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One woman faces her final obligation in her isolated, waning days among a post-apocalyptic world. A film by Red Dawn Trio.
Drama
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As fires erupt across Northern CA, Colin’s dog disappears. Colin slips out of the house in hopes of quickly finding his lost companion in the blanket of ashy smoke that has descended on the Bay Area. A film by Henry Kinder.
A nervous, aspiring singer comes in for an audition in this claustrophobic one-shot short. A film by David Lombroso.
Lingering feelings start to reveal themselves when two friends reunite after some time apart. However, things take a strange turn after an unexpected visitor arrives. A film by Jivensley Alexis.
Niko moves into the attic of an unknowing woman with Alzheimer’s. As he lives off of her and pawns her belongings for cash, the two form a surprising symbiotic relationship. A film by Samantha Severin.
A young woman becomes an unlikely caregiver for her estranged father and his new chicken friend. A film by Chelsea Slayter.
Overworked and underslept, Mara is burdened with trying to take care of her terminally ill husband at home while maintaining the demands of her job as a paramedic. A film by Frank Donnangelo.
A mother of two goes through her daily weekday routine: waiting for her daughter to call her back. A film by Kennedy Kao.
A portrait of a woman's everyday life seen through the perspective of an unlikely voyeuristic love interest. A film by Grace Kim.
Stephen lives a solitary life. A loner. A man who keeps himself to himself and is governed by routine and order. A film by Guy Soulsby.
In the middle of the night, after a tough breakup, Nadav goes to visit a friend he hasn't seen in a long time. A film by Daniel Bloom.
A destructively neurotic former drummer discovers his old band is returning home after a cross-country tour. A film by Daniel Ferrer.
Henry's vision is rendered useless after he is exposed to an unknown, airborne toxic gas. A film by Madeline Leshner.
Hoss checks in on an empty house and finds a stranger inside. A film by Ryan McGlade.
Joe just wants to be a cowboy. But no one takes him seriously, especially his father. Did we mention that he's Chinese and lives in New York City? A film by Jingjing Tian.
A happily married woman wonders if she could be happier. A film by Kerri Fernsworth Feazell.
It's late… or early depending on how you see it. Either way, the sun will be up soon and this young couple is in a rush to jump. A film by Henry Busby.
Piranha and Mackerel must say goodbye to each other, so they make a list of things to do before they part ways. They travel to zoos, beaches, and elementary schools in South Korea in an attempt to distract themselves from their sadness. A film by Paul Lee.
Comedy
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When Luke starts to talk about his new girlfriend, Tyler, who happens to have the same name and career as his roommate, things get a little awkward. A film by Ari Itkin & Devon Diffenderfer.
Pete takes his new girlfriend to see his childhood home before his parents sell it. It's the perfect house for a romantic weekend — 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and not haunted. A film by Kemp Baldwin.
After their parents divorce, ex-step-siblings Abby and Sean are forced to confront if they were ever really family. A film by Eliza Jiménez Cossio & Lexi Tannenholtz.
A young woman becomes an unlikely caregiver for her estranged father and his new chicken friend. A film by Chelsea Slayter.
In a world where all that matters is basketball, Pete can't play basketball. A film by Nick Borenstein.
Rob and Pat, middle-aged best buddies and local irritants, scheme to influence the outcome of a Little League game by kidnapping the star player. A film by Gabriel Wilson.
Joe just wants to be a cowboy. But no one takes him seriously, especially his father. Did we mention that he's Chinese and lives in New York City? A film by Jingjing Tian.
A young woman who paints her nightmares, her wily much-older cousin, and a small apartment-bound therapy group collide. A film by Ryan McGlade.
In the golden days of silent film in Hollywood, things were not always what they seemed. A film by Madeline Stephenson.
Struggling with New York living, Dana Schapiro decides to move, saying goodbye to a neighborhood that can barely remember who she is. A film by Daniel Jaffe & Michelle Uranowitz.
Reggie brings Dan into the desert to dig his own grave, but the ground is really hard and this is going to take much longer than either of them anticipated. A film by Kirk Larsen.
An elderly man gets revenge on a rival in a nursing home. Growing old is compulsory, growing up is not. A film by Natalie Gee.
A mother and son shop for a Bar Mitzvah gift at a 99 Cent store. A film by Nick Borenstein.
A hard-working but poverty-stricken family get hit hard by the futility of being. A film by Andy Fisher.
An awkward computer programmer learns to dance to impress his next-door neighbor. Named after a dance from the Afro-Haitian Vodou tradition, Yanvalou is pure visual storytelling through image and action. A film by Angeline Gragasin.
Set in the very near future, a virtual reality addicted girl must follow a government mandate to remove her VR headset for 3 hours. When her dismal reality sets in, she goes online and orders Perfect Man: a robotic humanoid love companion. A film by Nic Collins & Jake Andrews.
A dark comedic about Ariel, an insecure writer tortured by her own desires who must overcome a proclivity for dysfunctional affairs to find a healthier, more sustainable relationship. A film by Ariel Kavoussi.
Somewhere in the Mojave desert, a wayward young woman en route to a new life with a guy she just met in Vegas discovers that her new fellow isn't quite the man she thought he was. A film by Brian Rawlins.
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Set in the Land of the Freaks and the Home of the Depraved, Sam and Adrian endure a dystopian date night at The Country Club. A film by Lucky Marvel.
In the middle of the night, after a tough breakup, Nadav goes to visit a friend he hasn't seen in a long time. A film by Daniel Bloom.
A contemporary portrait of the relationship between two young women in the month of November in Poland. A film by Tanmay Chowdhary.
When a soldier returns home, things have often changed. For Staff Sergeant Michael Waltze, the ultimate change is in his child. While on his tour of duty, his daughter has transitioned and started living her truth. Today he is coming home to surprise her. A film by B Kelley.
A Man Spends 15 Minutes Waiting for the Results of a Rapid Hiv Test in a Small-Town Strip Mall. A film by Matthew Puccini
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Thriller
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Like the ebbs and flows of waves in the ocean, a woman rides out different stages of an anxiety attack and through memory and space regains control and relief. A film by Nat Gee.
Set in the Land of the Freaks and the Home of the Depraved, Sam and Adrian endure a dystopian date night at The Country Club. A film by Lucky Marvel.
Stephen lives a solitary life. A loner. A man who keeps himself to himself and is governed by routine and order. A film by Guy Soulsby.
Apart of life. A film by Matthew Wade.
Henry's vision is rendered useless after he is exposed to an unknown, airborne toxic gas. A film by Madeline Leshner.
A nuclear fusion scientist at a conference in New Orleans with her two children hangs out with a group of Furries while a major hurricane gathers offshore. A film by Nick Singer.
After the collapse of society, a secret threatens to destroy two women's relationship. A film by Sean Temple.
After her husband’s death, Nieves begs to keep his job as her apartment building’s superintendent so she won’t lose her apartment, but she’s unaware she may be making a deal with the devil. A film by Carmen Jimenez.
Welcome to our dream state. A man and his grandmother hide out from an ominous broadcast. A suicidal Grim Reaper hosts a children's TV show. The formerly incarcerated remember and reinterpret their first days of freedom. A suburban mom's life is upturned by the beast growing inside of her. And a high school gym teacher runs drills from inside a dormant volcano.
Documentary
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Grief work, initially defined by Freud, is redescribed by Derrida as a ‘work of mourning’ that requires an internal idealization of the voice and the body of the lost other, “ideally and quasi-literally devouring them”. A film by Fatma Belkis.
With an inspiring visit to Miami, Victor “Bikini” Rodriguez, a former state-employed engineer, works to grow his fledgling bathing suit business in Havana, Cuba. A Film by Alex Mallis.
Lorenzo Benitez ventures to South America to meet a friend he had come to know only in writing. A film by Lorenzo Benitez.
Jaiveer writes code by day and produces electronic music by night. A film by Lorenzo Benitez.
After encountering a number of political incidents in China since 1950s, Chinese artist Zhang Hongtu reveals his life experience that inspired his art. A film by Xin Fang.
An exploration of Catherine Losing’s feelings about being British with a Grandfather who fought for the nazis and a recent revelation that I have Jewish ancestors. A film by Catherine Losing.
What's it like to live in a place that cannot be saved? In the southern parishes of Louisiana, the state has deemed certain populated lands to be already "lost", leaving residents to the fate of rising seas and rapidly subsiding coasts. A film by Adam Chitayat.
Friday is a short documentary that explores the community within and history of a mosque and religious space in New York that is known as the "bedrock of Brooklyn". A film by Aisha Amin.
92-year-old Howard Henry chooses to stay busy and avoid aging by going to work every day. A film by Allonzo Armijo.
Prolific artist, musician and lover of Mother Earth, Lonnie Holley treasures the discarded. Nurturing the neglected, he finds healing in the transformative power of art. A film by Maris Curran.
‘Vonnie’ is a short documentary made by Tynan DeLong about his mother, Vonnie DeLong. A raw meditation on loneliness, grief, and finding strength in your loved ones after a devastating loss.
A filmmaker's love of cinema is traced back through the life experiences of his father and grandfather. A film by Ben Garchar.
A filmic reverie in homage to the writer-gravedigger Tico, who in a marginal life, searches for an aesthetic and political inspiration. A film by Adriana Barbosa & Bruno Mello Castanho.
The story of South Florida's strangest bipedal resident, as told by the rare few who claim they've encountered the creature. A man-hunter, cryptozoologist, indigenous conservationist, and erotic photographer, paint a portrait of a people and place as endangered as the beast itself. A film by Brad Abrahams.
A portrait of David "The Bullet" Smith Jr., the world's greatest working human cannonball. Set against the backdrop of classic nostalgia and Americana, the film provides a glimpse into the life and mindset of one of the world's great roadshow thrill acts on his last day of residency at the county fair. A film by Jordan Bahat.
A lyrical journey into the subconscious, Not So Soft explores a woman’s dark and twisted history with men. A Film by Leah Meyerhoff.
Romance
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A happily married woman wonders if she could be happier. A film by Kerri Fernsworth Feazell.
Piranha and Mackerel must say goodbye to each other, so they make a list of things to do before they part ways. They travel to zoos, beaches, and elementary schools in South Korea in an attempt to distract themselves from their sadness. A film by Paul Lee.
A contemporary portrait of the relationship between two young women in the month of November in Poland. A film by Tanmay Chowdhary.
An awkward computer programmer learns to dance to impress his next-door neighbor. Named after a dance from the Afro-Haitian Vodou tradition, Yanvalou is pure visual storytelling through image and action. A film by Angeline Gragasin.
Mae's life is routinely disrupted by the advice from her online crystal healer and her devotion to horoscopes. Armed with healing crystals and numerology, Mae is ready to follow the predictions on an unexpected path to find her soulmate. A film by Angela Stempel.
A dark comedic about Ariel, an insecure writer tortured by her own desires who must overcome a proclivity for dysfunctional affairs to find a healthier, more sustainable relationship. A film by Ariel Kavoussi.
A comedy about isolation and loneliness, following a young woman, adrift, seeking intimacy in the most unlikely places. A film by Bridey Elliot.
A lonely fisherman hooks more than he bargained for. A film by Jennifer Sheridan.
After seeing a nature documentary, a newly acquainted couple ponder the ways in which animals show affection towards one another. A film by John Arthur Wilson.
A neuro-engineer is unable to move on from the death of her partner. After years of research and development, she attempts to upload his consciousness into a computer software program to reconnect with him. A film by Malik Isasis.
Socially and sexually awkward teenager Melissa finds herself alone with her crush after being ditched by her friends at a party one night. A Film by Mylissa Fitzsimmons.
Avant-Garde
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One woman faces her final obligation in her isolated, waning days among a post-apocalyptic world. A film by Red Dawn Trio.
Like the ebbs and flows of waves in the ocean, a woman rides out different stages of an anxiety attack and through memory and space regains control and relief. A film by Nat Gee.
Grief work, initially defined by Freud, is redescribed by Derrida as a ‘work of mourning’ that requires an internal idealization of the voice and the body of the lost other, “ideally and quasi-literally devouring them”. A film by Fatma Belkis.
Set in the Land of the Freaks and the Home of the Depraved, Sam and Adrian endure a dystopian date night at The Country Club. A film by Lucky Marvel.
Lorenzo Benitez ventures to South America to meet a friend he had come to know only in writing. A film by Lorenzo Benitez.
An exploratory experience in a sublime space with luminous and color-saturated structures towering above and around, with various perceptual phenomena and sound to explore and encounter. A film by Linda Loh.
A portrait of a woman's everyday life seen through the perspective of an unlikely voyeuristic love interest. A film by Grace Kim.
A dancer finds catharsis through physical and verbal self-reflection. A film by Peter Dolshun.
In the middle of the night, after a tough breakup, Nadav goes to visit a friend he hasn't seen in a long time. A film by Daniel Bloom.
Apart of life. A film by Matthew Wade.
Its memories are not its own. A film by Matthew Wade.
Henry's vision is rendered useless after he is exposed to an unknown, airborne toxic gas. A film by Madeline Leshner.
Hoss checks in on an empty house and finds a stranger inside. A film by Ryan McGlade.
A young woman who paints her nightmares, her wily much-older cousin, and a small apartment-bound therapy group collide. A film by Ryan McGlade.
‘Vonnie’ is a short documentary made by Tynan DeLong about his mother, Vonnie DeLong. A raw meditation on loneliness, grief, and finding strength in your loved ones after a devastating loss.
A monkey lives in a suburban house. Strange little men are trying to end that madness. A film by Robin Courtel.
An exploration of the ways we perform and perceive gender in the world today. Bird Watching uses real-life documentary interviews and carefully curated archive footage to examine how women are seen. A film by Anne Hollowday.
A filmic reverie in homage to the writer-gravedigger Tico, who in a marginal life, searches for an aesthetic and political inspiration. A film by Adriana Barbosa & Bruno Mello Castanho.
A mother tucks her twin boys into bed and they realize they might not be alone. A Film by Ani Simon-Kennedy of Bicephaly Pictures.