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A collection of short films in contention for official selection, nomination as Quarterfinalist for both genre and technical categories. Audience Choice balloting is open. Your vote counts!
Across generations, many of us share a history of searching for home, belonging, and community. For some, this journey includes shame imposed on our culture, challenges to our spiritual choices, and the ongoing erasure or devaluation of our lived experiences. These injustices persist today, and those who identify as women often face them more frequently, making it normalized, dismissed, or deemed acceptable.
To Life! is a short movement film that honors the resilience of women worldwide who, despite grief, loss, and imbalance, continue to create joy, nurture community, and bring light into the world. Through embodied expression, the film centers strength, survival, and collective care as acts of resistance.
- Year2025
- Runtime7:39
- DirectorGloria Ester Lanuza

Content warning: TBD
A collection of short films in contention for official selection, nomination as Quarterfinalist for both genre and technical categories. Audience Choice balloting is open. Your vote counts!
Across generations, many of us share a history of searching for home, belonging, and community. For some, this journey includes shame imposed on our culture, challenges to our spiritual choices, and the ongoing erasure or devaluation of our lived experiences. These injustices persist today, and those who identify as women often face them more frequently, making it normalized, dismissed, or deemed acceptable.
To Life! is a short movement film that honors the resilience of women worldwide who, despite grief, loss, and imbalance, continue to create joy, nurture community, and bring light into the world. Through embodied expression, the film centers strength, survival, and collective care as acts of resistance.
- Year2025
- Runtime7:39
- DirectorGloria Ester Lanuza
