World Student Shorts

Name: World Student Shorts
Released: 2026-11-21
Duration: 1 h 31 min

The next generation of filmmakers is in the spotlight as new directors from across the globe lead this diverse and dynamic set of shorts.<div><br></div><div><div><b>Trife</b></div><div>After a basketball exercise gone wrong, a homeless father resorts to robbery to pay for his young son's medical treatment.</div><div>Directed by Christian Yosef · 13 min</div><div>University of Southern California</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>An Alien (In America)</b></div><div>During a cricket watch party in New York City, Pakistani and Indian twenty-somethings fall into flirtations and feuds as diaspora tensions explode.</div><div>Directed by Abdullah Shahid · 12 min</div><div>New York University</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>The View Was Everything</b></div><div>A young couple spends their days chasing an elusive and uncertain future.</div><div>Directed by Blais Cameron · 12 min</div><div>Savannah College of Art and Design</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Europa</b></div><div>In a future where we have exhausted our water on Earth, three astronauts land on Jupiter's moon, and undergo human nature's ultimate test.</div><div>Directed by Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal · 20 min</div><div>University of Southern California</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>La Partenza</b></div><div>Caught between duty and escape, Martina must confront the cost of carrying everyone and the possibility of finally letting go.</div><div>Directed by Laura Calle · 19 min</div><div>Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Rookie Run-Thru</b></div><div>A 3D animated short film, telling a simple yet heartfelt story of finding your true “Esprit de corps”: to achieve something greater than ever thought possible.</div><div>Directed by Sarah Soriano · 3 min</div><div>Savannah College of Art and Design</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Tapioca Esophagus</b></div><div>A Gen-Z Weekend at Bernie’s with corpse puppetry, botched robberies, crossbow assaults, and a crack-fueled funeral rave.</div><div>Directed by Jack Cosgriff · 12 min</div><div>University of Colorado - Denver</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>PT1H31M2026-11-21World Student Shorts"World Student Shorts"

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