- Feature + Shorts Screening
- Film Screening
Date: February 20, 2026
Time: 9:00 pm – 11:50 pm
Location:
Regal Union Square Theater 1
850 Broadway
New York, New York 10003
There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:30 PM. These films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children.
- Animated Film Competition
Bridge -My Little Friends
Directed by: Kazuyuki Ishihara
Country: Japan
Minutes: 10
”I’ll take you to see Shiro. That’s a promise!” Jin, a cat, promised Mugi, who was saddened by the loss of her beloved dog Shiro. Jin, who loves Mugi, heard an anecdote about the “Rainbow Bridge” from his owner, Aki, and decided to take Mugi to see Shiro at the foot of the rainbow! Will Jin be able to save Mugi from his grief? Jin invites the pigeons and squirrels in the neighborhood to join him on his grand mission!
- Short Film Competition
Debt I Owe
Directed by: Zane Rizvi-Riemer
Country: United States
Minutes: 18
Premiere:
NYC Premiere
Burdened by gambling debts, a Pakistani-American widower searches for redemption while struggling to be a good father to his two daughters.- Short Film Competition
Last Hoorah at G-Baby’s
Directed by: DeeDee Casimir
Country: United States
Minutes: 15
Warning:
LAST HOORAH AT G-BABY’S centers around an aimless and apathetic Naja grieving the death of her grandmother. After blowing through her cash inheritance, she owes five months of back rent on her grandmother’s rent controlled apartment in a gentrifying Brooklyn. Naja devises a plan to make enough money to pay back rent by the end of the week. When selling everything she can imagine doesn’t work, she results in throwing the party of the year as a last ditch effort.- Music Video Competition
Blue For You
Directed by: Sebatian Ortiz Wilkins
Country: Canada
Minutes: 6
Premiere:
US Premiere
A haunting meditation on obsession and fantasy, BLUE FOR YOU follows Consuelo, a legendary actress who shares a tender, poetic love with Carzio, a man who seems to live within her world. But as a shadowy presence begins to stalk her, the illusion fractures. What first felt like a romantic dream spirals into a psychological thriller, revealing that Consuelo was never his. A story where the line between love and delusion dissolves, we are left questioning the price of idolization and what happens when fantasy turns invasive.- Feature Film Competition
Zoe
Directed by: Emanuela Galliussi, Dean Matthew Ronalds
Country: Italy / France / United Kingdom / Spain
Minutes: 101
Warning:
Zoe, an Italian woman, has all the things that should make a person happy, but she’s not. On Mardi Gras, a boy dressed as a wizard grants her a wish for three chances to live the life for which she’s always yearned. Zoe discovers herself living in Ibiza, London and Paris, experiencing three new lives of “what if”. On this magical journey, she’ll reconnect with her inner child, finding a balance between body, mind and spirit. On returning home from her adventure, Zoe meets the little wizard only to discover his magic was much more than she could have ever imagined.
