SATURDAY 11:45 // DRAMA

$15.00
sold out

Saturday, August 23, 2025
11:45 PM - 1:15* PM
Headphone Theatre

Some of the most thought-provoking and emotionally devastating short films we’ve ever programmed. So grab a coffee and get ready to dig deep. And just a quick heads-up… not a big deal, but you’ll probably come out a different person than when you came in. 

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

Saturday, August 23, 2025
11:45 PM - 1:15* PM
Headphone Theatre

Some of the most thought-provoking and emotionally devastating short films we’ve ever programmed. So grab a coffee and get ready to dig deep. And just a quick heads-up… not a big deal, but you’ll probably come out a different person than when you came in. 

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

Want to attend multiple screenings at Defy? The Weekend and Day Passes are the biggest bang for your buck!

A limited number of individual tickets will be available online for each screening the week of the festival.

FILMS IN THIS PROGRAM (ALPHABETICAL ORDER):

Featured
A Fine and Private Place
A Fine and Private Place

Director: Sarah Pearce

Country of Origin: United States

WORLD PREMIERE

Synopsis: Nolan Claiborne lives on a remote lake island in Tennessee, estranged from his family and preparing for the end of the world. His granddaughter, Lana, comes for a visit, but she has an agenda of her own. She won't leave without answers.

Trailer

The Genie
The Genie

Director: Enricka M.H.

Country of Origin: France

Synopsis: Adam and Lina are brother and sister, but they fight like cats and dogs. One day, Lina purposely escapes her older brother's supervision. He goes looking for her in the city and finds her with a strange man named Sey-dou, who offers to grant each of them a wish.

Website

Gioia
Gioia

Director: Nixon Singa

Country of Origin: France

Synopsis: At 15 Gioia, a black teenager, lives a boring life at school. After class, she fully enjoys her passion: Afro dance. When she shares this hobby with Amandine, a popular student, their two worlds collide.

Website

Stateless
Stateless

Director: Seyed Mohamadhosein Hoseini

Country of Origin: Iran

Synopsis: An Afghan father, who entered Iran illegally without a passport or any documents, now faces a difficult choice between his deceased son's remains and staying in Iran with his family.

Tribu
Tribu

Director: Carlos Gómez-Trigo

Country of Origin: Spain

Synopsis: For Coke, the limits of his world are set by his neighborhood and his two friends. He may not agree with everything they say, but he would do almost anything for them.

Trailer