The wait is finally over! After months of poring over a record-breaking number of submissions from every corner of the globe, we are incredibly proud and excited to unveil the Official Selections for the Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival 2025. The sheer talent, creativity, and passion evident in this year’s entries have been truly astounding, making the selection process both a profound privilege and a monumental challenge. Each film submitted has a unique voice and a compelling story to tell, and we are honored to have been on the receiving end of such powerful cinematic expressions.
- ✨ Return to Emerald City ✨ by Gina Yoon Jin Kim
- A feather and A prayer by mathery
- A Good Day Will Come (Final Cut) by Amir Zargara
- A Journey to Belong by Lissa Conley
- A Walk in the Park by Idan Zichlinskey
- Ahab’s Curse by Justin Suarez
- Are we becoming robots ? by Joe Andre Ata
- At The Last Moment by Abanob Melad
- Beyond Darkness by Tery Spataro
- Capturada by Isabela Paiao, Ryan Rivera, Sophie Gould
- Caring for HIStory by Amel Figueroa Sanchez
- Corpsing by Katie Devereux
- Cracked Egg by Juefang Zhang
- Criminals by Hossein Hadinezhad
- DAWN
- Dig by Jandro
- Diner Date by Eunjoon Lee
- Echoes of Time by Justin Suarez
- Electron by Mehran Ranjbar
- Eternal Transience by Olga Lunina, Anna Rakhvalova
- Father and Son by Mitchell Lazar
- following by kiarash shiravand
- Free_will.py by Peter Devine
- Genesis Installed by AI Machina
- Hamdardi by Ashley Tabatabai, Stefan Fairlamb
- Hazel House by Charles Dillon Ward
- Heartbeat by Justin Suarez
- Hellbound Fugitive by Christopher Patrick Vallone
- I’m Happy Again by Charles Dillon Ward
- In the Dark Light
- Last Set by Joe Acierno
- Like, Comment, and Share by Jeff Schubert
- Little Hand Man by Lindsey Morrison Grant
- Love Beyond Dreams by Jeremiah Kipp
- Memory Maker by Nik Kleverov
- Millie’s Care Free Day by Michael Licisyn
- More Than A Test | The Rise of the Unsilenced Movement by Shelby Smith
- Mothers of the Leeches Born of Leeches by Ali Sabokbar
- my first kidney stone by Charles Dillon Ward
- Reunion by Mark G. Lakatos
- ROADKILL by Daniel Max Bonventre, Ian McLees
- Tap Talk Ep. 4 – Meet the Crew: Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Part II. by Ryan Bijan
- Test Strike by Pavlo Karusenko
- The Angel’s tears by Chris Garcia
- The Balloone and the Sea by Marina Fomenko
- The Elements of Life by gabriele ciampi
- The Floating Men by Artarchist
- the Flock by Chen Wang
- The Girl With Red Hair by Eli Lev
- THE LAST RANGER by Cindy Lee
- The Last Showing by Marquise Myles
- The leap of success by Lorenzo Freglio
- The Life of Toilet Paper by Jaewon Kang, Soyoung Kwon
- The Night The Monster Disappeared by Benny Shklovsky
- The regret of the waves by Lachesis Laval
- The Test by Kyzen L.T. Del Aguia
- The Things We Loved by SOOKMYEONG KIM
- Unease – Triumph Over Your Fears by Bjorn Nilsen Stickle
- Werewolves in Brooklyn by Justin Suarez
- Who is she? by YERAN KIM
A massive congratulations to all the filmmakers whose work has been selected! To be featured in this year’s lineup is a testament to your exceptional talent and dedication to the craft of storytelling. We would also like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our esteemed jury, who dedicated their time and expertise to the difficult task of selecting from such a competitive pool of entries. To everyone who submitted a film, thank you for sharing your art with us. We encourage you to keep creating, keep pushing boundaries, and keep telling your stories. Stay tuned for more festival news, including screening schedules and jury announcements.