MOISTURE, 25min., Brazil
Directed by Duda Gorter
Brazil: In a gray city in the near future, religious sects and rats live on the prowl. It rains non-stop.

FEM/DOM - Empowered, 15min., USA
Directed by Mitchell Suikess
Violet is a resourceful, independent, and modern woman. By day, she works as a soft-spoken assistant for an abusive, and misogynistic boss, Mr. Mann. By night, Violet swaps her powerlessness for power, when she moonlights as a dominatr...

CHHAVA, 39min., India
Directed by Anurag Srijit, Arman Shaikh
Set in the storied Apshinge Military Village in Maharashtra, 'Chhava' offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of families bound by centuries of military service, from the reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to today. Crafted with ca...

HOME, 16min., USA
Directed by Al Chang
Seo-won navigates a fragmented reality filled with emotional encounters and haunting memories, seeking solace and clarity in her search for home.

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TORII, 13min., Germany
Directed by Martin Gerigk
Torii ?? is a short film in the form of an audiovisual composition about the traditional Shinto gates of the same name in Japan. The film uses these gates which symbolically mark the transition from the mundane to the sacred as representatives of a...

NYCTOPHOBIA, 88min., USA
Directed by Seayoon Jeong
As Liz struggles with nyctophobia (fear of the dark), a form of anxiety disorder that causes sleeping issues, she desperately tries to fall asleep by entering her “inner world” where she can access her happy childhood memories. However, she ultim...

WATER, 58min., USA
Directed by Gary Beeber
Water, we take it for granted and probably don’t give it much thought, but it is essential to sustain life everywhere.

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1. What motivated you to make this film?

I met environmentalis...

KIDS OCEAN DAY / A LOVE PROJECT, 9min., USA
Directed by David Creech
A behind the scenes look at the the educational philosophy of Kids Ocean Day founder, Michael Klubock.

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LOTTERY TICKET, 12min., USA
Directed by Kenzie Woodrow
Two high-school friends play the lottery in hopes of winning big.

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THERE ARE THINGS TO DO, 18min., USA
Directed by Mike Syers
Urvashi Vaid, an outspoken immigrant, lesbian and woman of color was an LGBTQ+ superhero helped shape the modern day gay rights movement. Her vision for the movement serves as a roadmap of initiatives & tools for generations of activist a...

I'M SO SORRY BABY, 22min., USA
Directed by Friday Anderson, Kylee C. Roberts
Mars, a black and trans person, experiments with their nonbinary identity within a monogamous, "straight", relationship. In the devastation of heartbreak, they see themself in the mirror for the first time.

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WHAT WILL THEY SAY?, 13min., UK
Directed by Sunalika Jain
When Anaisha’s mother turns up unexpectedly at her girlfriend’s house, will Anaisha have the courage to own her truth?

BARK!, 21min., Iceland
Directed by Sol Berruezo Pichon-Riviere
After receiving a hateful snapchat message from other teenagers, the trans girl Blaer needs to face her bullies in school and learn to recognize and live with the fear behind violence. She seeks solace in her diverse group of friends,...

IDENTITY, 9min., Peru
Diercted by Bruno Mauricio Montenegro
Mariano, a trans man from Arequipa, Peru, visits his grandparents in the traditional village of Chivay, where he will face the conflict between his gender identity and his cultural heritage from the ancient Cabanas and Collaguas.

THE QUEEN WANTS REVENGE, 14min., USA
Directed by Tyler Soares
Hellvania, a young drag queen, finds herself battered, bruised, and angry after a beating from her abusive ex-boyfriend. She seeks solace from her drag mother, Russia. The leader of the legendary House of Blades. But Hellvania gets mor...

BIG EASY QUEENS, 80min., USA
Directed by Erynn Dalton
Eighty minutes of pure horror queer celebration with original musical numbers, voodoo, zombies, Drag Queens, and campy neo-giallo delight soaked in blood, gristle, and glitter, oh my! In this “glam horror” righteous extravaganza, a battle for ...

kaleidoESSENCE pt.2, 2min., Canada
Directed by Olukolade Daramola

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NOT ALONE, 5min., UK
Directed by Maryam Imogen Ghouth
A poetry film about creative expression, featuring the artist Sacha Jafri.

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1. What motivated you to make this film?

I felt compelled to speak up for artists and justify o...

COUNTERPOISE, 20min., Australia
Directed by Matt Byrne, Larissa McGowan
Counterpoise is a stirring dance video made in collaboration between Australia's leading dance company working with artists with and without disability, Restless Dance Theatre, University of South Australia project - Connect2...

IMMORTALS, 4min., Peru
Directed by Manzanon
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IN THE DISTANCE, 10min., France
Directed by Laëtitia Daché
"In the Distance" is a choreographic triptych presented as short films, offering a perspective on the notions of complementarity and duality, expressions of resilience in the face of challenges.

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BLAIRSVILLE, 13min., USA
Directed by Daniel Smith

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1. What motivated you to make this film?

Blairsville was born out of a deep connection to the landscape I encountered while travelling with my husband, a dancer and choreographer, to attend my best friend's we...

DANCE THE WALTZ, 12min,. Isreal
Directed by Alona Milner
“It is a dancing, whirling, almost hallucinatory ecstasy, an increasingly passionate and exhausting whirlwind of dancers, who are overcome and exhilarated by nothing but ‘the waltz.’” Said Ravel about his masterpiece “La Valse”.

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FITTED SKIN, 6min, USA
Directed by Karen Gayle
Set against the horizon of New York City, Fitted Skin is a dance short about finding comfort in the skin you’re in. Like a fitted sheet, it is almost impossible to get each corner to perfectly cover each edge. Paolo Nutini’s powerful score Iron