Schedule of Events:

March 27, 2025

11:00 am: (PROGRAM 1) THEATRE 1

Taras, USA, 12min. / The Long Way To The Pasture, Kyrgyzstan, 24min. / Brave- How The Mountains Saved My Life, SWEDEN, 24min. / Kaeté, BRAZIL, 48min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: The backstory on sports can be as exciting as the action itself as evidenced by these cool shorts.

11:30 am: (PROGRAM 2) THEATRE 2

On Dying Of Dementia In A Capitalist System, USA, 15min.  / Idle Warriors, USA, 19min.  / This Land, USA, 20min. / Partners, USA, 39min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Where corruption or inequalities exist, justice and advocacy stories inspire and inform us all.

12:00 pm: (PROGRAM 3) THEATRE 3

Complexion, USA, 3min. / Costume Royalty, USA, 11min. / The Afro Mexpats, USA, 17min. / Boil That Cabbage Down, USA, 25min. / Her Fight, His Name, USA, 30min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: African American stories and experiences are for everybody.

?1:30 pm: (PROGRAM 4) THEATRE 1

The Librarians, USA, 83min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Follow the lives of several librarians in Texax.  (Sundance favorite)

?2:00 pm: (PROGRAM 5) THEATRE 2

Have I Swallowed Your Dreams, CANADA, 6min. / Spring Waltz, ITALY, 12min. / Tailor Made, VIETNAM, 13min. / The Return, USA, 25min. / Imade, SPAIN, 29min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Immigration stories sure to warm your heart.

2:30 pm: (PROGRAM 6) THEATRE 3

Hannah Levy's Adaptive Structures, TAIWAN, 9min.  / Death: The Life Of Mike Egan, USA, 12min.  / From Stone To Stone, CHINA, 16min. / Sally Has A Posse, USA, 17min. / Walter's World, USA, 31min.

Location: Camelot Theaters

Details: Lots of cool works about artists and their art.

March 28, 2025 

11:00 am: (PROGRAM 7) THEATRE 1

Glass, My Unfulfilled Life, NETHERLANDS, 90min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: A man questioning his place in the world seeks to make it in the world of music.

11:30 am: (PROGRAM 8) THEATRE 2

Arthur Rackham's Cinderella, USA, 4min. / Old Girl In A Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History, USA, 8min. / Counter Reformation, USA, 15min. / The Art Whisperer, USA, 44min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Are women really equal in our society?  Some are and others fight to be through various forms.

12:00 pm: (PROGRAM 9) THEATRE 3

America: The Devil Is Busy, USA, 31min  / The Battle Of Abortion, FRANCE, 54min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Stories about women overcoming tough, socio-cultural odds.

1:30 pm: (PROGRAM 10) THEATRE 1

Can You Fight Diabetes And Fires At The Same Time, UK, 4min. / Through Thin Ice, USA, 11min. / Jumpman, USA, 20min. / Ikigai, USA, 20min. / The Life We Have, USA, 24min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Inspiring minds want to know.

2:00 pm: (PROGRAM 11) THEATRE 2

 I Dream Of Skating, USA, 8min. / This And That: Christmas, Every Day, 14min. / 2 1/2 Minutes, USA, 36min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  A bit of this and a bit of that.

2:30 pm: (PROGRAM 12) THEATRE 3

There Can Only Be One, USA, 3min. / Cakewalk, USA, 2min.  / Catch And Exterminate, USA, 3min. / Turduck-in, USA, 2min. / Stitches, USA, 3min. / Cold Feet, SPAIN, 3min. / Time Flies, USA, 4min. / Duckville, USA, 6min. / Cod & Chips, IRELAND, 2min. / Bloody Marian, USA, 2min. / Millwall Jew, UK, 11min. / Les Bêtes, USA, 12min. / Common Fly, USA, 14min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Some really cool and far out animated works from around the world.

4:00 pm: (PROGRAM 13) THEATRE 1

Just White Noise, USA, 2min. / Transferable, CANADA, 8min. / Empathy Unknown, USA, 10min. / Where The Deer Sleep, USA, 12min. / They Call Me The Tattoo Witch, USA, 14min. / No Way Back, UK, 15min. / Esme Boggart, UK, 30min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Inspiring stories about humanity.

4:30 pm: (PROGRAM 14) THEATRE 2

Magic Hour, USA, 4min. / Impossible Journey, BRAZIL, 5min. / Dale, USA, 9min. / Las Mariachis, USA, 13min. / A Shot At History, USA, 23min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: The battle for women's empowerment will not go away.

6:30 pm: (PROGRAM 16) THEATRE 1

Porcelain War, UKRAINE/USA, 87min.

Details: A creative take on the vesitages of war. (2024 Oscar© Nomination)

7:00 pm: (PROGRAM 17) THEATRE 2

Mateo And The Toymaker, USA, 4min. / Future West: Origin, USA, 7min.  I Am Somebody, USA, 8min. / David Bartels' Fifteen Minutes, USA, 11min. / The 17%, USA, 13min. / The Bird And The Bee: Satire, Social Media and Censorship, USA, 17min. / Butch and Mandalin, USA, 19min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Who knew that entrepreneurship and social media could be so exciting?

?7:30 pm: (PROGRAM 18) THEATRE 3

The Hobbit Hole, USA, 8min. / The Moleman, USA, 15min. / Chasing Roo, USA, 34min. / The Birds, UK, 40min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Nature and Native stories are more often than not linked.

9:00 pm: (PROGRAM 19) THEATRE 2

(ADULTS ONLY)  FR<-O-+GGY STYLE, USA, 5min. / Birth Controlled, USA, 5min. / Inner Freak, USA, 5min. / Bittersweet, USA, 8min.  / Shanti Rides Shotgun, USA, 8min. / Two Black Boys In Paradise, UK, 9min. / Words Of Her, CHINA, 10min. / Mooska, FINLAND, 12min. / Joko, POLAND, 16min.

Location:  Camelot Theatres

Details:  Some tasteful, funny and adult themed works sure to keep you awake.

March 29, 2025

10:15 am: (PANEL/WORKSHOP) THEATRE 3

Claudia Raschke
Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:   Attend this background workshop with one of cinema's great cinematographers and storytellers.

11:00 am: (PROGRAM 20) THEATRE 1  

Coachella Valley Student Films (FREE)
Location: Camelot Theatres

Diabetes - Natalie Padilla, USA, 5min. / A Foundation For Change, USA, 4min. / Dear Francisco, USA, 3min. /  Let Me Tell You About My Brother, USA, 4min. / The Cost of Substance Abuse, USA, 4min.  / Power of the People, USA, 3min. / Power of the People, Service and Advocacy, USA, 6min. / How Religion Affects Us, USA, 3min.

11:30 am: (PROGRAM 21) THEATRE 2

Eclipse, USA, 2min. /  The Human Component, SWITZERLAND, 7min. / To Scale: Time, USA, 10min. / Where The Earth Meets The Sky, USA, 21min. / Space Coast, USA, 24min. / Other Worlds: Europa, USA, 26min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details :  Who knew the sciences could be so fun and exciting?!

12:00 pm: (PROGRAM 22)  THEATRE 3

My Dad Asked Me What Acid Felt Like, USA, 11min.  / The Spirit Of Löyly, FINLAND, 14min. / Troy Kingi's Desert Hikoi, NEW ZEALAND, 59min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details :  Health and well-being and alternative methods in reaching a higher state of self are featured here.

1:30 pm: (PROGRAM 23)  THEATRE 1

Follow The Dogs, WALES, 6min. / None Of It's Real, USA, 6min.  / Dago's Boots, USA, 6min. / Castro Balbi & Nuevo Tango, USA, 7min. / Appalheads, USA, 17min. / William Wyler: Willie Forty Takes, FRANCE, 52min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Hollywood and filmmaking are right up our alley.

2:00 pm: (PROGRAM 24)  THEATRE 2

Late Night Television, USA, 2min. / Nerd, ARGENTINA, 3min./ VHX, USA, 5min.  / Time Crisis, USA, 7min. / The Conscience Files, USA, 14min. / Plus Minus One, USA, 14min. / Memory Collector, USA, 20min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Memories affect us all, from the visual to the visceral.

2:30 pm: (PROGRAM 25)  THEATRE 3

Etherea, USA, 4min./ Greetings From San Francisco, USA, 6min. / Organized Hope, USA, 6min.  / Tennis, Oranges, USA, 11min. / Reborn To Dance, USA, 13min. / Rnning Away to The Circus, USA, 18min. / Ten Times Better, USA, 30min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: So, you think you can dance?  See if you can keep up with these talented artists.

4:00 pm: (PROGRAM 26)  THEATRE 1

A Bird Hit My Winddow And Now I'm A Lesbian, USA, 8min. / Tens, USA, 8min. / Loving Town, USA, 16min. / Paradise, CHINA, 65min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Some great stories about our LGBTQIA brothers and sisters.

4:30 pm: (PROGRAM 27)  THEATRE 2

Blend Ability, USA, 6min. / Swimming With Butterflies, USA, 8min. / Iranian Yellowpages, UK, 12min. /  Tiger, USA, 13min. / Echoes Of Silk And Tides: An Ethnic Introspection, USA, 15min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Be inspired by these tales of perseverance to excel and be a successful part of society

5:00 pm: (PROGRAM 28)  THEATRE 3

Blot, USA,2min.  / Tears Of The Sky, CHINA, 3min. / Lines, GERMANY, 4min.  / Whispers Of Colors, SOUTH KOREA, 4min. / D4 or E4, UK, 3min. / Homemade Delirium, IRAN, 6min. / Whose Woods Are These, USA, 7min. / Butterfly Maneuvers, ARMENIA, 7min. / A Devine Comedy: What The Hell, CANADA, 9min. / A Girl Takes A Walk In The Forest, USA, 10min. / I Was There, Part II, USA, 10min. / No Horses On Mars, NETHERLANDS, 15min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Trés cool experimental and animated works.

?6:30 pm: (PROGRAM 29)  THEATRE 1 - FREE

Born Ready, USA, 1min. / Running Amuck, NEW ZELAND, 3min. / Velasco, USA, 3min. / Buddha Was A Rich Boy, USA, 3min. / Green Eyes, USA, 3.30min. / You Don't Know Me, PUERTO RICO, 3.32 / Chewing Gum, AUSTRALIA, 3.32 / The Elephants Of Avalon Beach, NEW ZEALAND, 4min. / Wyld Canopies, USA, 4min. / Felt In Stereo, USA, 4min.  / Round Corners - How Do You Do?!, GREECE, 4min. / Until The Last Minute, UKRAINE, 4min. / The Wait, USA, 5min. / Would You Call Him A Bad Man?, USA, 5min. / Return To Skye, SCOTLAND, 5min.  / Cowboy Down, USA, 6min. / Control, USA, 6min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Enjoy our second year of our Music Video competition!

7:00 pm: (PROGRAM 30)  THEATRE 2

Descendants, CHINA, 6min. / Born Of The Ice, USA, 16min. / Her Shark Story, CHILE, 76min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: A focus on awe inspiring ethnographic, societal and environmental stories.

?7:30 pm: (PROGRAM 31)  THEATRE 3

Mû, GERMANY, 6min. / Magicicada, USA, 7min. / The Grace. USA, 13min. / Restoring The Salton Sea Part One, USA, 22min /  Restoring The Salton Sea Part Two, USA, 22min. / Hilary, USA, 27min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: An exploration of the environment highlighted by a local reporters engaging study of the Salton Sea.

9:00 pm: (PROGRAM 32)  THEATRE 2

(ADULTS ONLY) Truth Or Dare, GERMANY, 74min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  A group of people share their wants and desires for emotional and physical satisfactiononship.

March 30, 2025

11:00 am: (PROGRAM 33) THEATRE 1

Play With Me, CHINA, 2min. / Sock Quiz, USA, 2min. / Cold Soda, CHINA, 3min. / Runaway, Star!, CHINA, 4min. / Bulbank, CHINA, 5min. / Fire Race A Karuk Tale, USA, 5min. / Masha And The Bear: Fluffy Dessert, RUSSIA, 7min. / Pow!, USA, 8min. / New Idea, SERBIA, 12min. / Welcome To The Boom Squad, USA, 29min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: A fun selection of animated works and more that the whole family will enjoy!

11:30 am: (PROGRAM 34)  THEATRE 2

Undercurrent: Voting Matters With Carol Anderson, USA, 8min. / Did You Forget Mr. Fogel, USA, 15min.  / Edel Rodriguez: Freedom Is A Verb, USA, 17min. / Undercurrent: Meditations On Power, NEW ZELAND, 19min. /  Un-American Activities, USA, 31min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Is it just politics as usual?

12:00 pm: (PROGRAM 35)  THEATRE 3

The Original Badass, USA, 11min. / Trains, POLAND, 80min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Some breathtaking archival works and how man's accomplishments should inspire us all.

1:30 pm: (Program 36)  THEATRE 1

C'Mon Land Sloth, USA, 2min. / A Little Beetle Returns, GEORGIA, 4min. /  / Wild Animal, CHINA, 13min. / The Deer Divide, USA, 15min. / Beyond The Herd, USA, 20min. / Horse Of Nature, USA, 40min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Loving tales about animals and their human friends.

?2:00 pm: (PROGRAM 37)  THEATRE 2

What Happens In Vegas, USA, 11min. / Bright White Light, FINLAND, 14min. / High Country Murder, USA, 20min. / Strange Shapes, UK, 35min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: If you love a good mystery, you'll love this selection of deeply personal films.

2:30 pm: (PROGRAM 38)  THEATRE 3

A Brutal, Beautiful Life, USA, 10min. / Houston's Whitebeam, UK, 13min. /   Grit, USA, 14min.  /  / Bill Tito: The Unread Story, INDONESIA, 20min. / Granny's Dog, FRANCE, 23min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Our community of seniors are vibrant and active which mirrors some of these lovely stories.

4:00 pm: (PROGRAM 39)  THEATRE 1

Norwegian Democrazy, NORWAY, 86min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  An inside look at a facist group in Norway.

?4:30 pm: (PROGRAM 40)  THEATRE 2

Oliver, USA, 13min. / Defying The Odds, USA, 13min. / Hey Hugo, USA, 16min. /
Dear Hillary, USA/HK, 20min. / Jeffrey Come Home, USA, 21min. / Until You Come Home, USA, 22min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  A great selection of films from Northwestern University's Medill School.

5:00 pm: (PROGRAM 41)  THEATRE 3

John O Groats, USA, 5min. / Seeing With Hawai'ian Eyes, USA, 13min. / The Recipe, SINGAPORE, 14min. / Kanenon:we - Original Seeds, USA, 27min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: If you're a foodie, you'll love this selection of films.

?6:30 pm: (PROGRAM 42)  THEATRE 1

Black Snow, USA, 90min.
Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: An award-winning exposé sure to bring tingles down your spine.

7:30 pm: (PROGRAM 44)  THEATRE 3

Mother Land, USA, 6min. / The Dulcinée Dialectic, USA, 80min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Intimate portraits of relationship dynamics.

March 31, 2025

11:00 am: (PROGRAM 46)  THEATRE 1

A Glimpse Into Sunnyland, USA, 6min. / Trainland, USA, 10min. / Existential Action Thriller, USA, 11min. / Paisano Overhang, USA, 18min. / Palmas, USA, 21min. / Tribes of the Coachella Valley: Culture, Tradition, Resilience, USA, 44min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Some local stories featuring some well-known and little known bakgrounds.

11:30 am: (PROGRAM 47)  THEATRE 2

The Conspiracists, UK, 96min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: An inside experience with believers.

12:00 pm: (PROGRAM 48)  THEATRE 3

Sürgünlik, USA, 2min. /  Picturesque, USA, 4min. / Story Of The Sun, USA, 7min. / Anthill, NORWAY, 11min. / Crystal Beach, TX, USA, 11min. / You Will Not Replace Us, USA, 24min. / Heartbeat, USA, 31min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Some engaging exposés on society.

1:30 pm: (PROGRAM 49)  THEATRE 1

$17.74, USA, 13min. / Diminishing Returns, USA, 15min. / Wild Creatures, USA, 23min. / The Cat Man Eshete, USA, 25min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: A look at some emotional homeless experiences sure to inspire.

??2:00 pm: (PROGRAM 50)  THEATRE 2

Hilda Ha: Off The Grid, ESTONIA, 19min. / If You Believe In Me, USA, 24min. / Wind's Heritage, IRAN, 30min. / Crystal Frog, ECUADOR, 31min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Some exciting looks at alternative lifestyles.

2:30 pm: (PROGRAM 51)  THEATRE 3

The Saddest Tears, USA, 4min. / Bound, UKRAINE, 4min. / Chasing Red Flags, INDIA, 5min. / Dear Simone, INDONESIA, 8min. / Momo & LuLu, POLAND, 9min. / Expiration Date, USA, 14min. / Camp Widow, USA, 15min. / Warrior, AUSTRALIA, 15min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Some heart-warming tales of relationships.

6:00 pm: (PROGRAM 55)  Theatre 1

Closing Night: AWARDS CEREMONY & Film (Be at theatre by 6:15 pm)

Any Problem Is No Problem, USA, 91min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Our Closing Night Film and Awards will inspire us as well as make us yearn for #AmDocs2026.

Follow these passionate creators as they work hard to make their dreams come true.

Date: March 27, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Location: Camelot Theatres - 2300 East Baristo Road Palm Springs, CA 92262

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