• COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWNS

From awkward to heartbreaking, these misunderstandings change the trajectory of conversations, relationships, and lives.

Showtimes

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Festival Theaters 1

11:30 AM Reserve Now

Short Films

BEYOND SILENCE

Two women, two generations, same trauma. One silent for over 30 years, the other 'only' for a year and a half. When one decides to remain silent after a confrontation, the other finds the courage to break the silence.

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

Nastia, who has lived abroad for years, starts to teach her mom how to use internet services. Different perceptions of technology become the starting point for exposing intergenerational conflicts and long-forgotten family threads.

KOTOWARI

After two years of waiting, Saki, a Japanese citizen, and her French wife Tom, are heading to the prefecture to finally pick up Saki's first residence permit. A daunting day awaits them, a day like many others at the immigration office.

GRAVE ERROR

Emma embarks on a bureaucratic odyssey to get her life back after an administrative error leaves her legally dead.

VOX HUMANA

After an earthquake, the police discover a man in the woods. A zoologist, sound recorder, and news team confront the unsetting possibility that he may be the cause of the natural disasters ravaging their small mountain town.

ShortFest 2025