Best Short Documentary
Extremists is a documentary following three Belarusian families who fled political persecution after the disputed 2020 presidential election. Now rebuilding their lives across the United States—from Philadelphia to San Diego and Orange County—they work, raise children, and search for a sense of stability after exile.
Yet even in a place meant to offer safety, the past remains close. Memories of prison, loss, and displacement continue to shape their daily lives, while new uncertainties begin to surface. As shifting immigration realities cast a quiet shadow, the film explores what it means to build a future when the feeling of security is never fully guaranteed.