Shorts 6: Labor & Love

Emotions don’t wait for a convenient moment, especially when you’re on the clock.

Short films may contain mature content and may not be appropriate for all ages.

MAGID / ZAFAR

Director: Luis Hindman

United Kingdom. 2025. 19 min.

Tensions arise amidst the heat of a Pakistani takeaway.

Benefits

Director: Kevin Obsatz

MN Made. United States. 2025. 12 min.

A hapless father brings his one-year old to his first day of work at an office job.

Nervous Energy

Director: Eve Liu

United States. 2025. 15 min.

On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends, and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.

Woman Land
Director: Yasmin Yassin
MN Made. United States. 2025. 11 min.

Two young Somali sisters in Minneapolis have to balance rebellion with their reputations when their secret matchmaking business attracts a client a little too close to home.

The Spanish Lesson

Director: Simone Stadler

United States. 2025. 12 min.

When Marisol's tutoring session is interrupted by a strange man accusing her of salacious goings on with his wife, a page of Spanish homework turns a confrontation of pride and jealousy into an unexpected communion of loss between strangers.

God Loves Us When We Dance

Director: Emma Woodward

United States. 2025. 15 min.

During her last summer before graduation, Sloane creates a computer program for a cult-like organization, and begins an unlikely relationship with Hannah, a member.

Vital

Director: Amir Zargara

Canada, Iran, Turkey. 2025. 15 min.

A mother in Iran, considers selling her organs to save her daughter, while in the United States, a doctor faces ethical dilemmas to save his daughter