Short films

TYO Student Movie Award Silver Prize

Smombie

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Young people walk through the city, absorbed in their smartphones and unaware of those around them. Even when warned, they feel no guilt, moving on like zombies. Their careless actions lead to a major accident that affects the whole city. Still, they never look away from the screens in their hands.

Takumi Yamano / 0:01:00 / Japan / Thriller / 2026

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Beyond The Mind

Mekhak, a loyal donkey, lives with a family in a village. When his owner decides he is no longer useful, he is abandoned on a distant mountain. Despite the danger, Mekhak returns, hoping to belong again, but repeated rejection leads him toward a final, tragic sacrifice.

Lanya Nooralddin / 0:17:21 / Kurdistan / Drama / 2024

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Hourglass

Sand is the second-most exploited resource in the world. In Southeast Asia, escalating demand fuels an opaque and often illegal trade. Hourglass, an immersive documentary short, juxtaposes Singapore's ever-rising skylines to the sinking shores of Vietnam's Mekong Delta, creating an unsettling portrait of an urgent crisis carrying profound human costs.

Eric Teo / 0:13:58 / Singapore / Non-Fiction / 2025

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Unknown

Yusuke, an elementary school boy who has lost his place to belong because of his parents’ debt, spends time at an hideout with his younger sister Misa and their childhood friend Kazuya, the only person he trusts.
When they unexpectedly find six million yen in cash in an abandoned place, the relationship between the three begins to fall apart.

Nanase Nakamura / 0:14:00 / Japan / Drama / 2026

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The Gun

On a distant planet all life has been annihilated through war, but when a group of scientists decide to explore the surface they find a terrifying automatic weapon which still functions. Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick.

Randall Christopher / 0:13:00 / United States / Sci-Fi / 2025

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Concrete Kids

Concrete Kids – is a short film about kids who grew up in the courtyards of the Soviet apartment district of Lithuania, who lacked the attention and love of their parents, who tried to survive and free themselves from the violence in the streets every single day.

Saulius Baradinskas / 0:20:00 / Lithuania / Drama / 2026

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