9Filmfest Finalist Films 2025
CURSE OF THE INFLUENCERS
UK 14:14
Director: Saie Surendra
Tasteless Influencers find themselves the victims of a zombie curse.
SILVERGIRL & THE PLANET CHOKERS
IRELAND 29:00
Director: Seamus Smyth
Save the world with Silvergirl!!
LAST PRESIDENT
USA 15:00
Dir: Bin He
In 2048, a fallen world leader is imprisoned after resisting a global AI regime. Alone in a sterile future prison, he embarks on a metaphysical journey, unlocking past lives, forgotten truths, and his hidden divine destiny.
FILM BY ROLAND
AUSTRIA 29:00
Director: Roland Wehop
Is it possible to produce a short film with almost no budget entirely on your own?
XMAS EVE EVE
USA 16:24
Director: Dazhi Huang
While attempting to move out of New York City, DENNIS’s ex-lover TOM attempts to convince him to stay.
WYROT
SWITZERLAND 22:00
Director: Omid Parwis Martin Taslimi
After a brief encounter, Melli (26) experiences a sexual assault. In her isolation, she turns to pottery to process her pain. A voice message from her abuser, Remo (29), pushes her over the edge, unleashing her ruthless anger.
SOYOKO
JAPAN 40:00
Director: AKIHIRO TODA
My father and I can’t go anywhere ——
PIERRE WEST
SWEDEN 28:56
Director – Henrik Larsson, Jakob Arevärn
Pierre West is a drama about hope and darkness, filmed over 17 years.
THE WRITER’S HORROR
THAILAND 10:00
Director – Sergiy Pudich
A struggling, selfish horror writer turns to ChatGPT for help with his latest script. As the AI blurs the lines between fiction and reality, eerie and unsettling events unfold in his isolated cabin in the woods of Thailand.
ALONE
THAILAND 18:10
Director: Chita Wisespanthurangsi
Late at night, a woman returned home and noticed that the lock on her front door had been undone. With sense of unease, she stepped inside to investigate,
unaware of what might be waiting for her in the darkness of her own home.
KNIFE IN THE MOONLIGHT
INDIA 26:00
Director: Manoj Koloth
Story of 16 year old Avanthika, survivor of sexual abuse from a rural village in Kerala, India
CHICKEN BROTH SOUP
TURKEY 18:00
Dir: Deniz Büyükkırlı
The doctor comes across unusual symptoms at the man said to have died of a heart attack when he examined the corpse. A big surprise awaits the doctor,
who has to make a vital decision for the woman.
SILENT NIGHT
UK 10:54
Dir: Michał Cygan
Grace, who is deaf, gets her first job as a graphic designer at travel agency. Since her new friends don’t know sign language, Grace feels isolated. However, at the office Christmas party, she will receive a gift beyond her wildest dreams.