TWENTY26 Online Film Festival Schedule
Experience the San Francisco Frozen Film Festival from anywhere in the world, July 15 through July 18, 2026. During these four days, audiences can stream our official online selections featuring an exceptional lineup of independent films from talented filmmakers representing countries and communities across the globe.
Selected from submissions received worldwide, this year's online festival showcases an outstanding collection of narrative short films, narrative feature films, documentary shorts, documentary features, animation, horror, science fiction, experimental and visual art films, LGBTQ+ cinema, surf and skate films, adventure and outdoor films, music documentaries and music-inspired cinema, along with our official screenplay selections. Together, these works represent the creativity, originality, and diverse perspectives that have made the San Francisco Frozen Film Festival a destination for discovering remarkable independent artists.
Our online festival provides audiences everywhere with the opportunity to experience many of the outstanding films selected for this year's festival, all from the comfort of home. Whether you're joining us from across the Bay Area or across the world, we invite you to explore the complete lineup below, discover new filmmakers, and celebrate twenty years of independent cinema with us.
Narrative Shorts Collection #1
A Family Matter
Director: Rylee Norman
A Man Alone
Director: Alberto Gallego Frau
A MOTHER'S LOVE
Director: Harald Schwarzenbacher
Deeply Darkly Drole
Director: Mohamad Razazian
EL DÍA DE LA MUERTE DE KURT COBAIN
Directors: SERGIO MU.OZ, ESTRELLA ASENSIO
Five Twelve
Director: Seth Gabrielsson
IN OUT
Director: Yara Sharyan
Leave Me There
Director: Shirit Gal Kedar
Little Big Sister
Director: Alaa Al-Shameri
One Moment
Director: Aiden Hurley
Skin Deep
Director: Adarsh Reddy
The Cut Ear
Director: İsmail Hakkı Ko.ak
Too Late
Director: Artur Matveev
Vairagya
Director: Sanish Maharjan
Narrative Shorts Collection #2
Death Closes the Eyes
Director: Afshin Soufian
Dubito
Director: Daniyal Mahmoudnia
Hazelbeth
Director: Graham Hastings
I won't cry tomorrow
Director: Mohamed Mahmoud
INGRID
Director: Raquel Colera
Major Type
Directors: barzin salehi, Saeed Khodarezaei
Outh
Director: Mostafa Ghanbarizadeh
plan B
Director: Nima Rahimpour
Sauce
Director: Goli Forootan
Side by Side
Director: Amir Raisian
Soraya
Director: Maryam Rahimi
Suddenly Exists
Director: Samin Rad
The Agent
Directors: Michal Redlus, Avia Brosh Yerushalmi
The ROPE
Director: Reza Sobhani
Warden
Director: SABAH MOHAMMADI
YOU'RE THE BOSS!
Director: AMIN KHANKAL
Narrative Features
Haim's Story
Director: Tova Ascher
Masters and Vices
Director: Gregory Mallard
The Color Of Exile
Director: AZLARABE ALAOUI
VIOLENT BUTTERFLIES
Director: Adolfo Davila
EL FIGURANTE
Director: DAR.O GARC.A SANZ
Short Documentaries
ADI, FILLA DA LUZ
Director: HORACIO CABILLA
Asparagus Dead, Cherries Red
Directors: Nina Moog, Elisabeth Wilke
Barbarous Coasts
Director: Lily King
CANDELARIA
Director: Daniel Matos
Dick's-A-Thon
Director: Dylan Young
Hydra on the Horizon
Director: Curran Seth
Railroaded
Director: David Matthew Gladstone
Salon Legacy
Director: Hannah Renee Bennett
STADIUM
Director: Carlos Novella
The Last Fin
Director: Lexi Addison
Documentary Features
Across Dark Matter
Director: Mariam Makhieva
AMERICAN MOTH
Director: Alan Shope
Behind the Beard: Making Santa Real
Director: Brandon Rice
Chanting of the Dunes
Director: Mokhless Al-Hariri
FEDERICO FAGGIN - THE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE
Director: Marcello Foa
Following in the footsteps of my ancestors An Ute Köhler Documentary
Directors: Ute Koehler, Katherin Wermke
Interpreting Erik - Canadian Documentary
Director: Donald D'Haene
Kaleidoscope Child
Director: Michael Patrick McKinley
LA BARRACA
Director: AGUST.N M.RQUEZ
LA GOMERA ISLA INTERIOR (60)
Director: TAREK ODE
Lessons from 100: Reflections in My Centennial Year
Director: Matthew Floyd
Making Megaforce
Director: Bob Lindenmayer
Nameless Children
Director: Lucca Bertollini
NEW BEGINNINGS
Directors: Isabelle INGOLD, Vivianne PERELMUTER
Nothing to See Here: Watts
Director: Michael Soenen
Only Lazy Americans E-bike
Directors: Gregory F Maassen, Brian McCotter
Rotten Apple
Director: Justin Hunt
UMUGANDA
Director: Zion Sulaiman Mukasa Matovu
Animation
CARMELA
Director: Vicente Mallols
Newt
Director: Steven Bednar
SNORRI - CATCH ME IF YOU CANDY!
Director: THIERRY MARCHAND
The Robe of Rainbow Feathers
Director: Wesley Price
The Rope
Director: Saba Javar
Horror Collection
Don't Let the Cat Out
Director: Tim Cruz
LIFE FOR BEGINNERS
Director: Paweł Podolski BURGOS
Quiet After Supper
Director: Francis Tejada
THE DEVIL WHISPERED MY NAME
Directors: Emilia Cotella BURGOS, John Mathis
SIREN
Director: Giulia Mucciarelli
Sci-Fi Collection
THE INTERVIEW
Director: Oriol Bueno
The Nature of the End
Director: Eric Yves Wuilleumier
Tomorrow Does Not Exist
Director: Arthur Lai
Wake Up, Dolores!
Director: Dan James Rathke
What you lack
Director: Sara Bermejo
Experimental & Visual Art Collection
April - Short
Director: Alexandra Iglesias
Here Lies Our Tempest
Director: Misa Ogawa
Pyramidshire
Director: Giacinto Cerviere
Ramy
Director: Pouyan Rostami
LGBTQ+ Collection
A Life Inside Me
Director: Jackie R. Bala
Last Orders
Director: Adam Ali
Trans Rising
Director: John Francis Rizzo
Velvet Vision - The Story of James Bidgood (and the Making of Pink Narcissus)
Director: Bart Everly
Surf & Skate
Euphoria Surf film
Director: Rodrigo Valsamis
FROSTBITE
Director: Oscar James
Spaghetti Week
Director: Joe Morgan
The OC Effect
Directors: Terry Corwin, Scott Hays
Adventure & the Outdoors
Best Day Ever
Directors: Ben Knight, Berne Broudy
The Great Nomad Expedition
Director: Kristin Gates
Touching the Sky VR
Director: Jonathan Griffith
Music on Film
Concerto
Director: Jurg Slabbert
Enongo
Director: Kevin Schreck
MIENTEME
Director: DALTON JAUREGUI
NOTAS PARA PEDRO BLANCO
Director: ISMAEL AVELEIRA
Slouching Towards Branson
Director: Will Wood
The Blossom and the Mountain
Director: Kathleen Stevenson
Under the light
Director: Gonzalo Rodr.guez
Screenplays
Escape to Alcatraz
Writer: Eugene Hattingh
Executed and Risen
Writer: Salvatore A. Bono
SACRED SUN
Writer: Michael Louis Gould
Animation
CARMELA
Director: Vicente Mallols
Newt
Director: Steven Bednar
SNORRI - CATCH ME IF YOU CANDY!
Director: THIERRY MARCHAND
The Robe of Rainbow Feathers
Director: Wesley Price
The Rope
Director: Saba Javar
Horror Collection
Don't Let the Cat Out
Director: Tim Cruz
LIFE FOR BEGINNERS
Director: Paweł Podolski BURGOS
Quiet After Supper
Director: Francis Tejada
THE DEVIL WHISPERED MY NAME
Directors: Emilia Cotella BURGOS, John Mathis
SIREN
Director: Giulia Mucciarelli
Sci-Fi Collection
THE INTERVIEW
Director: Oriol Bueno
The Nature of the End
Director: Eric Yves Wuilleumier
Tomorrow Does Not Exist
Director: Arthur Lai
Wake Up, Dolores!
Director: Dan James Rathke
What you lack
Director: Sara Bermejo
Experimental & Visual Art Collection
April - Short
Director: Alexandra Iglesias
Here Lies Our Tempest
Director: Misa Ogawa
Pyramidshire
Director: Giacinto Cerviere
Ramy
Director: Pouyan Rostami
LGBTQ+ Collection
A Life Inside Me
Director: Jackie R. Bala
Last Orders
Director: Adam Ali
Trans Rising
Director: John Francis Rizzo
Velvet Vision - The Story of James Bidgood (and the Making of Pink Narcissus)
Director: Bart Everly
Surf & Skate
Euphoria Surf film
Director: Rodrigo Valsamis
FROSTBITE
Director: Oscar James
Spaghetti Week
Director: Joe Morgan
The OC Effect
Directors: Terry Corwin, Scott Hays
Adventure & the Outdoors
Best Day Ever
Directors: Ben Knight, Berne Broudy
The Great Nomad Expedition
Director: Kristin Gates
Touching the Sky VR
Director: Jonathan Griffith
Music on Film
Concerto
Director: Jurg Slabbert
Enongo
Director: Kevin Schreck
MIENTEME
Director: DALTON JAUREGUI
NOTAS PARA PEDRO BLANCO
Director: ISMAEL AVELEIRA
Slouching Towards Branson
Director: Will Wood
The Blossom and the Mountain
Director: Kathleen Stevenson
Under the light
Director: Gonzalo Rodr.guez
Screenplays
Escape to Alcatraz
Writer: Eugene Hattingh
Executed and Risen
Writer: Salvatore A. Bono
SACRED SUN
Writer: Michael Louis Gould
All Festival Passes Now On Sale!
Experience the complete 2026 San Francisco Frozen Film Festival with our $25 All-Access Festival Pass.
Your pass includes admission to:
• Online access to festival films through the Online Festival Pass
From Bay Area filmmaker showcases and award-winning short films to horror, sci-fi, animation, documentaries, comedy, and more, your pass grants access to the entire festival experience.
Join filmmakers, artists, and audiences from around the world as we celebrate 20 years of independent film in San Francisco.
Get your pass today and enjoy every film, every event, and every moment of the festival.
Wed, July 15th, 2026
In-Person Opening Night Party (Open to the public)
Celebrate 20 Years with an Unforgettable Opening Night
The Twenty26 San Francisco Frozen Film Festival will launch its 20th anniversary in style with a spectacular opening night party Cabaret featuring live music, dance, theatrical performances and short films.
Join us on Wednesday, July 15th at 7:00 PM at The Lost Church for an evening designed to captivate and inspire. This one-night celebration brings together dynamic artists and unforgettable performances to mark two decades of creativity and community.
Tickets will be available starting in June. This is an opening night experience not to be missed.
7:00pm: Cabaret & Networking
9:00pm: Opening night short films
Films Showing
• The Ocean I Leave Behind
Director: Alfredo Andreu Ríos
• EMPATHY REHEARSALS
Director: Jacopo Cullin
• Ne Me Quitte Pas
Director: Karim Huu Do
• The Axe Forgets
Director: John Christopher
Location: The Lost Church, 988 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133