The POP-UP HQ
Open 10am - 5pm
March 9th - 15th
36, Spring St

The central hub of TCFF during the festival week.
The Pop-Up HQ is where festival goers can find festival information, meet the team, purchase tickets, discover merchandise, local arts and crafts for sale, and connect with filmmakers, artists, and fellow festival-goers. A casual, welcoming space designed to make TCFF feel human, accessible, and alive beyond the cinema.
To add to the vibes we will be screening our Music Videos, Experimental and Fashion Films on Loop.
ANIMATED KIDS
Saturday 14th March 11.00AM
Tankha
Alexander Moruo, Markel Martynov
Directed By

During the mystical period of Taŋkha , three friends receive a mysterious prediction from a fortune teller—unleashing strange events they can’t explain. As playful curiosity turns to fear, they must confront the unknown and solve the riddle before it’s too late.
Next Stop
Maria Barriga
Directed By

Next Destination is a short film starring a robot and a star, and their antagonistic stance on the idea of infinity, each with their own way of existing forever.
The star has existed for millions of years, because even once it is dead, it still shines and can be seen light years away. The robot, however, is infinite because it cannot die, and in that infinity, everything is meaningless, so in a way, it is dead too.
The film explores the search for one's own path in life, where unexpected turns and unthinkable decisions take us to places we never imagined, but were meant to be.
Star's Aligned
Tin Tin Abrogena, Daniel Rodriguez
Directed By

A shy young sheep, Sasha, is unsure on how to approach her crush after school. Sasha's teasing rabbit friend, Eclipse, is more eager for her to attend his astronomy club...
Kāinga Tupu
Kā'eo Luke
Directed By

Kāinga Tupu ("Homeland") is a 2D hand-drawn film that brings attention to New Zealand’s endangered forest parrot, the Kākāpō. This story follows the bird as he explores his home. But, something doesn't seem right. Noises and lights in the distance seem to be coming faster and faster. The forest monsters approach...
No Worries
Chris Dicker
Directed By

With the new school year looming, 10-year-old PJ's anxiety manifests as a 300-pound gorilla only he can see! Now he has to face his fears, a smelly schoolbag and last year's lunch.
The Brown Owl
Reuben Edwards
Directed By

An Owl flies through a City and catches glimpses of everyday life.
Bark and Bone
Matthew Barrie Bryan Viljoen
Directed By

A grumpy skeletons peaceful retirement is upended when a playful stray dog steals his arm.
MUSIC VIDEOS
The kashmir song
Directed By:
Kovid Mittal

Aditya re-visits his Home in Kashmir, where he had spent his childhood after 25 years. Haunted and longing to return to the Valley that remained with him forever like a part of his body. It was not just melancholy, it was not just nostalgia, the gnawing was deep and inexpressible. He is not an exception. The trauma that still lingers in the minds of people who were made homeless during that phase.
Mashi Hob
Directed By:
SS Heliodor

The video clip features the use of 3D visual and cinematic motion photography techniques. It accurately and realistically captures the movement of the artist's entire face and body and then merges the images into a virtual model with other visuals and characters frame by frame.
That Thing That Makes You Win
Directed By:
Jean-Yves "Jeeve" Ducornet

This video is one of twelve from my upcoming visual album, which explores my journey as a music producer, a romantic, and a survivor of Los Angeles life.
The featured song tells the story of a deceitful man posing as a legitimate music producer and songwriter. Though surrounded by truly talented musicians and lyricists, he contributes little to the creative process—yet he takes center stage, claiming outsized credit for work that isn’t his.
In the video, this fraudulent figure is portrayed through a metaphorical lens: a shady 1800s county fair operator. He stages a spectacle filled with second-rate attractions, mediocre performers, and flimsy sets—yet somehow, he thrives, stealing the spotlight and profiting off illusion. The fair becomes a satirical reflection of the modern music industry’s dark corners, where smoke and mirrors can eclipse real artistry.
Baigun Baigun
Directed By:
Reneel Singh

Baigun Baigun is a bold, bilingual music video that blends Fijian Hindi and English to celebrate the spirit of Westernized Desis with humor, flair, and unapologetic swag. With catchy beats, cheeky lyrics, and sharp visuals, this vibrant piece flips the script on traditional expectations
Other I
Directed By:
Alina Popescu

In a vast cathedral devoted to a strange, otherworldly deity, a young girl offers gifts that begin as harmless token of devotion but escalate into brutal sacrifices of her own body. This haunting allegory asks what happens when blind faith and the comforts we never question demand more of us than we have to give.
Hel Aan Semaya
Directed By:
SS Heliodor

Paranoia
Directed By:
Aiden LaBruno

A betrayed lover discovers she was the other woman all along. Consumed by vengeance and a love that borders on obsession, Avangelia will stop at nothing to claim what she believes is rightfully hers.
Mau Moko
Directed By:
Jermaine Leef

The music video for “Mau Moko” by Alien Weaponry is a powerful visual statement about cultural identity and reclaiming indigenous pride. Set against a backdrop of striking imagery, the video weaves historical symbolism with modern defiance, celebrating the Māori tradition of Tā Moko—the sacred art of facial tattooing.
The narrative centres around the resilience of the Māori people, whose customs and spiritual practices were suppressed under colonial rule. Through fierce performance scenes and emotionally charged visuals of the female lead and moko wearers, the video confronts stereotypes and challenges the viewer’s understanding of what moko represents.
Saintly
Directed By:
Lumyth Projects

Music Video for Michaela Tempers release 'Saintly'
EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
Bleeding
Directed By:
Dany Horiuchi

Mollie, a young woman in her twenties, is struggling with her mental health. She writes a diary entry, pouring out all the emotions she can’t express aloud. Her words reveal the depth of her isolation and the hopelessness of feeling all this pain bleed out of her without anyone noticing.
Quand la terre respire
Directed By:
Sarah Abdel-Jelil

‘When the earth breathes.’
This film is composed of footage which I filmed on a sand dune in Tinyargue, Mauritania, the Atlantic Ocean, a Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and at a studio in Minneapolis, MN.
I composed this soundscape with audio of my own breath, vocalizations, and sounds of the Mediterranean sea in Nice, France. The audio includes a few seconds of Ghadhi Mehdi, a tour guide in the Sahara in northern Mauritania, speaking about tectonic plates, volcanic eruptions, and the moment of separation of Africa from the Americas – how there was so much pressure, the earth had to breathe.
Hawling's Time Experiment
Directed By:
Zhenghui Chen

Hawling, a struggling writer unable to pay his rent, decides to alter Stephen Hawking's Time Experiment to spark the birth of his next work. However, after encountering the landlady and the "Interstellar Evil Force" from the future, he finds himself embroiled in a series of time-space paradoxes.
The Silence Protocol
Directed By:
Humberto Dias Fernandes Pacheco

Clara, a newly hired nurse at a psychiatric hospital, witnesses abuse in the institution’s neglected wards. When she tries to report the torture of a patient, she ends up being interrogated by the police. But instead of clarifying the facts, her answers only deepen the suspicions.
Futsukayoi
Directed By:
Gabriel Kei

A Japanese office worker wearing a wooden mask finds himself performing his tasks much more easily and quickly than his colleagues, which arouses the curiosity and praise of the latter. Without knowing that this mask is not the cause of his powers, but rather its consequences.
Scroll Variation
Directed By:
Natalie Greene

Scroll Variation is a short cut-out animation that explores the motifs and historical associations of the "scroll." The film brings to life writer Meg Whiteford's poetic nonfiction. Alluding to the waters surrounding New York City, Scroll Variation animates found imagery and original photographs of ironwork into a glittery, metallic world. As the film progresses, the iron bends, twirls, and coils into new shapes untethered from their fixed positions and suspended in cloudy landscapes or underwater tableaux. The scroll is a character dancing through its own history in this experimental documentary.
Ke Kino Lua
Directed By:
Eve Davidson

Ke Kino Lua means the dual-natured in Hawaiian. After moving to Salt Lake City for his first day of work, does Kaleo stick to his island roots or accept western corporate culture?
Whispers From the Core
Directed By:
Marcelle Abela

Under the charred veil of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Chernobyl, survivors bear treachery’s shroud, hunting redemption through a generational silence that shrieks with ghosts of the forgotten.
The Way Through
Directed By:
Maeva

"The Way Through" is an award-winning experimental short film that externalizes deeply dense emotions that can sometimes make their presence known during the human experience. It offers the viewer experiential knowledge of how to travel through emotionally charged situations, such as an otherwise healthy, safe and non-incestuous romantic love that is only forbidden due to societal expectations, prejudices, etc.
Dynamics
Directed By:
Teo Baehler

DYNAMICS (Frozen Movements) is an experimental, dreamy and surreal stop-motion film, created using everyday materials. The film offers a visual reflection on transformations that emerge through the intuitive blending of dissimilar elements. The result is a non-narrative art film where fantasy, form and texture merge into a sensory experience.
This short animation invites viewers to surrender to a world where logic gives way to atmosphere and intuition. The hypnotic soundscape enhances the avant-garde character of the film and leaves plenty of room for personal interpretation.
Hello Anna
Directed By:
Mohammad Hossein Soleimani Fard

Hello Anna tells story of Maryam Mirzakhani who immigrated years ago and achieved many successes in the world arena. But on the other hand, we hear a story of Raha, who immigrated many years ago, but experienced though and bitter days and her dreams did not come true. Sormeh hears their story and Rasha takes pictures of all the moments with her camera. Rasha and sormeh have known each other since childhood, sormeh has changed a lot these days and has come out of a serious relationship, she has decided to emigrate and pursue her dreams alone, no one knows how fate will turn out for her, but Rasha...
FASHION FILMS
Reborn Aida Korman
Directed by
Aida Korman

"ReBorn" follows a woman escaping the noise of the city to reclaim the lost pieces of herself. In an abandoned sock factory, its graffiti-covered walls become an open-air museum, whispering stories of identity, rebellion, and style. Wearing ReBorn street couture, she immerses herself in the colors, textures, and rhythm of the asphalt.
Her journey leads her high into the mountains, to the nomadic village of Lukomir. Here, where the wind carries the whispers of ancestors and medieval stećak stones guard forgotten tales, she finds silence. Draped in haute couture inspired by traditional folk costumes, she reconnects with her true self.
"ReBorn" is a visual and emotional journey — from graffiti to stećaks, from urban grit to mountain serenity. A story of escape, encounter, and rebirth.
La Bruna
Directed by
Davude Micciulla

I wanted to pay tribute to this story, by giving it a modern touch.
The Festa della Bruna is the most important and heartfelt celebration in the city of Matera, held every year on July 2nd in honor of Maria Santissima della Bruna, the city’s patron saint.
According to legend, in 1389 the Virgin appeared to a peasant, asking him to deliver a message to the bishop. To honor her, a grand cart carrying her statue was paraded through the city. At the end of the procession, the crowd stormed the float and tore it apart — a ritual that has since been repeated every year as a symbol of renewal and rebirth.
Industrial Sunset
Directed by
Daniel Le Hai, Julian Pawlak

Short fashion film with collection by Dominik Żyża. Story explores collection inspired by city of Łódź, especially the industrial areas. Film is centered around themes of class power struggles and urban identity of XIX-th century Łódź.
Echo Bloom
Directed by
Kasumi Hiraoka

She was born in a clothing factory, a girl stitched into life among cloth and thread, in the quiet hum of machines.
One afternoon, she fell asleep on her desk, a quiet black hole at the center of the workshop.
When she awoke, she was no longer on Earth.
In this strange, otherworldly place, she meets a boy and falls in love, before suddenly vanishing. The boy begins his search, following her absence all the way to Tokyo.
Where did she go?
When did she pass away?
Was she in the universe, or in the realm beyond death?
To be continued.
Shot entirely in the working atelier of THEULTRABLACK—a new brand born from the very factory that produces garments for Paris collections by Comme des Garçons and Yohji Yamamoto—this film features its real seamstresses as the dancers who hauntingly move through the factory floor.
The film stars Leon, Paris Collection runway regular for Rick Owens and more, and YUUMIKO, a top model for ZARA, adidas, and Levi’s.
At the helm is director Kasumi Hiraoka, whose fashion-forward cinematic vision captivated audiences at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
In the film’s final sequence, clothing becomes a vessel of rebirth, and something deeper is awakened as a resurrection unfolds at the very place where new fashion is born.
COMPANION
Bark and Bone
Directed By:
Matthew Barrie Bryan Viljoen

A grumpy skeletons peaceful retirement is upended when a playful stray dog steals his arm.
Dog Days
Directed By:
Leo Stuart Allan

In the aftermath of the apocalypse, a man is trying to find a charging cable for his camera.
FourEver
Directed By:
Vasanth P

Simple stories of life, one slice at a time.
A Story about unconditional companionship
Fourever is a poignant yet uplifting short film that explores the fragile beauty of life and unconditional companionship. The film weaves a tapestry of emotions—nostalgia, regret, and ultimately, gratitude—for the fleeting yet eternal connections that define us.
Visually lyrical and underscored by a hauntingly beautiful score, Fourever is a meditation on how memories linger long after moments fade. Directed by Vasanth and brought to life by a bouquet of talents, this film is a testament to companionship and the indelible marks we leave on one another’s lives.
Everyone in
Directed By:
Mark W

2020, the UK government announces lockdown and homelessness is ended in one night!
Everyone In is the story of one man's life during the beginning of the Covid Lockdown.
