Festival
Amit Naftali, Smitha Hamsala | 3 min 22 sec | United States | 2026
The story introduces Florence, an extremely vocally talented stagehand who has been swept under the rug for far too long by the lead prima-donna Thérèse. When she finally snaps, she decides to sabotage the sassy diva’s performance.
The only problem is, every attempt Florence makes only amplifies the diva’s act. A dress rip reveals a gorgeous bodysuit underneath it. A slippery floor becomes an ice skating act.
When Florence finally beats Thérèse and humiliates her as the diva is tangled up in ropes, Florence starts to realize that perhaps vengeance isn’t the way to go.
She doesn’t have plenty of time to think about it though, since she has to rush and save Thérèse from the chandelier that’s about to drop from the ceiling and crush her to death after accidentally letting the rope that’s holding the chandelier loose.
Florence rushes to the scene just as the chandelier rope snaps, and helpless, the two let out a high scream that ends up shattering the chandelier into millions of specs of glitter. Realizing their combined potential, the two finish the performance together to the audience’s enthusiastic applause.
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