Congratulations to Our 2025 PGFF Achievement Award Winners

Recognizing outstanding films in Student and Official Short categories.

  • LAUNDRY

    SHORT FILM

    “Laundry” is a poignant family drama about grief, guilt, and healing, in which parents Darius and Bree, fractured after their son’s life-altering accident, find reconciliation and renewed hope through a mysterious encounter that reminds them of love, second chances, and the importance of unity.

  • KIL AND THE KIDS

    STUDENT FILM

    A devoted mentor in Southeast D.C. carries the weight of a young life lost to gun violence while helping another teen find healing through art and self-expression in the aftermath of a robbery.

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2025 OFFICIAL film SELECTIONS

We are proud to announce the 2025 official film selections.

These selected short and student films will be screened in person and offered free to the community with advance online registration.

  • THE OTHER FOOT

    SHORT

    Graphic film about the importance of consent.

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  • GOOD HOME TRAINING

    SHORT FILM

    Good Home Training celebrates the home as a powerful site of cultural inheritance, creativity, and care, honoring generations of Black women whose traditions continue to shape family, community, and modern life.

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  • THE BIG DIPPER

    SHORT FILM

    In For Mature Audience, a man's promising third date takes a hilariously awkward turn after a shocking bathroom discovery sends him spiraling into insecurity, turning the night into a wild mix of innuendos, misunderstandings, and unexpected twists.

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  • EXPOSED

    SHORT FILM

    A young, ambitious journalist will have her first high-profile live interview with the President. The country is on the verge of a significant war, externally and internally. After a series of questions, the interview takes a dangerous course.

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  • LAUNDRY

    SHORT FILM

    “Laundry” is a poignant family drama about grief, guilt, and healing, in which parents Darius and Bree, fractured after their son’s life-altering accident, find reconciliation and renewed hope through a mysterious encounter that reminds them of love, second chances, and the importance of unity.

  • TOLL

    SHORT FILM

    A year in the lives of an engaged Black woman and Jewish man in New York tests their love as cultural differences and opposing perspectives, sparked by the October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack, challenge their path to marriage.

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  • INVISIBLE STRING

    SHORT FILM

    On the verge of adopting a newborn, Klair Hightower’s long-awaited dream of motherhood unravels when a shocking connection with the baby’s birth mother forces her to confront the true meaning of family and love.

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  • HOW TO GET WHAT YOU DESERVE

    SHORT FILM

    How to Get What You Deserve follows a manipulative “alpha male” whose toxic charm erodes a woman’s spirit until she reclaims her power in a quiet act of defiance, exposing themes of masculinity, self-worth, and resilience.

  • MOTHER KNOWS BEST

    SHORT FILM

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  • CAMERA

    SHORT FILM

    A mysterious camera shows up at the door of a young man late night. As he figures out what to do with it, the camera seems to know exactly what it wants.

  • STRONGER

    SHORT FILM

    Stronger is a story of Love, Loss, Trauma , Drama & Resilience told from an urban lens.

  • MONSTER

    SHORT FILM

    Lily, haunted by her mother’s history of abuse, must choose between repeating the cycle of domestic violence or breaking free to reclaim her life.

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  • KIL AND THE KIDS

    STUDENT FILM

    A devoted mentor in Southeast D.C. carries the weight of a young life lost to gun violence while helping another teen find healing through art and self-expression in the aftermath of a robbery.

    View Trailer >

  • MAKEUP OR BREAKUP

    STUDENT FILM

    After a messy breakup with his girlfriend, a young man accepts a mysterious offer to try and give their love a second chance. The two are forced to play on a gameshow, where they are put through various challenges in the effort to fix their relationship.