Please join The Future of Film is Female for its second annual evening of short films at Nitehawk Cinema! These sixteen films across two programs span genre and style, capturing a unique look at our present moment – or a wild escape from it.

Both programs will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

The Future of Film is Female is a non-profit organization whose mission is to amplify the work of all women and non-binary filmmakers through its Short Film Fund and exhibition programming. Short films are at the heart of what we do! To make an additional $10 donation to The Future of Film is Female, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.

The Blue Diamond, 2024, dir. Sam Fox, 16 min.
After the death of her toxic mother, a cultish 80s apres ski club is the setting of a grieving daughter trying to find closure, but as usual with 80s ski clubs, nothing is as it seems (aliens).

Your Own Good, 2023, dir. Haroula Rose, 3 min.
“If you’d known what had happened, we weren’t sure you could continue…It was for your own good, he said. It was for my own good.” A meditation on memory.

Grace, 2022, dir. Johanna Makabi, 14 min.
Grace, 8 years old, hates her neighborhood, she hates cheerleading, and today she decided to join her father in space.

All of Them, 2024, dir. Sylvia Sichel, 12 min.
Cora rises above her frayed relationship with her mother when faced with a poignant final request.

Hundreds, 2024, dir. Sabina Friedman-Seitz and Neil Champagne, 10 min.
In the summer of 2021, best friends Sasha and Meg are ready for their usual post-breakup gossip sesh at their favorite Brooklyn Pilates class, until their routine is shattered by the arrival of a masked stranger who seems eerily familiar. As Sasha becomes increasingly obsessed with uncovering the stranger’s identity, their once peaceful sanctuary turns into a claustrophobic hellscape of anxiety and intrigue.

The Awakening, 2023, dir. Sumi Mathai, 14 min.
A young girl learns the rules of the game she’s destined to play in a patriarchal world.

Merci, Poppy, 2023, dir. Hanna Gray Organschi, 15 min.
A scrappy assistant reaches her breaking point when her charismatic filmmaker boss blows off her request for a promotion.

The Jam, 2024, dir. Sasha J. Manning, 12 min.
During a girls’ night out roller-skating, a young woman becomes distracted by her boyfriend’s looming presence and must decide whether to leave her abusive relationship.