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Flow Film Festival Shorts Schedule
Cinema Paradiso Hollywood
Friday, February 27
7pm-10pm
Attire: Red Carpet
*World Premieres*
May Death Connect Us Apart (2025)- 27mins, USA
Written, Produced, and Directed by Isabel Bacigaluppo
Synopsis: When a grieving woman receives an invitation to a mysterious app, she’s
stunned to find her late husband recreated through AI. His voice, his
presence—resurrected by an algorithm. But as comfort turns to dependency, she must
decide: embrace a digital ghost or face the painful road of letting go.
La La Land (2025)- 1hr 20mins, USA
Written and Produced by Diane Kern. Directed by Marcie Price
Synopsis: A woman begins to have dreams and questions if they are real while the
people in her life are having their own issues with reality.
Supplementary Judgement (2025)- 12mins, Iran
Written, Produced, and Directed by Sonia Nouri
Synopsis: The story of a young nurse in a nursing home who, amidst institutional
indifference, begins to quietly take revenge on the elderly residents — a slow, silent
reckoning beneath the surface.
Lili (2024)- 13mins, Iran
Written, Produced, and Directed by Hedieh Abdian
Synopsis: Atiyeh, a 7-year-old girl who is going to have a birthday party for her soon,
secretly sees a gift that she thinks was bought for her ahead of schedule and
communicates with her, but that gift is not for Atiyeh.
Hidden Moon (2025)- 17mins, Iran
Written and Directed by Mahsa Ahmadzadeh
Synopsis: Mahsa, an eight-year-old girl who has never seen her mother, sets out in
search for her. But this journey uncovers a bitter truth about her mother.
*Official Selections*
Khalil Hanaa (2025)- 5mins, Palestine
Directed by Samar Taher Lulu
Synopsis: After 18 years of marriage, Hana resumes her academic journey, paused due
to life’s challenges. Her companion and husband Khalil, stands by her with love and
faith in her dreams. They face obstacles until Hana earns her degree and opens her law
practice, proving how love turns dreams into reality.
Stand By Me (2024)- 10mins, Netherlands
Written, Produced, and Directed Parisa Zandbaf
Edited by Shooka Zandbaf
Synopsis: This film depicts the struggles of an American couple suffering from a medical
condition and the way they deal with it, which has become internationally popular,
attracting tourists from around the globe. The American couple’s dream travel to
Amsterdam becomes a test of their love and a journey of universal bittersweet favors.
Stand by Me empathizes with its American and global audiences through art,
compassion, fun, and suffering, subtly weaving the urgency of the condition with
romance and love in a global societal context.
Reminisce (2025)- 12mins, USA
Written and Produced by Ashna Sharan
Directed by Leslie Morris
Synopsis: As Monica gets ready to host her older husband’s college classmates, a
phone call from her estranged sister puts her mind at unease. With the age gap and her
questioning the one sacrifice she made for love, she feels like an outsider in her own
home. As the evening continues, tensions run hot as truths come to light. After the
friends leave, she questions the perfection of her marriage and the power imbalance as
her loving husband struggles to rein her in.
The Sweet Perfume (2025)- 15mins, Iran
Written by Samira Gandomgon
Synopsis: A female student named Ruqiya gets dizzy and nauseous during a national
exam due to an allergy to perfume. But the invigilator does not allow her to go out. An
unknown student who notices this weakness of Ruqiya starts harassing her
Anxious (2025)- 5mins, Canada
Produced by Lilly Wolter
Synopsis: Anxious is the first music video from Nell Smith’s posthumously released
album of the same name. The video encapsulates Nell’s sense of humor through
themes of anxiety and dealing with imposter syndrome while growing up in a small
town.
Trapped (2023)- 15mins, USA (Florida)
Written and Directed by Jill Melody
Synopsis: A girl is kidnapped by a sex trafficker and attempts to escape.
Dark Orange (2024)- 6mins, Iran
Written and Directed by Zahra Azadpour
Produced by Reza Mousavi
Synopsis: A young couple appears to live a peaceful life, yet beneath the surface their
relationship is fractured. The woman struggles with the weight of a one-sided emotional
bond and makes a final attempt to restore intimacy. Her partner dismisses her feelings,
reducing their connection to physicality and treating her as subordinate. Disillusioned
and depressed, she confronts the painful reality of emotional neglect. Ironically, he sees
himself as a feminist and advocate for women’s rights, publicly condemning physical
violence and participating in the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against
Women, while failing to recognize the harm within his own relationship.
Beyond The Shadow (2025)- 7mins, USA (Florida)
Produced by Kimberly Douglas
1st AD- Di’ana Rodriguez
Synopsis: A riches to rags story...
Modern Times (2024)- 4mins, Korea
Written by Yeeun Shin
Directed by Gyurim Lee
Love, Law, Legacy (2025)- 10mins, USA (Florida)
Directed by Joseline J. Hardrick
Synopsis: Love, Law, Legacy delivers a timely message about justice, representation,
and the critical contributions of Black lawyers, elected officials, and judgesPT3H2026-02-27Flow Film Festival"Flow Film Festival"Showtimes