2025 Nashville Film Festival

Narrative Shorts

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19 films in package
Debaters
A chamber of affluent high school debaters argues a bill on minimum wage, in an effort to impress two working-class adult judges.
Sleazy Tiger
Hopeless romantic Alan is having a great first date with vegan heartthrob Blair but when Blair gives him a jar of homemade kimchi, Alan struggles to control his erotic desire and finds himself in Horny Hell fighting to get back.
Call Gloria!
Bernarda, a young actress struggling with anxiety, calls a suicide hotline after taking pills. She’s answered by Gloria, an eccentric volunteer who takes her mission very seriously, maybe too seriously.
She Raised Me
When a struggling writer discovers he’s dating the son of his favorite actress, he’ll do anything to make (and keep) a meaningful connection.
Ben's Sister
Ben, a charismatic fuckboy, must wrestle with his own toxic masculine tendencies when his Freshman sister becomes a pawn in his friend's scheme to win their high school Senior Scavenger Hunt.
Clean Slate
Two Asian nonbinary best friends and actors must make some sacrifices when they go up for the same breakout role.
Randy As Himself
A Hollywood production crew comes to West Texas to recreate the grisly murder of a local woman. Using locals to re-enact the crime, Reality TV meets Reality in this bizarre romantic comedy about the (show) business of murder.
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Brief Somebodies
While rehearsing a sexual assault scene, a pair of actors form a connection they’ll be forced to reconfigure once filming begins.
Now, Hear Me Good
A musician living abroad ponders his sense of community, a self-imposed exile, and what propels him to create.
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Play Hard
Nate, a workaholic drummer, spends all his time practicing, always striving for perfection. After he meets Yazmine, a like-minded, dedicated modern dancer, he realizes that the key to success isn't just to work hard – sometimes it requires you to play hard
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Unholy
Unholy follows Noa, a young adult with a complex gastrointestinal disorder, as she attends her family's Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube. There, she is confronted by pushy family members, malfunctioning medical devices, and a room full of food she cannot eat.
Yú Cì (Fish Bones)
Bowen, a nonbinary Asian-American from Queens, tries to connect with their estranged father and help him deal with a poisonous fish bite.
Almost Certainly False (Neredeyse Kesinlikle Yanlış)
Having fled the war in Syria, Hanna and her young brother Nader find themselves staying in a run-down neighbourhood of Istanbul. Hanna spends her days learning nail design in order to earn a living, while dreaming of finding a way to migrate to Europe. When she meets a Turkish guy, İbo, on a night out, she finds herself trying to balance her identity and desires with the needs of her young brother.
A Fence Is A Fence Of Course
When Leon finds his beloved chickens have been raided by a wolf, he decides to build a fence around his property, much to the dismay of his neighbor, Kirby.
remember me
A woman whose social skills have grown rusty—due to an extended period spent alone caring for her ailing father—rehearses for an upcoming date, her first in a long while.
Vox Humana
An eccentric biologist interrogates a wild man who was found in the forest after an earthquake hit a small mountain town.
Szypliszki
Sam, a middle-aged romantic en route to a Polish village to meet his perfect match, spends an overnight layover in Queens with his niece and her girlfriend.
Soeder
In order to get rid of her useless husband during a weekend trip to the lake, Kerstin hires a hitman named Soeder on the dark net. But this strange and mysterious young man is not what he seems.
Baa-baa!
The family, just moved to their new city apartment, has to figure out what to do with the goat that was suddenly gifted as part of a charitable program.
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Having fled the war in Syria, Hanna and her young brother Nader find themselves staying in a run-down neighbourhood of Istanbul. Hanna spends her days learning nail design in order to earn a living, while dreaming of finding a way to migrate to Europe. When she meets a Turkish guy, İbo, on a night out, she finds herself trying to balance her identity and desires with the needs of her young brother.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    20:00
  • Language
    Turkish, Arabic
  • Country
    Turkey
  • Premiere
    Tennessee Premiere
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    Cansu Baydar
  • Screenwriter
    Cansu Baydar
  • Producer
    Sinan Yusufoglu, Ceyda Yüceer, Izlem Genç, Ulas Tuna Astepe, Ali Farkhonde, Cansu Baydar​
  • Executive Producer
    Atilla Salih Yücer
  • Co-Producer
    Vefa Geylani, Fatih Bay
  • Cast
    Rahaf Armanazi, Isa Karatas, Büsra Albayrak, Ferhat Akgün, Ubey Gül, Dante
  • Cinematographer
    Barıs Özbiçer
  • Editor
    Doruk Kaya, Çisem Baydar
  • Production Design
    Görkem Canbolat
  • Sound Design
    aylan Geçit, Burak Yücel
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