2025, SHORT FILMS

Water Devil

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by Walt Lovelace • 4 mins • Experimental • Short • Trinidad and Tobago • 2025

Beneath the ocean’s surface, a Blue Devil begins to stir — called forth by forces beyond the visible. Rising slowly from the sea, his return feels both spiritual and ancestral like a memory brought to life. Rooted in folklore, his presence carries the weight of old stories — powerful, unsettling, and sacred. As he steps onto land, fire meets breath, and tradition takes form. In his final gesture, he climbs onto a majestic horse and disappears, leaving behind only the warmth of embers and the lingering sense of a world long buried beneath the waves.

2025, SHORT FILMS

The Village

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Colin Maynard • 7 mins • Short • Student • Trinidad and Tobago • Digital Film Institute • English • 2025

When a hardworking salesman breaks down near a secluded village, a group of local boys offers unexpected help. But as the day unfolds, things begin to unravel around Dion, and he soon realizes that something feels off — too quiet, too still — about the children, the place, and his reality.

2025, SHORT FILMS

The Last Ride

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by Kevin Allan • 5 mins • Short • Student • Trinidad and Tobago • Digital Film Institute • English • 2025

Two friends, Jamal and Terry, set out for a carefree night of fun, planning to meet up with some young ladies and hit a party. As the night progress, unexpected and mysterious events turn their plans upside down — leading them on a surreal journey that neither of them will ever forget.

2025, SHORT FILMS

She’s Got to Have Him

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by Louis Permel • 10 mins • Short • Trinidad and Tobago • Student • Digital Film Institute • English • 2025

A playful and seductive short film about desire, obsession and the lengths one woman will go to for love. Set against the pulsing backdrop of a lively sports bar and the Congas Man infectious beats and magnetic presence, it’s a tale of infatuation, determination, and the unexpected turns of attraction.

SHORT FILMS

Under The Shield

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by Kwasi Makesi Holder • 15 mins • Short • Trinidad and Tobago • English • 2024

In the twin island of Trinidad and Tobago, two seasoned detectives, Sean and Mike, are determined to dismantle a powerful criminal underground network that thrives in the shadows. Desperate for leads, they capture a low-ranking criminal believed to hold the key to unraveling the syndicate. With time running out and no legal avenues left, they resort to an off-the-record interrogation in an abandoned house, pushing the boundaries of law and morality.

SHORT FILMS

Up The River

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by Leon de Levita • 20 mins • Short • Suriname • Dutch • 2024

Roy takes his grandfather Benjamin up the river to visit his lost brother Hugo. Although Roy is aware that Grandpa’s memory is beginning to fail him, he only realizes how advanced the dementia has become when they’re in the boat, and that this isn’t just a simple upstream boat ride.

SHORT FILMS

While the Night Falls

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by Amir Aether Valen Ali • 17 mins • Short • Student • Family • Cuba • Spanish • 2023

While The Night Falls is an intimate portrait of the lives of Delvys and Carlos, siblings who live alone with their elderly mother in a rural part of a small Cuban town. The film portrays a family engulfed in their inner worlds. Between the sacrifices they make out of love for those who are present, and their longing for things that are absent, they struggle to find meaning as they reflect, contemplate, and carry the weight of existence, trying together, to move forward.

2025, SHORT FILMS

XE’IL – Threads of Culture, Tradition and Community

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by Denise Speck • 5 mins • Documentary, Short • Social Issue Films, Cultural Documentaries, Observation, Poetic, Feminism Documentaries • Belize • Trinidad and Tobago • English • 2024

In “XE’IL – Threads of Culture, Tradition and Community,” the vibrant world of Indigenous Maya women in Southern Belize unfolds through the art of embroidery. This short documentary showcases XE’IL, a brand crafted “by Mayans for Mayans,” acting as a bridge between tradition and modernity, fostering a profound sense of pride and purpose among indigenous Maya artisans. Through their craft, these women not only preserve their cultural heritage but also forge a vibrant community.