(Zach Weintraub, Tacoma, WA, OR, 2026, 1 hr 3 min, in English)

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Zach is a burnt-out suburban father haunted by the impending arrival of middle age. When his family heads out of town for the weekend, he seizes the opportunity to live out a day as his younger, less responsible self. A spontaneous encounter with a fellow skater feels like a victory until an unsettling connection between the two emerges. The result is a forcible confrontation with his own bourgeois standing that shatters the illusion of Zach’s carefree day and sends it spiraling into dark territory. Trailer

(JJ Gerber, Seattle, WA, 1 hr and 26 mins, in English)

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When Washington state became the first in the world to legalize human composting, entrepreneur Micah Truman puts it all on the line to build the world’s first large-scale terramation facility. But when the conventional deathcare industry resists, he is forced to pivot, and must learn to care for the grieving while transforming his business. Alongside Funeral Directors, Brie Smith and Katey Houston, he begins to understand the double bottom line is the only way to truly profit. What begins as an ambitious venture becomes personal as they rediscover human connection, ritual, and legacy. Through intimate, observational storytelling – filmed over 5 years – Micah, Katey and Brie risk it all to create a profound cultural shift around deathcare. Together, they push the boundaries of connection and ritual within a capitalist system that seeks profit and efficiency, reshaping our final act into one that not only tends to grief in new ways but also gives back to the Earth. Trailer

(Farzad Kiyafar, Tacoma, WA, 2024, 12min, in English and Persian with English subtitles

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Overwhelmed and isolated on his wedding day, a closeted immigrant speaks to his family on the phone moments before walking down the aisle. Trailer

(Alireza Kazemipour, North Vancouver, 2025, 25min, in English and Persian with English subtitles)

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Maryam Salehizadeh, an Iranian-Canadian goalball athlete with only five percent vision, is offered a surgery that could partially restore her sight. As she contemplates the possibility, memories and dreams resurface, challenging her sense of identity and what it truly means to see. Trailer

(Jenna Michelle Hanchard, Seattle, 2026, 4 min, in English)

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To Dress a Wound is a poetry-driven experimental short exploring Black girl grief, rage, and daydreams, examining the emotional weight Black women and femmes carry under racial capitalism and patriarchy, and tracing how these histories live within the body across generations. The film explores a diasporic understanding of memory, including language. In moments of ancestral dialogue, Haitian Kreyol, Twi, and Lingala emerge. Subtitles remain in their original languages as an intentional choice.

(Mathew Cerf, Seattle, 2025, 12min, in English and Spanish with English Subtitles)

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An enigmatic, unhoused man spends his days giving free haircuts to the homeless – offering a lesson in love, and a window into the complex human dynamics at the center of America’s housing crisis.

(Alberto A. Torres, Seattle, 2026, 10min)

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In this silent tale, Lux is a closeted young man who lives in a conservative household and confines the truth of his sexuality to his sketchbook. When he suddenly manifests the ability to project his fantasies onto screens and reflections, he accidentally outs himself to his parents.