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Dagon.

Dagon

In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, DAGON.

Paolo Gaudio

6 min. | ITALY | Animated Short

PSCC March 28 , 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Death Comes To My Side

Death Comes To My Side

In a darkly comic showdown, three dolls must outplay Death in carnival of cruel games, where victory means rebirth-- but the cycle ends exactly where it begins. Death always wins.

Oliver Anderson

4 min.  | USA | Music Video

PSCC March 27, 6:30 pm Theatre 1

Desert Hotspot

Desert Hotspot

With classmates dropping out of school to join their parents in the fields and college applications on the horizon, Alejandra turns to an unexpected but familiar locale to find the access to opportunity that will allow her to achieve her dreams—McDonald’s, where the free public wifi reaches the parking lot and stays working 24/7.

Fritz Bitsoie

15 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 27, 1:30 pm Theatre 1

DNA Break Repair

DNA Break Repair

Homologous recombination is crucial in repairing double-strand breaks in DNA, correcting errors, and maintaining genomic integrity.

Drew Berry

64min. | AUSTRALIA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 27, 11:30 am Theatre 2

Daylight

Daylight

Serving a life sentence for murder, Joe Garcia finds unexpected refuge in Taylor Swift’s lyrics - and the memory of a woman he hasn’t seen in 21 years. When an essay he writes about love and music goes viral, it cracks open the past and rekindles a connection, opening the door to a life and love he thought were lost forever.

Jon Kasbe

19min. | AUSTRALIA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 26, 4:30 pm Theatre 2

Death's Peak

Death's Peak

Desperate for connection, David digs up his brother’s corpse. With their trusty red wagon, they ascend a treacherous mountain in pursuit of their childhood dream.

Willy Fair

9 min. | UK | Animated Short

PSCC March 26, 9:00 pm Theatre 2

Deserted

Deserted

Amidst the desolation of an abandoned chemical industrial site, a solitary, silver-haired robot girl wanders through a landscape devoid of vitality, the only sounds being the sterile hum of operating pipelines. One day, she serendipitously stumbles upon a contaminated bird, whose vibrant resilience and brave struggle against pollution awaken the robot’s consciousness to the preciousness of life.

M. Yu, Z. Chi, Z. Wang, Z. Xia

8 min.| CHINA | Animated Short

PSCC March 27, 7:00 pm Theatre 2

Deadeye

Deadeye

Beginning in March 2025, large areas of South Australian coastal waters have been devastated by a harmful algal bloom, leading to mass mortalities of uncountable numbers of fish, invertebrates and other marine life. The causes are complex but all arise from the unmitigated effects of anthropogenic climate change.

Ian Gibbons

7 min.  | AUSTRALIA  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 26, 1:30 pm Theatre 1

Denmark

Denmark

In Downtown LA Heat, worlds collide with an Epic heist gone wrong. Two ex-cons come face to face with an imperial reckoning.

Robert Petrie

3 min. | USA | Animated Short

PSCC March 28, 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Dissonance

Dissonance

Fatimetu Bucharaya is a Sahrawi woman who in 2019 founded SMAWT, an association of women volunteers dedicated to the detection of anti-personnel mines in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf (Algeria).

Raquel Larrosa

24 min.  | SPAIN | Documentary Short

PSCC March 25, 1:30 pm Theatre 1

Dobrina.

Dobrina

Lotte Reiniger meets Sergio Leone in this animated short, where desire burns as bright as the desert sun. A brand-new animated short that premiered in June 2025, successfully touring the festival circuit now.

5 min. | GERMANY | Animated Short

PSCC March 26, 11:30 am Theatre 2

Hannes Rall

Earth's Greatest Enemy

Earth's Greatest Enemy

A war reporter and an Iraq war veteran turn their sights on the hidden impact the US military has on the planet, after the birth of their first child creates a profound anxiety about the climate crisis. Their daring investigation exposes a secretive and constantly-expanding web of environmental harm and unaccountability by the world's biggest polluter.

120 min.  | USA | Documentary Feature

PSCC March 26, 7:30 pm Theatre 3

Abby Martin, Mike Prysner

Everything Is Burning

Everything Is Burning

Marseille, a scorching summer. A group of skaters in their twenties ride recklessly in border places. Driven by their passion for skating, they chase a dream of absolute freedom, pushing the limits of their own bodies.

18 min. | FRANCE | Documentary Short

PSCC March 27, 2:00 pm Theatre 2

A. Bogdanoff, T. De Baudinière

Fellow.

Fellow

After a bloody battle in the First World War, a German Red Cross dog scours the devastated landscape for survivors. When he finds a wounded and terrified young soldier, he decides to take him back to the safety of the camp. Their fragile complicity becomes a glimmer of humanity in the midst of the absurdity of war.

7 min. | FRANCE | Animated Short

PSCC March 28, 1:30 pm Theatre 1

M. Rivière, L. Darras, T. Bergougnoux, G. Keller de Schleitheim, J. Coppier,  R. Casha

Double, Double

Double Double

A late-night car crash is transformed into a bittersweet legend about masculinity, excess, and national mythology.

3 min. | CANADA | Music Video

PSCC March 27 6:30 pm Theatre 1

Dara Jade Moats

Eructation

Eructation

The world record for loudest female burp is 107.3 decibels. Kaylee wants to beat it.

7 min. | UK| Documentary Short

PSCC March 28, 2:30pm Theatre 3

Victoria Trow

Faithful Defenders

Faithful Defenders

Spiritual individuals spread the news that Christianity and reproductive rights do co-exist.

17 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 28, 11:30 am Theatre 2

Barbara Hall

Down North

Down North

Formerly incarcerated individuals build lifechanging bonds over pizza as they reintegrate back into life in Philadelphia, finding new ways to support themselves and their families one pie at a time.

11 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 28, 5:00 pm Theatre 3

David Dominquez

Escape

Escape

In the marshes of New South Wales, Australia, the green and golden bell frog faces an invisible enemy: the Chytrid fungus. This deadly pathogen has wiped out over 90 amphibian species, and the frog's survival depends on an unlikely cure - a frog sauna. As the fungus attacks, weakening the frog's body, time is running out. 

9 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 27, 11:30 am Theatre 2

Anna Danielle Moore

Feathers And Leaves.

Feathers And Leaves

An acorn adopted and raised by a blue jay dreams of flying—but as he grows, he must confront who he truly is, and where he truly belongs.

6 min. | CHINA | Animated Short

PSCC March 29, 11:00 am Theatre 1

Linjie Yang

Fish

Fish

Creatures in this sacred universe are not avaricious beings out to beat one another.

2 min. | USA | Animated Short

PSCC March 27, 11:30 pm Theatre 2

Ohara Hale

From Fields To Flight

From Fields To Flight

In a world ruled by patriarchy, one girl from India’s hinterlands finds the courage to challenge gender norms to achieve her dream of becoming a drone pilot.  In Uttar Pradesh, where caste and patriarchy often dictate a girl’s future, Babita’s life seemed destined for early marriage and domestic duty. Born into a Dalit family and forced to shoulder responsibilities after her mother’s death, she gave up dreams of college to care for her home. 

11 min.| INDIA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 26, 4:30 pm Theatre 2

Ipshita Bhattacharyya

Gatorville

Gatorville

As childhood memories are made and fade in the same instant, siblings Lily and Bodhi diverge at the dawn of a life beyond their home, a Colorado alligator sanctuary. Their bond, forged by the exotic nature of their remote high desert landscape, begins to change as Lily enters her teenage years. 

19 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 28, 1:30 pm Theatre 1

Freddie Gluck

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Guardians Of Sea Country

Indigenous knowledge and modern science come together to save Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Guided by Traditional Owners, marine scientists, and cultural leaders, this documentary explores the urgent fight against coral bleaching—and the deep spiritual connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have with Sea Country. Amid climate crisis, this is a story of resilience, cultural revival, and hope for the future of our planet.

15 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 26, 5:00 pm Theatre 3

Angela Sun

Franken Struck

Franken Struck

A reckless hand, a lethal play, a love so pure now ripped away. Forged hot from rage and shocking light, the Creature's love must set things right.

5 min. | USA | Animated Short

PSCC March 28, 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Sommar Boulware

From Jazz To Jackboots

From Jazz To Jackboots

A timely reminder that the battle between artistic expression and authoritarian control remains urgently relevant today.

15 min. | CANADA | Animated Short

PSCC March 27, 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Justin Stephenson

Good Boy

Good Boy

Terrorized by the ICE raids tearing through Los Angeles, an undocumented dog walker says goodbye to the unlikely love of his life: a mini doodle named Sir Lewis.

10 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 25, 2:00 pm Theatre 2

Shannon Kring

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Fred's Basement Bijou

Fred's Basement Bijou

In 1956, a young insurance agent from Racine, Wisconsin rescued a colossal 1920s Wurlitzer organ from Detroit’s Michigan Theatre. He then spent then next five decades transforming his basement into a fully functioning movie palace.

14 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 26, 1:30 pm Theatre 1

Michael Vollmann

Gabe's Last Leg

Gabe's Last Leg

A young optimistic service worker loses his leg to a rare bone-eating tumor while trying to keep it together at his lowest point with no help from his employer.

10 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 27, 1:30 pm Theatre 1

Loren Zoltan

From Stone To Stone

Greenfield

 Known for his bold eco-experiments, including wearing a month’s worth of trash through Times Square, Robin Greenfield lives a full year on only homegrown and foraged food, and giving up every possession, Robin challenges what it means to live in harmony with the Earth. As he walks barefoot from Canada to Mexico with nothing to his name, his radical simplicity invites us to question what we truly need to be free, fulfilled, and human.

34 min.| USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 27, 7:30 pm Theatre 3

Rob Herring

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Ric And Rozene Supple

Ric and Rozene Supple were true heroes in the Coachella Valley, championing the arts for many years, including being founding board members of the Palm Springs International Film Festival and co-founders of AmDocs. 

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