Almost Midnight Friday ■ Episodics + Shorts Program

Almost Midnight is where NYCFF lets things get weird — in the best way. Cult classics, outrageous comedies, and anything-goes energy take over once the lights go down. It’s Rocky Horror vibes without the choreography, powered by communal laughter and the understanding that after midnight, rules stop applying. The crowd is loud, the jokes hit harder, and going to bed on time is not part of the plan.

Your ticket includes:

• 1 Short Documentary

• 1 Episodic 

• 1 Short

• 2 Shorty Short

Oh Yeah!

Short Documentary

17 minutes

The story of the iconic electronic music group Yello and the phenomenon of their 1980's hit song, exploring the song’s cultural impact and its enduring place in the American psyche.Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Being Buble

Short Documentary

New York Premiere

20 minutes

A deeply unqualified man is inexplicably hired as a Michael Bublé impersonator for a rich stranger’s party. Despite no resemblance, no singing ability, and just one week to prepare, he gives it everything he’s got. A hilarious, oddly inspiring doc about effort over ability and the joy of letting folks believe.

Matched

Episodic

World Premiere

23 minutes

Ex-playwright turned elite matchmaker Diana is plagued by medical bills and on the brink of losing her job. Desperate, she uses her wealthy clients' lists of impossible romantic demands as casting breakdowns, hires her broke actor friends to portray these “dream dates,” and inadvertently launches an underground empire.

Deadline Days

Shorty Short

A last-minute scramble to make a short film forces a filmmaker to confront their creative block—and their bad habits.

Tacocunr

Shorty Short

New York City Premiere

One woman's valiant attempt to log into her email.