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Requirements

Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2026 17 mins UK

Directed by Caroline Hajny

After 10 years of living abroad, immigrant Elena is tantalizingly close to receiving her citizenship. But as the government expands control over its people, a new mind reading technology is used to filter out undesirable applicants whose innermost thoughts and values do not fully align with them. She has to decide between the future she has built with her girlfriend or moving back home, a country ravaged by its own regime which, would consider her relationship illegal.

About Requirements

Requirements is a 17-minute sci-fi short film from the UK directed by Caroline Hajny. It screened at the 2026 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the program “The World Beyond”.

Director
Caroline Hajny
Program
The World Beyond
Country
UK
Run time
17 mins
Genre
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, World Cinema

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