• WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Take a peek over the fence with these films capturing the tension and allure of local community, where privacy is never guaranteed.

Short Films

Dollhouse Elephant

In a world that demands community participation, a group of neighbors—each focused on their own goals—must learn to communicate. But when small, everyday actions trigger unexpected consequences, they are forced into interactions that challenge their independence.

Grandma's Four Color Cards

From her tiny house in Saigon’s District 4, 101-year-old Ngoai runs an illegal card game, a traditional Vietnamese pastime, to survive in the slums.

Hai Davai

On the cusp of leaving her rural Moldovan village for a new life abroad, Nina is stopped, quite literally, by an old superstition: a black cat crosses the road. Citing bad luck, her worried grandmother refuses to let her pass.

Scraps

Three teens disguise themselves for the ritual Skråbock, a local tradition of begging for Christmas leftovers. They visit their neighbors’ houses and are let in with more or less enthusiasm. But the teens hunger for more than food.

Something Greater than You

After finding shelter during a winter storm, a pair of feuding raccoons receive an unexpected guest.

Visitors

When strange occurrences begin happening to the people closest to her, a young woman in the throes of early pregnancy starts questioning her own reality.

A Wolf in the Suburbs

Welcome to Mississauga where lawns are clipped, neighbors are watchful and no blade of grass dares misbehave. Except at Wolf Ruck’s place. His lawn grows wild, and so does the trouble.

ShortFest 2026