From Omeleto. An assassin targets a co-worker. 1 IN THE CHAMBER is used with permission from Annie Girard and Diana Wright. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/girwrighty. Xo is a contract killer for hire who has been sent by her boss on a hit. She’s set to "retire" her co-worker Janice, but from the moment she enters…

From Omeleto. A man finds a missing woman. OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH is used with permission from Michael Pantozzi. Learn more at https://imdb.com/title/tt27731405. Tim is a photographer who has retreated into the suburban anonymity of Long Island. Disgruntled with modern life and increasingly reclusive, he’s wiped himself off the Internet, moved back in…

From Omeleto. A man gets an A.I. girlfriend. IN THE FLESH is used with permission from Jack Kuhlenschmidt. Learn more at https://instagram.com/thatkuhlguy. Jay is a tech company co-founder whose ex-girlfriend, Alison, has moved on. She’s now dating a prominent politician running for office, while he’s still struggling with depression. He turns to an experimental A.I.…

From Omeleto. A man falls from the sky. A LIFE, LOST is used with permission from Andrew Nisinson. Learn more at https://andrewnisinson.com. A man falls from the sky and lands on the beach, where he discovers he has arrived in the afterlife. But he can’t remember who he is, or much of his earlier life.…

From Omeleto. A prisoner comes home. I WAS ALWAYS COMING BACK is used with permission from Christian Jones. Learn more at https://christiandjones.squarespace.com. Andre has just been released from prison, returning home to his family and friends after a long absence. He is welcomed back, but he can’t help but feel a distance from his loved…

From Omeleto. A joke goes awry. THE 12 INCH PIANIST is used with permission from Lucas Ansel. Learn more at https://lucasansel.com. We all know the joke: a man walks into a bar and notices a 12-inch man playing the piano. He goes into the bathroom, where he discovers a genie granting wishes. The man wishes…

From Omeleto. A teenager meets a doctor. MERMAID is used with permission from Ginger Gonzaga. Learn more at https://instagram.com/gingerthejester. Isla is a young woman who aspires to a life in the spotlight, longing especially to compete on a reality show for the attention of an ideal "prince." She goes to a renowned but demented plastic…

From Omeleto. A man gets a partner. DUMMY is used with permission from Andrew Kaberline. Learn more at https://andrewkaberline.com. Bill is a divorced middle-aged man. At work, he teaches CPR, using dummies to demonstrate technique. His recent divorce has left him adrift and alone, and his life feels empty without the comforts of companionship and…

From Omeleto. A man gets bad news. THE SECOND OLDEST MAN ALIVE is used with permission from Jeremy Max. Learn more at https://jeremymax.co. William is very old, cared for by his daughter and grandchildren, and he’s on an experimental medical treatment for a brain tumor. One day, his grandson shares a book of world records,…

From Omeleto. A man contacts the dead. RARE MEDIUM is used with permission from Emily Maya Mills. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/raremediummovie. Dave is a seemingly normal man whose girlfriend has passed away. He hires Gus, a spiritual medium, to contact his deceased lover Maggie. Worried that Gus is a scam at first, Dave soon realizes…

From Omeleto. A young boy faces his fears. HECTOR’S HELL HOUSE is used with permission from John Adam Krueger. Learn more at https://johnadamkrueger.com. Elliott is a young boy, innocent, imaginative and somewhat anxious. He’s often convinced he can hear something in his house, but his police officer father wants him to be brave and conquer…

From Omeleto. A puppeteer struggles. FLUFF is used with permission from Jodie Irvine. Learn more at https://instagram.com/jodieirvine. Eunice is a puppeteer on a children’s television show. Though she’s been a veteran on the show for a number of years, she’s often belittled by her co-workers or overwhelmed by their chaotic work environment. When her puppet,…

From Omeleto. A young boy awakens. AN ARAB FAMILY is used with permission from Ramiel Petros. Learn more at https://ramielpetros.com. Shahz is in many ways a normal young American boy who loves hot dogs and soccer. But one day at practice, a fellow player asks about his father’s accent, and Shahz comes to realize how…

From Omeleto. A young woman tries to model. BEHIND THE POSE is used with permission from Sally Lomidze. Learn more at https://sallylomidze.com. Masha is a young woman on her own in a city far from home. Brought over to the U.S. by a woman named Katerina, Masha aspires to be a model, and now lives…

From Omeleto. Two co-workers confess feelings. YOU DON’T SAY is used with permission from Jeffrey D. Simon. Learn more at https://thebarn.la. Herbert and Lilith are two co-workers at a publishing house who have known each other for nearly years. They are madly in love with one another, but their shyness means their relationship hasn’t progressed…

From Omeleto. A young boy sings. CANTA SANTIAGO is used with permission from James Valdez. Learn more at https://jvfilm.com. Santiago is a young boy and mariachi singer facing his first solo performance. The featured local artist at a popular restaurant run by Don Pedro, he’s nervous, uncomfortable with his outfit. But it’s not just the…

From Omeleto. A woman goes shopping. YELLOW is used with permission from Elham Ehsas. Learn more at https://elhame.co. Set against the backdrop of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, Laili is an intelligent young Afghan woman who has never before worn the chadari, or the full-body veil. But the Taliban now control Afghanistan and have issued a decree that…

From Omeleto. Garden gnomes battle an enemy. FOREVER is used with permission from Unifrance. Learn more at https://unifrance.org/festivals-et-marches/1275/mymetastories/2025. Directed by a team of filmmakers — Theo Djekou, Pierre Ferrari, Cyrine Jouini, Pauline Philippart, and Anissa Terrier — from France’s École Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs, this rambunctious animated short turns the seemingly whimsical subject — the quiet…

From Omeleto. A toaster falls in love. SILVIANA DELUXE 250 is used with permission from Unifrance. Learn more at https://unifrance.org/festivals-et-marches/1275/mymetastories/2025. Directed by Frida E. Elmstrom, this wryly absurdist short romantic comedy is a tragicomic fable about love, jealousy, and the extremity of devotion. It follows the story of Silviana, a household toaster who is in…