Short Film Program
URL IRL: Internet Shorts 2026
As humanity hurtles toward an uncertain future both online and off, these shorts explore digital identity, artificial intimacy, invisible labor, and the search for meaning in an algorithmic age.
Fri Jul 24 7:00 PM
The Films
Clarities
Michelle Uranowitz & Daniel Jaffe | US | 17
An ominous chain text spreads across the world—as Earth’s first hotel rocket ship prepares for launch.
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Gala Hernández López | France, Spain | 29
Pol is 21 and lives with his grandmother. He dreams of living in Miami and generating 10k€ a month. He attends personal development events, follows online coaches and invests in cryptocurrencies. Pol doesn't know when he'll achieve his goal of becoming the best version of himself. The only thing he knows is that one day, he'll get there.
Their Eyes
Nicolas Gourault | France | 23
A screen-based investigation about the invisible workers who teach AI how to read the world.
Useless
Ariel Heller | US | 10
A man starts using an AI therapist and soon faces humiliating consequences.
Event Details
7:00 PM
Doors Open
8:30 PM
Films Begin
10:30 PM
Q&A with Filmmakers
10:40 PM
Afterparty
More short films in this program to be announced soon...
TICKETS
Venue
Industry City, Courtyard 5/6
33 35th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232
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