FILM DESCRIPTIONS AND TRAILERS COMING SOON
8:38, Director Imole Ladipo, Texas Short Film, 8 minutes, Texas Premiere. At 8:38 PM, May wakes up in a room with no memory. With one lifeline call, she must uncover the truth before it's too late. But is the voice helping her or hiding something darker? Eight minutes is all she has.
Adagio, Director Joseph Balderas, RGV Short Film, 23 minutes
ADELA, Director Gabriela San Miguel, Narrative Feature Film (Mexico), 1 hour 30 minutes
Cycles of Resilience: A Journey Through Austin's Black History, Director Ya'Ke Smith, Documentary Feature Film, 1 hour
Daniela and the Apocalypse, Writer Enrique Quintanilla, The Pitch. A teacher arrives in a town trapped in drought and religious fanaticism and discovers that a young girl may hold the key to an ancient prophecy about the beginning of the end. When her own father becomes convinced he must sacrifice her to save the town, the teacher must uncover the truth before it is too late.
Driving for Dad: A Wiener Story, Writer Jodie Salazar, The Pitch. Dad had a dream to drive a weinermobile in the Indy 500 and practiced for years to be ready. And then the Indy 500 did away with the Wiener mobile Race. Dad died of a broken heart. The Indy 500 has brought it back and it is my life’s purpose to drive the weiner for dad.
Eclipse Outlaw Chase, Director Noah David Wetzel, Documentary Feature Film, 46 minutes
Escapism, Writer Alexandra Guerrero, Pitch-Texas Student Division (high school)
Fishman, Director Jose Manuel Rios, Narrative Feature Film (United States), 1 hour 10 minutes
Friend of the Enemy, Director Samuel Balas, Texas Short Film, 23 minutes
Hide, Director Brenden Hubbard, Texas Short Film, 16 minutes
Hola Awesome Possum, Writer Craig Alan Alaniz, The Pitch. A curious young possum, his adventurous armadillo best friend, and a clever ocelot navigate friendship, family, and growing up in a vibrant South Texas town inspired by the culture and spirit of the Rio Grande Valley.
Hollering Creek, Writer Adrian Martinez, The Pitch. After painfully giving birth to her first child, a young Latina dropout recovers at her family’s manor, plunging deeper into postpartum, just as she discovers that a haunting entity is out to steal her baby.
Holmes, Director Kahlil Maskati, U.S. Short Film, 18 minutes
Hope for the Guadalupe, Director Ben Masters, Documentary Short Film, 26 minutes. On July 4th, 2025, catastrophic flash flooding devastated the Texas Hill Country, bringing unimaginable tragedy to families and communities along one of the state’s most treasured rivers. Hope for the Guadalupe bears witness to the heartbreaking disaster and showcases a coalition of Texans launching an ambitious effort to restore the river and help heal their communities.
How They Built a Movement, Director Oddett Garza, Documentary Short Film, 8 minutes
Hysteresis, Writer Lynn Vincentnathan, The Pitch. An army woman from a dying future must travel back in time to kill the American president to prevent an Arctic oil rig explosion that unleashes runaway warming or her daughter will be executed.
In the Mood for Violence, Directors Mario Alberto Zamarripa, Jose Guadalupe Zamarripa, RGV Short Film, 39 minutes
Insensible Losses, Director Amanda Williams, Texas Short Film, 8 minutes
Los Tejanos: A 500-Year History, Director Joseph C. Stillman, Documentary Feature Film, 2 hours
Meadow Melody, Directors Alizah Barbee, Alana Lombardi, TX Student Division Short Film, 3 minutes
MIAZEL, Director George Dogaru, International Short Film (Romania), 17 minutes
My Puppet & Me, Writer Arlene "Nik" Mendez, The Pitch. After being rejected by another production studio, Mira finds herself spiraling into a depression until an unlikely friend encourages her not to give up.
My Safe Place, Director Brenda Patricia Garza, RGV Short Film, 32 minutes, RGV Premiere. Eleven-year-old Lisa becomes the sole survivor of a classroom shooting. Struggling with fear, grief, and overwhelming survivor's guilt, she retreats into silence as her mom desperately searches for a way to help her heal. As they navigate the emotional aftermath together, My Safe Place explores the lasting impact of trauma through the eyes of a child.
Nan, Director Genaro T Perez, International Short Film (Mexico), 40 min
Once upon a time in modern times..., Writer Jose Rolando Rivera, The Pitch. Across Hispano-America and the wider Hispanophone world, well-known and classic fairy tales are reborn as brutal political nightmares turn to reality, where children, lovers, mothers, and outcasts confront monsters born not from fantasy, but from dictatorships, disappearances, disasters, war, collective memory and even from self.
Pieces of Us, Director Ben Fullman, Narrative Feature Film (United Kingdom), 1 hour 11 minutes
Prime Wagon, Writer Chloe Vela, The Pitch. After a traveling wagon cult leader has the murder of a girl pinned on him and unjustly serves time in prison, he vows revenge.
Psychothia, Writer Yair Fuentes, Pitch-Texas Student Division (high school)
Raya Among The Clouds, Director Iane Nicole Artillaga, International Short Film (Philippines), 20 minutes
RINGMASTER'S JUNCTION, Writer Diego Alberto Calderon, Pitch-Texas Student Division (high school)
RISE, Director Jessica J. Rowlands, International Short Film (Zimbabwe), 21 minutes
Rosalie, Director Erin McGuff-Pennington, U.S. Short Film, 20 minutes
Signals From Tomorrow, Writer Santiago Martinez, Pitch-Texas Student Division (high school),
SONS, Director Eli Brooks Davidson, Documentary Short Film, 27 minutes
spirit guide, Writer Carlos Daniel Perez, Pitch-Texas Student Division (high school)
SweetNess, Director Vanessa Rae Lerma, Texas Short Film, 17 minutes
Take Me Home, Director Fabian Martin, U.S. Short Film, 11 minutes
The First Date, Directors Diego Calderon, Antonio Diaz, TX Student Division Short Film, 4 minutes
The Henchman, Director Elko Weaver, U.S. Short Film, 25 minutes
The Joke’s On Me, Writer Miguel Angel Martinez, Pitch-Texas Student Division (high school)
The Unraveling of Edgar, Writer Magaly Patricia Treviño, The Pitch. After a burned-out man begins experiencing vivid dreams inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, the line between nightmare and reality begins to collapse, pushing him toward a terrifying truth about his identity before his life completely unravels.
Un Abrazo Del Otro Lado, Directors Omar A Casas Jr., Laura Daniela Martinez, RGV Short Film, 5 minutes
Whatever You Want, Writer Hondo Constante Teran, The Pitch. A lonely person downloads the software of an AI they found on an internet forum. The lonely human begins to develop a bizarre, codependent relationship with the AI. This leads to complete human isolation and bending to the will of the AI with each passing day.
Wonderful World with Clint Townsend, Director Michael Dean Marbach, Documentary Short Film, 13 minutes. What a Wonderful World follows Clint Townsend, whose life with ALS inspires friends, Broadway’s The Great Gatsby cast, and a wider community to unite in song, raising funds and awareness for Team Gleason through love, joy, gratitude, resilience, and hope.
Yuri Part II, Director Zack Rodriguez, RGV Short Film, 23 minutes
Yvonne & Beau, Director Devine Galvan Gracae Galvan, TX Student Division Short Film, 7 minutes