Four wonderful short films!

Willow and Wu, Wait To Tell Mother, Sorry For Your Loss, & Pierre West.

 

Willow and Wu

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

On her day off and fresh off a breakup, Willow, a young assistant is assigned to help her high-powered boss’s husband with a bizarre task.

Director(s): Kathy Meng
Writer(s): Kathy Meng, Harry Bacon
Producer(s): Sam Stulin, Jenna You
Key Cast: Aolan Guo, Yves Yan

Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere

 

Wait To Tell Mother

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

A surprise pregnancy forces a woman to make a difficult decision alone, triggering memories of the one person she could always turn to—her father—and leaving her to find strength in his absence.

Director(s): Emma Elizabeth Steiger
Writer(s): Emma Elizabeth Steiger
Producer(s): Emma Elizabeth Steiger, Jessie Gill, Colton Eschief Mastro, Nick Mastro, Wylie Rush, Will Brunker
Key Cast: Emma Elizabeth Steiger, Darby Lee Stack, Claire Kresser, Duane Daniels, Sydney Walsh, Zane Haney, Tanner Hagen

Country: United States

 

Sorry for Your Loss

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

A grieving alcoholic wrecks havoc in a support group only to be forced to face the grief she’s desperately trying to numb.

Director(s): Courtney Karwal
Writer(s): Amy Haeussler
Producer(s): Amy Haeussler, Courtney Karwal, Justin Page
Key Cast: Amy Haeussler, Deanna Rooney, Nina Concepción, Crosby Fitzgerald, Jane KIm, Rebecca Sohn

Country: United States

 

Pierre West

2025 Official Selection: Featurette – Drama

Through years of quiet struggle with trauma and emotional isolation, Pierre lives in a world that offers no compassion — until, suddenly, a moment of static sparks an unexpected connection, a chance at a new path. But how long can he endure before that hope slips away?

Director(s): Henrik Larsson, Jakob Arevärn
Writer(s): Henrik Larsson, Jakob Arevärn
Producer(s): Henrik Larsson, Jakob Arevärn
Key Cast: Tomas Hartwig, Alexandra Lindqvist

Country: Sweden