Atlanta Film Festival 2025 (Day 3) - Shorts: Call Your Mom

From the venue:

SUSANA, directed by Amandine Thomas, Gerardo Coello EscalanteMexico, United States // 2025 // English, Spanish // 15 mins

Middle-aged Susana befriends a group of young tourists after her daughter bails on their joint trip to Mexico City. #NarrativeShort

SOME KIND of GUILT, directed by rubnogs, United States // 2024 // English // 6 mins
A woman goes to meet someone in the city. Will they show up? #NarrativeShort

THE NEXT THING I KNOW, I'M DEAD, directed by Victoria Gunawan
United States // 2025 // English // 6 mins

Beth and Laura imagine the last moments of their dead sister and mother while at the funeral home. #NarrativeShort

BITA JOON, directed by Sara Boutorabi, United States // 2024 // Farsi, English // 13 mins

An Iranian mother with terminal cancer documents her last days on film, marveling at the many ways she has come so far, while wrestling with how life will continue without her. #NarrativeShort

Swimming Holes, directed by Kasey L. Martin, United States // 2025 // English // 16 mins

After her grandmother’s passing, Destiny journeys to Hawaii to reconnect with her estranged sister and discovers unexpected paths to healing. #NarrativeShort

Bitter Weeds, directed by Reuben Hamlyn, United Kingdom, United States // 2024 // English // 12 mins

Mischievous Liam (16) is sent to look after his dementia-suffering grandmother Pat who unravels as she mistakes him for her cheating late husband.

The Weight of a Dog, directed by Lucy Sandler, United States // 2024 // English // 15 mins

When Dawn chaperones her daughter’s abortion, their experiences of womanhood clash, leading Dawn to reconsider her own life's next phase.