“An insightful characterization of the fear, and yet need, of an other.” – F3 Film Magazine USA Narrative Come Clean A young gay man, struggling with OCD, white-knuckles his way through a Grindr hookup and makes a mess of things. https://youtu.be/K4q1_nPuE3Q?si=h1LiNG4dXS67UWj5 Director Profile Sal Bardo Director Bio : An L.A.-based writer and filmmaker, Sal Bardo…
“A spacious dreamy and unsettling neo-noir tale of isolation and reliance.” – F3 Film Magazine USA Narrative He Won’t Belong In the midst of a storm on a desolate strip of California’s lost coast, Theo spots a young shivering stranger named Connor on the side of the road and brings him back to his home…
Grand Jury Award “Beautifully crafted and timed on all levels, with a sharp contemporary balance of snark and exuberance.” – F3 Film Magazine Japan Narrative Huyuko’s Summer In their last summer of high school, Huyuko and her best friend, Noel, spend their time idly, at a crossroad to decide their career paths. https://youtu.be/JXz4e3GBTfc?si=su5Uog5iEPUl7GMf Director Profile…
“A deftly ramping bout of archetypal tension within a domestic colosseum.” – F3 Film Magazine USA Narrative The Lucena Position A chess game between two brothers gets way too personal. Director Profile John Sherman Director Bio : John Sherman is a filmmaker and actor based in San Francisco.
“A compelling and disturbing prophesy, imagining human distrust of interactive programming.” – F3 Film Magazine Japan Narrative NEO PORTRAITS Takumi is a junior-high student who lost his mother three months ago. Her memories have been ported into an interactive avatar, but Takumi is distrustful of the technology. Director Profile GAZEBO Director Bio : Born in…
“A transcendent and richly dimensional odyssey.” – F3 Film Magazine Japan, US Animation, Narrative The Old Young Crow In the twilight of his life, Mehrdad, now an elderly man, reminisces about his transformative journey from Iran to Japan, a poignant journey that began in the wake of his mother’s passing when he was just a…
Jury Award “To watch this film is to expose oneself to the primal conjurings of mythic parallel surrealities.” – F3 Film Magazine Mexico / Canada Experimental Narrative Concertina An interlocking magical realism that jumps between parallel realities as two sets of brothers discuss their dreams of one another. Director Profile Gabriel Gonzalez Acosta Director Bio…
Grand Jury Award “An extraordinary immersion into remoteness, between elegy and ode.” – F3 Film Magazine Australia Narrative Crusoe Of Tin City An old man and his dog spend their last days at the end of the world. Director Profile Yannick Jamey Director Bio : Born in Australia, raised in France and educated in Canada…
Jury Award “A masterful nuance balancing the limitations of procedure with the bare longing for intimacy.” – F3 Film Magazine Germany / Italy Narrative Frida With an encounter between a young nurse and her patient of the same age, Frida, is on the border of professional distance and the desire for closeness. Director Profile Aleksandra…
“A film as deceivingly simple as the quiet humanity shown when strangers become conjoined by chance in transit.” – F3 Film Magazine US Narrative Ang Motel A young woman shares her motel room with an elderly Filipina woman, when she is stranded in a sleepy beach town. Director Profile Jon Matthews Director Bio : Jon…
