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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
Four divergent Aboriginal artists use their personal stories and historical injustice as a driving force to break through and create internationally recognised urban art.
Director(s): Mark Street
Writer(s): Mark Street, Maree Clarke, Blak Douglas, Ben McKeown, Penny Evans
Producer(s): Maree Clarke, Blak Douglas, , Ben McKeown, Penny Evans
Country: Australia
South American Premiere
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Documentary – Feature Film
La película investiga hechos sobre los antiguos sistemas reformatorios de Río de Janeiro y analiza la realidad de NOVO DEGASE (Departamento Geral de Ações Socioeducativas), cuya misión es vital en la resocialización de adolescentes en conflicto con la ley. A través de historias humanizadas, la película revela cómo la institución puede transformar vidas, ofreciendo no solo orientación, sino también esperanza y oportunidades para un futuro mejor. El tema es abordado por autoridades como jueces, fiscales y defensores públicos, policías federales, médicos, psicólogos, un reconocido presentador de televisión y jóvenes que han vivido la realidad del sistema en sus propias almas.
Director(s): Serginho Clemente
Writer(s): Serginho Clemente
Producer(s): Cadu Tavares
Key Cast: Leozinho da Sul, Douglas Henrique Muambros, Felipe Guimarães
Country: Brazil
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Drama – Featurette
Set in 1890s Switzerland, after discovering Roman gold in the Alps, a Civil War veteran is confronted by a visitor from his past whose uncertain intentions threaten his peaceful existence.
Director(s): Ralph C. Schulz
Writer(s): Ralph C. Schulz, Paul Darrell McGuire
Producer(s): Ralph C. Schulz, Ahmad Al Lawati
Key Cast: Paul Darrell McGuire, Jona Zeschke, Dominik Ellwanger,
Country: United States
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A failing mid-level marquee company in rural Essex battles with the difficulty of rising inflation and a faltering national economy, leading to drastic measures and butchered solutions. ‘Butcher’ explores the contemporary struggles of the working class and the forgotten voices of those who live within it.
Director(s): Tom Colley
Writer(s): Tom Colley, Alex Zolghadriha
Producer(s): Tom Colley, Alex Zolghadriha, Olivia Maiden
Key Cast: Alex Zolghadriha, Joel Beckett, Dean Kilbey, Terry Stone, Marnie Baxter
Country: United Kingdom
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
Tonight, Hazel, director of L’Étape—a failing, self-managed queer space—just found out that her new girlfriend, Claire, is living a double life: she’s engaged to a man. Unfortunately for Hazel, tonight is also the night the police have chosen to evict L’Étape’s residents. The building shakes, the door cracks, and soon, so will their love story.
Director(s): Tadeo ESCALANTE Writer(s): Tadeo ESCALANTE
Producer(s): Laura Legall
Key Cast: Maëva Trioux, Maëva Lième, Noam Sinseau, Mille Zhong, Jason Joseph-Eugène
Country: France
Peru Premiere
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
A young woman who is in desperate search for her husband soon realizes that the surroundings are not as what they might seem for first and the boulevard she is on just keeps getting more and more strange.
Director(s): Benedek Koszorus
Writer(s): Benedek Koszorus
Producer(s): Benedek Koszorus
Key Cast: Boglárka Demeter
Country: Hungary
South American Premiere
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
Adapted from Stephanie Trudeau’s docu-cabaret performance of the iconic lesbian Mexican singer Chavela Vargas’ life and music. Told in a hybrid genre–using performances, animation, and scripted narrative–this blend of approaches is a perfect combination to bring this unique tale to vivid life.
Director(s): Joyce Callo
Writer(s): Joyce Callo, Stephanie Trudeau
Producer(s): Stephanie Trudeau, Joyce Callo
Key Cast: Stephanie Trudeau
Country: United States
Peru Premiere
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Music Video
A joyful upbeat music video for the folk/pop song Beautiful Day, by award-winning singer-songwriter Stephanie Bettman.
Director(s): Miguel Hernandez
Writer(s): Stephanie Bettman Producer(s): Stephanie Bettman, Miguel Hernandez, Piper Arpan Key Cast: Stephanie Bettman
Country: United States
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
Nora and her son Ananias, who has Down syndrome, share a house full of clutter and secrets. One day, Ananias discovers a disturbing photograph of his mother and him as a child with a stranger. Intrigued, he begins to ask questions, but Nora, who has hidden the image and her past for years, avoids discussing it. This triggers a confrontation that reveals painful wounds from her past.
Director(s): Sebastian La Madrid
Writer(s): Sebastian La Madrid
Producer(s): Octavio Tapia Valle
Key Cast: Jaime Cruz, Techi Cornejo
Country: Peru
Peggy opens her door to find Lou, her cat she gave away 12 years ago, looking for answers.
Director(s): Karina Wolfe
Writer(s): Karina Wolfe
Producer(s): Karina Wolfe, Andrew Fairbank, Micheala Myers
Cast: Karina Wolfe, William Knight
Country: United States South American Premiere
