Final Girls Berlin Film Fest - Best of 2026 Shorts at PhilaMOCA

Final Girls Berlin Film Festival showcases horror cinema that’s directed, written, or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers. They are committed to creating space for female voices and visions, whether monstrous, heroic or some messy combination of the two, in the horror genre. We all have seen more than enough representations of women as beautified victims and constructions of male fantasies or anxieties, and are working towards the primacy of women as subjects and storytellers in horror. This year, you'll be able to feast your eyes on the absurd and off-kilter selection of cursed films that screened as part of the 2026 fest edition! Festival founder Sara Neidorf in attendance!
Drosera (23:23)
Directed by Maud Carpentier & Boris Tilquin, Belgium, 2025
Alice, a sixteen-year-old motocross champion, is mysteriously brought back to life by a carnivorous plant after a violent trauma. But as she struggles to find her footing again, she discovers she now has extraordinary powers.
Take Care (11:26)
Directed by Brittany Ashley, United States, 2025
A woman deliberately injures herself just to be in the care of a particular ER nurse. But when she's discharged from the hospital earlier than expected, she needs to find a new way to extend her stay.
Jeff (24:34)
Written and directed by Julia Hebner, USA, 2025
On a quiet night, phone sex operator Marcia receives a call from Jeff, a man seeking refuge in the anonymity of the hotline in order to relieve himself of confessions. Marcia is used to the sometimes unsettling proclivities of her callers, but Jeff's increasingly disturbing admissions unmoor Marcia's sense of truth and memory and test her limits of empathy and forgiveness.
Content warning: child abuse
Wall Udder (8:34)
Written and directed by Alexandra Hayden, USA, 2025
A woman confronts her repressed feelings of malaise after her partner comes home smelling of milk.
Mango (11:14)
Written and directed by Joan Iyiola, UK/France, 2025
Zadie has fibroids which are morphing inside of her. When a dream job arrives, she is forced to act before the unwanted growths take over.
The Dysphoria (12:56)
Written and directed by Kylie Aoibheann, Australia, 2025
A trans woman performs a Satanic ritual to get a vagina, but unwittingly invites a demonic presence into her home which demands a terrible sacrifice.
Confession (14:29)
Directed by Mai Nakanishi, Japan, 2025
A woman seeks confession from a priest, but as her story unfolds, the priest discovers she harbors terrifying secrets.
$12 admission / Doors 7:00 PM