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    Fantasy Eddie White & Ari Gibson

    The Cat Piano

    A dark, animated fantasy pulled off with style and panache. The Musicians of this cat-town have disappeared, sacrificed to the infernal Cat Piano. Our world-weary hero must fight to get them back.

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    Drama Michael Molina Minard

    Standing8

    A boxer begins experiencing seizures after killing an opponent in the ring, jeopardizing his next fight, his sanity and his entire way of life.

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    Experimental Zellner Brothers

    Flotsam/Jetsam

    A story in two parts, the Zellner Bros. play with audience expectations masterfully in a short that exemplifies the art of the setup.

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    Horror Lael Rogers

    The Influencer

    A social media influencer describes her perfect day harvesting the eyes and minds of her followers to achieve immortality.

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    Thriller Laura Beckner

    Willing to go there

    An actress (Deborah Ann Woll) answers a call from an unknown number and the conversation takes a strange turn as the man on the other end preys on her deepest vulnerabilities.

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    Dark Comedy Patrick Muhlberger

    Pop Music

    Trevor's niece prepared a dance for her crush and the DJ didn't play the correct song. Now Trevor is mad and he's carrying a samurai sword. What follows is an all night, music-infused, revenge mission through suburbia.

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    Oscars Short Films 2025: A Voter's Guide

    With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers - Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi - step into the voters' shoes to narrow down the 45-title shortlists to their picks for the 15 short films that deserve to advance to the nominations round.

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    The ShortList Online Film Festival: Part 2

    No preamble, if you want to learn more about this fantastic online competition, check out the first half of our coverage from yesterday. Again, due to embedding restrictions, please visit the festival website to view the films.

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    Documentary João Queiroga

    Digging for Life

    When a young Cameroonian man attempts to pursue the dream of a better life in post-apartheid South Africa, he instead finds himself trapped as a slave in Angola.

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    Documentary Ben Proudfoot & Kris Bowers

    A Concerto is a Conversation

    Nominated for an Academy Award®, a virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family's lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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