Filmmaker Magazine Presents 25 New Faces: 2025

“Since its debut in 1998, Filmmaker’s 25 New Faces list has annually curated a cross-section of emerging and impressive new independent film talent. Directors, writers, actors, below-the-line—these are filmmakers who have made indelible work in the past year and will go on to shape tomorrow’s film culture. With the magazine’s 29th edition of the list in its current edition, the editors have curated from their work an excitingly diverse selection of shorts spanning horror, drama, documentary, comedy, and experimental work.” —Filmmaker Editor-In-Chief Scott Macaulay

Part 1 titles include Yace Sula’s As Told by a Corpse, LaTajh Simmons-Weaver’s Budget Paradise, Chheangkea’s Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites, Eliza Barry Callahan’s The Non-Actor, Kaitlyn Mikayla’s Ragamuffin, and Bianca Poletti’s Video Barn.

Part titles include Birdy Wei-Ting Hung’s A Bright Summer Day for the Lady Avengers, Auden Lincoln-Vogel’s Crime Film, Nate Gualteri’s Queerbait, Adesola Thomas’s Sister Salad Days, Loren Waters’s Tiger, and Pepi Ginsberg’s WhassupKaylee.