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DIFF 2025 SELECTIONS

Screening in competition, 10-12 October 2025

Note: Over 40 films and shorts are viewable only in person at AMC Theaters The Grove, Los Angeles, California.

L’Hypermnésique
When Jo is struck with amnesia, his wife Gaby seizes the chance to rewrite their past, fabricating a life filled with children and grandchil...
Julien Mouquet
Drama, Romance

1956: A Portrait of Resilience
A narrative of unwavering determination and courage in the face of adversity. Agoston Kiss recounts his experience of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Andrew Avila
Documentary

A Drive at Dawn
Three men drive into the desert at night to wrestle with an unspeakable evil.
Joe D'Ovidio
Thriller, Horror

Ain't Got A Cape 
A poignant look at mental illness/addiction and the helplessness that the loved ones feel.
William Gawley
Music Video

ALWAYS & FOR NEVER
What if you could remove the feeling of love completely and permanently? As a forbidden love story unfolds between Megan and Jagger, they mu...
Melissa Papel
Sci-fi, Romance

And They Lived Happily Ever After
You know the classic story. Our heroes save the day, fall in love along the way, and live happily ever after...or so they thought.
Dominick Adunagow
Drama

Burden of Representation
Xavier Gilman must find the strength to make an unimaginable decision after experiencing a night of brutality at the hands of a historically...
Jonathan Corey Williams
Drama

CLIMATE SOLUTIONS!
Reef systems globally are dying or are dead. My generation and those that come after us will never experience the lush vibrant reef systems ...
Will Moffett
Documentary

COOKIE
A boy loses his dog in London and embarks on a fun-filled journey across the city.
Kaori Watanabe, Junyi Xie, and Teddy Xu
Animation

DEEP BLACK
Creativity as a tool for resilience and the forms of art as means of facing the challenges related to mental health: these are the central t...
Roberto Pili
Music Video

Desolate
A recently married couple, whose relationship is on the rocks, attend a house party where a man’s jealousy, and insecurities create a downwa...
Justin Cutburth
Drama

Dinner With Quinn
A young woman who seemingly has everything drops a devastating bombshell on her sister over dinner.
Dawn Fields
Drama

Edgewise
A lonely man tries to share the most exciting news he's ever received, if only they would let him get a word in edgewise. 
Nate Raven
Comedy

Fame Us
In an age defined by social media, why do we crave to be seen? Fame You? Fame Me? Fame Us!
Lincoln Fenner
Documentary, Social Impact

Fate of the World
Two free-wheeling brothers have to try to fix their junk car in a dystopian desert wasteland...
Jack Robichaud
Comedy/Science Fiction

Fellow Aquarians
A young whale and an octopus "debate" whether to join human society by fighting each other, but what starts out as a simple slap fight goes ...
Dave Quion
Animation, Comedy

Firecracker
On Independence Day, Jaeron’s firework-birthday traditions are canceled by an intense rainstorm—leading him to question whether or not his f...
Jovan Brooks
Drama, Coming-of-Age

Gone
A teenage boy navigates life through his new surroundings, life lessons, and clouded memories.
Hunter Nickless
Drama

HYBRID
In 2050, Bella, a social media celebrity from a prominent LA family, and Evelyn, an MIT honors graduate working at Neuronexus, uncover dark ...
Sophia Marriott
Sci-Fi, Thriller

I AM a Barista
I AM a Barista goes inside the lives and coffee shops of five baristas in São Paulo, Brazil, taking a unique look at their lives and passion...
Timothy Haug
Drama

L'AMORE
In this experimental take on amateur love, Lucas is confronted by his personal demons of doubt and insecurity as he loses a crucial chance t...
Andy Cesarini & Andrew Avila
Drama

Life Support
Inspired by true stories, an emergency doctor struggling under life-and-death pressure must confront buried trauma as he teaches a young med...
JAMON TOLBERT
Drama

My Face
Powerful female executive has an interesting way to relieve stress through creative role-play.
Jeff Hilliard 
Music Video

My Little Hobby
A behind-the-scenes look at the competitive world of hobby horsing through the eyes of an eighteen year old fanatic.
Lauren Stava
Comedy

Opportunity
Opportunity is a short animated film portraying how privileges create opportunities.
Shamim Shoomali
Animation

Pieces of Amy
A young drug addict becomes possessed by her own demons.
Timothy Shea
Psychological Thriller

Planted
A woman’s love and grief for her dying partner are reflected in the turning of the seasons and the fate of a houseplant.
Jason Adam Lee
Art, Experimental Drama

Shaba Daba
A passionate, Italian-American Chef tries to fix his Niece’s quirk of only speaking in her made-up language: "Shaba Daba"… all while cooking...
Tony De Niro
Comedy, Family Drama

Shattered Innocence
After his two daughters are abducted for three years, John Rex refuses to let despair define his story—his fight becomes a testament to the ...
Eema Emet Kaye
Documentary, Human Rights,

Sheepdogs
In the desert town of 29 Palms, local artist Ted Meyer partners with four veterans and active-duty service to transform their physical scars...
Brian Knappmiller
Documentary

SIDE-TRACK'D
A High-School Senior Track Star receives life-changing news that he will get by the end of the school year, but his friendship with his envi...
Bardia Seiri
Drama

Still Here, Still There
A Chinese woman in her fifties leaves her family behind in China to pursue her own version of the American Dream in the United States.
Xinran(Wendy) Tong
Documentary

Take Me There
A talented dancer struggles to dance with emotion and sentiment. Her dance teacher takes her back to the most terrifying moment of her life ...
Takara Deal 
Drama

The Floor Manager
Abstract representation of the insanity of job interviews.
Loïc Dillen
Dark Comedy

The Mere
A young couple in crisis attracts ancient attention at a lake getaway in the woods.
Denys Bastov
Drama, Fantasy

The Pier Poet
The Pier Poet is a lyrical short documentary that follows poet Henry Bernard, who creates personalized poems for strangers alongside the ocean.
Ger Skinder & Lesly Mendez
Documentary

The Ringing
A young boy collects recordings to build the “functional” family he wishes he had.
Lingchuan Du
Fiction, Experimental

THE ROWS
Little girl hides from masked killers in mysterious cornfield.
Seth Daly
Suspense, Thriller

The Second Sunday of May
A dubious young man races across a small coastal town to catch the sunset with his mother.
Nepal Arslan
Drama

The Tale of Mari
Mari, an elderly Japanese woman, recounts her experiences growing up in Okinawa, moving to America, and attempting to become a newspaper cartoonist.
Anya Vaughn
Animation, Documentary

The Therapy
An eccentric psychologist is forced to face her own fears while using unconventional methods to cure her patients.
Stanislav Hristov
Drama, Thriller

Vanishing: A Love Story
Vanishing: A Love Story is a documentary about award-winning novelist Cai Emmons and her loving, open-hearted journey towards death. In 2021...
Sandra Luckow
Documentary

Where I Am Myself
This documentary follows the "light and shadow" of actors who came together to work on one film.
Imao Sninobu
Documentary

Where the Deer Sleep
When her mother tragically dies, a girl takes a physical journey through the five stages of grief, where she encounters forest animals that ...
Matt Udvari
Fantasy, Drama

White Hare
In a predator-filled forest, a mother hare fights to protect her child and a lost bear cub. Told without dialogue, the film delivers a visce...
In-kyu Jee (Jee In-kyu)
Animation, Drama

Whittled Down
A wolf is trapped in a cramped cabin with a sinister clock. This can't go on forever, can it?
Olly Glenn
Horror, Animation

World's Shortest War
Desperate for money and out of time, Joaquin is pressured down a path he’s tired of living.
Julian Enriquez & Joseph Horta
Drama, Crime