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...

MY OWN WORST ENEMY, 6min., Netherlands, Experimental
Directed by Harrie Verbeek, Jelena Kosti
On your way to reaching a goal you are often battling against yourself. You take various steps, but it is the most unpredictable move that defeats your own worst enemy.

ANOMALY 4, 19min., UK, Experimental/Animation
Directed by Lindsay Seers, Keith Sargent
There is no singular way to sum up this work. It does not really want to be explained by an elucidating text; it wants to rest in the medium that shapes it. It does not follow a convention of story telling that...

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KAOTIC DRUMLINE: DRUMMING WITH A DIFFERENCE, 12min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Aaron Steinberg
On the South Side of Chicago, the Kaotic Drumline brings people together with creativity, energy and hope. [Documentary Short] . . . Conceived as a follow-up...

FOOLS, GOLD, 5min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Jim Allison
A poor prospector stumbles upon extreme wealth but finds out quickly that grand riches can sometimes complicate things.

DEBUT, 12min., Sweden, Drama/Comedy
Directed by Johan Stavsjo
The day before the debut of her first major theatre production, an ambitious theatre director, Cornelia, comes to the horrible realization that hey play is quite… bad. A self-destructive journey ensues involving PR agents and stubborn ...

POLY ANDREW, 11min., Canada, Comedy
Directed by Brad McDermott, Fred Kuhr
Andrew and Trevor are a happy gay couple, until Andrew's secret girlfriend - who also happens to be Trevor's best friend - shows up, and Andrew is forced to come to terms with his sexual identity.

FEATURE FILM SHOWCASE:

THE RUNNER, 102 minutes, USA, Thriller
Directed by Michelle Danner

After Miranda (Elisabeth Rohm) calls the cops on her son Aiden (Edouard Philipponnat) and he gets arrested for drug possession, he is given a terrible choice by Detective Wall (played by Cameron Douglas): ...

WHOLE MILK, 6min, USA, Comedy
Directed by Ian Michel Phillips
Ryan Hostetter has been enamored by the world inside his fridge since he was young. Now unemployed and struggling to embrace his adult life, Ryan takes one last interview for his dream job. A job inside his fridge.

THIRD DATE, 6min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Michael Kellman
Third Date is a comedy about the heightened stakes of romantic encounters, and ultimately the attempt to escape loneliness. Daniel is very excited for his date with Samantha, until he gets locked in his bathroom. As he struggles to get ou...

75 CENTS, 9min., USA, Drama
Directed by Safi Jafri
The midnight bus greets a Boy just trying to catch some sleep, but the Man who boards after has more intimate ideas in mind... plus tip.

THEY/THEM, 11min., Canada, Drama

Directed by Goldbloom Micomonaco

A day in the life of Silas – a young queer trans person who is trying to navigate home life, life in the queer community, and figuring out their pronouns.

WUHAN EXPRESS, 6min, USA, Comedy
Directed by Kiran Gordon
In this mockumentary, the only thing harder than running a Chinese restaurant during the pandemic is running one with your traditionalist and stubborn mother.

DON GARBAGGIO, 8min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Steve Alleva
A comedy short about 3 Sanitation men who are really passionate about trash!

CREATION, 8min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Jedi Kang
A student filmmaker struggles to write an original story, so until he writes one he locks himself in his room.

AS THE WAVE BROKE, 22min., Germany, Drama/Experimental
Directed by Alexandra Bekiou
As the wave broke…

The odyssey of a woman (40 years old) on the almost hopeless search for a life that does not seem like hell, after suffering the most terrible abuse and loss of her only consolation. She finds ...

ONOMATOPOEIA, 10min, Germany, Dance

Directed by Jasmine Ellis

Stuck on stage with no audience, dancers Adaya and Woosang search to understand if what they are saying is being heard or if the meaning of what they mean is being missed. A single shot dance film by director Jasmine Ellis.

ROOFTOP INTERMISSION, 10min., USA, Relationship
Directed by Masa Gibson, Abby J. Smith
Seeking a momentary respite from the strains of life in 2020, two strangers from the same building end up on a roof together and make a socially distant connection. (Shot on a mobile phone by the sheltering-in-...

DIE INSIDE, 8min, Dominican Republic, Experimental
Directed by Orlando Jumelles
Gaia is a young woman who has been through multiple traumatic episodes that have marked her life, she lives trapped in a dark world inside her head produced by her past, where anxiety, bitterness and suffering corner ...

desasosiego., 6min., Spain, Dance

Directed by Aina Lanas

Little me.
Little life.
Small everything and sometimes I forget
that you are leaving, that you are already gone because your voice is still with me.

WHERE'S GLORIA, 9min., USA, Drama
Directed by Katherine Kittler
Alzheimer's is a disease rarely portrayed accurately in the media. In television, the disease and decision to place the person in a home moves quickly. In reality, it is a long and arduous process. When it is a spouse instead of a c...

BEGIN – A DANCE FILM, USA, Dance

Directed by Min Benjamin-Hong

The Dancer lives and breathes dance. Embodiment of the human spirit, she persists through blood, sweat, and tears in pursuit of perfection. Does she succeed or fail? Is this the end or the beginning?

MOVING BARCELONA, 6min, UK, Dance

Directed by Jevan Chowdhury

Moving Barcelona is a magical realist dance story about the Catalonian capital, an autonomous region in the Spanish State contending with an identity crisis. A city with everything going for it is still haunted by the ghosts of its p...

UNDERDOG, 8min,. Italy, Animation
Directed by Andrea Cavuoto
It's the story of a clumsy criminal, Mad Dog, who accepted the job of stealing the suitcase of the Mob Boss in the reptile district: Al Gatore.
With a mix of planning and improvisation, he will try to get the job done, but there'll be m...