Shorts Block 2: Under Pressure
Across cultures, five women confront the forces pressing in on their lives, tracing the moments when endurance gives way to reckoning and reclaiming one’s voice becomes both risk and necessity.
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Memory of Princess Mumbi
In this futuristic sci-fi mockumentary, a filmmaker repurposes footage shot in the African nation of Umata as a love letter to the life of Princess Mumbi.Fiction
Filipiñana
In this auspicious debut feature, a new hire arrives for work at a luxurious golf course on the outskirts of Manila, where she discovers something sinister hiding beneath its pristine surface.Fiction
The Fox King
Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jin returns to SFFILM with this fable-like story about twin brothers trying to make a life for themselves with scant resources as they reel from their mother’s death.Fiction
American Doctor
Three U.S. doctors—Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—strive to alleviate suffering in Gaza as war devastates its hospitals, confronting impossible choices, human suffering, and moral peril.Documentary
Hot Water
Ramzi Bashour’s poignant road movie depicts an anxious mother transporting her delinquent son from Indiana to California and highlights the glories of the American Midwest while unpacking the dynamics of parenting and letting go. With Dale Dickey and Lubna Azabal.SFFILM Supported Fiction
Teen Filmmaking Workshop: Collaboration & Creativity
Join director duo and multi-disciplinary artists Jess X. Snow and Ashima Shiraishi, for a filmmaking workshop for teens focused on collaboration and creativity through multiple mediums. This workshop will delve into the process behind their narrative shorts as well as their latest collaborative experimental documentary, Tamashi (part of the Festival’s Shorts 1: Human Flow program), co-directed with artist and world record-breaking rock climber Ashima Shiraishi. Open to students ages 13–18.Family Friendly
One in a Million
Change unfolds swiftly and powerfully in this intimate, decade-spanning portrait of Syrian refugee Israa and her family as they navigate life across multiple countries.Documentary
Hair, Paper, Water…
A woman regales her grandchildren with her wisdom and stories, a gift of language with which they can navigate life.Documentary
Jaripeo + Born at Night
Questions of masculinity, sexuality, and belonging swirl in this vivid documentary that explores Michoacán’s signature “jaripeos,” rural rodeos that also serve as a somewhat secret space for queer cowboys. This film will be preceded by the short film Born at Night, directed by Alba Cros Pellisè (Spain 2025, 18).SFFILM Supported Documentary
Shorts Block 1: Human Flow
Traverse cityscapes, valleys, highways, and borders through films by an international ensemble of storytellers. Conversations between people and land are as alive as human dialogue in these earnest portrayals of gathering and return.Short Film
Music + Film: Mysterious Bird with Musical Performance by Gabriela Quintero and Daniel Ho
From Grammy-winning duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Gabriela Quintero comes to the Festival with her first solo project. Profiled in Beth Aala’s intimate film, Mysterious Bird, this program includes a rare live performance by Gabriela, a World Premiere screening, and panel discussion with special guests. You don’t want to miss this!MUSIC + FILM Live Performance