Short films

TYO Student Movie Award Gold Prize

Between the Red Lights

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In a brief moment of waiting at a traffic light, a quiet tension and sense of intimacy emerge between two strangers. This short film captures the subtle emotional shifts and invisible rules that shape everyday life in the city.

Sophia Abenova / 0:01:00 / Japan / Drama / 2026

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That’s A Wrap

On the final day of an indie film shoot, a married actor couple prepares for the story’s defining scene. With every take, their performance begins to echo their real lives. Unspoken resentments surface, and fiction slowly collapses into truth, leaving them to confront a marriage far more complicated than the script.

Sunny Hinduja & Shinjini Raval / 0:22:48 / India / Drama / 2025

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Wish You Were Ear

In a world where ex-partners must swap a chosen body part after a breakup, a fragmented protagonist spots their lost ear and sets off on a journey of self-acceptance - a reflection on how relationships reshape us, both inside and out.

Mirjana Balogh / 0:10:14 / Hungary / Animation / 2025

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Let’s Settle This!

In an Auckland Chinese diner, cynic Elle regrets swiping right on old-fashioned Winson. A tense first date erupts into a kung fu clash, blending biting banter with martial arts. As sparks fly and the diner crumbles, their fight reveals chemistry—and an inherited feud—ending with Elle victorious, and unexpectedly, buying dessert.

Jack Woon / 0:13:25 / New Zealand / Action / 2024

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Husband’s Legs

The husband gives a name to a mannequin’s leg. His love for “Kazumi” soon turns obsessive, eventually surpassing his feelings for his wife. An “aberration” brought into their cold, deteriorating marriage exposes the true nature of their relationship in this human suspense drama.

Kimi Yawata / 0:24:32 / Japan / Thriller / 2026

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