Director: Shaz Bell– New Zealand – 7:30 Min.

Echoes of the Wild follows Jamie, a boy caught in the quiet chaos of home, where words go unsaid and emotions build like storms. When it becomes too much, he runs—into a forest that feels alive, pulsing with memory and imagination. But the deeper he goes, the more the shadows take shape: dark, creeping Echoes that mirror everything he’s tried to bury. In this blurred space between boy and becoming, Echoes of the Wild is a quiet, haunting journey through the inner wilderness we all carry, and the moment we finally face it.

Director: Wahyu Syakir Nugraha– Indonesia – 11:39 Min.

The short documentary film Money from the Dead reveals the daily lives of a group of people from the Benteng Chinese tradition involved in the funeral industry. Koh Edy, the owner of a coffin-making business, continues the family tradition with great dedication. His story intersects with Koh Kiki, a meticulous teng maker, and Kak Luna, a funeral makeup artist who adds the final, respectful touch. Although they do not know each other, they are connected within a complex network that supports funeral rituals and keeps ancestral culture alive amidst modernization.

Director: Tsumugi Yagi– Japan – 4:33 Min.

Award-winning Scottish band Constant Follower’s collaboration with acclaimed Japanese animator Tsumugi Yagi tells the story of the mythical Scottish Selkie. Half human, half seal, the Selkie longs for the return of her stolen skin and her home in the sea.

Director: Héctor Almeida– Cuba – 5 Min.

An inner hurricane summons errant images and drifting fragments of time, dragging them toward a threshold that resists form. A voice, part invocation, part echo, emerges from within the storm. Between the lived and the imagined, memory disintegrates and reconfigures, not to be understood, but to be felt. This is a ritual of passage: where chaos becomes a kind of language, where what is lost is not retrieved, but transformed, and what dies, opens.

Director: Yosef Adityanto Aji– Indonesia – 9:40 Min.

Pancha Maha Buta combines elements of dance, exploring the concept of cosmic balance influenced by the interaction of several elements such as earth, water, fire, and air. In an imaginary cosmos full of aesthetics and enigma. Equipped with stunning visuals and deep narrative, Pancha Maha Buta invites the audience to reflect on the importance of maintaining ecological balance and cosmic harmony, while inviting the audience on a meaningful heroic journey.

Director: Luis Ortas– Mallorca – 17 Min.

Mallorca, winter 1975. During the traditional winter pig slaughter, the grandmother tells her grandchildren the terrifying legend of Maria Enganxa.

A story that tells the life of a woman who lives in the wells and drags inside the daring children who dare to approach the void. Marina and Joana are only afraid of the oppressive prison that their family represents. A family of Mallorcan nobility rooted in tradition and local customs. The search for emotions and adventure makes the girls approach the well, a challenge too great for such small girls.

Director: Maria del Mar Rosario– Puerto Rico – 15 Min.

Explore the area of Escambrón Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as beach-goers, protestors, performance artists, and scientists come together to protect its coastline from overdevelopment. Collectively, they make the case for why this public space is vital to the well-being of the people and marine life that intermingle on its shores.

Director: Mrinmoy Sarkar– India – 21:24 Min.

The film explores the heartbreaking yet resilient lives of climate refugees from the Indian Sundarbans, a fragile delta region at the frontline of the global climate crisis. Rising seas, cyclones, and relentless erosion have already erased islands like Lohachara and Suparibhanga from the map. Their displaced inhabitants crowded onto the neighbouring island of Ghoramara, only to watch as half of it, too, was swallowed by the river.

Director: Gourio Laurino Raoelijaona– Madagascar – 10 Min.

This film evokes, in its own way, the major dilemma that the indigenous Mikea populations in Madagascar, like those around the world, face today. To resist or not to the attractions of modernity and the cultural concessions it imposes?

Director: Siou-Huei Lai– Taiwan – 4:04 Min.

Birds, potted plant, and the continuous cycle.

Director: Carlos Alberto Rojas Hurtado– la Isla de Chiloé, en Chile – 11 Min.

Alamiro, lives between two worlds. The loss of their lands is intertwined with the end of their culture, a pain that worsens when a violent gunshot ends the life of their son, who dared to challenge the invisible borders that divide the land.

Director: Matt Robinson– Ireland – 7 Min.

Music maker Richard Youngs explores the visual and acoustic wonders of old steel buoys at Portencross, West coast of Scotland

Director: IAN SIN WONG– Macao – 3 Min.

A little girl follows a luminous bird into a mysterious forest and, through a magical tree, journeys from her humble village into a breathtaking future city. The experience reveals China’s transformation from past hardship to modern prosperity, filling her with hope and belief in an even brighter tomorrow.

Director: Lia Letícia– Island of Fernando de Noronha – Brazil – 9 Min.

The tireless insubordination to the power of Preto Sérgio and his search for the history of what has not been revealed, untying the knots from the good winds that carry him to the outer sea and to the inner sea.

Director: Panayiotis K Christophorou– Cyprus – 5 Min.

The film puts the protagonist, a descendant of refugees living by the buffer zone, to an opposition with the occupation of his country Cyprus, by Turkish troops and his reaction to the lifting of this weight, lasting half a century. The film concludes with the return of the protagonist to his roots by riding a battering ram.

Director: Shiao-ya (Maggie) Huang– Taiwan – 15 Min.

“There’s a place that has always been there, but when it’s gone, where do all our memories go?”

Director: Leanne Hanley– Australia – 8 Min.

Yamamba explores the connection between ancient myths and modern identity, drawing parallels between the mythical figure of the Yamamba (the wild mountain witch) and contemporary women in Tokyo who challenge societal norms. We follow Ordinary Woman as she transforms through the adversity of loneliness and kodokushi (lonely death) into the Yamamba…powerful and omnipotent.

Director: Fátima Luzardo– Canary Islands – 2 Min.

A young woman writes in her diary, perhaps questioning what is happening around her. How do you question things when you have been indoctrinated into certain beliefs since childhood? This is a work of fiction based on real events.

Director: Hasantha Prabhoothi Dissanayake– Sri Lanka – 10 Min.

The Alchemist is an experimental documentary film that explores the transformative power of art through the eyes and hands of Sri Lankan assemblage artist Bhasith Ranaweera. Breathing new life into discarded metal and forgotten parts, Bhasith creates sculptures that combine memory, labor, and imagination. The film captures not only the final works but also the deeply poetic and meditative process of creation. With a cinematic visual style, immersive sound design, and a non-linear, rhythmic narrative, The Alchemist invites viewers to see the magic in what others would consider waste, transforming destruction into revelation and decay into creation.

Director: Felicia Xiao– Australia – 1:42 Min.

Tethered Thoughts is an abstract 2D animation exploring the turbulence of creative block. A young artist drifts in and out of her own thoughts—at first finding inspiration, then sinking into self-doubt as towering versions of herself loom with skepticism. Through shifting geometric transformations, she battles the weight of inner criticism until finally confronting it head-on, transforming the pressure into a vibrant landscape. The film reflects on the struggle, and ultimate resilience, of the creative process.

Director: Joyce Li– Malaysia – 17 Min.

Silent Threads follows Lia, a deaf sixteen-year-old of Chinese and Iban (Dayak) heritage, as she struggles to find acceptance in a family fractured by cultural divides and lingering resentment. When her stubborn grandmother is injured and left in Lia’s care, their strained relationship is put to the test. Despite repeated rejection and misunderstanding, Lia persists, quietly tending to her grandmother’s needs and striving to bridge the distance between them.

Director: Keishi Suenaga– Japan – 4:50 Min.

In 2094, Earth is ravaged by environmental devastation. Yuki Okita, selected as the operator of the “Dimensional Vibration Cannon” -an advanced time machine- at the Central Advanced Vision Institute of Cutting-edge Operations (CAVICO), faces a bleak future. The cannon can send data to the past to change the future. After witnessing the failure of CAVICO’s ozone restoration project, Yuki and Dr. Juzo Mori decide to use the cannon to send a crucial message to 2024. Their aim is to reach the young enviro scientist, Prof. Ryusuke Daichi, whose warnings could have prevented the current crisis.

Director: Dan O’Neill– TBD– 9 Min.

After finding himself in Heaven’s Waiting Room, Bernard is given an ultimatum, leaving him questioning what is the right thing to do. This film brings us on a journey from life to the afterlife, through themes of loss, pressure and love.

Director: Stephanie Guest– New Zealand – 1:34 Min.

This short film follows the Māori community of Tautoro as they unite to protect their sacred waters, revealing how Indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage, and collective responsibility sustain both the environment and community resilience.

Director: Venetia Theodosiou– Cyprus – 3:08 Min.

Venice, a determined student, faces a timed test that triggers her deep-seated anxiety and learning challenges. As the clock ticks, numbers on her paper distort, and an overwhelming creature of her fears grows within her mind, feeding on her rising panic. Just when the pressure becomes unbearable, her teacher’s calming voice brings her back, guiding her to breathe and find her center. In her mind’s dark space, Venice confronts the monster, ultimately embracing it as part of herself. By accepting her learning difficulties, she finds clarity and completes the test, realizing that her challenges are not her weaknesses, but her strengths in disguise.

Director: Andriaminosoa Hary Joel RAKOTOVELO– Madagascar – 7:30 Min.

In a distant realm, electricity—also known as Anjiro—once ensured the prosperity of its people. But one day, it suddenly vanished, plunging the country into an age of darkness. A young girl, who had always dreamed of seeing that Light again, is visited by one of the last remaining artifacts still powered by electricity. Together, they embark on a journey that will reveal the true cause behind this age of darkness.

Director: IAN SIN WONG– Macao – XX Min.

“When the most cautious cloud meets the most reckless light—a magical journey of differences, understanding, and mutual growth.”

Director: Oisin Ramone Queally– Ireland – 9:30 Min.

A chat with one of Dublin’s most authentic and unique characters, Ger Eaton. Enjoy a coffee and a walk through Dublin’s old city as Ger discusses all aspects of his life, inspirations and what it means to be an individual from Dublin. Ger is our ‘Man About The Town’.

Director: Kiara Jeniva– Puerto Rico – 10 Min.

At the end of the 19th century, on a rural hacienda in Puerto Rico, silences weigh as much as violence. Two women face the mystery of the night while a father carries invisible guilt. A machete, a coin, and an oven that consumes secrets reveal how family loyalty can protect, condemn, and mark the memory of the land.

Director: Wanning Kong– Australia – 3:27 Min.

The Tree King animation is inspired by post-humanism and object-oriented ontology. It stands from a tree as the main character to explore how it shapes and represents from the ancient to the future.

Director: Wan Yau Wong– Hong Kong – 4:23 Min.

Sometimes, we expect to be known by others and someone to enter our own world. It’s like the main character in this animation has been waiting for someone to visit his zoo for a long times. Because his zoo is always deserted, he made an open day and a series of publicity, hoping to break the silence.

Director: Stephanie Guest– New Zealand – 17:51 Min.

This is not a story of one, but of many. From expansive lakes to hidden springs, we see how water is not just a resource, but a lifeline. In the North Island of New Zealand, the Māori community of Tautoro are drawn to the springs for healing and respite. As we follow the water, we see how it also nourishes the gardens which feed the people. We witness the journey of the characters in this film as the very water they love and rely on is threatened by climate change. 

Director: Trevor Hardy– United Kingdom – 1 Min.

A forgetful crane driver has to get back to work.

Director: Nicholas Sanjaya– Indonesia – 8 Min.

A short documentary film that tells the story of a man named Taoufik, a plastic waste scavenger who wanted to help his neighborhood to provide a solution to the accumulation of waste without capital. After that, the help grew into a big business that helped his economy and the surrounding community.

Director: Kiarash Dadgar– Canada, Iran – 8:13 Min.

A birthday party preparation is thrown into chaos by an awful event.