Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival
Official Selections
2025
Script Selections
The Soft Core "Only Mortals Can Be Heroes"
Writer Justin Charles Gizzi Writer Wes Fisher
Script Competition (feature Film) Script Competition (Short Film)
Friday June 20, 2025
6pm
Opening ceremonies and Official Plaque Presentation.
7:30 pm
DRIVE 3:06min (USA)
Director Joe Chilcott
Music Video
Father Alphonse and the Fight Between Carnival and Lent 9:33min.(Canada)
Director Diana Thorneycroft
Animation
Kushner Come Home: The story of our cabin 1:00:45 (USA)
Director Jason Kushner
Feature Documentary
Saturday June 21, 2025
09:57am
Stalkers
Director Paul Thompson 1:47:00mim (Canada)
Feature Narrative
Canada
11:45am
Changing the Film Landscape: The Garrett Brown Story 10:42 min (USA)
Director Andrew Blike
Documentary Short
No Russian 14:48min Czech Republic
Director Jaromír Moravec
Narrative Short
TRIBE OF STEEL 7:00min (USA)
Director Elizabeth Geiser
Documentary Short
The Circle Children 15:00min (USA)
Director J. Cody Spellman
Narrative Short
Cold 34:09 (USA)
Director Greg Poppa
Narrative Short
1:10pm
ELEVATOR 2:39min (USA)
Director Joe Chilcott
Music Video
Justin T Nick of Time 24:31min. (USA)
Director Mike Reeping
Animation
My Dead Mom 15:00min. (Canada)
Directors Chandler Levack, Wendy Litner
Webisode
Looking 16:51min (USA)
Director Cameron Jacob Croston
Narrative Short
Slow Motions 15:43min (Indonesia, Norway)
Director Øivind Klungseth Zahlsen
Experimental
Country Couture 3:20min (USA)
Director Dustin J Robison
Music Video
The Curse of the Undead King 11:12min (USA)
Director Dominic Scott
Narrative Short
2:25pm
FORKED WEB SERIES 44:32min (USA)
Directors Julia Sears, Carolyn Braver
Webisode
Unprofessional Consequences 14:30min (USA)
Submitter Michael Jasper
Narrative Short
The Lick 16:00min (USA)
Director Michael Jasper
Narrative Short
3:40pm
Angel by Emblem 1:59min (USA)
Director David Schwartz
Music Video
A Diamond in the Holler 28:45min (USA)
Director Rich Adams
Narrative Short
Trapped 14:01 (USA)
Director Nicholas Ryon Joseph
Narrative Short
“THE WORLD AFTER” 26:00min (USA)
Directors Wes Fisher, Kevin Kukler
in Narrative Short
4:55pm
The Deep Dive 33:14min (USA)
Director Blair Murphy
Documentary Short
Fort Pitt Motel 25:00min (USA)
Directors Joseph G Bucci, Ian Altenbaugh
Webisode
Runner 21:27min (Ireland)
Director Jenn E Murray
Narrative Short
6:15pm
Scarpedicemente 1:26:00min (Canada)
Director John Vamvas
Feature Narrative
7:45pm
A Little Displaced 5:27min (USA)
Directors Alex Knapp, Thomas Essig
Music Video
City of Bridges 25:15min (USA)
Director Gregory Lynn
Webisode
Music of the Night 8:30 min (USA)
Director Evan Manion
Narrative Short
Until We Meet Again 21:17 min (USA)
Director Darrel Pullie
Narrative Short
Crowboy 5:00min (USA)
Directors Alexander S White, Cynthia N. White
Animation
8:45PM
Living with Television 6:58min (USA)
Director Brenton J. Malin
Documentary Short
I Love You, You Know? 6:44 (USA)
Director Jayden Greening
Narrative Short
Lights Out 11:41min (USA)
Director William Gleeson
Narrative Short
Cosmic Rhapsody - A Journey of Hope 2:40min Singapore
Directors Susan Mey Lee Lim, Christina Teenz Tan
Documentary Short
A Little Cloud/A Heavy Rain 17:30min (USA)
Director Richie Lyons
Narrative Short
Whispers of Yesterday: Echoes of Today 22.45min ((USA)
Director Lucia Patricia Taylor
Narrative Short
Sunday June 22, 2025
10:00am
Limerent Pittsburgh 2:48min (USA)
Director Anne Ciecko
Experimental
Torch and Hammer 3:30min (USA)
Director Rev. Samuel
Animation
BitterSweet 01:24:00 (USA)
Director Steven Martini
Feature Narritive
11:30am
Before the Machine 3:39min (USA)
Director Zoe FitzGerald Carter
Music Video
The Reckoning 01:24:00 (USA)
Director Alex Breaux
Feature Narritive
1:00pm
Velo Love 11:01min (USA)
Directors Sam Méndez, Carlos Cruz
Animation
Piggy Duster 0:1:31:00 (USA)
Director Jesse Stewart
Feature Narrative
2:45pm
Reboot 3:00min (USA)
Director Tyra Pacheco
Animation
Chasing Zombies 1:43:41 (USA)
Directors Mike Ancas, Jesse Hutchins
Feature Documentary
4:30pm
With Tits 3:00min. (USA)
Director Delia Morchesky
Animation
The Third Floor 25:40min (USA)
Director George Francis
Narrative Short
Eide's Entertainment: Ken Kropf's Story 4:44min (USA)
Directors Ethan Newton, Austin Kelly
Documentary Short
We Ride
Director Dan Finegold 1:05:25min
Feature Documentary
6:10pm
Mysterious Origin 5:43min. (USA)
Submitter Dena Miller
Music Video
White Ladybug 01:39:00
Director Simon Nigam
Feature Narritive
7:50PM
Con Job 01:33:00min (USA)
Director Ian Niles
Feature Narritive
9:10 pm
The Seed of Truth 16:45min(USA)
Director Anne Geng
Narrative Short
INFINITESIMAL 8:20min (France)
Director Luis Costa
Narrative Short
The Trial 5:23min (Poland)
Director Agnieszka Preibisz
Narrative Short
Lek med mig 16:32min. (Sweden)
Director Sam Shaahin Razmdoost
Narrative Short