Semi-Finalists: September 2025

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2 Can Play – Ava Della Pietra by Azzie Scott (USA)

A Greater Purpose by Jose Francisco Malave (USA)

Almost Normal by Matthew Simon (USA)

Ball Thoughts by Gabriel Timothy Glover (USA)

Battlefield by Xiang Wan (Malaysia)

Bedouins of the Wind by Danish Farhan (UAE)

Bra Top by Akiko Matsumoto (USA)

By Sex by Mattia Cirilli (Italy)

Casting Dreams by LT Weese and Alek Sabin (USA)

Day In Day Out (王昊然) by Haoran Wang (China)

Despair Came Knocking by Cat Soares (USA)

Eigengrau by Nikolaas Boucquey (Belgium)

Fire of an Artist by Katerina Lecourezos (Czechia)

Foil by Sue Suhy (USA)

From Shadow to Light by Marc Geoffroy (France)

Halal Dreams by Mohamed Mamdouh (UAE)

Home Language by Alex Cao (USA)

Hometown by Jinghan Zheng, Yuxin Geng, and Yingtong Zhao (China)

Horris’ Carnival Dream by Charles Edward Pickens (USA)

Hours to Minutes to Seconds by Bethany Livers (USA)

Iris by A.K Morgan (USA)

Just A Bet by Osaruyi Precious Ogie (USA)

Last Night by Gabbi Elise (USA)

Mango Skin by Tiffany Marie Morris and Neliah Linton (Jamaica)

Maybe He’s The One by Alyssa De Jesus and Shivani Mendez (USA)

Memory By Edit by Xiang Wan (Malaysia)

Miss Buttercup by William James Strickler (USA)

Moments Recalled Before They’re Lost by Christopher Loveland (USA)

Murder by Xiang Wan (Malaysia)

Non-Binary Counts (in studio sessions) by E Lockleis (USA)

Oh My Darling…I Love You…!! by Mahadev Guchhait (India)

Room For One by Nicolas Cruz Dauzier (USA)

Seafood Salad (Insalata Di Mare) by Mattia Cirilli (Italy)

Still Here, Still There by Xinran Tong (USA)

The Adventure of Asher (王凡兮) (USA)

The Blue Marble Moment by Bryan Hamilton Chadwick (USA)

The Giants by Oliver Norbu Dai (USA)

The MJ Mishap by Parker Green and Kai Cohen (USA)

The Ringing by Lingchuan Du (USA)

The Road to New Orleans: A Tribute to Mr. Riggio by Charles LaValle (USA)

The Scattered Blue Moods of a Tide by Toni Marmol (USA)

The Secret by Francesco Pedrazzi (Italy)

Tomorrow’s Key by Michael Craig

Ukraine, Ukraine (Half The World Away) by Christine E. Whitten (USA)

Voices of Rett by Jose Francisco Malave (USA)

Wide Awake by Mitch Greer (USA)

Wistful by Musa Malik (USA)

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