The Third Screening of 2026

Dasein: Emergence

Being. Becoming. Between.
September 17, 2026Upcider, San Francisco9 films

Nine short films from around the world, on art, technology, consciousness, and what comes next.

Audience Award Winner

Voted by the Audience

When AI Starts to Give Up on Itself

Directed by Yu Pan · China

Notable Mentions

Notable Mention

PsychoPsypher

Eddie Jacobson · Australia
Notable Mention

The Last Crumb

Stéphane Gaudette · Canada

Official Selection · Screening Order

01
PsychoPsypher
Eddie Jacobson · Australia
2:58
02
SHIFT
Francesca Scrocchia Bruzzesi · Italy
2:15
03
Welcome to Our World
Damien Steck · France
7:59
04
Good Enough?
Frank Martin Dietrich · Germany
3:03
05
The Last Crumb
Stéphane Gaudette · Canada
4:08
06
When AI Starts to Give Up on Itself
Yu Pan · China
15:06
07
My Choice
Colette Phair · United States
3:00
08
Simulation 734
Abduelhamed Alsheikh · Egypt
9:30
09
The Last Director
Inpyo Hong · South Korea
8:42

Different stories. A shared tomorrow.

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