Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival

SFFSFF 2025 FILMS

June 7th - Main Track

Content Warnings: Sci-Fi Gore, Animated Gore, Non-Explicit Sexual Situations, Verbal Abuse, Drinking, Blood, Violence

SFFSFF 2025 Winner

Lovebugs

Teddy Alvarez-Nissen

USA

12 min.

From his cozy library hidden inside the walls of a suburban home, a snail discusses love, loss, and change. As he begins to uncover a shocking connection between himself and the human living inside the house, he must race against the impending threat of fumigation.

SFFSFF 2025 Winner

Alpha 27

Nick Azzaro

USA

12min.

In the distant future, Diego, a non-Earth-born, faces deportation to his home colony, Alpha 27. Battling bureaucratic apathy and personal anguish, he grapples with the fear of leaving a life and love he has cherished for years.

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Henchmen Chronicles

Devon Mitchell

USA

3 min.

A journalist in a world of superheroes documents what it’s like to be a henchman instead of a main character. Predictably, it sucks.

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Kino Kopf

Jack Cosgriff

Czech Republic

11 min.

A sentient humanoid VHS camera dreams of an electric cowboy as memories flash through its lens.

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Boys Night in Sidera Institute

Adam Musa Othman

USA

7 min.

Two disgruntled scientists plot to steal something from the institute they work for, frolicking about in the spacecraft long past curfew.

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Joan the Kid

Kat Silverosa & Grace Hackney

Australia

13 min.

When her detention project comes to life, Jo is taken on a whirlwind trip through history by the not-so-saintly Saint, Joan of Arc.

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House Rules

Bridgette Baron

USA

5 min.

A Grim Reaper forms an unlikely friendship with a young girl.

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Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake

Javier Badillo

Canada

4 min.

Lupe doesn’t care about her abuela’s cooking lessons, she just wants to rock with her badass punk band. But when she finds herself battling an alien monster with her band, her abuela's lessons will remind her that punk rock is more than just loud music—and connecting with her Latin roots may just save their lives.

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The Wedding Veil of the Proud Princess

Anna-Ester Volozh

6 min.

A princess’s impossible demand sparks an endless war, until a mysterious suitor emerges, claiming to be the one who can satisfy her pride. Based on a story by L.M. Montgomery.

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The Tin Woods

Nick Boxwell

USA

11 min.

While exploring an abandoned cabin, the Tin Woodman finds... his original head? Based on the original Oz books by L. Frank Baum, this short stop-motion film reveals the origins of the Tin Woodman and how he came to be made of tin.

SFFSFF 2025 Winner

8 Minutes and 20 Seconds

Harris Doran

USA

9 min.

The sun goes out and there are only 8 minutes and 20 seconds of sunlight left on earth. Max must race against time to reconcile with his ex-boyfriend in order for them to be together in the last moments of sun.

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Bobblehead

Pierre-Marie Charbonnier & Simon Pierrat

France

15 min.

Fred, influenced by a salesman, falls in love with a vintage car. Inside the car, a bobblehead dog seems to want to talk to him—much to the detriment of Fred and his relationship.

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Freemium 911

Michael Plewa

USA

3 min.

A woman struggles to operate a new healthcare app when she needs it the most.

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Mintrix and the Elven Figurine

Andrew Jordan & Kimberly Woods

USA

11 min.

Seeking an ancient artifact, a young elf enlists the help of an unlikely ally: Mintrix Vandalore, an alluring bard with singular skills. From a silky parlor to the depths of ruined catacombs, the two race to stay ahead of a murderous cult, while a night spent together sparks a deeper bond.

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Hubble Tension

Brandon Foy

USA

13 min.

A chronically distracted man undergoes an experimental eye treatment, only to face unexpected consequences that distort his reality in increasingly surreal ways.

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Headless Into Night

Nifemi Madarikan

USA

14 min.

When her father sends her on a “divine” mission, Ifelayo must confront the mystical Night Mothers next door.

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Weekend at Maury Island

Bradley Wilkinson

USA

5 min.

Two couples vacationing at Maury Island sitting on the back porch of their cabin happen to see flying discs in the sky.

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Dark Cloud Memories

Seung-hee Jung

Republic of Korea

12 min.

In a future where all memories are stored in the cloud, a young woman loses precious moments due to limited storage space.

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The World is On Fire And I Just Want to Dance

Paulette Argeres

USA

12 min.

During the apocalypse, a worldwide fire and an impending alien invasion causes best friends Astrid and Ivy to be stuck inside their separate homes. During a phone call when their situations have become unbearable, they decide to meet up in a virtual reality world to fulfill their last desires together.

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Gay Vampires Are Real!

Robert Alex

USA

1 min.

A gay vampire wreaks havoc on an average American family after he is resurrected in Portland Oregon during an eclipse.

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Les Betes

Michael Granberry

USA

12 min.

A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich.

June 8th: Next Generation Filmmakers

Content Warnings: Blood, Description of Violence, Language, Gore, Animated Violence

SFFSFF 2025 Winner

The Human Under the Bed

Euan O'Leary

Canada

10 min.

AJ, a little monster awake past their bedtime, makes a terrifying discovery: There's a human under their bed!

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No Oats!

Hali Rose Morlin

USA

7 min.

A couple creates a cake so out of this world that aliens come and invade their home.

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How to Summon a Demon

Aiman Malik

Australia

5 min.

Four wacky, flower-faced cultists go on a quest to collect eight occult ingredients to summon a wish-granting demon.

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The Night You Came

Lingjie Li

China

2 min.

We are similar and different, near and far. On the night you came, we were born.

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Trigonometry's Ultimate Method to Putting the Fun Back in Your Own Funeral

April Aquino

USA

4 min.

A cyborg child dies suddenly when a piano falls on top of him. Death comes to take him to the afterlife, but he refuses to go until his final wish is fulfilled: to cause chaos at his own funeral.

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Ava

Pui Tung Lam

Hong Kong

13 min.

After an accident, an elderly man begrudgingly accepts the help of a robot, sparking an unlikely friendship.

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The Sweet Order

Jorge Sebastian Flores Huauya

Peru

6 min.

Halloween night in a remote town. Ramirez, a black cat, and his best friend Gordi escape their house to find treats. But everything changes when a mysterious van appears.

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S.O.S.

Alyssa Anderson

USA

2 min.

Far in the future, a spaceship crash-lands on a deserted Earth. Its sole survivor sends out a distress signal, only to be met with silence—until one day, a lonely stranger from the past mysteriously breaks through the static, forging a connection across time and space.

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I Dream of a Day

Elias Barreto

Mexico

9 min.

Lu finds the possibility of companionship when she meets Aini, a cloud-headed entity. Together, they go through the girl's day-to-day life, with all kinds of people coming in and out of her house.

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Micro-Plastination

Aspen Nelson

USA

6 min.

Monsters are scary. Microplastics are scarier.

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Emet

Cate Knothe & Ethan Grossman

Czech Republic

13 min.

Alone on her farm, a pregnant young woman creates a magical creature for assistance, much to the chagrin of her neighbor.

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The Last Chapel

Kate Saltel

USA

5 min.

Mid-wedding at a Vegas-style chapel, built as a tribute to the deceased pink poodle icon Poolvis Poodle, the celebration comes to a crashing halt when the poodle’s greedy estate steps in and shuts it down.

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SFFSFF 2025 FILMS

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