unexpected visitor.

A queer Black aspiring Baltimore rapper must outwit his vengeful day-job boss in order to avoid getting fired after accidentally eating an edible.

A jolly, but meek, grocery store manager learns to stand up for himself after a sexual harassment misunderstanding brands him as public enemy #1.

All is fine and dandy on Jo and Rashaad's first day living together - until a condom breaks.

It follows a sensuous immersion into the world of a natural winemaking pioneer.

A documentary that spotlights a 38 year tradition, the "Dress A Cow" event at Ohio's Canfield County Fair. A meditation on bovine beauty, it reminds us that putting pants on a cow is not like putting pants on a person.

A magical-realist portrait of life in the borderlands. Follows two fronteriza women as they struggle to find their place in the vast Chihuahuan Desert which is bisected by the U.S.-Mexico border.

A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.

On a cloudy London day, an American babysitter takes care of two young British sisters and starts to realize something is amiss.

Perfectly identical girls, dressed in military uniforms, work day and night. A matriarchal family. An oligarchic society. What would happen if we replace bees with humans?

November 2015. After the Paris terror attacks, the state of emergency is proclaimed to facilitate the work of police forces. 4 AM. A policewoman helps colleagues to conduct a search, but soon finds out that things aren't going as planned.

A haunted composer uses music to connect with the ghost of her dead lover but her mind starts to spiral into chaos.