COLORS OF A BLACK BELT, 16min., USA, Drama
Directed by Lina Kraftsof
14 year old Emerson struggles with their self-identity and often lashes out in many ways. One of these ways is stealing their Karate instructor's black belt. After a moment of delusion, reality hits and Emerson is forced to deal...

THROUGH THE STAR, 4min., Netherlands, Music Video
Directed by K.K. Electronics

https://kkelectronics.eu/
https://www.facebook.com/k.k.electronicsmus/
https://twitter.com/KKElectronicseu
https://www.instagram.com/k.k.electronicsmusic/

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1. What motivated you to make thi...

Jeff Hilliard - Finger Bang Your Day, 4min, USA, Music Video
Directed by Jeff Hilliard - Finger Bang Your Day

http://www.jeffhilliard.tv/
https://twitter.com/jeffhilliard
https://instagram.com/jeffhilliard

Director Statement
Just a song and dance man trying to make my friends and family laugh.

SALT, 3min., Germany, Fashion
Directed by Dominik Hill
"Salt" tells the story of a group of people, who put away their fear of the elemental forces of nature and instead rediscover natural power, returning a bit to their own roots.

https://www.instagram.com/hello_dominik

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ALIEN, 1min., Poland, Experimental
Directed by Rafa? Baszczy?ski, Rafa? Baszczy?ski, Rafa? Baszczy?ski
Reflections of a man, indigenous by nature, standing by the surface of water at a beautiful sunset do not fill with joy, but rather with bitter sadness.

https://www.facebook.com/rafalbaszczynsk...

LIGHT SCULPTURE, 5min., United Arab Emirates, Experimental
Directed by Ghinwas Salem Marofa
A person (the sculptor_cinema) sits sideways on a chair and in front of him is a table on the right side of the screen and a small circle of light is drawn on the left side (which expresses the beginning ...

EXPRESSION, 2min., USA, Drama
Directed by Kyle Briot
A young woman talks to a professional about her past, but all is not as it seems.

Director Statement
I have had the idea for this short film for a long time - a misdirection movie. At first, we appear to be watching a young woman talk to a pro...

FLORES, 4min,. Germany, Music Video
Directed by Asbirg Anderson
Artur is strolling around the city of Münster. 'What shall I do?' he asks himself - 'Live wild and dangerous' was the response. Three encounters help him to be courageous.

https://instagram.com/asbirg.naranjo

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PHONE CALL, 5min, USA, Comedy
Directed by Zoe Kim
Why everyone with a Korean mom needs to go to therapy.

http://www.thezoekim.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thezoekim

Director Statement
Few months ago when I was having lunch with a friend, they said "I want to make movies but I don't have money...

SCENE FROM A FUNERAL, 5min., USA, Drama
Directed by Cat Rhinehart
A woman's biological clock chimes in at her father's funeral.

https://www.sidecarpics.com/

FIRST MEMORY, 1min., USA, Drama/Comedy
Directed by Chip Hackler
Memory's a funny thing.

Director Statement
FIRST MEMORY is a collaboration between film students, educators and professionals. For some, it was their first day on a film set. Others had worked on Oscar winners.

The child actor, Emm...

SWISH, 5min,. USA, Drama
Directed by Andrew Roland
Two brothers grow up in the sport of basketball, pushing and challenging one another. Until one day, one gets killed. Years after grieving, it drives the remaining brother to keep the standard and work ethic that he and his brother shared.

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CALL ME SORAYA, 100min., Switzerland, Documentary
Directed by Daniel Stadelmann
Soraya feels like a girl, but anatomically she is a boy. Until recently, she went to school as Josué. Her coming out at the age of 13 is initially positive, but after just a few weeks she is met with increasing reject...

YO YO, 9min., USA, Drama
Directed by Shuyin Zheng
A 15-year-old girl, Lin, who stays home pretending to be sick, lost her best friend because of a sketch, which also exposed her unrequited love under the summer sunlight.

Director Statement
My writing professor once told me we had to struggle to ...

PLUTO'S GENDER, 6min., USA, Drama
Directed by Hsiao-Hsia Huang
By teaching his sister about the nature of planets, a young astronomy professor, Gavin, reveals a hidden aspect of his own nature.

MONODIALOGUE, 5min, USA, Drama
Directed by Azure Kwok
A surreal encounter with Adam reveals everything about Addison's past, present, and future.

https://www.theythemfilms.com/
https://instagram.com/theythemproductions

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BONHEUR / HAPPY PLACE, 4min., Canada, Dance
Directed by Maxime Beauchamp
With the right people, a happy place is only relative.

Get to know Dancer/Choreographer Greer Whillans

1. What motivated you to make this film?
Greer: Maxime called Chanel and I up and asked us if we would like to collabor...

SLEEPLESS IN SAIGON, 9min., USA, Drama
Directed by Minnie Nguyen
Saigon, Vietnam - 1972 - Two men who come from two backgrounds fall in love at first sight - a love story between a Vietnamese tailor and an American customer.

http://www.wdaentertainment.com/work

Director Statement
We all deserve...

SHEDDING, 5min., Canada, Documentary
Directed by Tziara Reyes
This short documentary follows a individual’s journey of shaving their head for the first time; exploring the complex relationship between hair and identity.

http://povfilm.org/
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BERLIN, 16min,. USA,
Directed by Sea Shimooka, Ian M Adelson
Deserted by a close friend, a young backpacker tries to find her way home after a dark night in Berlin.

Director Statement
This film feels like an invasion of privacy, a lurking view into a young woman’s distressing inner world. It’s ...

IDAHO BABE, 8min,. USA, Documentary
Directed by Arlie Sommer
Idaho Babe is a short, poetic, documentary about the Idaho Buckaroo legend, Babe Hanson. Using collage animation, archival photos, and contemporary video of oral history interviews with and about Harriet “Babe” Drake Hanson, a queer wom...

THE AIR YOU BREATHE, 4min., Columbia, Music Video
Directed by Sara Lucia Birceño, Leonardo Jurado
The air you breathe is inspired by those couple conversations in which there is nothing left but the breakup. Between disagreements, fights and wounds we try to rebuild memories that are no longer co...

ELVIS PRESLEY - UNCHAINED MELODY, 3min., USA, Music Video
Directed by Gabriel Tick
A reverse telling of Elvis’ musical journey from Vegas, Nashville, Memphis, to Tupelo, MS where his love of music was born and thrived in its purest form. Special attention to specific details from Elvis life are d...

FOUNTAIN, 28min, UK
Directed by Alexandrina Hemsley
Building on Yewande 103’s current body of work around embodied advocacy, Fountain blends together dance and digital watery environments to explore tidal cycles of repair, loss, joy and intimacy. This powerful work draws on the symbolism and psyc...