Nihilist Film Festival
The 2026 Nihilist Film Festival
The 2025 Nihilist International Film Festival was held at The Highways Performance Space at 1651 18th Street in Santa Monica on December 20. The festival included two hours of short films from around
the country and around the world. The films range from troubling to hilarious,
from profound to completely silly. Pretty much, something for everyone (except
children and clergy).
Festival Director Elisha Shapiro commented, “Twenty-five years of hilariously
offensive short films…I really thought we would have caused the rapture
by now. Guess there’s no downside to mocking all that’s holy.”
Entries for next year:
"If you've made a video that has appalled and offended other film festivals,"
says Nihilist Film Festival organizer Elisha Shapiro, "we're looking for you."
Artists and video-makers who want to submit videos for this year should send
an unprotected DVD (ntsc) copy to the:
Nihilist Film Festival
Box 36422
Los Angeles, CA 90036.
Include a self-addressed-stamped envelop if you want your DVD returned.
The deadline is September 15, 2026.
If you have questions, you can e-mail Nihilistfun@gmail.comAn easy way to submit is online through Film Freeway
https://filmfreeway.com/TheNihilistFilmFestival
1
Fountain (Chawk) 13:00 Audience favorite film
Hazhir As'adi Iran
A middle-aged man who is a projectionist of a small-town cinema meets his teenage love after many years. The faces of all the residents of the city are deformed and only crying will make their faces return to their normal form.
2
Brody's Choice 10:00
Angela Nordeng us
After a failed public proposal, Brody and Ashlynn must reflect on their tumultuous relationship in an effort to move on... or not.
3
Diva 9:14
Rémi Fréchette canada
Estelle discovers a new pleasure as she starts using a diva cup.
4
Boobies 5:22
Emma Chevalier France
A couple is making a sextape, but she has a question, and he doesn't know the response...
5
Say Bye Bye To Blood Sausage 4:10
Calieb F Thresher United Kingdom
A romantic evening with a gruesome end.
6
Goddamn it! 24:48
Yann Cado, Julien Ordan Switzerland
Too lazy to create the Universe on his own, God gathers his Archangels in his workshop for a brainstorming session. He presents them with the Equation of Everything, and together they debate—often heatedly—the cosmos, the cycle of life, grass, celebrity, religion, poetry, chickens, and night vision with zoom function.
7
It's Not an Eating Disorder 14:27
Johnny Brindle texas
Zee clashes with the prison mandated therapist over her "diagnosis", her rights, and her very existence.
8
This Is Me, This Is All Me 7:42
Matt Adams United States
A desperate artist submits his risqué drawings to a contest held by the local library.
9
What Not to Wear 7:30
Joseph Columbo new jersey
In an effort to stay relevant a group of men attempt a makeover.
10
End of an empire 9:55
Leif Erikson Italy
The Jester-Emperors’ manic laughter, once echoing through grand halls, now reverberates as corrupted data streams // a digital echo of their folly and the impending doom they ignored. Whispers of a digital plague, a silent contagion that slowly consumed the empire from within, linger still. // The ghosts in the machine whisper the tale of their demise.
11
A Nightmare on 34th Street 5:52
Kevin McGuiness Canada
A nerdy young man named Wilbur accidentally purchases a cursed Christmas gift for his shallow girlfriend Candy with horrifying consequences.
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