The Sentry by Jake Wachtel

A cheeky dismantling of spy tropes and a love letter to Cambodia, THE SENTRY follows a suave Western agent who expects another routine kill. But some stories refuse to be footnotes—and this guard isn't finished talking. A genre-bending tale about the extraordinary lives we're trained to overlook.

Festivals

2025 - South By Southwest (SXSW)
2025 - Sapporo International Short Film Festival
2025 - Tehran International Short Film Festival
2025 - Black Nights Film Festival – Pöff Shorts
2025 - The Lower East Side Film Festival | Best Narrative Short
2025 - Aspen Shortsfest
2025 - DC Shorts International Film Festival
2025 - Fantaspoa Film Festival
2025 - Riverrun International Film Festival
2025 - Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
2025 - Regard – Saguenay International Film Festival
2025 - Brooklyn Film Festival
2025 - Raindance Film Festival
2025 - Indy Shorts International Film Festival
2025 - Show Me Shorts Film Festival | • Best International Short Award