Iris Global Health Film Festival 2025

Documentary Shorts Block

Expired November 17, 2025 6:45 AM
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5 films in package
Psychedelic Psalm
A depressed and doubting priest goes to a psychedelic retreat for priests. Will psilocybin heal him?
Running To Stand Still - Migrants Search For Hope In The Promised Land
Running to Stand Still- Migrants Search For Hope In The Promised Land' is a 25-minute documentary film that focuses on the fraught and divisive issue of forced migrants seeking safety and asylum at the U.S./Mexico border. 'Running' seeks to put a human face on the realities of immigration today by telling stories about the migrants themselves: courageous, dignified human beings whose lives stand as a powerful rebuke to a narrative often fraught with alarmist rhetoric, dehumanizing stereotypes.
Illusion of Abundance
Begun in 2022, Illusion of Abundance (IOA) is a grassroots racial, social and climate justice project. It exposes a climate and culture in crisis due to the declining Great Salt Lake. IOA illuminates the historical erasure of the natural world and indigenous knowledge systems that hold innovative and necessary concepts available for saving our climate holistically. Through dance, prose, intertribal interviews and song, research, and stunning cinematography of Utah’s waterways and the nature it supports, IOA immerses you in the possibility of positive change and building paradigms to include underrepresented voices in stewardship, artistry and decision making around natural resources, land use, and climate.
SIMA
Set against the backdrop of Nepal’s evolving health system, SIMA is a testament to resilience, community, and the power of local solutions in global health.
Abstory - Season 1 : Episode 2 "Thérèse"
Where does the culture of alcohol come from, and why do we feel compelled to drink? Abstory immerses us in the daily lives of six public figures who have chosen to live without alcohol. Artists, sommeliers, athletes, explorers — each person recounts their intimate and powerful journey toward sobriety, a newfound source of inspiration and transformation for themselves and society at large. Season 1 of the documentary includes 6 episodes of 25 min each.
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When seven-year-old Sima suffers a life-altering burn injury in rural Nepal, her family begins an emotional journey to find the care she needs—and the hope they feared they’d lost. SIMA follows her path, spotlighting the deep love of her family and the quiet strength of a country transforming its approach to surgical care.

At the heart of this transformation is Dr. Shankar Man Rai, a visionary humanitarian and surgeon who has spent decades expanding access to reconstructive surgery for burn and cleft patients across Nepal. Through his leadership and the tireless work of local medical teams, children like Sima are no longer left behind.

Set against the backdrop of Nepal’s evolving health system, SIMA is a testament to resilience, community, and the power of local solutions in global health.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    English, Nepali
  • Country
    United States
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Director
    Anna Santos, Henrique Ligiero Campos
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