Best Short Fiction

Amidst a sudden surge of deaths during a new pandemic, a funeral director eagerly embraces the influx of business, seeing it as a twist of fate. However, encounters with clients who pass judgment—like one disdainful of his daughter's playful presence in the funeral home—prompt him to ponder the moral ambiguities of his trade.

Ireland 1849, a young girl grows suspicious about how her father has been providing for them as famine tears through their community.

Three months ago, Anna crossed the border with Tahiya and hid her in the flat where she lives with Xavi, her partner. 

Elisa, an aspiring actress, goes to talk about her experience to a journalist.

The unconditional support that Rubén offers to Asïr reflects the purest friendship.

To start a washing machine is not so easy for everyone. You still have to choose the right

program...

Amanda and Virgi are two inseparable friends, but nothing will ever be the same again, when one afternoon, a man crosses their path.

A random conflict between two brothers ends tragically.

During a training session, 16-year-old Maxime sees the police arrive to question his coach, who has been accused of sexual abuse by one of the club’s children. These accusations are going to crack the shell of silence he had been trying to build.

Lidija, a mom and a drug dealer, is in trouble when a mistake risks her boss's anger, her daughter's safety, and her husband Nikola finding out her secret.

The 24-year-old Ádám lives the calm life of a small-time pot dealer in his late-grandma's apartment, in the outskirts of Budapest. Bence, his 14-year-old half-brother who just left home and is looking for refuge at Ádám’s place.

On the warmest day of the year, all creatures dream of escaping from the city that's burning.

Angustias is an elderly widow who lives a sad and dull life because she misses her late husband.
One day he receives a mysterious package and when he opens it he finds inside a strange object
that he has never seen. With the help of her friends, she will try to find out what "the pileup" is for. 

As the afternoon heat sets in, Maxime feels the weight of each passing moment

On a scorching summer day, a father-daughter game turns into a nightmare at a public pool.

Chino is a young guy, who, like a wolf against his instincts, wants to leave his pack. But, first, he has to accept the fact that he is part of it.

Summer, early 2000s. A young boy arrives at his grandparents’ house in a small seaside village. Summertime is finally on! Keeping him company during his carefree summer days, is the mysterious “witch”, a self-isolated elderly woman living in an old house by the sea. When one day the woman is no longer there, the boy will turn his gaze, for the first time, to the light of the setting sun.

History repeats itself.

Lucas, thirteen, takes part in an acrobatic rock workshop for the first time.

A woman returns home to clear out her late mother's things and as memories force her to embrace her grief she reaches a personal epiphany.

Antonin (35) is not so young anymore, his ardor and insolence should have evaporated with the years but he remains unpredictable in his social relationships, in his love and friendship relationships. He is often funny, sometimes pathetic, or the opposite. Who can support his endurance? Antonin bumps up against reality, so come what may, he will end up breathless.

Teenage Sara travels to a small provincial town to attend the memorial service of her grandmother.

La Cañada Real, Europe's largest slum on the outskirts of Madrid, has been without electricity for over a year. In the firelight, Toni, a 13 year-old boy, discovers that his best friend Nasser is leaving forever. Amongst Roma legends of a possible future, Toni looks for a way to stay connected to him.

On a bright winter morning, Trevor and Elsa share breakfast in their Montreal apartment. Trevor interrupts the silence with a simple, "You good?" disrupting the balance of their relationship.

A teenage swimmer jeopardizes her chances of making the provincial team when she struggles to balance her rigorous training schedule with the demands of school, her relationship, and her family.

Tensions rise as an angsty teenage daughter pines for her mother’s attention while she searches for her own fulfillment in life and love.

Mwanito only knows his father, brother, uncle and servant. He’s been told that the rest of the world is dead.

Cláudia is a Portuguese immigrant who deals with a terrorizing boss, her rejecting daughter and the strong mountain wind, as she cleans sophisticated AirBnB’s in the Swiss Alps.

Massimo has Parkinson's disease. A meeting with an African boy will allow him to react to pain.

Sasha, a loud mouthed thirteen-year-old goes on her first date but when she gets turned on and takes charge of her own sexuality it reveals the confusing nature of what girls are allowed to want.

Dhuckia’s father must make a terrible choice when he learns she is showing the early symptoms of leprosy.

Pierre must navigate a tumultuous construction site, ensuring that progress doesn't come at the cost of safety.

Two boys growing up, curious to see what it’s like to be adults.

Lucian (13) applies for the skiing sports day at school, even though he can’t ski at all. Lucian doesn't want to be an outsider. He wants to fit in.

Before you will be able to lie to another you must lie to yourself.

During a summer holiday, a mother and her teenage daughter must learn to navigate their strained relationship after a family scandal.

10 years old Şevîn who wants to make a Kurdish-speaking television for her bedridden and mute grandmother.

Two people meet one night in London, their relationship blossoms and fractures, intertwined with impending societal collapse.

A bird hits a window of a café and disrupts its customers. A woman faces a decision on whether to ignore nature or to react.

A young woman navigates a surreal audition process where her boundaries are tested in pursuit of a coveted spot in an elite acting program.

An aspiring country singer on her way to a life changing audition collides with an undocumented worker who refuses medical care.

Emily and Breazy are two siblings who dream of breaking into the trap scene. 

To pay off her debts, Anaïs has no choice but to dive into the world of cockfights.