Tati Reyas is a strong-willed medical assistant working at an abortion clinic that is understaffed and underfunded. With the arrival of new hire, and the responsibility of training this ambitious new employee, Tati becomes insecure of her own background and education. While political tensions mount outside and the clinic starts to feel unsafe, Tati must overcome her own insecurities to keep the new girl from quitting before the end of the day. Filmmaker Bio: Outpacing passive notions of “exploration,” Kanaka Maoli writer and director Kanani Koster confronts her subjects head-on. Committed to unveiling the raw realities of so-called “ordinary” life, she crafts stories that are as authentic as they are hilarious. She is a ‘24 American Film Institute Directing alum, 2024 ‘Ohina Lab Fellow and ‘23 Punky Aloha Scholar for Kanaka 'Ōiwi and Pasifika Creatives. She has spoken on numerous panels on race, diversity and representation in film as well as serving as a judge for the 2022 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Kanani is the 2020 Oregon Made Film Grant winner for the docu-short, Any Oregon Sunday, and a 2020 Portland Arts Museum Re:Imagined Artist recipient. Her short film No Spectators Allowed, has won and been nominated for awards such as the Best of the PNW Short Film at the 2022 Bend Film Festival and included in the The Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian’s Fall 2023 showcase. Her AFI thesis film, FCBK, was funded by Sloan and Visionary Justice Story Lab playing at AFI FEST, SeriesFest and Hawai’i International Film Festival. In 2024, Kanani’s current feature in development SHOOTS was a finalist for Tribeca AT&amp;T’s Untold Story grant.

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Outpacing passive notions of “exploration,” Kanaka Maoli writer and director Kanani Koster confronts her subjects head-on. Committed to unveiling the raw realities of so-called “ordinary” life, she crafts stories that are as authentic as they are hilarious. She is a ‘24 American Film Institute Directing alum, 2024 ‘Ohina Lab Fellow and ‘23 Punky Aloha Scholar for Kanaka 'Ōiwi and Pasifika Creatives. She has spoken on numerous panels on race, diversity and representation in film as well as serving as a judge for the 2022 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Kanani is the 2020 Oregon Made Film Grant winner for the docu-short, Any Oregon Sunday, and a 2020 Portland Arts Museum Re:Imagined Artist recipient. Her short film No Spectators Allowed, has won and been nominated for awards such as the Best of the PNW Short Film at the 2022 Bend Film Festival and included in the The Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian’s Fall 2023 showcase. Her AFI thesis film, FCBK, was funded by Sloan and Visionary Justice Story Lab playing at AFI FEST, SeriesFest and Hawai’i International Film Festival. In 2024, Kanani’s current feature in development SHOOTS was a finalist for Tribeca AT&T’s Untold Story grant.

After Bea attempts to take her own life, her big sister Sofia plans a weekend getaway to revive what’s left of a sisterhood she fears is damaged beyond repair. Filmmaker Bio: Victoria Pedretti is an actor and director. Pedretti’s breakthrough role came in the 2018 Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House. She returned for the second installment of the franchise, The Haunting of Bly Manor, in 2020. In 2019 she joined Netflix’s You for two seasons, playing Love Quinn opposite Penn Badgley.Other credits include Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Ava DuVernay’s Origin, Esteban Arango’s Ponyboi, and the recently announced psychological thriller If She Burns opposite Asa Butterfield, Justice Smith, and Alex Wolff, who will star and direct. Pedretti also has joined the film The Book of Jobs, and just made her Broadway debut in An Enemy of the People opposite Jeremy Strong.Get Lost is her directorial debut. WORLD PREMIERE

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Victoria Pedretti is an actor and director. Pedretti’s breakthrough role came in the 2018 Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House. She returned for the second installment of the franchise, The Haunting of Bly Manor, in 2020. In 2019 she joined Netflix’s You for two seasons, playing Love Quinn opposite Penn Badgley. Other credits include Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Ava DuVernay’s Origin, Esteban Arango’s Ponyboi, and the recently announced psychological thriller If She Burns opposite Asa Butterfield, Justice Smith, and Alex Wolff, who will star and direct. Pedretti also has joined the film The Book of Jobs, and just made her Broadway debut in An Enemy of the People opposite Jeremy Strong. Get Lost is her directorial debut.

Diego is a young Mexican waiter working at the Dim Sum Fiesta Café, a family-run restaurant that blends elements of Mexican and Asian culture. At this unusual establishment, the main attraction isn't the food, but the personalized fortune cookies delivered to customers. These cookies, generated by an advanced algorithm developed by the elderly owner, Mr. Liao, are uncannily accurate and seem to accurately predict the fate of those who receive them. Filmmaker Bio: Manuel Del Valle, writer, director and producer from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, based in Los Angeles. An alumnus of ArtCenter College of Design, California College of the Arts, and a participant in HBO’s Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today, Del Valle has developed a storytelling style that resonates with the essence of cautionary folktales, weaving narratives around themes of decay, transformation, connection, and disconnection. Del Valle's films have been winners in HBO's Urbanworld Film Festival, La Habana International Film Festival, Shorts Mexico, and have been selected for the Morelia International Film Festival, Hollyshorts among others. Currently, Del Valle is channeling his creativity into several projects. Namely "The Unexpected Symptoms of a Peculiar Heart,", as well as "Sandclouds: The Feather Thief," a stop-motion short film.

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Manuel Del Valle, writer, director and producer from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, based in Los Angeles. An alumnus of ArtCenter College of Design, California College of the Arts, and a participant in HBO’s Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today, Del Valle has developed a storytelling style that resonates with the essence of cautionary folktales, weaving narratives around themes of decay, transformation, connection, and disconnection. Del Valle's films have been winners in HBO's Urbanworld Film Festival, La Habana International Film Festival, Shorts Mexico, and have been selected for the Morelia International Film Festival, Hollyshorts among others. Currently, Del Valle is channeling his creativity into several projects. Namely "The Unexpected Symptoms of a Peculiar Heart,", as well as "Sandclouds: The Feather Thief," a stop-motion short film.

The breadth of a trans woman’s life is shown as she navigates the complexities of a fading memory. Blending the past and present, glimpses of her struggles with love and her evolving gender identity showcase a heartfelt portrait of humanity. Filmmaker Bio: day (they/them) is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. Their work often explores themes of identity, and is informed by their lived experience of being Black and queer.

Lovin' Her

day (they/them) is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. Their work often explores themes of identity, and is informed by their lived experience of being Black and queer.

A look at an Indigenous award-winning, internationally acclaimed artist and elder, Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of the iconic Tiger t-shirt company. Filmmaker Bio: Loren Waters is an award-winning Cherokee and Kiowa filmmaker whose creative work spans Directing, Producing, and Casting. Named to the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Loren is also the Executive Director of the Lindy Waters III Foundation, where she is dedicated to serving Native youth and uplifting Indigenous communities. Her short documentary film, Tiger, received the Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Tiger

Loren Waters is an award-winning Cherokee and Kiowa filmmaker whose creative work spans Directing, Producing, and Casting. Named to the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Loren is also the Executive Director of the Lindy Waters III Foundation, where she is dedicated to serving Native youth and uplifting Indigenous communities. Her short documentary film, Tiger, received the Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

In pursuit of a life on stage, a singer without legs confronts exploitation and imposter syndrome as she chases her dreams. Filmmaker Bio: Megan Griffiths is a writer/director working in film and television. She has directed 17 episodes of TV and eight features and is a member of the director’s branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts &amp; Sciences. She resides in Seattle, WA, with her husband and cat.As a musician, director, and writer, Mindie Lind has received accolades in Seattle and beyond. She's currently contributing her unvarnished takes of the crip experience to publications such as Vice and The Stranger, adding much-needed nuance to stories around disability.

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A family dinner takes an unexpected turn when a 12-year-old’s school project on identity forces everyone to question who they are—and what’s really on the menu. Filmmaker Bio: Shaina Feinberg (she/they) is an award-winning American filmmaker and writer. She spent her twenties making a stoner, punk sketch show called The Spew. Her film, My Mom’s Eggplant Sauce (2022), opened the Aspen Film Festival, played Hot Docs, Rotterdam International, Palm Springs and more. Her doc, A Brief History of Hating My Face (2023), was commissioned by The New York Times. She was a recipient of the Reboot Studio's grant (2023) for her film, We Should Eat. Her film, Cleo From 8:20 to 2:35, won a New York Foundation for the Arts grant (2024). She is a 2025 resident at JFI with her feature documentary about the TV director, Joan Darling. She's co-authored three books and had a column in The New York Times (2019-2024).

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