Short Film Showcase
Celebrating outstanding short films by SAG-AFTRA members, inspiring performers to create their own content with practical resources, and guiding emerging filmmakers on collaborating with SAG-AFTRA artists.
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation Short Film Showcase recognizes excellent short films and other shortform content made by and/or starring SAG-AFTRA members and inspires SAG-AFTRA members to create their own content, providing them with a toolkit and the requisite knowledge to get started as content creators.
The Showcase will include screenings in New York and Los Angeles of a curated selection of submitted short films and content, recognizing films made under a SAG-AFTRA contract, standout performances within short films, and films directed by SAG-AFTRA performers. The selected projects for 2025 are below.
2025 Selection
Buscando Alma
Directed by Melissa Fisher
Starring Carolina Gutierrez, Neher Jacqueline Briceño, Marc Anthony Samuel
CLAUD_IA
Directed by Gabriel Furman*
Starring Naiya Ortiz, Scott McCord, Kathleen Simmonds
George
Directed by Aaron Craig, Alex Craig
Starring Adrian Martinez, Angela Sarafyan
Mildred 4 a Million
Directed by Kim ‘Kimmie P’ Callaway
Starring Marla Gibbs, Brie Eley, Obriella Genesis Witron
Neo Dome
Directed by Bonnie Discepolo*
Starring Anna Camp, Michael Mosely, Nicholas Kowalzyk
Darcine’s Day
Directed by Aaron Goffman
Starring Kyla Diane Kennedy, Brent Huff, Elizabeth Lamboy-Wilson
Dig Deeper
Directed by Girault Seger
Starring Victor Williams, Lee Wilkof, Grant Moore
Once More, Like Rain Man
Directed by Sue Ann Pien*
Starring Bella Zoe Martinez, Matt Jones, Joe Mantegna
This is Jan
Directed by Robert Larriviere*
Starring Lyle Brocato, James Dumont, Laura Flannery
The Woman From Hamburg
Directed by Michael Masarof
Starring Jenette Goldstein, Einat Holland, Casey Killoran
June 25 and 26
New York City and Los Angeles
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation Short Film Showcase will be held on June 25 and June 26 in New York at the Foundation’s Robin Williams Center, and in Los Angeles at the Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists, for audiences of SAG-AFTRA members and invited industry guests.
*Directed by a SAG-AFTRA member
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Categories of Curation
The Foundation will curate a selection of submissions in the following categories:
Excellence in Performance
We recognize performances that are noteworthy by SAG-AFTRA performers in short films. The film must be made under a SAG-AFTRA contract and the category recognizes the performance within the film.
Excellence in Filmmaking
We recognize excellent films made by SAG-AFTRA members. The recognition is for the film, rather than the performers, although the production must have been union signatory and the SAG-AFTRA member must be listed as Director.
The Showcase is not an award or festival, but recognizes some of the great content being created by and starring SAG-AFTRA performers.
All submitted content must be made under a SAG-AFTRA contract, including the New Media or Micro-Budget agreements.
