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CPIFF 2026 Short Film Review “LOUsely Based” The weight of expectation, chasing dreams, and proving what can be earned in spite of disability shines forth impactfully and brightly

WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW: First, the Recap: Interpretation. Evaluation. To fully understand what we as people choose to take in,

Short Film Review “G(l)ory Days” Guts, getting on, and guffaws mirthfully dominate in this excellent horror-comedy from Cory DeMeyers & Co.

WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW: First, the Recap: Aging. Isn’t it a treat? I mean, what’s NOT to love and enjoy,

Short Film Review “Baggage” Delve into the depths of self-assessment, revelation, and facing down our emotional burdens in magnificent experimental fashion

WATCH THE FILM BELOW: First, the Recap: It is those things that linger which tend to besiege our inner peace.

Short Film Review “Dinner For Loners” Hilarity and heavyheartedness go hand-in-hand in a dramatically stirring portrait of our need to maintain human connection

WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW: First, the Recap: The company we keep. As people, generally, our innate desire is for companionship.

Short Film Review “Smoke, Embers, Ash” Internal strife, fragmented perspectives, and an exceedingly needed light at the end of trauma’s foreboding tunnel

WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW: First, the Recap: Events that have come and gone might be over, but their effects can

Short Film Review “The Session” Life….explored, exhibited, unpacked, evaluated, reassessed, and reconciled, all in eight minutes of dramatic and engaging power

NO TRAILER CURRENTLY AVAILABLE First, the Recap: I feel it safe to say that we do have a tendency to

CPIFF 2026 Short Film Review “Come The Nightfall” It’s a trip back to the 80’s style of slasher film that defines the horror genre to this day

WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW: First, the Recap: First impressions and hidden proclivities. Sounds like an odd pairing, right?? What we

Short Film Review “Drowned” Separation, poor choices, doubt, anger, unforgiveness, and the hard but steady path to rectify it ALL

NO TRAILER CURRENTLY AVAILABLE First, the Recap: When everything appears insurmountable, it feels like it’s hard to even breathe. We

Short Film Review “Hús Kamra (Meat Locker)” It’s “Does anyone REALLY wish to discuss what’s for dinner tonight?” manufactured grindhouse style

WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW: First, the Recap: “Mommy? Daddy? Where does beef (or pork, or chicken, et al) come from?”

Short Film Review “Two Souls” A beautiful yet forthright story of human connection, its effects on us, and what it means to lose it

WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW: First, the Recap: There are those we look up to, admire, and appreciate. Then, there are

Short Film Review “Say Hello” Mob ties, extortion, hard choices, and a taste of possible absolution all merge together with decently executed finesse

WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW: First, the Recap: Don’t you just HATE it when all that you felt was IN control

Short Film Review “The Air Between Us” A uniquely conveyed message about ambiance and healing told with a breezy, affecting vibe

NO TRAILER CURRENTLY AVAILABLE First, the Recap: We long for what we want out of life with, what I would