Horror, 12m, New Zealand

Desperate for his big break, an aspiring musician discovers a forgotten country singer at a nightclub who may hold the key to his dreams—but the answers come with a dark price.

Dir/Writ: Taniora Heketanga Ormsby, Prod: Te Kohe Tuhaka

Fantasy, 8m, New Zealand

Motmot lives a monotonous life until one day he meets an unknown creature, a human boy.

Dir/Writ: Tom Field, Writ/Prod: Elora Battah

Documentary, 13m, New Zealand

Gabi wants to take a dance class, but is too haunted by her excessively sweaty hands, so she sets out to find a clammy dance partner who shares in her glistening plight.

Dir/Writ: Gabi Maffey, Prod: Matilda Boese-Wong

Drama, 12m, New Zealand

A quiet visit forces Maysa and her stoic Iraqi mother to confront what’s long been left unspoken.

Dir/Writ: Roxie Mohebbi, Prod: Betty Scott Molloy

Documentary, 13m, New Zealand

Single and approaching a mid-thirties birthday, Shamin, a first generation New Zealander, confronts the question she's long been avoiding: should she freeze her eggs?

Dir/Writ/Prod: Shamin Yazdani, Prod: Sam Wilton

Documentary, 10m, New Zealand

After her gender identity was denied in her homeland, Lee Li, a transgender asylum seeker, embarks on a journey toward belonging, freedom, and self-empowerment.

Dir/Writ: Lee Li, Prod: Tyler Redmond

Drama, 14m, New Zealand

Amid the nightlife of a new city, a young Māori trans woman reckons with safety, isolation, and the fragile bonds of old friendships outgrown — as the promise of belonging rises just beyond the horizon.

Dir/Writ: Allie Howell, Writ: Pūmanawa Rawiri, Prod: Angel Kameta

Romance, 9m, New Zealand

Manaia, a young woman caught between expectation and self-acceptance, finds herself confronting her repressed sexuality when a chance reunion with her first love stirs old feelings.

Dir/Writ: Giselle Ilaoa, Prod: Carrisse Uta'i