Matthew Toffolo interviewed Sandrine Lambert, a filmmaker from Belgium, about her one-minute animation film from the Under 5 Minute Film Festival. Sandrine explained how she wrote down memories daily and transformed them into short films, with this particular piece depicting her personal experie...

The Last Stand, 4min., USA
Directed by Sam Zheng
After the apocalypse wreaked havoc on the world, Alex needs to evacuate from his usual shelter to take care of his pregnant wife Aimee. However, as a zombie keeps them at bay, Alex and Aimee decide to take their last stand for survival, only to fin...

OUT OF CHECKLIST, 26min., Czechia
Directed by Roman Němec
Twelve-year-old, hyper-rational David pays an unannounced visit to his father's Prague apartment. Following a coming out and a subsequent divorce, his father lives alone and already has weekend plans. In a pinch, he convinces the only pers...

Matthew Toffolo interviewed Ryan Morris, the subject of the documentary "Food Is Everything" from the Documentary Film Festival. Ryan explained that the film explores how society doesn't have a food problem per se, but rather a relationship with food problem. She focuses on how food can be used t...

MARIE / TOWNHALL OF CARDS, 11min., France
Directed by Hamon Keven, Cathelineau Renaud
Marie is a transgender woman. After a late transition, committed to fighting discrimination, through encounters and struggles, she decides to run for municipal elections and wins over 63% of the votes...

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Matthew Toffolo interviewed Hasmik Chakhmakhchyan about the music video "Silence of My Soul," which featured music by Armenian composer Araxia Muhusharyan. Hasmik explained that the video aimed to depict the internal world and feelings of a person when they experience music alone, using minimalis...

RADICAL HARMONIES (a LEGACY film), 88min., USA
Directed by Dee Mosbaher
RADICAL HARMONIES (2002) is an 88-minute documentary produced and directed by Academy AwardTM nominee Dee Mosbacher that chronicles the history of queer music by women (mostly lesbian). Through festival and performance footag...

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POETRY Reading:

Who Poops Up a Tree?

There’s a neighbor dog I do not know
But for the trail he leaves.
It’s something I have never seen
A mutt who poops up trees.

A mystery, really, how it starts
A habit such as that.
I imagine that he stopped to fart
And inadvertently ...

THE CURRENT STATE OF THE BACKYARD POOL INDUSTRY, 18min., USA
Directed by Derek Frey
Divided over the fate of their rundown pool, the Osgood family is visited by a nocturnal stranger who convinces them to take one last plunge.

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SAVIOR COMPLEX, 17min., USA
Directed by Mariah Maynard
In this thought-provoking film, a young superhero struggles with her newfound powers while navigating the recent death of her best friend. This story explores the themes of mental health, sacrifice, self-care, and letting go.

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My Proudest Moment, 5min., Australia
Directed by Imbi Mannik
This independent micro-short documentary captures interviews with two trailblazers changing the narrative discourse in the area of disability in Australia, Tim Cahalan and Joanne Hatchard, through the sharing of their ‘proudest moment’.

Brunch and Hot Flashes, 12min., USA
Directed by Greg Poppa
At a seemingly casual brunch, three women find themselves confronting the unpredictable and often misunderstood symptoms of perimenopause. Brunch and Hot Flashes uses humor and candid conversation to explore a topic rarely portrayed on sc...

THE GREAT DIVIDE, 16min., Australia
Directed by Nadia Townsend
Set at the end of the summer on a camping trip, The Great Divide follows Anna, a 12-year old girl on the cusp of starting high school trying to find her way in the world and her mother, Liz, who is terrified of what will happen if she...