VINCINT - THERE WILL BE TEARS, 3min., Experimental
Directed by Ryan E. Nordin
Musician and queer Icon Vincint Cannady touches the darkness and the the light in this dazzling mini documentary.

https://www.ryannordin.com/?pgid=k9ngsipa-14256c83-d76f-420a-8753-85a32b6b0288

Director Statement
Grow...

AN ORDINARY DAY, 2min,. Canada, Experimental
Directed by Afaf El Haddioui
A portrait of a non-binary person living in Montréal and their journey of self-discovery.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?
I always had an admiration for how people like Filipe, who is ...

SKADJA, 17min., Norway, Experimental
Directed by Eili Bråstad Johannessen
A powerful meeting between two women brings their inner forces and desires to the surface. Can they overcome their traumas? Skádja is an exploration of nature, spirituality, passion and movement. An indigenous lesbian story...

L'APPRENANTE (THE LEARNER), 7min., France, Drama
Directed by Angelique Kalani Axelrode
L’Apprenante is an American college student in the process of “finding herself abroad” in Paris. She takes French classes to immerse herself in the culture, even though her accent is tragique. In one particular...

MY LOVERS ARE A COLLECTION OF BOOKS I'LL NEVER GET BACK, 12min,. USA, Romance
Directed by Jess Coles
A weary actor falls for her doppelgänger at an audition.

Director Statement
The impetus for this film was the time I got ghosted by my own doppelgänger. Two small brunettes routinely mistaken fo...

GORDITX, 15min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Malik Ever
As summer comes to a close, kung-fu obsessed Ursula discovers she’s not the only outcast at an exclusive country club summer camp. With the kids’ golf tournament looming, Ursula hopes to win and prove her worth with the help of Chef Cormac, the ...

WHY I'M NOT A BASKETBALL PLAYER, 110min., Israel, Documentary
Directed by Alon Weinstock
A ballad of love, pain and gratitude to basketball and the life around it.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film ?
It was my dream to make a documentary that will try to answ...

MAX! THE DOGUMENTARY, 11min,. USA, Documentary
Directed by Brandon Sanchez
In a rural town of Southern California, the mayor is a Golden Retriever named Max, a beacon of positivity to the citizens of Idyllwild. In this heart warming documentary, we discover how the dynasty of golden retriever may...

SHATTERED: How Women Broke the Glass Ceiling In Oregon Politics, 38min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Jodi Gwen Garber-Simon
Oregon is filled with female firsts, from the nation's first openly lesbian speaker of any state house in 2013 to the country's only female-majority state house in 2021. Fo...

JOURNALIST AT WAR - VOICE OF THE VICTIMS, 52min., Iraw/Norway
Directed by Morten Offerdal, Vegard Lund Bergheim
In this compelling and highly dramatic documentary, we follow war reporters Afshin Ismaeli and Tor Arne Andreassen as they travel to Syria to document the collapse of ISIS. Shot on the ...

Witness to 9/11 | In the Shadows of Ground Zero, 55min., USA
Directed by Patrick Heaphy
Witness to 9/11: In the Shadows of Ground Zero sheds new light on America's darkest day with a linear snapshot of never-before-seen footage and unprecedented insight into how the 9/11 attacks, in the moments a...

REHUMANIZE, 57min., USA
Directed by Kelsey Darragh
With its roots in indigenous practice and community, this is a documentary about the first ever sexual assault case in North American to be resolved using Restorative Justice through the court system. One woman tells her story of fighting to have...

A RALLY FOR RANGERS, 52min., USA
Directed by Eric Daft
Park rangers are the heroes on the front lines of conservation, yet in many parks across the globe they are often under-appreciated, and under-equipped. As a foundation, Rally for rangers seeks to empower park rangers, as well as raise awaren...

DENE DRUM SONGS IN GAHNIHTHAH, 11min., Canada
Directed by Jonathan Antoine
A short documentary on the Dene Drum in Gahn?? (Rabbitkettle).

BARE METAL, 10min., USA,
Directed by Brandon Robert Gries, Ryan Freng, John Shoemaker
Microsoft, Google, META, and AWS are some of the biggest single-power consumers in the world. Along with other digital infrastructure companies’ consumption, they make up 2.4% of the world's energy use. This fi...

DAWN: A CHARLESTON LEGEND, 34min., USA
Directed by Ron Davis
Dawn Langley Simmons was one of the first transgender and interracial marriage pioneers. Dawn’s story was one in which mystery and legend swirled, even to this day. She was the author of more than 20 books. She was the adopted daughter ...

DISCO SAUCE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF PENNA ALLA VODKA, 35min,. USA
Directed by Roberto Serrini
Penne Alla Vodka is America's dirty little secret. You can have it hungover from the diner, or for 40 bucks a plate at the finest restaurants. While it's secret origin might surprise you, it's sordid histor...

COOKING INSIDE: FROM PRISON TO HOME, 23min., USA
Directed by Brent Lambert-Zaffino
Two men who were formerly incarcerated together recreate a prison meal exactly as they made it inside. Cooking Inside explores America's cruel and broken prison system through the humanity of food.

https://souther...

IRONSELF, 20min., Canada, Doc Adventure
Directed by Tinthi Tembo
After a near death overnight hiking experience, Eman – a Queer Egyptian hiker, shares their healing journey of re-exploring the magnificent mountains of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (also known as British Colu...

THE SOUL OF SICILY, 34min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Margie Raimondo
The food we eat connects us to a vast web --from farmers to producers - involved in getting food from farm to fork. We probably don’t pause to think about it while eating an apple or cheese, but this global food system is ce...

SHE'S THIRSTY, 9min., USA, Drama
Directed by Caleigh Schaad
18-year-old Michelle is having the night from Hell. A disappointing hookup, blisters from wearing heels all night, and to top it all off she has lost her cellphone. But, Michelle's night takes a turn when she stops to use a phone booth a...

UNBELIEVABLE! THE ART WILLIAMS STORY, 29min., Documentary
Directed by Edward C. Bartel II
“Unbelievable!" provides the audience with a glimpse into the life of Art Williams. From his humble beginnings working alongside his mother and father in the cotton fields at the tender age of four, to his f...

GRANITE JAW, 6min., Canada, Documentary
Directed by Conner Nikides
A heavyweight boxer training on his boxing bag as he thinks of the fights he has had in the past and is going to have.
A man with a granite jaw.

https://www.instagram.com/connernikides/?hl=en

TRIAPHIE, 14min., Austria, Documentary
Directed by Matthaeus Weissenbacher
Manfred Eder had suffered from chronic asthma since he was 18 months old. His whole life he took strong medicine like cortisones, to compete the asthma. At times the side effects were as bad as the sickness, Manfred says.
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