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Saturday Jan 10th Films

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Block I:  10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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"Right On!" (14:55) directed by Dave Rosas

​"Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare" (11:41) directed by America Young

​"Lone Crew" (17:06) directed by Gabriel Fontes

​"Nectar" (2:34) directed by Lucas Arthur Massolo & Hannah Tacher

​​"The Shell" (6:22) directed by Marco Santos

​"The Family Photo" (8:48) directed by John Norris Ray & Maria Victoria Sanchez

​"Deficit" (2:20) directed by Jacob Willett

"Greyson 2.0" (26:19) directed by Clarke M. Smith

 

Intermission (15 minutes)

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Block II: 11:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

 

​"Refuge" (7:57) directed by Joaull Bazil 

​"Head" (6:00) directed by Keith Ruggiero

​"Our Place" (8:41) directed by Jacob Willett

​"Let Me Go" (6:34) directed by Diego McNally 

​"The Distance of Time" (1:54) directed by Mitch Greer

"Redraw" (14:25) directed by Marcos Rangel

​"Small Things"(11:30) directed by Angela Andronache

​"Strange Anomalies" (33:00) directed by Kevin Gray

 

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Intermission (15 minutes)

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Block III: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
 

​"Unfrayed" (7:40) directed by Michelle Muldoon

​"No Worries!" (2:00) directed by Chris Dicker

"Sunny-Man" (6:59) directed by Sandeep Reddy Sama

​"Soda Gardocki - Waltzes, Trains, Wires & Wood" (3:15)

directed by Jessica Moncrief

​"Memory Room" (15:40) directed by Dan McCabe & Raanan Hershberg

​"Date" (10:25) directed by Soufiane Benyoucef

​"Out of the Box" (15:10) directed by Hsu Chien

​"Buddah Made me Do This" (5:00) directed by Julie Li

​"XOXOXO" (13:08) directed by Dylan Baldoni

​"Believe In Love" (5:05) directed by Stacey Simon

​"Scaffold" (6:00) directed by Chris Chichester

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Intermission (15 minutes)

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​Block IV: 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

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​"Why Dogs Howl" (4:51) directed by Sandi Johnson

​"Test" (15:30) directed by Mikaeel Dayani

​"Homecoming" (8:12) directed by Joaull Bazil

​"Lotería" (1:51) directed by Nathan Gibbs

​"Hooper's Hope" (7:58) directed by Stuart Todd Stolp

​"Ana Sofia" (20:00) directed by Beto Besant & Mayara Magri

​"Windansea" (11:21) directed by Trevor Eisner

​"Press Record" (14:00) directed by John Mollison & Dalton Coffey

​"The Tower" (7:50) directed by Ethan Zell

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Intermission (15 minutes)

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​Block V: 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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"Who Did This?" (3:50) directed by Zhang Qu

"You Are My Sun" (5:02) directed by Bobby (Shibo) Yu

​"The Shallow End" (6:50) directed by Eddie Kisfaludy

"Happy Ending" (6:39) directed by Ethan Kinney

​​"Hitman Ex" (5:37) directed by Jamon Holmes

"Still" (15:21) directed by David M. Parks​

"Grief" (15:54) directed by Amairany Solano

"The Sea Never Forgets" (12:30) directed by Thomas Pace

"Brinquedoteca, Mauro's Magical Workshop" (20:00)

directed by Marcio Rosario

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Filmmaker Networking Events

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Filmmaker* Registration and Cocktail Party

Digital Gym Cinema

Friday Jan 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. 

​​​​*Filmmakers, cast & crew and plus ones

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After Party at 7:00 p.m.

Knotty Barrel Brew Pub

​RSVP required.

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Awards Presentation Banquet

Saturday Oct 10, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.

The Guggenheim Theatre

UC San Diego Park & Market Building

 

All are welcome!​

RSVP required.

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Content Advisory

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WARNING: Most short films are not rated.  Many contain "mature themes" including depictions of "strong language", "violence", "imitable and addictive behavior", "drug and alcohol use", "arson", "brief nudity", "sexual content" or "sexual assault". Viewer discretion is advised.

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*(Film Specific Content advisory)​

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