GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY: THE BANKRUPTCY OF DETROIT, 93min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Sam Katz, James McGovern
Once heralded as the spirit of American manufacturing, music and democracy, Detroit descended into disrepair and insolvency over five decades culminating in the largest municipal ban...

THE BITTER END, 10min., USA, Film Noir
Directed by Michael Duane Gibson
A down on his luck detective settles in for one final drink at a bar but must first confront his past.

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SCUMBLING, 30min., USA, Drama
Directed by Lynn Blackwell Denton
In 1965 an aspiring artist returns to her parents' home following psychiatric treatment. Her returning demons, the relationship with her mother, even the family dog - all play a role as Anne attempts to connect her emotional state wi...

RUMINATION, 3min., Canada, Animation
Directed by Ashleigh Vaillancourt
A woman's decent into the depths of her mind culminates in a revelation.

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1. What motivated you to make this film?

The inspiration behind this film is very personal. I wrote the concept for the fi...

DOOR, 5min., Poland, Drama
Directed by Ma?gorzata Juchnik
A woman tries to reach out little girl who keeps disappearing. Door is an attempt to capture the feeling of longing in a dream-like narrative. Shot in classic style, black and white movie starring Sandra Korzeniak and Gaja Dravnel.

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A Better Place is an in depth look at the toxic legacy of British colonial-era laws, which criminalise consensual same-sex love, while at the same time allowing perpetrators of sexual violence to go unpunished. More than 70 countries still criminalise gay sex. In over 30, rape within marriage is ...

A young comedian misses performing, but faces a world in which she can no longer tell if she’s funny, so she decides to reconnect with her audience members – one at a time.

ONE & ONLY is an experimental comedy special written and performed by Sophia Cleary for an audience of one person. Using th...

EXIST, 4min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Niaz Parvaresh
Power of sorrow that guide you to exist .

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PUZZLE IN THE PALM, 26min., Japan, Drama
Directed by Ayumi Kurokawa
Risa and Takumi were born and raised in Kanazawa at Japan. They've been dating for a year and a half, and they turned thirty years old. Parents and relatives half-heartedly encouraged them to live together. So they decided to liv...

NO FATS. NO FEMMES. NO ASIANS., 23min., USA, Comedy/Relationships
Directed by Adam Razavi, Willa Rydall
When Eli and his longtime boyfriend break up, Eli starts to realize the parts of himself he was hiding to appeal to his relationship. Namely, his femininity.

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METAMORPHOSIS, 10min,. South Africa, Drama
Directed by Iban Bester, Roelof Hayward
A coming out story: A young gay man named Lerato is struggling to become intimate with his boyfriend Jaden, due to feelings of gay shame. One night after a romantic picnic Lerato and Jaden try to become intimate wi...

LIE NEXT TO ME, 12min., USA, Drama/Romance
Directed by David Legel
A polyamorous couple finds their marriage called into question after their loyalty to each other is tested by diverging expectations.

Inspired by a true story, “Lie Next to Me” is a melancholic relationship drama that deals with ...

CARTER, 14min., USA, Drama
Directed by Aaron Guest
A lonesome 16-year-old investigates his older brother’s ultra-masculine facade and the role it plays within their troubled family.

Director Statement

In a time when many are attempting to silence LGBTQ+ youth, CARTER seeks to influence a world ...

MONOCHROME, 13min., Switzerland, Erotic
Directed by Dan Nieders
Behind closed doors, Juan lives their fantasies through Elise, with an intense and strange fascination. While Elise and Marius are flirting during a night out with friends. Juan is drawn into the introspection of a wicked game, and m...

FRANCHESKA: PRAIRIE QUEEN, 64min., Canada, Documentary
Directed by Laura Lynn O'Grady
It's hard to be a superstar when you have a midnight frontline shift to show up for. Francheska: Prairie Queen follows the journey of Filipino care worker Francis (Kiko) Yutrago, as he tries to achieve drag star...

FINGER, 12min., USA, Horror
Directed by Joe Lueben
A mysterious woman appears at a father's home seeking recompense for a long-buried transgression. But she doesn't want money—she wants one of his fingers.

CHICKEN, 18min., Australia, Horror
Directed by Reilly Johnson
After being entranced by an advert for BBQ chicken, Hungry Man (Connor Ambrose), sets out to fulfil his consumeristic desires in an effort to rid himself of a recurring nightmare featuring a torturous spinning meat hook. But it may jus...

GNAW, 7min., Canada, Horror
Directed by Rosalee Yagihara
As romantic tensions consume Cote and her girlfriend, a pesky hangnail triggers a downward spiral into obsession.

Director Statement

For me 'Gnaw' resonates as a story about how women can be so hard on ourselves and our bodies, as well as...

PROS AND CONS, 17min., UK, Thriller
Directed by Robert Vassie
A group of con artists, betrayed by one of their own during a recent sting, take refuge in their warehouse lair while attempting to force the traitor to reveal the location of the loot. However, the leader of the team, Alice, seems mor...

STRANGE WATERS, 16min,. UK, Thriller
Directed by Andy McLeod
Four strangers. A remote fort out at sea. A private party with an absent host. The tale of four soldiers who jumped to their death. Was it the isolation or some thing else? Will the fort claim it’s next victims or can they all survive u...

MOTHER'S LOVE, 10min., Puerto Rico, Thriller
Directed by Pedro Silva
A young man breaks into a house without imagining that a mother's love will change his life.

Director Statement

From a young age, cinema has been one of my greatest passions. Watching movies and dreaming that one day I would ...

CLASSIFIED, 9min., USA, Action/Horror
Directed by Kevin McMahon
An elite group of soldiers go on mission to rescue missing comrades but when they enter the abandoned power plant they soon find that an evil presence is behind the disappearances and the fighters find themselves against an enemy the...

FOLLOW THE ARROW, 13min., France, Crime/Thriller
Directed by Marc Saez
A man, a Woman, a hunt

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.1. What motivated you to make this film?

I wanted to make a film about art, passion, sensuality. Also dealing with deceptive appearanc...

THE DESERT KING, 16min,. USA, Action/Adventure
Directed by Lev Mergian
While hiking in the desert, a young woman meets an eccentric character who has resigned himself to a life of solitude in the wilderness, and stays to explore the imaginary kingdom he rules.

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