Cockroaches
9:40 > Norway > 2022 > North America premiere
Director: Adel Khan Faroog
Synopsis: In a dystopian city on the verge of collapse after cockroaches have taken over, a brotherhood sends 17-year-old Tim on a mission to blow up the cockroaches’ nest to save his hometown.
Falling in Love with A♯
15:06 > Japan > 2022 > NYC premiere
Director: Kohei Hirota
Synopsis: Akio visits Nishimuro family, a kimono dealer, to tune their piano.
Men of Salt
13:44 > Mexico > 2021
Director: Luis Armando Sosa Gil
Synopsis: Cristobal, a young fisherman, returns home after an unsuccessful migration attempt.
Bright Eyes
8:00 > Israel > 2022 > North America premiere
Director: Shiri Kuban
Synopsis: Wrapped in gauze and hiding beneath the living room table, six year old Ellie has to deal with her father's sudden death.
2022 Official Selections
Hard
11:30 > USA > 2021
Director: Robin Takao D'Oench
Synopsis: A teenage boy experiences awkwardness and struggles to navigate the uncertainties of his sexuality after his first time with a girl doesn’t go as expected.
Them
19:00 > Iran > 2020 > NYC premiere
Director: Óscar Romero Barrero & Néstor López Ferreira
Synopsis: Irene and Sergio come home angry after spending the night out. Suddenly, they are interrupted by the sound of their door opening.
Arkansas, etc.
14:44 > USA > 2021 > NYC premiere
Director: Brandon Tyler
Synopsis: The lives of a runaway and a loner spiral when they cross paths.
Threatened Love
15:00 > Spain > 2021 > NYC premiere
Director: Héctor Herce
Synopsis: Alex and Félix wait for Marga to return from her vacation. They are both in love with her. And while they wait, they fantasize...
Call Anytime, I'm Not Leaving the House
12:48 > USA > 2022
Director: Sanjna Selva
Synopsis: Two days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Lesya Verba, a Brooklyn-based artist and performer, gets through to her older sister in Odessa, Ukraine via FaceTime.
22 Nov 2025
21st New York City Short Film Festival
The Top Spot
7:00 > UK > 2022 > North America premiere
Director: Frank Weber
Synopsis: Competing for the top spot in the herd is a contest one little ibex is sure to fail.
Mamma
15:00 > Norway > 2021
Director: Aslak Danbolt
Synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve, and Synnøve is searching for her drug-addicted daughter Michelle in an almost desolated city.
Linger
20:00 > Mexico > 2021 > NYC premiere
Director: Paulina Urreta
Synopsis: Olivia faces a life fraught with loneliness, filling the hours of her days while longing for the presence of her daughter.
The Flying Sailor
7:45 > Canada > 2022 > US premiere
Directors: Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis
Synopsis: Two ships collide in a harbour, an explosion shatters a city, and a sailor is blasted skyward.
Saving Sister Cindy
14:42 > USA > 2022 > NYC premiere
Directors: Joel Mandell & Sam Eppich
Synopsis: Controversial Evangelical preacher Cindy Smock becomes a superstar on college campuses after going TikTok viral overnight.
Best of Fest: Call Anytime, I’m Not Leaving the House, Sanjna Selva
Best Animation: The Flying Sailor, Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis
Best Comedy: Falling in Love with A#, Kohei Hirota
Best Documentary: My Own Colors, Brenda Garcia Lopez
Best Drama: Them, Óscar Romero Barrero & Néstor López Ferreira
Best Foreign Language: Mamma, Aslak Danbolt
Best LGBTQ: Colony Collapse Disorder, Amos Holzman
Best Student: Bright Eyes, Shiri Kuban
Audience Choice: Hard, Robin Takao D'Oench
My own colors
14:27 > Mexico > 2021 > NYC premiere
Director: Brenda Elizabeth Garcia Lopez
Synopsis: 14-year old Lalo is forced to leave his home where he's lived for more than 12 years due to Covid 19 pandemic.
Flora
13:30 > Israel > 2022 > International premiere
Director: Yuval Naim
Synopsis: When her adult daughter moves back home after a crisis of the heart, homemaker Flora tries to awaken her own sagging love life.
Colony Collapse Disorder
15:40 > Israel > 2021 > NYC premiere
Director: Amos Hozman
Synopsis: Between forest and city, two ambiguous lovers' journey to preserve their togetherness.
Hold Up
14:54 > USA > 2021 > NYC premiere
Director: Alex Rollins Berg
Synopsis: When Graham is in a rush to get home. But when Hashim, a homeless East African man, approaches him on the subway platform, his night takes an unexpected turn.