Portals (United States) by Kathi Hendrick, Benjamin Henretig, Cornelia Hodges

PORTALS explores the body, nature, and heart as doorways into deeper dimensions of self and our inherent interrelatedness. Through movement, imagery, and original music, the film enters the liminal space between inner and outer worlds, where the body becomes a threshold into feeling, knowing, interbeing, and transformation. PORTALS traces two journeys from disconnection toward reconnection, inviting viewers to question the boundaries of self and explore the possibility that we are not separate from one another, from nature, or from the larger web of life.

Waiting for the End of the World (United States) by Jeffrey Hoyt

A quiet mosaic of small-town America, tracing the subtle fractures in everyday life.

The Witchdoctor and the Windmill (Australia, France) by Robert Hamilton

“The Witchdoctor and the Windmill” explores the life of the Pintupi artist, Linda Syddick Napaltjarri. After her father’s death in a revenge spearing, Linda came in from the remote Pintupi homelands and was taught to paint by her adoptive father, the famous artist Shorty Tjungurrayi. Her insistence she had Shorty’s permission to paint his stories cast her as a maverick and led to a rift between family and community. This film explores the personal and community struggles and larger themes of colliding cultures as the Pintupi confronted new and bewildering intrusions into country; atomic testing, art as gestalt for grief, fractured families, and loss of country. Linda’s paintings are visual records of first contact in the 1940s as the Pintupi began their first encounters with White Australia. As the first Pintupi Modernist and last senior female artist of her era, Linda’s stories are unique portable heritage of our national memory and signal the dynamic nature of the Dreaming.

Duos (Mexico) by Frank Rodríguez

Marah has a special relationship with an older man; while trying to understand that relationship, she seeks a scholarship to study theater in New York.

Stand Up and Walk! (Brazil) by Rodrigo Van Der Put

The year is 50 AD, and Galilee has its favorite comedian: Jafé Julião. In his first stand-up special recorded in a public square, Jafé decides to talk about something called the Bible. Are you familiar with it? Do you really know it, or have you only heard of parts of it? That's what our provocative humorist wants to show you: the lesser-known parts of this book that is beginning to conquer the Middle East. Did you know that God sent two bears to kill 42 children just because they were laughing at Elisha's bald head? And that King David was challenged to collect one hundred Philistine foreskins, but decided to take two hundred, just to be sure? And what if I told you that the holy book has a talking donkey? The Porta dos Fundos comedy collective presents its tenth Christmas special: STAND UP AND WALK. A period stand-up show that offers an in-depth comedic analysis of the Old Testament.

Running time: 00:52:20

Threshold (United States) by Jil Guyon

Threshold centers on an unnamed woman confined to a castle rooftop in southern Portugal. Filmed in black and white with a texture that feels unearthed, the work moves fluidly between temporal registers—past bleeding into present, the real colliding with the imagined, danger shading into performance. The protagonist becomes a modern Scheherazade, wielding seduction and cunning as survival tools. The viewer inhabits the position of both witness and accomplice, drawn into complicity by the act of watching. What unfolds is a choreography of emotional volatility and calculated gesture, each movement advancing a psychological duel that seeks catharsis through exposure and release.

The Lord's Vineyards (France) by Renaud Fely

Thanks to the discovery of the last monastic communities producing wine in France, this documentary confronts the secular and material character of wine with its sacred character. Guided by Jean-Robert Pitte, geographer and specialist of the French vineyards, we set out to discover men and women united by faith, the teachings of Christ and the wine tradition which, from Provence to the Montagne Sainte-Victoire to Languedoc, passing through Burgundy, cultivate these abbey wines piously. Surprising medieval survivals, these wines call as much to meditation or prayer as to communion with Christ... and with the elements. These wines are the result of the symbolic and material incarnation of the presence of Christ and the means to approach and feel the presence of God. Focused on the spiritual life and wine-making work of nuns, but also on the ritual of the Eucharist in these monasteries, this documentary highlights Brothers and Sisters who perpetuate a millennia-old tradition. They invite us to share their daily life, to commune with them to better discover the Vineyards of the Lord...

Shucking Tradition (United States) by David Helfer Wells

In coastal New England, pond after pond of aquaculture stretches to the horizon, and seafood is not just a meal but a way of life. There, a wave of women is reshaping the age-old oyster farming industry. To introduce outsiders to the art and science of oyster farming, the 18:23 film is both a 'primer' and a series of character studies of passionate oyster farmers. The film explores shifting dynamics in this historically male-dominated world, driven by women who avoid drawing attention to their gender, knowing their work ethic matters more than raw physical strength.

Anchor Points (Canada) by Victor Quijada, Samuel Greffe

Anchor Points is a 25-minute documentary-style art film by RUBBERBAND that retraces the trajectory of Victor Quijada from street dancer to contemporary choreographer. Through archival footage and visual effects, it examines his personal and artistic evolution and introduces the foundational RUBBERBAND Method as described by company members. The film blends documentary elements with experimental visuals to offer insight into Quijada’s creative journey and the development of his influential choreographic practice.

Running time: 00:25:13

Stuck (United States) by Josephine Harrison

A short film covering ideas around mental health on the campus of a competitive university. Inspired by real-life conversations around the campus of competitive US university.

Running time: 00:07:08