WFF 2025 Winners & Nominees
Congratulations to #WFF2025 International Film Festival Winners & Nominees! #WFFSoDiverse #CelebrateDiversity
Category: 2025 International Film Festival
“The Prison Show” might have you tuning into the Radio on Friday nights
“The Prison Show”, directed by Gabriella Kessler, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary showcases a Houston TX radio show created by former inmates and prisoners’ loved ones. The show keeps prisoners connected to the outside world and allows families to call in and leave messages for prisoners who are listening.
From Inspiration to Innovation: The Making of RUN
RUN, directed by Bernard Kordieh, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The feature film tells the story of a troubled writer running to escape the pain of a toxic relationship, crosses paths with a mysterious drifter living in his car, sparking an unlikely friendship that challenges both men to confront their pasts and find healing.
Spotlight on Korean Film at #WFF2025
For our 2025 program, Winter Film Festival is proud to feature 8 remarkable films from Korea and Korean Americans, spanning a variety of genres from drama to horror to animation, comedy, documentary and sci-fi.
Spotlight on Horror at #WFF2025
For our 2025 program, Winter Film Festival is honored to screen a diverse selection of fourteen frightening horror films from seven countries, plus a horror focused Education session and Mixer!
Spotlight on Sports Documentaries at #WFF2025
For our 2025 program, Winter Film Festival is honored to screen three amazing Sports Documentaries on Saturday February 22 from 7:15 pm – 9:20 pm at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street)
Spotlight on Black Women Directors at #WFF2025
For our 2025 program, Winter Film Festival is honored to screen an incredible collection of nine films directed by Black Women! All screenings take place at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street)
A Phantom Song: Recovery Through Community
A Phantom Song directed by Michael Gorman and Donna Daly, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary follows a stage play that focuses on enabling recovering addicts often overlooked in their community. The film is a moving look at the impact art can have on people and how a community can uplift everyone in it.
The magic of Sci-fi indie films with the creators of The Strange Dark
The Strange Dark, directed by Chris Messineo, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The sci-fi feature film tells the story of Edgar who believes he can see the future, as the agents from Double Star Accounting stop at nothing to get their data back.
“Encouraged-Building the Future” inspires young BMX riders to fulfill their dreams
Encouraged-Building the Future, directed by Fraser Byrne, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary follows Red Bull BMX athlete Courage Adams as he comes good on a promise he made five years prior to the Lagos BMX crew, to help them build Nigeria’s first ever skatepark.
Sen-I Yu’s debut feature offers an intimate yet glaring lens into the lives of immigrants in New York
My Heavenly City, directed by Sen-I Yu, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The debut feature film tells three interrelated stories about life as transplants in New York City – three sets of characters connect and inspire one another in their journey to find hope in this heavenly city.
Cephra Stuart’s breakout film, “San Francisco Bae”
San Francisco Bae directed by Cephra Stuart, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The fresh and fun coming-of-age story follows the journey of a failing founder and a med-school dropout who, together, concoct a risky plan to pursue their true passions and achieve the American dream.
Inside Look to Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s
Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s, directed by Anna Moot-Levin and Laura Green, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary follows three families as they confront the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease and explores how the disease impacts identities and relationships.
Decolonization, conflict, and immigration: The case of Sri Lanka’s Tamils
Ray of Hope, directed by Ryan Singh and Nikila Cole, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The feature documentary examines the Eelam Tamil diaspora’s struggle for justice and healing and explores the shared trauma of displacement and the pursuit of accountability and hope.
Life Imitates Art in the Delightfully Disturbing, Coming-of-Age Fantasy ‘A Wonderful Way with Dragons’
A Wonderful Way with Dragons, directed by Delfine Paolini, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The feature film is the story of six children of varying years who were brought to a remote property by their parents to be kept safe from a deadly pandemic that has swept the world. However, years of isolation has begun to affect the children.
“The Prison Show” might have you tuning into the Radio on Friday nights
“The Prison Show”, directed by Gabriella Kessler, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary showcases a Houston TX radio show created by former inmates and prisoners’ loved ones. The show keeps prisoners connected to the outside world and allows families to call in and leave messages for prisoners who are listening.
From Inspiration to Innovation: The Making of RUN
RUN, directed by Bernard Kordieh, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The feature film tells the story of a troubled writer running to escape the pain of a toxic relationship, crosses paths with a mysterious drifter living in his car, sparking an unlikely friendship that challenges both men to confront their pasts and find healing.
Spotlight on Korean Film at #WFF2025
For our 2025 program, Winter Film Festival is proud to feature 8 remarkable films from Korea and Korean Americans, spanning a variety of genres from drama to horror to animation, comedy, documentary and sci-fi.
Spotlight on Horror at #WFF2025
For our 2025 program, Winter Film Festival is honored to screen a diverse selection of fourteen frightening horror films from seven countries, plus a horror focused Education session and Mixer!
Spotlight on Sports Documentaries at #WFF2025
For our 2025 program, Winter Film Festival is honored to screen three amazing Sports Documentaries on Saturday February 22 from 7:15 pm – 9:20 pm at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street)
Spotlight on Black Women Directors at #WFF2025
For our 2025 program, Winter Film Festival is honored to screen an incredible collection of nine films directed by Black Women! All screenings take place at LOOK Cinemas (657 West 57th Street)
A Phantom Song: Recovery Through Community
A Phantom Song directed by Michael Gorman and Donna Daly, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary follows a stage play that focuses on enabling recovering addicts often overlooked in their community. The film is a moving look at the impact art can have on people and how a community can uplift everyone in it.
The magic of Sci-fi indie films with the creators of The Strange Dark
The Strange Dark, directed by Chris Messineo, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The sci-fi feature film tells the story of Edgar who believes he can see the future, as the agents from Double Star Accounting stop at nothing to get their data back.
“Encouraged-Building the Future” inspires young BMX riders to fulfill their dreams
Encouraged-Building the Future, directed by Fraser Byrne, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary follows Red Bull BMX athlete Courage Adams as he comes good on a promise he made five years prior to the Lagos BMX crew, to help them build Nigeria’s first ever skatepark.
Sen-I Yu’s debut feature offers an intimate yet glaring lens into the lives of immigrants in New York
My Heavenly City, directed by Sen-I Yu, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The debut feature film tells three interrelated stories about life as transplants in New York City – three sets of characters connect and inspire one another in their journey to find hope in this heavenly city.
Cephra Stuart’s breakout film, “San Francisco Bae”
San Francisco Bae directed by Cephra Stuart, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The fresh and fun coming-of-age story follows the journey of a failing founder and a med-school dropout who, together, concoct a risky plan to pursue their true passions and achieve the American dream.
Inside Look to Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s
Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s, directed by Anna Moot-Levin and Laura Green, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The documentary follows three families as they confront the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease and explores how the disease impacts identities and relationships.
Decolonization, conflict, and immigration: The case of Sri Lanka’s Tamils
Ray of Hope, directed by Ryan Singh and Nikila Cole, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The feature documentary examines the Eelam Tamil diaspora’s struggle for justice and healing and explores the shared trauma of displacement and the pursuit of accountability and hope.
Life Imitates Art in the Delightfully Disturbing, Coming-of-Age Fantasy ‘A Wonderful Way with Dragons’
A Wonderful Way with Dragons, directed by Delfine Paolini, is an official selection of New York City’s 13th Annual Winter Film Festival. The feature film is the story of six children of varying years who were brought to a remote property by their parents to be kept safe from a deadly pandemic that has swept the world. However, years of isolation has begun to affect the children.
