In the stillness of his yard, Booker watches the sky fill and empty with passing planes. As the world moves around him, he lingers, circling a memory whose edges blur with time. Director bio: Dwayne LeBlanc is a first-generation Caribbean-American filmmaker whose work explores migration, visibility, and dual identities. His films include "Civic," named one of The New Yorker’s Best Movies of 2023; "Now, Hear Me Good;" and "You Do Not Exist," which completes his short-film trilogy. A Filmmaker Magazine “25 New Faces” honoree and MacDowell Fellow, he is developing his debut feature.

You Do Not Exist

In the stillness of his yard, Booker watches the sky fill and empty with passing planes. As the world moves around him, he lingers, circling a memory whose edges blur with time.

A Queer, Deaf poet, finds herself at her grandmother’s repass, surrounded by her distant family members who don’t care to know ASL. She resorts to finding solace in hidden, lonely moments that she can steal in the pockets of her grandmother’s generational brownstone. Her visit is complicated by the arrival of her father Samuel, who’s 20 years into a 25-year prison sentence, released for the day on a furlough to say goodbye to his late mother. Director bio: Mekhai Lee is a proud graduate of the Drama program at UNCSA. He is the 2022 Director’s Fellow on HBO’s “Succession.” Mekhai directed an original short film, “Them That’s Not,” that premiered at Newfest ‘25 Film Festival, since screening at many film festivals including SXSW and Chicago International Film Festival. He is a directing recipient of the NAACP Cinematic Shorts Competition.

Them That's Not

A sudden prison furlough unexpectedly bonds an estranged father with his emotionally avoidant daughter - a Queer, Deaf poet - at their matriarch’s repass.

In the Lowcountry, rising sea levels and increased storm threats continue to disproportionately impact Gullah Geechee communities through further displacement and loss of culture. While caring for his forgetful mother, a son weathers the tides of change threatening his Gullah Geechee home and way of life. Director bio: Tyquan D. Morton - a Charleston, South Carolina native - is a literary artist and filmmaker, whose work moves between poetry, multimedia installation and film to explore collective memory, communal intimacy, and the living traditions of the Black American experience.

High Water

While caring for his forgetful mother, a son weathers the tides of change threatening his Gullah Geechee home and way of life in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Nilson, a guide at the Municipal Aquarium of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, is one of the people affected by the frequent flooding caused by torrential rains and the overflowing of the Arrudas River basins in the city, which is now facing the worst flood in its history. Director bio: Matheus Moura graduated in Cinema and Audiovisual from PUC Minas and specialized in production at EICTV in Cuba. He participated as a Bammer at BAM - Bogotá Audiovisual Market 2023 and was selected for Talents Guadalajara 2025. He produced the feature films "O Recado do Fogo" and "Passaporte Pataxó," both awarded and selected for international labs such as CineQuaNonLab, Ventana Sur, among others.

Arrudas Boulevard

Aquarium guide Nelson is one of the people affected by the frequent flooding caused by torrential rains and the overflowing of the Arrudas River basins in the city, which is now facing the worst flood in its history.

Marianne and Pétion live in Haiti and wait impatiently for a call from their son in the USA. As silence sets in, their fears and worries grow, revealing the fractures in their own lives. The promise of the American dream now seems to elude them, as the line between hope and reality becomes increasingly blurred. Director bio: Samuel Suffren is a Haitian filmmaker and producer. He is making a trilogy of short films inspired by the story of his father, which has been showcased at prestigious festivals worldwide, including Cannes, Locarno, Sundance, and FESPACO. He is developing a feature documentary “Job 1:21,” and his first fiction feature, “Pays poète éternel”.

Blue Heart

Marianne and Pétion, living in Haiti, await a call from their son who has left in pursuit of the American dream.

An aging hermit, Eloy, lives in seclusion in the Colombian mountains, haunted by his grandfather’s ghost and bound to the land. When park rangers bring news of his dying mother, Eloy faces a choice between returning to his family or remaining in the mountain that defines him. Director bio: Estrada is a Venezuelan filmmaker who graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. His films move between documentary and fiction, weaving elements of magical realism into lived reality. His debut documentary short, "Audio y el Caimán"(2024), has screened at over 20 festivals (inc. Sheffield DocFest and Hot Docs), and has received multiple awards. He is currently developing his first feature film, "El Padrote."

Under the Mountain’s Shadow (La Sombra de la Montaña)

An old hermit in the Colombian mountains must decide between returning to care for his ailing mother or remaining bound to the past and the mountain that defines him.

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