POWWOW, 4min., USA, Documentary

Directed by Keeley Gould

“POWWOW” documents a central event in Native American cultural that allows tribes to gather and reclaim indigenous rites and expresses the sacred and spiritual. The film is a message of strength and inspiration to promote the importance o...

WE SAVE US, 14min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Aylin Sozen

We Save Us is a short poetic documentary centering the expressions of New Yorkers leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election results. As tensions rise, the movement led by Black female activists to end police violence is ever-pr...

THE SPIRAL, 8min., Russia, Drama
Directed by Igor Buzaev

When I was a little girl, I saw a movie about space, where people of the future could treat painlessly without cuts.

It became my dream, which my team and I were able to make true.

FRONTLINE KITCHEN, 15min., Canada, Documentary

Directed by Andrew Cromey

Frontline Kitchen is a short documentary about local restauranteurs that stepped up during the COVID-19 lockdown to help those in need during a national emergency. Together they use their combined kitchens, staff and facil...

DROPPING OUT, 16min., USA, Drama
Directed by Niko Gonzalez

"Dropping Out" is the story of two sisters attempting to reconnect, amidst the backdrop of an industrial town. The youngest, Chloe, is destined for greatness, as she prepares to head to a top university in England. The elder, more cynica...

FAITH INTERRUPTED, 15min., USA, Drama
Directed by Marquis Simmons
The piece gives a visual glimpse into mind and heart of someone that was assaulted, as they traverse the various stages of grieving and healing to once again find some sense of normalcy.

CUERPO UNIVERSAL, 20min., Canada, Experimental
Directed by Liana Carbone
Out of the cave, the womb of Mother Earth, Jade emerges to rediscover the world through her healing process. In the ocean of consciousness she is reborn as a universal body.

WHILE WE WAIT, 18min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Lukas Huffman
An experimental dance film that charts the emotional journey of an ensemble who struggles to keep working after their 2020 world premier is postponed due to a global pandemic.

"enough", 14min., USA, Cinematic docu-fiction
Directed by Caleb Slain

A dream, a nightmare, a musical. Shot over 10 years, this surreal hip hop odyssey unpacks the stormy inner world of Nathan Nzanga, a Congolese-American artist coming of age in a fractured nation.

TETHERED, ARE WE THE EXPERIMENT?, 43min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Daniel Gartzke
How long has it been since you last checked your phone?
5 minutes? 1 minute? 10 seconds? Did you imagine that last vibration? In 2021, that smart phone of yours - is a fixture of you - and for many in our world,...

THINGS I SHOULD HAVE SAID, 8min., USA, Drama
Directed by Lenny Lenox
A man struggling with substance abuse after losing his family in a car crash finds purpose in life again after befriending a boy who is being bullied at school.

BECOMING WACKY CHAD, 78 minutes, Comedy Documentary
Directed by Isaac Deitz

A teenager sets out to make a living doing stunts and making people laugh.

FIB THE TRUTH, 88 minutes, Russia, Thriller/Drama
Directed by Olga Akatyeva

A loving couple The Older and The Guy spend their time away from the world. Sudden arrival of The Younger and then of The Older’s Ex-Boyfriend breaks the idyllic country life picture. Each character has own plans for the...

A SECOND CHANCE, 10min., USA, Documentary

Directed by Christopher Aumen

In the snap of moment, pausing while climbing up an 80-foot rock wall, a young mother decides to transform her life into the journey she knows she needs. Choice and commitment to live only with purpose and passion rules her...

MEMORIES OF GREEN, 7min., USA, Drama
Directed by Sam Luna
A man recalls his childhood experiences with his father on the gold course.

SMALL WORLD - MEMORY OF LOVE, 6min., Japan, Experimental
Directed by Yuya Yoshizaki
Look over the ocean.
Despaired beyond reach, I sank lonely deep and deep into the bottom of the ocean.
There is no hope, no light anymore.
I thought it wasn't.
But I heard a voice.
The voice named love.

PAINT ON PAINT #4, 4min., Portugal, Experimental
Directed by Vasco Diogo
Paint On Paint # 4 is the fourth of a 10 series experimental animations that follow some structural principles: all are digital; all have a 3 minute and 33 seconds runtime; all are focused on a specific set of tools regardin...

TRUE FRIENDS, 5min,. Sweden, Dramedy
Directed by Mattias Königsson, Emil T. Jonsson
Conny is so tired of Corona. He feels so alone and his only human interface is with his brother on the phone.Browsing through his phone's contactlist he decides to phone every single contact, even those he can't ...

MUSIC IN CONTRARY MOTION, 10min., Canada, Musical
Directed by Tom Belding
Set to the classic minimalist music of Philip Glass, arranged for marimbas and synthesizer by the Canadian percussion duo Taktus, this film juxtaposes the natural world and those things that humans have created within it. A...

ULRICHS 1867, 10min., Germany, Drama
Directed by Sven Niemeyer
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895), was a lawyer, journalist, publisher, writer, pioneer of sexology and is known as the "first open gay man" and "LGBTQ+"-activist in Germany.

At the German Juristentag in Munich in 1867, he publicly ...

THE NEARING OF JORDYN SIMMONS, 14min., Australia, Drama
Directed by Jeremiah Nickols
After rekindling his relationship with an old flame, an internationally-renowned rugby player is outed. Pressure continues to mount as the men attempt to regain their emotional footing.

LESBIAN, 5min., UK, Poem
Directed by Rosemary Baker
"Lesbian." is a powerful poem by Lisa Luxx. It's about the word “lesbian”, and the decades of toxic connotations that have made it feel like a hostile piece of language: so much so that today, many queer women hesitate before using it. Rosemary ...

SUNDOWN TOWN, 10min., USA, Drama/Horror
Directed by Mylo Butler
Bryce & Mitchell's trip home is disrupted after making a pit stop in a mysteriously unwelcoming town.

ROOTS AND VEINS, 38min., Norway, Musical Documentary
Directed by Shaun Bartlett
"Roots and Veins" is the first of its kind; a poetic documentary music video mountain trekking album film by Brit-Norwegian singer-songwriter, artist and producer Shaun Bartlett. His new album is a 7-track universe th...