Spin the Globe – 2026

Wednesday, April 15, 3:00 PM

That Night
Director: Sina Mahdavi, Narrative, USA, 15 min
An undocumented worker in a small restaurant tries to support her family back home. When a stranger arrives and the police get involved, her life takes an unexpected turn.

Vultures
Director: Dian Weys, Narrative, South Africa, 15 min
In the volatile moments after a car crash, before the authorities arrive, a hot-headed yet desperate tow truck driver fiercely protects his tow. But the situation quickly spirals out of his control.

Because of (U)
Director: Tohé Commaret, Narrative, France, 13 min
Laura is trapped in a toxic relationship with a famous rapper. After a violent argument, her reality starts to warp, straddling the line between the familiar and the distorted, the everyday and the hallucinatory.

Death of a Seagull
Director: Ainaz Azarhoush, Narrative, Iran, 13 min
Nina’s forced re-audition for a Chekhov film adaptation becomes a grueling test, culminating in a monologue blurring reality and performance.

Nava
Director: Dena Rassam, Narrative, Iran, 16 min
A well-known young Iranian singer returns home hoping to reconnect, and has her passport confiscated upon arrival at the airport. Trapped in the country, she chooses to perform at an underground concert. When she is arrested, the authorities give her twenty-four hours to make a life-altering choice: leave Iran, or stay and risk everything for her art and her people.

Fresh Values
Directors: Drew Durepos, Isaac Brooks, Narrative, USA, 12 min
In the near future, a struggling urban food co-op adopts AR technology to save their store. The strategy proves too successful.

A South Facing Window
Director: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, Narrative, Mongolia, 20 min
On the verge of divorce, a couple searches for happiness. Stuck in their car in the infamous city traffic, they fight it out.