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Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submitted for Review
Assalti Frontali – A Tale of Resistance
Directed by Paolo Fazzini
A powerful documentary honoring 50 years of hip hop culture.
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Universal Film Festival 2026 Submission Spotlight

Submitted for review: MAN, directed by Salvador Garza

A soldier discovers his neighborhood is now controlled by a dangerous drug lord. Retaliation leads to the kidnapping of his younger brother.

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submitted for Review ✨

Morbid Sight, directed by AJ Moss

A young woman haunted by visions of the future seeks help from a psychiatrist cousin revealing two women bound by secrets neither is ready to face.

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🍰 MAKIN’ CAKE Submitted for review 2026 Festival

Dasha Kelly peels back the layers of America’s baking traditions, revealing the histories, inequities, and cultural truths hidden in the simplest ingredients.

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submitted for Review ✨

LILITH, directed by Ado Santana under UFF consideration.

Lilith finds herself pushed into a personal struggle against oppression and the hidden truths surrounding her.

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Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submitted for Review

AI Jesus, directed by Ashley Billington, is a sharp, satirical look at what happens when faith meets artificial intelligence.

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 — Spotlight ✨

JUNKIE RUN, directed by Kire Paputts, officially submitted for review.

A dark comedic chase through chaos as a local junkie is on the run with a bag of cash.

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submission Spotlight ✨

MY LITTLE MOON, directed by Ali Atshani, has been officially submitted for review.

A reflection on the fragile space between childhood and resistance.

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submitted for Review ✨ Assalti Frontali – A Tale of Resistance Directed by Paolo Fazzini and Francesco Principini.
This documentary honors one of Italy’s most influential voices in the movement.
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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submitted for Review ✨
MARY’S ETERNAL WAYS — Directed by Janos János Tari

Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the viewer is drawn into a world of spirituality with breathtaking locations, and deeply human stories.

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submission Spotlight ✨
SEEK II: The Unsung Scars Directed by Shane Kosugi

The second installment of the SEEK Ninja Action Series. The world edges toward collapse. The ninja remains Japan’s ultimate shield.

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📷 Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submission Spotlight 📷
CRIMINALS, directed by Hossein Hadinezhad, submitted for review.
A reformed thief is pulled back into the world he tried to leave behind. He breaks into an abandoned home resulting in a tense and gripping confrontation.

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 Submission ✨

TOMORROW I WILL WAKE UP OK, directed by Valeria Recman
Exploring anxiety, friendship, and blurred emotional boundaries, Matylda forms an intense connection with Jasmína during a tense family trip.
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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submission Spotlight ✨
We’re pleased to share GRAPE SEASON, by Ebrahim Hesari, submitted for review. Ripe grapes turn into wine and bring joy and romance. And aging people in love find miracles. Beautiful tribute to the power of love and life.

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submission Spotlight ✨

MÀQUINA, directed by Joaquim Pujol, has been submitted for review.

A father and son travel through Colorado in an aging Winnebago and confront addiction, memory, and fragile hope.

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 Submission ✨
A Girl Called Alice, directed by Tristan Loraine.
The story follows a young woman known for her skill in the underground world of phone lifting. A gang leader challenges her to prove just how talented she really is.

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 ✨
Submitted for review:

China’s Stealth Invasion, by Tobias Elvhage

Through conversations with national security experts, journalists, and former insiders, the film traces the roots of modern war. strategytttps://www.youtube.com/watch?

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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 Submission

Becoming Andrey Petrov, directed by Beate Petersen.

A blend of animation, archival video, and still imagery, examines relationships of the mighty and the unmighty.

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🎬 Universal Film Festival 2026 — Submitted for Review

Stay Down
Directed by Jonathan Rockett

Fighting to rebuild his life, a struggling must protect his family’s legacy. He looks to his estranged son.
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✨ Universal Film Festival 2026 Submission ✨

Submitted for review 2026
Miss Matched, directed by Jonathan Green
After a chaotic divorce, an architect believes his rare skin condition makes him unlovable so he hires an offbeat matchmaker.
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