V838, 2min., UK
Directed by Oliver Kane
Inspired by the new extraterrestrial frequencies of V838 Monocerotis (a binary star system) that open the track (written by Tiggi Hawke & Oliver JT Dipre as the introduction to her upcoming album 'Ascension'), the concept revolves around a solar storm which...

FLORA, 10min., Norway, Music Video
Directed by Liv Nome
FLORA is a musical poem and the lyrics is in my local Norwegian dialect from Kristiansand. Translated for english subtitles in the video that was released 30.12.20.

http://livnome.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Liv-Nome-Music-and-Gallery-651...

MEMORIAM, 2min,. USA
Directed by Lyla Ruth
My dad passed away recently and I’ll be completely honest here, watching him die slowly from cancer is a hell I would not wish on my worst enemy.
Family and friends ask me how I am feeling, or how I am handling it all. In actuality, the emotions are too ...

INTO THE ART OF SUNSHINE, 5min., South Africa
Directed by Craig Moore
‘Into The Arms of Sunshine’ is an experimental movement piece told through poetry and motion. Starring two circus artists from the Montreal Circus; Sabine Van Rensburg and Brin Schoellkopf.

http://www.craigmoore.tv/
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CREATURA, 13min., Canada
Directed by Ford Mckeown Larose, Phethsari Pathammavong
If the world were to recreate itself in an empty space, how would new forms of life appropriate this environment? How would they evolve? Through lights and movements, Creatura explores the concept of genesis and evol...

SILHOUETTE, 9min., USA, Dance
Directed by Alex Sjobeck, Rulon Wood, Marla Hansen
Silhouette is short dance film portraying the ubiquitous theme that members of society have to masquerade in order to blend in, anxiously minimizing aspects of their own identity in order to avoid judgment.

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CIRCLE, 6min., Germany, Dance
Directed by Phillip Kaminiak
"Circle" is an analogy between the modern human being, living in mass cities, and the phenomenon of the circle of death - observed in nature with ants who are separated from the main foraging party and lose the pheromone track.

https://w...

[Aphrodite], 12min., USA
Directed by Jekyns Pelaez
A goddess decides to visit us.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?
The thesis for my Master's Degree was based on an adaptation of Oedipus Rex, which ended up being a fulfilling, yet difficult project. Nonethele...

OFRENDA, 9min., Mexico, Dance
Directed by Claudia Lavista, Alexander Dahm
Grief is a dark, complex, mysterious territory that can seem almost inaccessible.

https://www.facebook.com/ClaudiaLavista
https://www.instagram.com/ClaudiaLavista

THE CHESHIRE ZOMBIE, 6min,. USA
Directed by Shawn Anthony Cockerham
Friendships during a zombie apocalypse are difficult to manage.

https://www.instagram.com/shawn_cockerham/

Director Statement
I directed The Cheshire Zombie because of the dynamic potential. The frenetic, eerie, goofy, and sho...

STAGE MANAGED, 28min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Guy Noland
A suburban community theater must successfully produce a knock-off version of "My Fair Lady" in order to keep their doors open.

http://www.viralentertain.com/

Director Statement
There’s no short answer to “Why this idea and why now?”, so...

DOWN TO EARTH, 24min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Maxwell Sternlicht
A comedy about three extraterrestrial roommates, all with different goals and backgrounds, navigating life on Earth.

GOLAZO, 2min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Luis G Blanco
A golazo is an awesome soccer goal in Spanish. Everytime Jerry's favorite team -Mexico's national team- scores one he goes crazy and wants to share it with the whole world, at the very least, his own city.

https://vimeo.com/757809837/26eae6509...

METROS, 15min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Jarred Harper, Sarang Sharma
BFFs Leo, Q, and Jai move to New York City to add their own spice to the cultural melting pot. They are quickly shaped and confronted by the creatures who inhabit the concrete jungle through the lens of the metrosexual millennia...

THE STALL, 6min, USA, Comedy
Directed by Chris Meroia
A groom on the run from his wedding, a man in a wheelchair with a desperate need to crap - who will win the stall?

MOVING VIOLATION, 4min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Eric Bergemann
A traffic stop triggers relationship issues.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?
My brother was visiting and he reminded me about a time we got pulled over and I turned to him and said "I think I'm g...

TIGER MOM, 21min., Canada, Drama
Directed by Munara Muhetaer
A Chinese-Canadian teenager trapped under the suffocating direction of his severe and demanding mother rebels for the first time.

https://twitter.com/munaramuhetaer
https://munara.ca/

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1. What motivated you ...

TEDDY HUGGER, 8min., USA, Fantasy
Directed by Maya Peters
Up way past her bedtime, a young girl overhears an argument between her parents occurring on the floors below. She hides in her bedroom closet until suddenly the door opens revealing her teddy bear who pulls her into a magical forest. Alth...

SPOTLIGHT, 12min., Canada, Drama
Directed by Peter CS Lee
Cradling his newborn son in his home, Andrew is confronted by his father causing him to relive moments of trauma from his upbringing. Revisiting cruel lessons from his teenage years on avoiding cigarettes, respecting elders and controlling...

QUANDARY, 10min., Turkey, Drama
Directed by Ebubekir Sefa Akbulut
In a world where vitality is gradually decreasing due to environmental pollution, the fisherman who cannot find food establishes a bond with the fish he caught in the lake as a result of long efforts. He is torn between hunger and ...

MOM, 6min., USA, Drama
Directed by Hien Dinh
A young Vietnamese-American girl struggles to communicate to her immigrant mom about an altercation with a bully and in the end, realizes that there are other ways to convey her feelings.

VALUES FOR ME, 7min,. Philippines, Documentary
Directed by Mark Daniel De Castro
How does one self maintain his Filipino values when he currently stops doing projects and takes a break?

Director Statement
This film will always be special to me because this is an experimental project that always...

HEROES, 18min, USA, Drama/Adventure
Directed by Roberto Sanchez
Rigo, the new kid in town, finds himself being bullied by some of the local kids. A chance encounter with Miguel, a comic book store owner, introduces Rigo to the vast world of superheroes. But are they fiction or real?

https://www....

LAS MURALISTAS: OUR WALLS, OUR STORIES, 25min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Javier Briones
Las Muralistas: Our Walls, Our Stories is a 25-minute documentary directed by Javier Briones and edited by Claudia Escobar, in partnership with SFMOMA. The film features women muralists whose works cover t...