Schedule of events

July 16,2025

Opening Night at Studio 50

4:00PM - International Shorts

Searching for the 5th Direction by Matthias Schüpbach (Switzerland)

Melodic Sugar by (Republic of Korea)

claimant by nadereh sadat serki (Iran) 

The Professional Parent by Erik Jasa? (Romania, Slovakia) 

I am here to listen by Michele Martino (Italy) 

I don’t know if i'll have to say everything again by Vitória Fallavena (Brazil) 

Annie Londonderry by Erica Yvonne Terenziani (Itay) 

Don't Own It by Roman Perfilyev (Ukraine)

Perspective by Montesa (United Kingdom)

6:30PM - Shorts Block #1

Borrowed Time by Collin Rousseau 

Voyeur by Maryam Hashempour 

Music to Die For by Rebecca Doherty (Ireland) 

The Tensile Strength of Air by Shayna Connelly 

The Swim by Corrie Legge, Benjamin Algar

A Simple Fix by Daniel Bartlett 

3AM by Mike Canale 

Trumpet Gumbo by Brad Courtemanche 

Bathroom Trouble by Jimmy Caputo 

Distant Memories by Chris Esper 

Out of Reach by Robert Greim 

Inner Voices by Miguel Lopez de Leon

July 17,2025

Studio 50 at WICN

12:00PM Special Needs Revolt! By Adrian Esposito

2:30PM Miss Fury and the Lost Legacy of Tarpé Mills by Chelsea Stone

5:00PM Love Me Bait Me by Rachel van der Bie

7:30PM Shorts #2
American Foulbrood by Christina Hodel 

Sloppy Sunday by Christoff LeBlanc 

OVaXX by John Schlag 

Halfway by Kevin Figueroa

Hilton Garden Inn

12:00PM Short Documentaries
 
The Greatest Guy You Never Met by Brian Russell 

They Call Me the Tattoo Witch by Lindsay Nyman 

I Crossed Earth for Animation Trivia by Jack Carlin 

Day in The Life with Aunt Tami by Mackenzie McCree

2:30PM Student Shorts
 
The Cowgirl by Armando Hernandez

Talking Heads by Nicole Overbaugh 

8 Minutes by Charles Irvin 

Second Chance by India Anne Mitchell 

Mix Matched Socks by Nikki Page 

Locked In by Keevan B Regan 

One Night Only by Will Teare 

Trust Me, Not Her by Toby Cleary 

Clickbait by Alex Brock 

The Fairy House by Emma Weller

5:00PM Long Shorts Plus One Block
 
That Kid by Ashley Dawson 

American Dream by Rick Dumont 

The Fall of 1985 by Mackenzie McCree
Bear Brook by Tony Fanini

7:30PM Feature Tales from Clipper Coffee by Jerry Landi

July 18,2025

Studio 50 at WICN

12:00PM: Feature Horror
 
BayView Entertainment Present The BlackEyed Children by József Gallai (Hungary)

2:30PM Feature Horror
Dyngus Day by Michael Buttino

5:00PM Inbetweening by Mel House

7:30PM The Other Christmas Show by Adam Griswold

Venue:Hilton Garden Inn

12:00PM Shorts Block #3
 
Blood, Sweat and Tears by Hannah Perry Shepherd 

The Man with the Third Eye by Collin Rousseau 

The Ares Saga by Mick Gorley 

Bailando by Michael .T

2:30PM Feature Horror Zombie Chronicles by Marvin Suarez

5:00PM Animated Feature I'd Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food by Walter Santucci

7:30PM Horror Shorts
 
11 by James Lamond 

Mr. Ankles by Mike Canale 

Seance by Miguel Lopez de Leon 

The Gory Hole by Richard Rowntree 

Finché morte non ci separi by Michele Martino

Ursid by Rob Lee 

Followers by Miriam Olken

Voyeur by Maryam Hashemp

Many Keys The Heartbreak Monologue by MikeMessier

A Rough Start by Manny Serrano

Bart and Bobbi Kill Each Other by Aaron Barrocas

The Chexorcist by Erica Stockwell

MultiLevel Massacre by Ashes HomonRahill

Professor Damse's School of Real Acting by Beccy Quinn

July 19,2025

Studio 50 at WICN

12:00PM Animated Feature
Autistic Mode by Bob Clark, Nix Busby, Charles Moss, Malcolm Thomas, Gabrielle Teaford

2:30PM Double Feature
Absolute Similarities by Izabella Gustowska
A Lockdown Diary by Andrei Zagdansky

Hilton Garden Inn

12:00PM - Experimental Shorts
 
Nuchal Cord by Adam Tocci
A Gloucester Fisherman by Philip Curcuru and James Ceribello

Only Me on TV by Jaina Cipriano

Serpentine by Amanda Besl

Don't Touch My Hair by Mackenzie McCree

There Was by Amanda Besl

Angels Overpass by Alfred M Hernandez

elemental by Marie Gayeski

Tadasana by Erin Audley

A Video Essay On Ballroom by Mackenzie McCree

Therapy Won't Kill You by Claire McKey Berkman

How to Love the Moon by Laura Plummer
Who Is Gloucester? By Laura Plummer

Ante Meridiem by Scott Duce

Hi by Miguel Lopez de Leon

2:30PM Shorts #4

Le Monstro by Gabrielle Rosson

Don't Forget About Us, Corey Hardman!By Jose W. Negron Jr.

SilverSizzle by Brian Russell

Cupcake by Amanda R. Woomer

Jane and the Brain by Hope Muehlbauer

Spiders in the Wall by Chris di Nunzio

Family Business by Darcy Lally

Pumpkin Pie by Karin Trachtenberg

Call Me After Dark by Kris Salvi

Chooch by Peter Horgan

Mi Raya by V. Leigh

5:00 - 7:00 - Shorts #5

Letter from a stranger by Shima Markazi Omidvar

made (w)hole by Mackenzie McCree

Hell is Empty by Marinah Janello Phennicie

A Free Society by Ramzi Abed

L’Amour by Shana Figueroa

The Quarantine Redemption by Bahar Dorabadi

Space Invaders by Philip Kral

made (w)hole by Mackenzie McCree

Phantasma by Maria Servellon

feedback by Julian Borges

Ache by Mike Canale

The Talk by Charlie Hatton

The Rewind by Mikel Wisler, Diana Porter

Aerate by Mary Darling

Becoming Mary Ja by Mariella Spagnolo

Date: July 16-19,2025

Locations:

Studio 50 at WICN - 50 Portland St Worcester, MA 01608

Hilton Garden Inn - 35 Major Taylor Blvd. Worcester, MA 01608

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