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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary
Based on the true story of a teenage girl who escaped twice from a concentration camp and finally freed herself and 3 other young women on, The Long Road Home.
Director(s): Barbara Anne Lindstrom
Writer(s): Barbara Anne Lindstrom
Producer(s): David Brock
Key Cast: Hanna Sukiennik
Country: United States
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
Leonardo and Ricardo meet again after several years. They decide to reminisce about a past incident through a tense game of chess.
Director(s): Marcelo Cabello Quiñones
Writer(s): Alvaro Rojas Sánchez, Jesús Casas Tito
Producer(s): Marco Cueto Zavaleta, Brenda Callalli Zavalla
Key Cast: Cesar Rengifo Salazar, Jesús Romero Guelespe
Country: Peru
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental
A man who has long withdrawn from the world realizes that no sign of human presence reaches him anymore.
Director(s): Michael Fantauzzi
Writer(s): Michael Fantauzzi
Producer(s): Michael Fantauzzi
Key Cast: Giampiero Bonomo
Country: Italy
Peru Premiere
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A young street artist, lost in the chaos of the city, struggles to find his path—until an unexpected act of kindness from a fellow artist changes everything. But life on the streets is unforgiving, and every choice comes at a cost. When desperation takes hold, how far will he go to survive?
Director(s): Laura Jean Bransky Writer(s): Jonatan Pinke
Producer(s): Jonatan Pinke, Pablo Sanchez
Key Cast: Jonatan Pinke, Hugo Mejia, Steve Crawford, Sofia JoAnna
Country: Hungary, United States
South American Premiere
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Music Video
A introspective look at the symbiotic relationship between technology and nature and it’s impact on society, presented through a live music performance set atop of Mt. Baker in the Cascade Mountain Range of Washington State.
Director(s): Braeden Lambert
Writer(s): Nathan
Key Cast: New Monk
Country: United States
South American Premiere
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
“In a desperate desire to outrun failure, an anxiety-driven actress must discover the steep price of losing one’s self and her celestial sisterhood .” **THIS PROJECT HAS A GREEN SEAL FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA ASSOCIATION**
Director(s): IB Asanga
Writer(s): Sofia Folgia
Producer(s): Michaela Bidon
Key Cast: Gabrielle King, Faith Harrison
Country: Nigeria, United States
South American Premiere
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
When sensitive information falls into the hands of a Bigfoot hunter, Sasquatch must find a way to keep it from ruining his roommate’s life.
Director(s): Eric Rivera
Writer(s): Eric Rivera
Producer(s): Eric Rivera
Key Cast: Alex Jordan
Country: United States
South American Premiere
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: TV/Web Series Pilot
Director(s): Sohany Singh
Writer(s): Sohany Singh
Producer(s): Sohany Singh
Key Cast: Sandy Singh, Mickalia Forrester Ewen, Angélica Herrera
Country: United States
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Dance Film
This film is a reflection on the sources of inspiration for the Artist. There are people who create masterpieces in different areas of art. Where do they get their inspiration?
Director(s): Liudmila Komrakova
Writer(s): Liudmila Komrakova
Producer(s): Liudmila Komrakova
Key Cast: Oleg Markov, Elizaveta Kuznetsova
Country: Russian Federation
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Documentary – Featurette
Since Jimmy Carter left the White House, millions of people of every race, culture, and creed have made the pilgrimage to his hometown of Plains for a glimpse into the folksy life of the modern day peacemaker. Yet Plains is haunted by a segregated past. A train track still divides the town into two–Black and White. Is separate always segregated? Is different always divided? This is Plainspoken.
Director(s): Andrew Greer
Writer(s): Andrew Greer
Producer(s): Andrew Greer, April Dace, Chris Cameron
Key Cast: Jimmy Carter, Kim Carter Fuller, George Williams, Jan Williams, Penny Taft, Andrew Young, Boze Godwin, Betty Godwin, Jill Stuckey, Mary Minion, Mary Prince
Country: United States
South American Premiere
