LAST STAND: SAVING THE ELWHA RIVER'S LEGACY FORESTS, 23min., USA
Directed by Dan Herz
When a large, ecologically sensitive legacy forest in the heart of the Elwha River Watershed was identified for harvest, the Earth Law Center, Keystone Species Alliance, and Center for Whale Research began using...

SAFER STUFF: GREEN CHEMISTRY GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS, 13min., USA
Directed by William Hemminger
An upbeat exploration of solutions to the problem of toxic chemicals in everyday products and the part green chemistry plays, highlighted by a passionate group of green chemists who, along with young ent...

FOR YOU, 3min., UK
Directed by Luca Paulii
'For You' is a heartfelt letter from a father to his two-year-old son, capturing a summer day in the park, a world filled with wonders yet to be discovered and a looming danger. Set in Peckham, South East London, the director narrates the story in Italia...

SURVIVING TO THRIVING,
Directed by Karin Isabelle Ochsner
As a fearless explorer with a disability, surfer and surf coach Karin Ochsner immerses herself in the raw beauty of nature. Her remarkablehttps://filmfreeway.com/laurels/generate#ff_javascript healing journey unfolds in the face of advers...

FAR FROM GATSBY, 90min., USA
Directed by Faustus McGreeves
Exploring the world of Todd Smith, world champion bodybuilder and fitness club owner, as he discusses how his tracjetory started out like the fictional character Jay Gatsby, but then took a turn for the positive.

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DON'T LOOK AWAY, 36min., USA
Directed by Joseph Vitug Lingad
In the span of six years, the film follows Corey to show how his facial difference has impacted his life, friendships, family relations, romantic relationships, and careers, and how these experiences have shaped his personality and pers...

THE QUIETEST YEAR, 74min., USA
Directed by Karen Akins
Filmmaker Karen Akins’ darkly quirky personal quest to curb noise pollution in her quaint Vermont village uncovers dire consequences for noise regulation not only in her home state but nationwide. From a libertarian-controlled village, uphold...

UNTYPICAL, 95min., Belgium
Directed by Michael Jimmy DUPRET, Marion VAGNER
The documentary is cameos of five neurodivergent adults who are witnessing the radical changes happening by being more and more in touch with their neurodiversity. Atypical adults in Europe are often undiagnosed and having...

O palhaço que há em nós, 18min., Portugal
Directed by Eduardo Robalo
“He says he will be a clown until his last day, but father, you will be a clown, forever. An actor in soul, a clown at heart.”

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AMERICAN POT STORY: OAKSTERDAM, 95min., USA
Directed by Ravit Markus, Dan Katzir
WINNER OF THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT SLAMDANCE 2023, American Pot Story: Oaksterdam is a documentary about how change transpires in America. The account of "a small group of concerned committed citizens" (to quote Margare...

UNWAVERING, 22min,. Switzerland
Directed by Chris Schmid
Embark on a cinematic adventure through the frozen expanse of the Arctic as the fascinating story of muskoxen is unveiled. Set against a landscape painted in shades of ice and snow, filmed over the span of three years, the documentary explo...

Q&A with filmmaker Roxana Mares from the June 2024 WILDsound Festival at the Carlton Cinemas.

THE HEALER'S DREAM, 15min., Canada/India, Documentary
Directed by Roxana Mares
Ayurveda is an ancient tradition of medicine that originated in India, with certain branches established and taught in Nep...

a nightpiece for those who feel or felt like they were falling, 3min., Netherlands
Directed by Tessa Langeveld
“In this animated short, three iterations of the fall of an undefined object (that might resemble a cloth, or a piece of paper) unfold to an increasingly slowed version of Chopin’s 15th ...

YOUR EVERYDAY HEROES OF COSTA RICA, 25min., USA
Directed by Hernán Salcedo
Your Everyday Heroes traveled to Costa Rica and searched for inspirational everyday people who are changing the world. Jeremy, Tracey, Vernon and Che are clearly all examples of what it takes to be a Hero, and we're proud ...

THE NEED, 15min., USA
Directed by Michael Rognlie, EE Tallent
David Alan Shepherd is constantly tormented by the ghosts of his own making, and the need to keep making them.

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BUTTERFLY BUSINESS, 2min., USA
Directed by Amanda Elizabeth Mai
An overworked office worker has the quirk of turning into a butterfly under stress. We watch him struggle to keep his insect side a secret as the pressure of his office life becomes so intense he can't take it anymore.

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TURNING A NEW LEAF, 2min., USA
Directed by Isabelle Alison Hibbard
Hazel and Willow, two teenage theater club members, exit from backstage after a rehearsal. Willow is upset by her role, and Hazel argues that no, being a tree and chorus member is the best. Hazel breaks into song, and the girls en...

THE CLOFFICE, 8min., USA
Directed by Colton Cates McPherson
Based on actual events, Todd Friendly narrowly escapes a round of layoffs at Sumy Entertainment Corp. by hiding in a janitor's closet. If you can't be found, you can't be fired!

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TROUBLE, 17min., Ireland
Directed by Jonathan Shaw
A tense civil war drama capturing the fear and resolve of the Irish people for independence.

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ALLURE, 4min., USA
Directed by Jerry van de Beek, Betsy De Fries
A junior astronaut fulfills a dream of going to the moon. Once there, exhilaration gives way to reality. But what has been left behind? Created in a colorful, prismatic, 2D graphic style with a haunting soundtrack that echoes with l...

THE BRIDGE, 85min., USA
Directed by Evan Jackson Leong
Fifty years ago, our country grappled with widespread discrimination. In Los Angeles, neighborhood leaders challenged these barriers by establishing a community-focused bank, aiming to deliver the American dream to all. The East West Bank Fou...

ECHOES OF DREAMS, 84min., USA
Directed by Vanessa Mariveles
Reyna, a struggling DJ in Silicon Valley, has to pivot her career in order to survive. Having the worst year ever, she is forced to join the "gig economy" so she can pay rent while living with her pushy mother. While dating women for the...

ALL THAT'S LEFT, 13min., USA
Directed by Simone Holland
A surreal look into the perception of existence, Mercedes, loses themselves through the many people that seamlessly enter and exit their universe. Thrown into the maze that is their mind, she struggles to differentiate reality from her imagi...

AN ENDING, 7min., USA
Directed by Sarah Young
Based on a true love story, and shot on location in Queens NYC during the heart of the Covid 19 Pandemic, this film is a tribute to those who stayed and those who had to go.

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