ND/NF 2026 Shorts Program II
New Directors/New Films 2026
April 8 - 19
This program includes Ananth Subramaniam’s Bleat!, Gaël Kamilindi’s Taxi Moto, Mars Verrone’s Buckskin, Clément Pinteaux’s Only Angels, and Falcão Nhaga’s Sabura.
Bleat! / கத்து!
Ananth Subramaniam, 2025, Malaysia/Philippines, 15m
Tamil with English subtitles
New York Premiere
An elderly Malaysian-Tamil couple is giving away their male goat for an upcoming ceremonial slaughter. One night, they discover it is pregnant. Unsure what to do, they consider whether to get rid of it or find out how local deities will receive it.
Taxi Moto
Gaël Kamilindi, 2026, Switzerland/France, 20m
French with English subtitles
North American Premiere
A film director has to rethink his project after he is unable to shoot a love story between two men in his home country. In a new location, he meets another actor and walks him through the story as they consider what to show and explore in a new testament to freedom.
Buckskin
Mars Verrone, 2026, U.S., 17m
New York Premiere
Mars Verrone turns the camera on their grandfather Carroll B. Williams Jr., a Black pioneer in the natural sciences, whose reflections on facing institutional discrimination throughout an accomplished career offer a template for resilience and survival for future generations.
Only Angels / Seuls les anges
Clément Pinteaux, 2026, France, 22m
Ukrainian and Russian with English subtitles
North American Premiere
Natalia, Igor, Andrei, and Anna came from Eastern Europe to work in the shipyards of Saint-Nazaire. Late into the night, they open up about their lives.
Sabura
Falcão Nhaga, 2025, Portugal, 26m
Guinea-Bissau Creole, Fula, Hindi, and Portuguese with English subtitles
U.S. Premiere
A young African couple finally reunites in Portugal after a young woman immigrates to Lisbon, where her lover has been working in construction. After settling into a house shared with other immigrants, their future is upended when she shares news of a personal opportunity in another European country.
