Project Type: Film Project Title: The Legend of King Nibbles Brief Synopsis: A hamster king is a victim of his own demise when he refuses to share his excessive wealth with the rest of his kingdom. Runtime: 03:05:04 Completion Date: April 29th, 2025 Country of Origin: United States of America Language: English Credits Directors: Alison Chang, Selin "Toprak" Bekiroglu Writer: Alison Chang, Selin "Toprak" Bekiroglu Producer: Ringling College of Art and Design Cinematographer:

Project Type: Short Film Project title: Émouvoir Brief Synopsis: Elissa, flustered by her husband’s withdrawal, tries desperately to encourage conversation. Realizing the reason behind his aloof behavior, Elissa must decide to accept the truth, or let it destroy her. Runtime: 9 minutes Completion Date: 12 June 2025 Country of Origin: USA Credits Director: Don Gage Writer: Don Gage Producer: Don Gage Cinematographer: Don Gage Editor: Don Gage Key Cast: Julie Scalpone & Mark Sa

Project Type: Short film Project Title: A Love Story in The Summer Brief Synopsis: Mick, a musician who finally achieved success in his 30s, has it all — except for one thing: the love he lost a decade ago. Haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend Lily, he often wonders, "If I had the chance to do it all over again, I wouldn’t make the same mistakes." One fateful night, that chance arrives. Out of nowhere, Lily appears before him, looking exactly as she did 10 years ago. It’s

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: PASSERSBY Brief Synopsis: Short Synopsis On a rainy night at a vast transit hub, two figures complete a final intersection thirty-seven years after their paths first diverged. This is no mere encounter, but a definitive farewell orchestrated by the slow erosion of time. Utilizing a minimalist monochrome aesthetic and the raw, flickering textures of AI-generated imagery, the film captures the final tremors of a memory at the moment of it

Project Type: Film Project Title: Bears in Hot Tubs Brief Synopsis: Bears in Hot Tubs is a tender, observational short film exploring what it means to live alongside wildlife in a world reshaped by human presence. Co-created with Maddie Bear and her wild kin, the film follows American black bears as they move through suburban Los Angeles, soaking in backyard tubs, wandering garden paths, and navigating neighborhoods with curiosity, intelligence, and quiet agency. Rather than

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: This Is Not My Beautiful House Brief Synopsis: An ordinary-looking man steals into a suburban home through an unlocked door. The house is the site of painful memories for him; is he doomed to relive some past trauma there? Is he there for revenge? Nothing is what it seems in this disorienting psychological drama. Runtime: 11 minutes, 8 seconds Completion Date: December 9, 2023 Country of Origin: U.S.A. Language: English Credits Director

Project Type: Documentary Project Title: The River Brief Synopsis: The subject of the film is the 1955 lynching of Emmett Louis Till in the Mississippi Delta. The expository documentary brings to life historical research that provides clarity to long ignored, obscured or erased sites critical to the Till case and which also serves as a requiem for Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. Runtime:1:32:40 Completion Date:5/1/2025 Country of Origin: United States of America Language:E

Project Type: SCRIPT Project Title: GHOSTLIGHT Brief Synopsis: "Ghostlight" tells the story of seven people who died in a theatre fire. The seven have become the resident ghosts of that stage but are unaware of their condition, and continue to "live" in that place by acting, through the memory of the deeds and lines of the last characters they played and the dreams they might have lived, had they survived. Only one last round of applause from the sole surv

Project Type: Animated film Project Title: Disturbia Brief Synopsis: Before our very eyes a strange human-bird hybrid undergoes constant transformation to cope with the omnipresent tensions of economical, ideological, military, and climatic threats. Runtime: 06:23 Completion Date: 01.01.2025 Country of Origin: Bulgaria Language: no dialogue Credits Director: Mira Yankova Writer: Mira Yankova Producer: Adrian Georgiev Cinematographer: Editor: Todor Velev Key Cast: Sound design

Project Type: Music Video Project Title: Back Home Brief Synopsis: “Back Home” presents the life of Patrick Doval through the lens of an old mutoscope, offering a fragmented view of the struggles of pursuing a music career. The video follows Doval as he portrays himself—a musician searching for success while facing isolation, pressure, and moments of deep self-reflection. As frustration builds, he appears to fade into a ghost, trapped within the looping images of a kaleidosco

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: Party Pants Brief Synopsis: A normal morning is anything but when 53 year-old Fiona wakes up on the wrong side of the bed, after being jolted back to reality from her dreams of Paris. This irritation sets off an unrelenting firestorm that her long-suffering - if obtuse - husband, Stuart, finds himself on the receiving end of. A wincing hot mess, Fiona vacillates between vulnerability, anxiety, and insecurity around being an empty nester

Project Type: Documentary, Short Project Title: Vakily Brief Synopsis: The portrait film ‘Vakily’ traces the life and philosophy of German-Iranian painter, poet and gallery owner Helmut Vakily. From a childhood in Iran, a youth in Germany and an irrepressible and uncompromising love of art. Runtime: 15 minutes 38 seconds Completion Date: January 4, 2026 Country of Origin: Germany Language: German Credits Director: Valerie von Boehn Cinematographer: Tenzin Sherpa Editor: Dav

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: The Collector (Original Title: "El Coleccionista") Brief Synopsis: Gustavo Zimmermann, a young archaeologist, ventures into a dark forest trying to complete the last investigation into his missing grandfather. Once there, he meets a mysterious Old Man who keeps a vast collection of objects in his cabin, which arouses Gustavo's interest and suspicions. Runtime: 19:00 min. Completion Date: 2025 Country of Origin: México Language: Spanish

Project Type:Short Film Project Title: Five Stars Brief Synopsis: A retired veteran finds transitioning into civilian life tough, when a woman with a big problem enters his rideshare begging the question, can you really escape fate? Runtime: 23:09 Completion Date: Jan 1st 2025 Country of Origin: United States Language: English Credits Director: Demetrius Joyette Writer: Demetrius Joyette Producer: Demetrius Joyette, Suzanna Khorotian, John Piccione Cinematographer: Carlos M.

Project Type: MUSIC VIDEO Project Title: Angel (prod. LAMIA) Official Musid Video Brief Synopsis: The Angel Music Video depicts a night where the complexities of the human condition and celestial realms combine for a short moment. Runtime: 5mis 12 seconds Completion Date: October 2025 Country of Origin: Austria/U.K. Language: English Credits Director: Katharina Simunic Writer: Katharina Simunic Producer: Katharina Simunic Cinematographer: Katharina Simunic Editor: Katharina S

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: Ice Cream Tears Brief Synopsis: A grieving son carries a melting ice cream cone toward the mountain overlook he once shared with his mother, but the heat, the crawl of traffic, and flashing lights force his grief to surface. Runtime: 2:38 Completion Date: September 1, 2025 Country of Origin: United States Language: English Credits Director: Jake Crossman; Nehemiah Jordan Writer: Jake Crossman; Nehemiah Jordan Producer: Jake Crossman Cin

Project Type: Film Project Title: Gardens of Fez Brief Synopsis: The gardens of the old city of Fez lie abandoned, while a schoolteacher, an architect, a gardener, a poet, and a dancer recall the worlds they enclose. Runtime: 50 min Completion Date: 2025 Country of Origin: Morocco Language: Moroccan Arabic Credits Director: Heidi Vogels Writer: Producer: Heidi Vogels, Manon Bovenkerk Cinematographer: Benito Strangio Editor: Stella van Voorst van Beest Key Cast: Rajae Drissi,

Project Type: Short Documentary Project Title: Intruder Brief Synopsis: Donal Moloney risks life and limb exploring Ireland’s abandoned buildings. Runtime: 10 minutes Completion Date: February 2026 Country of Origin: Ireland Language: English Credits Director: Donal Moloney Writer: Patricia Murphy Producer: Donal Moloney Cinematographer: Donal Moloney Editor: Donal Moloney Key Cast: Donal Moloney

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: In Between Rivers Brief Synopsis: People connected to the Brazilian Amazon. Runtime: 14 min. Completion Date: 20.07.2025 Country of Origin: Brazil Language: Portuguese with english subtitles Credits Director: Tuca Paoli Writer: Tuca Paoli Producer: Laura Christian Cinematographer: Tuca Paoli Editor: Tuca Paoli

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: A Microcosm of Spring Brief Synopsis: Leah, on the cusp of adulthood deals with being in love for the first time and dealing with grief, as the time around her appears to stop, or does it really? Runtime: 9 min 28 sec Completion Date: 17th of September 2024 Country of Origin: United Kingdom Language: English Credits Director: Sofya Lomaeva Writer: Sofya Lomaeva Producer: Romina Ruda Cinematographer: Atanu Naik Editor: Severin House Key