Schedule:

Saturday July 12, 2025

6:00 p.m: Short Film Showcase 1

Third Wheel (Switzerland) by Kevin Haefelin
Samurai comedy about a three-way relationship with a ghost set in Edo Japan. Edo Period. Following his abrupt death, Gohei, a master carpenter, returns as a ghost to make peace with his wife, Sachi but finds out he is invisible. He must rely on Sakichi, his once-neglected apprentice gifted with psychic abilities.
Running time: 00:04:00

Sylvie on the loose (Canada) by Sarah Bourdeau
Sylvie’s out of jail and back in town.
Running time: 00:24:04

Phantasma (United States) by Maria Servellon
A disillusioned woman skips work and wanders the noisy city, following a mysterious bell. Her encounters with forgotten souls—each marked by pain, resilience, and fleeting connection—stir something lost in her.
Running time: 00:16:00

Sloppy Sunday (United States) by Christoff LeBlanc
After calling it quits with her former pimp, a young prostitute thinks of a way to earn some quick money to leave town. 
Running time: 00:22:11

Amidst (Finland) by Pia Andell
Everything is perfect, and then, boom
Running time: 00:29:59

8:00 p.m: Year One

Year One (United States) by Lauren Loesberg
A series of events during Ruby’s freshman year of college send her on a downward spiral, culminated by the arrival of a glamorous alter ego who begins to live a life of her own.
Running time: 01:33:00

Sunday, July 13, 2025

6:00 p.m: The Strike

The Strike (United States) by JoeBill Muñoz, Lucas Guilkey
The Strike is a feature documentary that tells the story of a generation of California men who endured decades of solitary confinement and, against all odds, launched the largest hunger strike in U.S. history.
Running time: 01:25:00

8:00 p.m: Short Film Showcase 2

Mr. Ankles (United States) by Mike Canale
He's all ankles. 
Running time: 00:02:28

À toi les oreilles (Canada) by Alexandre Isabelle
While the townsfolk are celebrating the village's anniversary parade, Étienne tries the impossible: to show them how beautiful his family’s cacophony really is.
Running time: 00:13:20

It's Not That Deep (United States) by Aaron Razi
a collection of overlapping conversations at a party. an attempt at capturing the Gen-Z blend of nihilism and comedy, dotted with brand names and increasingly irrelevant semantics.
Running time: 00:07:13

My only enemy (Poland) by Piotr Bieli?ski
After a tragedy Andrzej is trying to move on. But revenge stands in the way of life. Only one question remains - a shotgun or a hammer? 
Running time: 00:18:00

First Night (United States) by Haneol Lee
A newly immigrated Korean father goes into a deli trying to order food for his family– only with the help of a dictionary.
Running time: 00:11:43

Ache (United States) by Mike Canale
A mother struggles with the bloodline of her son.
Running time: 00:06:23

Pastor's Kid (United States) by Becca Suh-Hee Han
When Joseph returns to his recently sold childhood home one last time to gather the remainder of his belongings, he is faced with a decade-old traumatic memory and must persevere to rediscover joy and heal.
Running time: 00:17:00

Latchkey Kids (Norway) by Sindre Mangen Haram
When twelve-year-old Erik is forced to choose which parent should have to move out during an ugly divorce, he struggles in the aftermath of his decision and how it ends up altering his relationships not only with his parents, but his two younger brothers as well.
Running time: 00:21:16

Date: July 12 - 13, 2025

Location:

The Rockwell
255 Elm Street
Somerville, MA 02144

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