- Feature + Shorts Screening
- Film Screening
Date: February 19, 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 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 7:40 PM, moderated by Judy Balkin, Chairwoman of the NYU Arts and Entertainment Network and The NYU Women’s Initiative.
These films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children.
- Animated Film Competition
Snow Dog
Directed by: Christina Park, Marisol Salazar Montoya
Country: United States
Minutes: 3
Holly, a 10-year-old girl, wakes up one Christmas morning and, feeling disappointed after receiving a pet rock as a present, decides to build a dog out of snow. To her surprise, the snow dog comes to life, and Holly names him Snowbert. She spends the morning playing joyfully with her magical companion. However, as Snowbert grows larger, Holly realizes the responsibility of caring for a dog, especially as he begins causing chaos in the neighborhood. Eventually, she learns her lesson and manages to destroy Snowbert before anyone notices all the damage that he caused to the neighborhood.
- Music Video Competition
Reason and Impulse – Disappear
Directed by: Ala Nunu
Country: Portugal / United States
Minutes: 3
Premiere:
World Premiere
Warning:
The song is about what it feels like to face a problem that goes beyond one’s ability to handle; feelings like anxiety and avoidance, powerlessness and the illusion of control that comes from self-destructive ideation. The video builds on this by posing the question: where do these feelings lead? Is this really where we want to go? The video follows an individual who, after a fight with a loved one, takes out their frustrations on the road, and ends up flying through the windshield of their car. As they lay dying in a field, a dissociative fantasy ensues: little creatures come to rebuild the car and turn back time. In the end, the fantasy fails to change reality, underscoring the permanence of certain decisions.- Feature Film Competition
Magic Hour
Directed by: Jacqueline Christy
Country: United States
Minutes: 94
Harriet, a once-promising filmmaker, is stuck in the suburbs of New Jersey. Alienated from her cheating husband and spurned by her teenage daughter, she secretly enrolls in film school. She leads a double life and loves the grueling yet exhilarating world of student filmmaking. But, when she gets fired off her own film and found out by her daughter, Harriet must decide if her life’s ambition is pure folly or a dream worth saving.
