Young Filmmakers
1:30 - 2:15 pM
The Bloch Learning & Performance Hall
Revolution
Xinti Lim
Year: 2025
Run Time: 2:58
Country: Malaysia
Synopsis: After a simple command crosses a line, one boy becomes witness to a revolution that he never meant to start.
Bio: Xinti Lim is a Malaysian filmmaker who is currently in 11th grade. Although Xinti serves in all roles of the filmmaking process, her focus, in particular, on editing works to compliment her films by enhancing their emotional depth and narrative flow. She is an aspiring film-maker who aims to one day work in the film industry, promoting diversity and creativity. With a unique eye for detail and a passion for engaging story-telling, Xinti seeks to challenge conventional norms and push creative boundaries.
Revenge of the Killer Rubber Chickens
Tristan J Cook
Year: 2025
Run Time: 7:14
Country: United States
Synopsis: An amateur magician tries to refine his act by putting on a show for his son and friends but fails trying to perform a simple trick. Running late, the magician must leave the kids to clean up after the failed trick. After an unknowing accident, the four kids are on their own and find themselves trying to survive against a horde of killer rubber chickens along with something much worse that's out for blood.
35,567 Yup'ik Stories
Magnus Shipe
Year: 2025
Run Time: 5:00
Country: United States
Synopsis: Middle School student creates his second film about his Yup'ik heritage by visiting a music band from his tribe that has reached global success, and like him, share their passion about their culture through the arts.
Picture Me Better
Xavier Alexander
Year: 2025
Run Time: 10:29
Country: N/A
Synopsis: Marcus, a suicidal teen seeks to fix his past regrets. Faced between his past and the present, as his perception of true reality blurs.
Bio: Xavier Alexander, born and raised in Houston, TX is an independent student filmmaker.
Mephisto
Abhigyan Ravichandran
Year: 2025
Run Time: 3:34
Country: Malaysia
Synopsis: A young man sells his soul to the devil in hopes of attaining what he desires.
Bio: Abhigyan Ravichandran, 16 year old, currently goes to the International School of Kuala Lumpur and was born and raised in Malaysia. Discovering his love of film within the past year, Abhig enjoys serving in all major roles of the filmmaking process and often serves as an auteur in his creative projects. He hopes to continue developing his skills as a filmmaker and is considering going to university for Film upon graduation from high school.
empty nester
Alexandra Bennett
Year: 2025
Run Time: 1:26
Country: United States
Synopsis: empty nester: a term used to describe a parent whose children have grown up and left home.
Fallen
Angela Ruohan Yan
Year: 2025
Run Time: 4:09
Country: Malaysia
Synopsis: As Mia shares a confessional letter, she pieces together the memories that shaped her emotions — and the newfound feelings she never fully understood.
Bio: Angela Yan is a freshman filmmaker — and at 15 years old, she has explored countless opportunities to deepen her understanding about the art of film, taking on many hands-on projects to improve her skills. Although it is her first year in a formal film class, she has studied filmmaking through camps and intensives. This is a topic she is extremely passionate about, where she wants to pursue a career in the film industry, with her biggest aspirations to become a director.
The Bunny
Isaiah Supadi, Oscar Smith
Year: 2026
Run Time: 9:58
Country: Australia
Synopsis: Five years after his sister vanished on Easter night, sixteen-year-old Johnny lives in a town still scarred by her disappearance. When chocolate eggs begin appearing again and whispers of the Easter Bunny resurface, Johnny is forced to confront a truth no one wants to believe. As grief, guilt, and childhood myth collide, The Bunny descends into a chilling exploration of the unknown, innocence, and the cost of keeping ancient horrors alive.
Bio: Isaiah Supadi and Oscar Smith are teenage, aspiring West Australian directors, writers, and editors who specialise in psychological thrillers, action-driven crime, mystery, and extreme horror. They have collaborated on multiple projects across genres they are equally passionate about, including action, mystery, psychological thrillers, and horror. Together, they have co-written and directed several short films, including Trust the Killer: Chapters 1–3, Crime Rival: Chapters 1–3, 2 FACE, Nolan, Nolan: Chapter 2 – Bloodshed, and The Bunny. Their collaboration began in July 2023, after meeting through Filmbites Talent Agency in 2022, and has since allowed them to continually expand and refine their filmmaking skills.
The Red Thread
Peyton Rhian Fitz
Year: 2025
Run Time: 11:46
Country: United States
Synopsis: Émile Dufour is a talented, reclusive tailor in a quiet (European) town. His fame stems from the exquisite, hand-sewn suits he creates, each finished with a single strand of a strange, red thread. The thread is his secret signature, and while some customers claim it brings good fortune, others whisper of inexplicable misfortunes that follow them.
Unbeknownst to most, √âmile didn’t choose this thread, it was forced upon him through a chance encounter with a woman named Sel√®ne, whose ominous warning has haunted him ever since.
