The name of this year's first shorts block was inspired by the closing credits of the 1980s horror anthology series Tales from the Darkside: "The dark side is always there waiting for us to enter, waiting to enter us. Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight." • Wasting Time (13min): Charlie, a man stuck in a cycle, meets a girl who shows him a different type of love. Directed by Ciana Y. Bergey. • Until We Meet Again (21min): August struggles to move on after the tragic loss of his best friend. Directed by Pittsburgh-based filmmaker Darrel Pullie. Until We Meet Again premiered at The Lindsay in May 2025. • Graceland (11min): Grace forgets to cancel an Elvis impersonator she had booked for the birthday party of a friend who recently passed away. Directed by Gabrielle Perera and Katie Harkins. • Sorry, Chef (7min): After losing his mother, a boy blames his father and retreats from life. His father’s sudden death forces him to move forward. Directed by Point Park University student Atai Aituvarov. • Echoes of a Silent Mind (12min): A lonely artist who has lived in isolation since childhood retreats into a dreamlike inner world shaped by her imagination and imaginary friend, Fred. Directed by Milena Khanoyan. • The Border at Tolstoi (16min, Canada): A border guard at the U.S.-Canada crossing of Tolstoi, Manitoba, falls victim to the effects of a strange weapon that separates her mind from her body. Directed by Bob Kotyk. • Wide Awake (4min, animation): As the world shifts from day to night, Whilma prepares for her treacherous journey to dreamland. Directed by Pittsburgh native Laura Jane Sutherland. • Arrival (27min, Canada): After her father’s death, Ella bonds with a lifelike “sister” designed to heal grief—but their relationship chills when this new playmate evolves beyond its purpose. Directed by Jim Garrison. • Tenebris (8min): Rose's recurring nightmare is making her feel uneasy. Directed by married duo Robert Abramson and Alexandra Cappuccilli. • The Suicide Shift (13min, U.K.): Banished to the “suicide shift” for breaking spirit call center rules, Carmilla Ferry now deals with the most tortured of souls moving from this world to the next. Directed by Paul Laight.