WINNERS: September 2025 DIVERSITY Film Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Awards:
Best Short Film: Shut Up & Make Me…
Best Direction: Zaki
Best Performances: Shear Disturbance
Best Animation: Like this, it seems easier!
Best Micro-Short: Francelho’s Flight
Best Human Interest Film: The World Needs You
Best Story: (mis) Match
Best Visual Design: Message of Change

ZAKI, 15min., Pakistan
Directed by Hassaan Imtiaz
Suffocated in traditions and unethical business practices, Zaki decides to make a bold move in the name of individuality against the will of his family.

https://instagram.com/iamhassaanimtiaz

Shut Up & Make Me…, 12min,. USA
Directed by Claudine Pierre-Louis
We witness the search for answers amongst depression through the eyes of the main character, Soul.

https://www.instagram.com/claudinelove1214/

Shear Disturbance, 8min., USA
Directed by Nate Reynolds
A timid young man deeply struggles with generalized anxiety while getting a haircut.

Like this, it seems easier!, 2min., Portugal
Directed by 4ºB EB1PE Câmara de Lobos
Two brothers show us how to be more supportive in different everyday situations.

Francelho’s Flight, 3min., Portugal
Directed by EBS Calheta TV / CAD
In a corner of the island lives a blue francelho in the place where Zarco (the sailor) lived in peace and harmony. Calheta is our home. All together we form a pleasant space to live.

The World Needs You, 3min., Portugal
Directed by 4.ºB Class Colégio do Marítimo
In a world where unity makes a difference, small gestures build bridges, but a lack of cooperation builds walls. And you, will you be part of the problem or the solution?

(mis)Match, 3min., Portugal
Directed by Grupo 5.º Ano ESC
A self-centered man lives locked in his world until he has a moment of shock. A story of regret, empathy and cooperation.

Message of Change
Directed by Grupo 3.º/4.º EBCC
Two astronauts have a mission in space. Unexpectedly they issue a worldwide alert as a way to spread a message!