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Title: Holding Echoes
Runtime: 6 min
Country: UK
Director: Carlos Antonio Rios Morales
Placement: Award of Merit
Competition: March, 2026
Synopsis: A quiet last day out between two lifelong friends, Jess and Tyler, from a small town, who spend their last day together before Jess leaves for a bigger city.
As they revisit familiar places, laughter and nostalgia mask the unspoken fears of what comes next.
As the day ends, Jess embraces the future while Tyler struggles to let go until he finally does.