THE EMPYREAN, 17min., Australia
Directed by Hannah Smith
In a future world full of darkness and oppression, a young girl, inventive and determined, fights to see ‘the stars’ for the first time.

https://www.instagram.com/theempyreanshort/

Director Biography - Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith is a Wr...

GARY, 7min., USA
Directed by Doug Cox
The brave crew of the Equinox have just landed on Mars. Now inhabitants of Station Orion, they will look to each other for inspiration and survival. And then there's Gary...

http://www.garyfilm.com/

Director Biography - Doug Cox

Doug Cox is a San Francis...

ROSES IN THE NIGHT, 10min., Bulgaria
Directed by Pencho Kunchev
A story of a young girl in ancient Greece between ripening and mystery of first love. Based upon "Les Chansons de Bilitis" by Pierre Louys (1875-1920).

Yariv Lerner - Producer

STEP BY STEP, 24min., France
Directed by Sébastien Duhem
Now that humanity is in decline,Earth is rebirthing. A life-worn cartographer and a wild young woman will have to learn to communicate in this new world.

http://www.sebduhem.com/

Valentin Soulet - Producer

Raphaël Lecomte - Key Cast
Ana...

THE RECYCLING MAN, 14min., Italy
Directed by Carlo Ballauri
In a poor and overpopulated, yet lonely suburban neighborhood, Jacob, a boy immobilized in a wheelchair, fights boredom by spying on his neighbors across the courtyard, while his mother, Valery, aggressively tries to convince Maria, her ...

STOYAN, 1hr. 46min., Spain,

Directed by Roberto Ruiz Céspedes

Maika is a mother who suffers from the unexpected kidnapping of her son Stoyan. It has been taken by a terrifying and ancient man to the Bardo… to the Beyond. Israel is a detective investigating the murder of a young woman with a tr...

MOON SHADOWS, 4min., Music Video
Directed by Hart Ginsburg
An image of a child looking towards the evening moon visited my thoughts one day or maybe it was a dream, from there an imaginary dialogue or dance emerged between the moon and the child. But who is guiding who in this planetary dance, is...

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

We always want to spread good news, hope and encouragement to our audience.

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?

Almost 2 years

3. How would you describe your film in two...

LAKIKO | A HYBRID IDEA, 5min., Germany, Music
Directed by Manfred Borsch
“In a very personal way, Sarajevo still reflects in me today, - and therefore, especially within my music.”
LAKIKO - A HYBRID IDEA is an audiovisual portrait of Lana Kosti?, a cellist, singer and composer from Bosnia, German...

SKELETONS, 5min., Colombia, Music Video
Directed by Sebastián Vargas Flor
Skeletons is a tragic romance between a young woman and a skeleton set to an epic ballad by the band No Stories about wasted time and missed opportunities.

Director Biography - Sebastián Vargas Flor

Sebastián Vargas Flor...

DOWN & UP, 4min., Israel, Music Video
Directed by Roiy Nitzan
A deflated and broken man tries to find redemption through music and love.

Director Biography - Roiy Nitzan
A video artist, visual effects specialist and director, Roiy Nitzan worked on a wide range of high profile projects, from ef...

WHERE TEARS, PERHAPS, 5min., Columbia, Music Video
Directed by Walter Escamilla

Music video featuring a dance duet between two female dancers that represents the act of creation.

Director Biography - Walter Escamilla

Walter Escamilla is a filmmaker based in Bogotá, Colombia. He studied Visual...

JOY! BLUE MOON, 3min., USA, Animation
Directed by John Vollmer
Music and images intertwine for a joyful experience.

Interview with filmmaker John Vollmer

1. What motivated you to make this film?

I’ve heard music in my head my whole life and after hearing one repeat over and over I start to s...

CIRCLES, 4min., Singapore, Music Video
Directed by Guo Xiang Khoo
Circles is a music video of a song composed by Charlie Lim. He is visualized as a pixel art character journeying through a surrealistic pixel art landscape to find his love.

Interview with director Guo Xiang Khoo

1. What motiva...

FAR AWAY MAN, 4min., Australia, Music Video
Directed by William (Wil) Bryant Allen
The timeless story of a human's experience following trauma, the struggles they and their loved ones can experience, and the hope and freedom available at the end of a journey of process and vulnerability. This is ...

TEMPORARY CONTEMPORARY, 14min., Switzerland, Experimental
Directed by Oliver David Brand
The powerful, vulnerable and poetic choreographies, which were created under the eyes of choreographer Jonathan Hour, form touching living counterpoints to the static emptiness of the epic, sometimes inhospit...

VULTURES, 12min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Daniel Denegre
At the end of a dying world, two scavengers are running out of options. When they find a way out, one doesn't hesitate to take what she can. But when faced with her victim, she has to decide if her survival is what’s most important.

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FIRE & ASH, 12min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Andreas John
Fire & Ash follows the true story of Vermont beatmaster and hip hop artist JL (Johnny Morris) as he grapples with a terminal brain cancer diagnosis. Faced with death and the inevitable dissolution of his physical body, JL embarks on a...

SILENT RHYTHM, 36min., USA, Documentary Dance
Directed hy Sarah Goolishian
This short documentary explores the relationship dancers have with music, especially when none of the dancers can hear the music. The Gallaudet Dance Company is home to a small dance studio that pushes the meaning of dance...

THE EMROIDERESSES, 8min,. Sweden, Documentary
Directed by Bo Fredrik Sjökvist
The Emroideresses is a short documentary / dance film about the difficult art of translating embroidery into dance. What exactly is a cross stitch and can you really walk with a thread? The film follows kompani mamsell'...

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

First of all, the place: this vast empty warehouse that I had at my disposal. Then, the desire to pay tribute to an evening that I had organized in 1992, which was called the "Factory night" , a tribute to Andy Warhol's Facto...

WHO SITS BESIDE US IN THE BATH, 11min., USA, Dance
Directed by Dana Sokolowski
A surreal bedtime story about trust, safety, and protection after the death of a parent.

Director Biography - Dana Sokolowski

Dana Sokolowski is a writer, filmmaker, and dancer/choreographer based in Atlanta, GA. Her...

GISELLE, 16min., USA, Ballet
Directed by Scott Cook
Adapted from the classical ballet Giselle, this film follows a young peasant girl though a story of love and betrayal. After finding out the man she is in love with is really royalty, Giselle tragically dies. Now a ghost, Giselle is introduced t...

THEY WAKE, 3min., USA, Dance
Directed by Karla Puno Garcia
A community under a spell of slumber comes to life.

Karla Puno Garcia is a proud Filipina-American artist based in NYC. She has been a Broadway swing for four years.

As a female choreographer of color, Karla strongly emphasizes musicali...