• A WORLD IMAGINED

Blending science and speculative fiction, these eclectic films explore imagined futures and offer fresh perspectives on our present reality.

Showtimes

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Festival Theaters 6

Short Films

BLOOD TIES

A brother and a sister unable to confess a secret. A mother who blames them for their ingratitude and absence. A dysfunctional medical-assistance robot. Lunch is served, bon appétit!

BLOOD BOYS

In a cutthroat competition for the coveted position as a billionaire’s Blood Boy, Sam faces off against top-dog candidate Charlie, pushing Sam to confront the dark underbelly of his aspirations.

DREAMS, HOPES AND ROTATING DOLPHINS

A new technology allowing users to see who they were in their past lives launches just as Erdi is going through an existential crisis.

TAPEWORM

Trapped in a cycle of debt and complicit in years of exploitation, Worm has grown cold. But a final gamble for freedom offers her one last shot at reclaiming her humanity—and control over her own fate.

PLAGUE SEASON

While her father is away, a girl hears strange noises from her sick mother’s room. As nature and humans suffer from foreign waste, she longs to see her mother—but is she ready for what’s behind the door?

COMMON PEAR

In a not-too-distant future ravaged by climate crisis, a team of scientists analyse the archival footage of farmers from the past, in an attempt to understand their connection to the land.

ShortFest 2025