THE ALLIANCE, 60min,. USA, DOC
Directed by Amanda Jean Kowalski
During the Arctic winter an intrepid oceanographer attempts to collect rare climate data, but his greatest combatant isn’t the weather - it’s the Italian Navy.

http://thealliancefilm.org/

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THE SPACE BETWEEN ABOVE, 6min., Canada
Directed by Susan Cash
Explores the Movement and Meaning that lies Within, Beneath, Around, Inside, Beyond

HOLD YOU DOWN, 5min., USA
Directed by Jean Charles Charavin
'Hold you down' is a poetic short film that explores the theme of grief through the expressive art of dance. Through graceful movements and powerful choreography, the dancers embody the deep emotions associated with mourning, allowing th...

CLEVELAND, 7min., USA
Directed by Lily Daroff
A short documentary that follows my Uncle Rob as he returns to Cleveland, Ohio. The city he grew up in and the first place he was out as a gay man during the AIDs epidemic in the 1980s.

NINA, 7min., USA
Directed by Jessica Mei Gershen
Over continuous text messages through time, the connection between two women in a long distance and long lasting love may or may not ever be again.

http://jessicameigershen.com/

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WHAT BECAME OF DAVID BURKETT?, 3min., USA
Directed by Duane Michals
Memories of an old friend are filled with questions and longing.

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1. What motivated you to make this film?
My fading memory.

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if i put the skate over my head i become the ground, 21min., Brazil
Directed by Clara Nunes, Pipa Souza
With the visions of Chuchu Kamel, Lucca Alvarenga, Kim Terra, Patty Skater, Pipa Souza, Rodrigo Kbeça Lima and Tereza Skateira, the short shines a light on the universe of queer skateboarding s...

BIKE COPS, 13min., USA,
Directed by Jesse Womack
An amateur camera crew follows two police officers in a specialized division called the "Bike Cops" seeking recognition and more importantly, funding for their division.

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DETECTIVE TICKLES, 6min., USA
Directed by Elizabeth Laidlaw
Detective tickles is a film Noir sketch that is in episode 1. It is about a party clown who turns Private eye. The sketch pays homage to film noir tropes, and is filmed in the classic style of black and white. The sketch stands well on i...

THE NEW BOYFRIEND, 9min,. Australia
Directed by Riley Maguire
Long time Married couple Simon and Bianca are hosting a dinner party and have invited friends Carlos and Willow. Zoe who is Simon's younger sister is bringing her new Boyfriend Lucas along for everyone to meet.

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SCOFFED, 10min,. UK
Directed by Tom Child
Food delivery driver Martin is trying to quit smoking in order to win his girlfriend back. But when the food he delivers becomes his new fix, he struggles to contain his addictive urges.

BAGS, 29min,. Canada
Directed by Mitch Ray
Jamie Gascoigne's daily routine is disrupted one morning by his roommate Korey in their living room, still up from the night before with his musician friend Brody. Despite his displeasure with this development, his passive aggressive nature prevents him ...

LIFE ALTERING GENDER REVEAL, 8min,. USA
Directed by Craig Wildenradt
The lives of unsuspecting party guests are forever changed after they learn of their friends' baby's gender.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27895666/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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FLOWERS DIE FIRST, 17min,. USA
Directed by Gwyn Newcomb
Romance ensues when an orange packing girl, in 1940s California, receives a response to a letter she sent to deployed soldiers. Now she must chose between duty to her family or to herself.

https://flowersdiefirst.wixsite.com/flowersdiefirs...

CATFIGHT, 40min., India
Directed by Keshhav Panneriy
A light-hearted love story with a twist of gender non-discrimination.
CATFIGHT is depiction of true Love and Hate relationship between two friends SONIYA and VEDICA since their childhood, they do not know how to express their feeling about thei...

AVE GRADIVA, 18min., Israel
Directed by Yuri Riklis
When a lonely man, a fashion photographer, meets the sweetheart of his youth, from whom he separated under the pressure of his Oedipal mother, he is attacked by fragments of past memories and does everything he can to realize the love of his lif...

HOW TO SEE A KITE, 4min,. Norway
Directed by Harald Sorlie
While Henrik’s carefree niece flies her kite on the beach, he finds himself lost in despairing thoughts about his lost love.

HIT OR MISS, 14min,. USA
Directed by Kate Brown
HIT OR MISS is the story of Megan a middle-aged woman, whose mother has recently passed away. Megan is left with the task of writing a eulogy for the woman with whom she had a... complicated... relationship. At the same time, we meet WILL, a young m...

SEDUCTIVE DEVOTION, 7min,. USA
Directed by Destin Gerek
In a society where narratives of male perpetrators and harm inflicted upon women prevail, "Seductive Devotion" emerges as a powerful experimental short film presenting an inspiring alternative. Through captivating imagery and a stirring poet...

HIDDEN, 16min., Turkey, Drama
Directed by Eda Arisov
A man forced to meet his nephew years later must confront what is hidden in his own story and make a decision. Uncle and nephew, whom life imposes the same difficulties, now have to face each other in the same place.

THE LAST DINNER, 15min,. France, Drama
Directed by Marie-Ange Casalta
On a happy getaway weekend with his best friends, Simon finds out that there is going to be a nuclear attack in 20 minutes. He decides to not tell his friends so they can enjoy the last moments of their lives. But Simon is only...

SOLD, 14min., Canada, Drama
Directed by Jennifer Li
A devoted friend must battle to escape, after seemingly sold to traffickers by her best friend.

https://2023.theshow.ecuad.ca/project/sold/

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1. What motivated you to make this film?
This film was created as my 4th ...

MISFORTUNE, 7min,. USA, Drama
Directed by Linda Kudzmas
Adapted from a Polish folktale, ‘Misfortune’ tells the story of two sisters; Marta the elder, and Zofia the younger. Marta is very rich, and lives in luxury. Zofia is very poor because Misfortune lives on her stove. Misfortune plagues Zofia,...

Now I Am Old and Do Not Need the Moon, 12min,. USA, Documentary
Directed by Dasha Bough
In a small Roma village deep in Moldova, an old woman named Daria lives in fear of the Russian-Ukrainian war at her doorstep. Mischievous kids, watchful babushki, and stray dogs surround her. Alone in her hut,...