Co-presented by BlackBrownBoston and CineFest Latino Boston.
Shorts Lineup:
Night Feeds
SPIDER
Attached
First Comes Love
The Hum
Oracle of Delphi, Ohio
DA POET
Followed by:
Q&A, moderated by cartoonist, animator, and educator Gabriel Joy Reid.
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NIGHT FEEDS
Directed by Rana Roy (USA 2026, 16:40 mins).
An Arab-American mother drowns in postpartum as a night nurse unsettles her and war floods her screens. Her private paranoia bleeds into the violence beyond her walls- blurring nightmare and reality... But is the madness in her mind or the world around her? -
SPIDER
Directed by David Waiyaki Wanderi (USA 2025, 7:20 mins).
Two FBI agents close in on an online terrorist, only to find themselves trapped in their own investigation. -
ATTACHED
Directed by Kendra Monet (USA 2025, 15:00 mins).
ATTACHED is a psychological thriller about a struggling actress named Draya whose past continues to haunt her, while her present causes her to reconcile with life changing decisions that force her to confront her sense of control.Boston Premiere.
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FIRST COMES LOVE
Directed by Tanya Martineau (USA 2026, 18:15 mins).
Taylor, an ambitious, caring yet insecure woman in her early 30s, has spent years cultivating what appears to be the perfect life with her long-term boyfriend, Khalil. Since a child, she has dreamed of getting married to her fairytale prince and decided that Khalil was her knight in shining armor. To her social media followers, they are #CoupleGoals—happy, stylish, deeply in love. But behind the filtered photos and adoring captions lies a relationship built on performance and the need for validation. -
THE HUM
Directed by Jabari Canada (USA 2025, 13:12 mins).
The Hum follows two characters who encounter the same low, persistent vibration yet respond to it in markedly different ways. As the sound infiltrates their daily lives, the film begins to organize itself like a building: stories are nested within stories, scenes fold back on themselves, and moments of reflexivity reveal how perception and meaning are constructed. This layered structure echoes the architecture of acoustically isolated spaces, where walls, gaps, and materials simultaneously separate and connect, shaping what is heard, felt, and understood. -
ORACLE OF DELPHI, OHIO
Directed by Carter Mitchell Stewart (USA 2026, 19:38 mins).
A Loss Prevention Specialist's world is turned upside down when he encounters a store employee who intuitively knows when people steal. -
DA POET
Directed by Marc Thurman (USA 2025, 14:20 mins).
DA POET," tells the story of a poet who reflects on the challenges and traps of the "game" – likely referring to the music or entertainment industry. He speaks about losing himself amidst managers, sell reps, the spotlight, and romantic relationships. The poet questions whether he is playing the game or becoming the game.
Gabriel Joy Reid
My name is Gabriel Joy Reid, and I use she/they pronouns! I'm a cartoonist, writer, filmmaker, animator, and educator originally from Kansas City, Kansas.
I graduated from Northeastern University with a B.A. in Film and Animation and from Boston University with an M.F.A. in Visual Narrative. From superheroes to social justice, sci-fi to slice-of-life, I strive to bring joy, knowledge, and hope to anyone who reads my work and help diverse and underrepresented voices take up space.
My illustration and film work have been featured at the Massachusetts Independent Comic Expo (MICE), The Boston Comics in Color Festival, The Newburyport Documentary Film Festival, and The Northeastern Student Film Festival.