Congratulations to our 2026 Oceanside Intl Film Festival Official Selections
The Full Schedule for OIFF 2026 is Coming Soon. Until then, we’d Like to Present the Official Selections for our 15th Running Event! Join us February 21st, 2026 for a Very Special Preview Night Event at The Brooks Theater and then February 25th – 28th, 2026 at The Star Theatre. Follow Us on Social and Keeping Check Back with osidefilm.org for Further Updates Regarding our Upcoming Schedule, Admission & Special Event Announcements!
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SHORT FILMS SELECTIONS – OIFF 2026
BACK TO ONE // DIRECTED BY CARLY MILLER (El Segundo, CA)
CALIFORNIA IS BURNING // DIRECTED BY BENNETT CURRAN (Phoenix, AZ)
CRANE // DIRECTED BY AIDEN KELTNER (San Diego, CA)
CROSSING THE DIVIDE // DIRECTED BY TALIA FRANK (Mountain View, CA)
DAVE MUIR – ALL OR NOTHING // DIRECTED BY HUGO PETTIT (United Kingdom)
DAYDREAMING // DIRECTED BY CESINHA FELICIANO (Brazil)
DIAL – DANEP // DIRECTED BY AARON SALDAÑA CISNEROS (San Diego, CA)
DISPLACED // DIRECTED BY RAZAN SAYLAMI (Lebanon // US)
THE DOLPHINS // DIRECTED BY GABY SCOTT (San Francisco, CA)
THE EDDYSTONE // DIRECTED BY JOSS LAURENCE ETTRICK (United States)
EEL // DIRECTED BY WAYNE BURNS (Canada)
FORGED // DIRECTED BY GREG KUBIK (United States)
FORWARD // DIRECTED BY ALEX LUCHSINGER (Elon, NC)
FRISCO // DIRECTED BY EMILEE BAE (Brooklyn, NY)
FROSTBITE // DIRECTED BY OSCAR JAMES (United Kingdom // Ireland // Portugal)
GLASS // DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER M BROSAN (Oceanside, CA)
HAAGUA // DIRECTED BY MARC ANTONY CHAVEZ & OCTAVIO ACEVES COUTIÑO (Imperial Beach, CA)
HELL // DIRECTED BY PARKER CROFT (West Hollywood, CA)
THE HIRING PROTOCOL // DIRECTED BY FRANCOIS CHOQUENE (France)
HUGH // DIRECTED BY WALKER PATTERSON (Carlsbad, CA)
THE HUMAN SIDE OF PLASTIC: ABBY BARROWS // DIRECTED BY ANDREW LYNCH, BEN AYERS & RUSH STURGES (UK)
JUJU THE SURF MUSICAL // DIRECTED BY LUKA RAUBENHEIMER (Australia)
JULES IS ONE OF THEM // DIRECTED BY LUDOVIC MARQUIER (France)
KEEPERS OF THE CANYON // DIRECTED BY ASHLEY KUCKLER (Orange, CA)
LEAF CUTTER // DIRECTED BY KAI ASAKAWA & KENDALL BLAIR (Bonita, CA)
LESSONS FROM OUR GRANDFATHER // DIRECTED BY ASHLEY QILAVAQ-SAVARD & JENNIFER KILABUK (Canada)
THE LIARS OF BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD // DIRECTED BY PARKER CROFT (West Hollywood, CA)
LOS ANGELES CRIME DRAMA // DIRECTED BY DANIEL MAGGIO (Pasadena, CA)
LOVE BIRDS // DIRECTED BY ELLIOTT KENNERSON & ANGEL MORRIS (San Diego, CA)
LOVE LETTERS: A LOVE NOTE TO SKATEBOARDING // DIRECTED BY ALEC WALSH (Carlsbad, CA)
NANI // DIRECTED BY MAINAK DHAR (Los Angeles, CA)
NEW HUMAN// DIRECTED BY CATHERINA COJULUN (Escondido, CA)
THE REWILDERS // DIRECTED BY MARLENE RODGERS (Canada)
RIGHT ON! // DIRECTED BY DAVE ROSAS (San Bernardino, CA)
SEE YOU LATER (AU REVOIR) // DIRECTED BY MAXIME GILBERT (Canada)
SPAGHETTI WEEK // DIRECTED BY JOE MORGAN (Portugal)
SURFING TAIWAN: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE // DIRECTED BY JAMES WICKS (San Diego, CA)
TENANCY // DIRECTED BY TONY ARRIOLA (Burbank, CA)
THE TENSILE STRENGTH OF AIR // DIRECTED BY SHAYNA CONNELLY (Oak Park, IL)
TIDES OF TIME // DIRECTED BY GRÉGORY MIGNARD & YOANN RENAMBOT (France)
TO LIE IN THE GRASS IS ENOUGH // DIRECTED BY GRAYSON DUVALL WITTENBARGER (United States)
TOMORROW AT DAWN // DIRECTED BY JINGSHU LU (China)
THE WAILING TREES // DIRECTED BY GIANPIERO MENDINI (Italy)
V’S SECRET // DIRECTED BY BASSMA FARAH NANCY (Egypt)
VALLEY UNDER FIRE // DIRECTED BY GREGORY ROBINSON (Pasadena, CA)
2026 FEATURE FILM SELECTIONS
CEIBO // DIRECTED BY LUCY SMALL & MADDIE MEDDINGS (Australia // Ecuador // United Kingdom)
DESERT ANGEL // DIRECTED BY VINCENT MICHAEL DELUCA (Pasadena, CA)
IN OUR NATURE // DIRECTED BY JAMES MATTHEW PARKER (San Diego, CA)
JOIN THE CLUB // DIRECTED BY KIP ANDERSEN & CHRIS OCONNELL (San Francisco, CA)
THE MOST BIODIVERSE PLACE IN AMERICA // DIRECTED BY JOHN FISKE (San Diego, CA)
THE OC EFFECT // DIRECTED BY TERRY CORWIN & SCOTT HAYS (Park City, UT)
SHAPING THE FUTURE // DIRECTED BY ROBERT HELPHAND (United States)