Welcome to the 19th edition of NFFTY! From stories of life’s tense trials to tearful triumphs, get ready for an eventful, jam-packed festival weekend that will leave you cheering, laughing, and hungry for more films. Bring your friends, family, and a box of tissues -- this year’s festival is one for the books.

A mother finds her son's mixtape and learns what he truly feels about her.

māma

A reinterpretation of memory through the main motif of the color blue, grappling with both cultural and personal dissonance.

The Things We Lose on Our Way to the Sky

8-year-old Leili wants to take a pinhole photo of her family for school the next day, but her family will not cooperate.

عکس لیلی (Leili's Photo)

A son visits his elderly mother in a care home, where he is confronted with an unthinkable dilemma.

Sunny Oaks

In an airport mall, two friends who've formed a life-changing friendship spend their last day together before they part ways.

PASALUBONG!

A devoted immigrant mother sets out to deliver a cake for her son's birthday, but as the day unravels she is forced to confront the reality of her son's situation.

Year Of The Dragon

The high-stakes world of the stunt drivers of Well of Death -- where passion, risk, and sacrifice collide.

Karnama (Well of Death)

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The 19th National Film Festival for Talented Youth

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