New Entries – Independent Shorts Awards

Eleutheria

‘Awakening of character’, a politically charged community in the hidden corners of Athens exploring themselves and eachother with the guidance

A talented singer, Akla Bai belonging to the singing community of Rajasthan sees the dream of becoming a famous singer

After escaping tragedy, a young woman embarks on a northbound pilgrimage where she must confront her own trauma, and a

A young teenager decides to enjoy a day of fun with her crush only to return home to find her

When a passionate but incompetent hothead inherits his late father’s floundering newspaper, he bumbles into a bizarre local group of

Sadie seeks comfort from grief by eating strawberries that remind her of her dead lover. The more she consumes, the

In the depths of despair, a salesman on the brink of suicide finds hope in collecting graffiti into his notebook.

Room is inspired by a quiet but pervasive reality in many women’s lives: at different stages of growing up and

Mantras at Midnight is a psychological thriller that follows a young man named Kiro, haunted by vivid dreams of a

A wordless, symbolic film, “Your Soul Knows” explores the body as a living archive of memory and pain. Through tattooing,

Directed by Gary Russell Kaulback (Canada)

Four siblings return to their childhood home to say goodbye to their mother on the day of her doctor-assisted death

On his first night cleaning a corporate office building, Miller, a reclusive janitor struggling to make rent, discovers a dead

“A Mother’s Love” is a deeply emotional true story about sacrifice, forgiveness, and the unspoken devotion that binds a mother