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Winter Film Festival showcases films from emerging filmmakers from around the world in all genres. Screening Tickets are $12.50/In Advance, $16.50/Door, $5/Door with Student ID. Screening blocks run 1½-2½ hours with a mix of shorts and feature-length films plus a 20-minute Q&A Session with the filmmakers. Education Sessions are FREE and open to the public. Meetups and Parties are FREE and open to the public (21+ with ID).
- Short Film Competition
237 Degrees Celsius
Directed by: Ayda Bahrampour, Mahdi Habibi
Country: Iran / United States
Minutes: 6
A coffee order goes terribly wrong when a young man walks into his regular café only to find that no one understands him. 237 DEGREES CELSIUS emerged as a response to the pervasive absurdity of the city, capturing its surreal yet profoundly human essence. Set against a backdrop that blends the mundane with the surreal, the film explores the unsettling experience of a protagonist who wakes up to find that his closest friends have inexplicably adopted a language he cannot understand. This seemingly simple yet deeply disorienting premise sets the stage for a broader exploration of alienation, exclusion, and the silent fractures that run through society.
- Animated Film Competition
A Bear Named Wojtek
Directed by: Iain Gardner
Country: United Kingdom / Poland
Minutes: 28
Premiere:
NYC Premiere
A BEAR NAMED WOJTEK tells the fantastic journey of an orphaned Syrian brown bear who was adopted by Polish soldiers during World War II, becoming a beacon of hope and an emblem of their fate.- Animated Film Competition
A Crab In the Pool
Directed by: Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Country: Canada
Minutes: 11
In a run-down neighborhood, Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves. A young adolescent, Zoe is a ball of anger haunted by an intimate terror. Theo, still a child, flees reality into a fantastical world. During a scorching summer day, the two children will have to burst the abscess of their relationship so as not to lose each other.- Short Film Competition
A Good Day Will Come
Directed by: Amir Zargara
Country: Canada / Iran / Turkey
Minutes: 25
Arash is a professional wrestler with dreams of representing his country and winning gold medals. The country is in turmoil and its people are suffering. Arash must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.- Music Video Competition
A Silent Cry
Directed by: Donna Weng Friedman
Country: United States / India
Minutes: 3
Premiere:
US Premiere
Set in the Himalayan Mountains —one of Earth’s most vital yet fragile ecosystems— A SILENT CRY is a visual and musical meditation, offering a powerful message about the importance of protecting what is irreplaceable. Through evocative visuals and music, without narration or dialogue, its artistry lies in imagery and sound. Exploring themes of loss, resilience, and hope, it invites reflection on the Himalayas’ significance as a symbol of natural beauty, cultural heritage, and a crucial part of planetary health. Their silence is not emptiness, but a call: to witness beauty, feel the weight of what may vanish, and remember resilience endures in every shadow and song—a visual and musical meditation on protecting what is irreplaceable.- Feature Film Competition
Accomplices
Directed by: Marko Novakovic
Country: Serbia / Croatia / Macedonia
Minutes: 107
Premiere:
NYC Premiere
Warning:
After a car accident, Sofia and Branko’s idyllic life unravels. As they struggle to cope with the aftermath, their conscience haunts them, transforming their relationship and leading to a series of unexpected events.- Winter FEAR Horror Film Competition
Affordable Housing
Directed by: Eunice Levis
Country: United States
Minutes: 16
Premiere:
NYC Premiere
Warning:
When Constance moves into a suspiciously cheap apartment with roommate Hailey, she doesn’t suspect the truth behind its low price. But when The Creature reveals itself, Hailey has to break it to Constance that fighting is the only way they’ll get out alive. The women team up and make their last stand in a bloody gore-filled battle to the death.
- Music Video Competition
Agoraphobia
Directed by: Ashley Wong
Country: United States
Minutes: 4
What’s out there trying to get inside isn’t always as scary as you think. An adorably spooky and wild animation for the song Agoraphobia by Lillian.- Winter FEAR Horror Film Competition
All Your Sisters
Directed by: David Daniels
Country: United States
Minutes: 9
Premiere:
World Premiere
Warning:
A cerebral anthology/mystery about a disturbing and new social media ecosystem, where multiple lives intersect and collide under the influence of sentient AI. Imagine “Black Mirror” meets “The X-Files” meets “Atlanta.”- Winter FEAR Horror Film Competition
Angel Dust
Directed by: Miguel Varela
Country: Spain
Minutes: 15
Warning:
Everything is ready at the club for the ‘Inferno’ session by DJ Knox. Sora is not feeling well. She wants to go home, but Ruben is not willing to let an easy prey go. When the music starts to rumble, something awakens inside the young woman.- Winter FEAR Horror Film Competition
Atom & Void
Directed by: Gonçalo Almeida
Country: Portugal
Minutes: 9
Premiere:
NYC Premiere
In Valya’s burrow, a repeated rumbling disrupts her life and pushes her into the unknown.- Animated Film Competition
Au Revoir Mon Monde
Directed by: Astrid Novais, Florian Maurice, Quentin Devred, Maxime Foltzer, Estelle Bonnardel, Baptiste Duchamps
Country: France
Minutes: 5
The world is about to end, and a man stuck in a fish costume attempts to cross the chaos of the city to reach a mysterious tower.- Short Film Competition
Bartogay Lake
Directed by: Katya Mokolo
Country: France / Kazakhstan
Minutes: 9
Premiere:
NYC Premiere
An old man crosses the boundless Kazakh steppe, driving alone. Haunted by memories of a lost love, he stops by Bartogay Lake, flowers in hand. But as he tries to step out, his car door refuses to open, trapping him between past and present.- Feature Film Competition
Beautiful, Pam
Directed by: J.R. Stokes
Country: United States
Minutes: 64
Warning:
Beautiful, Pam follows a Queer sex-worker, named Pam, in the midst of a mid-life crisis during the week of their son’s 18th birthday. While living out of a motel and turning tricks, Pam attempts to balance fatherhood and addiction.- Winter FEAR Horror Film Competition
Blossom Needs A Ride Home
Directed by: Tim Schwagel
Country: United States
Minutes: 9
Premiere:
NYC Premiere
Warning:
After defeating a bloodthirsty maniac, Blossom needs a ride home. What a hassle.
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