2025 Selections

Narrative Features (3)

5683 directed by Brittany Benedict (U.S.)

Slasher days of Summer directed by Kristen Skeet (WNY)

My Little Renaissance Girl directed by Amy Heller Zimmerman and Bethany Berg (U.S.)

Narrative Shorts (14)

Year 10 directed by V. Leigh (U.S.)

Still directed by Rakefet Abergel (U.S.)

Medication directed by Missy Bell (U.S.)

Teacup directed by Katie Killourhy (U.S.)

Buried directed by Ashleigh Becker (U.S.)

Crimson directed by Sarah Falkiner (U.S.)

Fallout directed by Desiree Zielinski (U.S.)

Almost Boston directed by Dawn Sellers (U.S.)

Le Monstro directed by Gabrielle Rosson (U.S.)

The Paradise Road directed by Lisa Marie Tedesco (U.S.)

Multi-Level Massacre directed by Ashes Homon-Rahall (U.S.)

The Halloween Party directed by Erica Stockwell-Alpert (U.S.)

The Ghost of Barbara Allen directed by Hannah V. Boyens (U.S.)

Table Chatter: Pilot Episode directed by Kristen Korkowski (U.S.)

WNY Shorts (15)

The Pit directed by Laura Archer  

Agency directed by Kristen Skeet 

Chore Wheel directed by Rylie Field 

My Guy directed by Marissa Graves 

Serpentine directed by Amanda Besl 

There Was directed by Amanda Besl 

Reverie directed by Gabrielle Nunzio

Will Roger directed by Taylor Martin 

Underbelly directed by Taylor Martin 

Cupcake directed by Amanda R. Woomer

Realm of Reality directed by Jo O'Donnell 

Phantom Frights directed by Kristen Skeet

Jane & the Brain directed by Hope Muehlbauer

The Soul Within directed by Sabrina Peña Young 

where is earth mother? directed by Amanda R. Woomer 

International Narrative Shorts (5)

GINA directed by Antonella Lauria (Italy) 

Claimant directed by Nadereh Sadat Serki (Iran) 

Midnight Snack directed by Sandra Foisy (Canada)

Armata directed by Jasone Urgoitia Urrutia (Spain) 

The peace of cemeteries directed by Raquel Troyano (Spain)

Animation Shorts (2)

A Dog's Purpose directed by Suhra Nahib (U.S.)

The Loving Couple directed by Mhairi Kerr (Canada)

Experimental Shorts (3)

Mourning Glory directed by Livi DarConte (U.S.)

Just Right Justice directed by Julia Tutko-Balena (U.S.)

The Geologic Record of My Heart directed by Joanne Burke (U.S.)

Student Films (12)

Lux directed by Mira H. Steuer (U.S.)

Blue Glitter directed by Hailey Vest (U.S.)

Women In Red directed by Yiran Wang (U.S.)

Not Proven directed by Ashley Ferreira (U.S.)

On the Brink directed by Ashley Ferreira (U.S.)

Ash Wednesday directed by Grace O'Brien (U.S.)

No Strings Attached directed by Ava DeVoe (U.S.)

Christmas Presence directed by Amelie Zazik (U.S.)

A Matter of Poultry directed by Nandini Bapat (U.S.)

A Test Through Time directed by Ciara Palmieri (U.S.)

Build me a Home in the Meadow directed by Rae Ann Owczarzak (U.S.)

Pages of Protest directed by Devon Jezek, Leila Marcillo-Gómez, and Lauren Piccone (U.S.)

WNY Student Films (8)

Torn directed by Molly Lonigan

The Cardinal directed by Kylie Kuty 

Siren Tale directed by Eva Rose Young

The Tale of Mari directed by Anya Vaughn 

Birds of a Feather directed by Katie Cobos 

Commuting Murder directed by Chelsea DeMott Wildey 

Sundays are for Winners directed by Ryan Elizabeth Brady

My daughter My problem a zombie movie 1 directed by Cat Martinez 

International Student Films (3)

Colourblind directed by Kaitlin Manalili (Canada) 

Under the Water directed by Isabella Andronos (Australia) 

Passageways directed by Geneviève Tremblay and Milla Cummings (Canada) 

Documentary Features (3)

Know Her Name directed by Zainab Muse (Canada)

Fight for Ukraine: For the Children directed by Karen Floyd (U.S.)

Miss Fury and the Lost Legacy of Tarpé Mills directed by Chelsea Stone (U.S.)

Documentary Shorts (3)

More Than Half directed by Ashley Czerniewski (U.S.)

My More Beautiful Ghost directed by Kristine Trever (U.S.)

Shut up directed by Clara López Cantos and Almudena Sánchez-Rey López (Spain)