IDENTITY, 9min., Peru
Diercted by Bruno Mauricio Montenegro
Mariano, a trans man from Arequipa, Peru, visits his grandparents in the traditional village of Chivay, where he will face the conflict between his gender identity and his cultural heritage from the ancient Cabanas and Collaguas.

I'M SO SORRY BABY, 22min., USA
Directed by Friday Anderson, Kylee C. Roberts
Mars, a black and trans person, experiments with their nonbinary identity within a monogamous, "straight", relationship. In the devastation of heartbreak, they see themself in the mirror for the first time.

https://www...

LOTTERY TICKET, 12min., USA
Directed by Kenzie Woodrow
Two high-school friends play the lottery in hopes of winning big.

https://www.instagram.com/lotteryticketfilm

WHAT WILL THEY SAY?, 13min., UK
Directed by Sunalika Jain
When Anaisha’s mother turns up unexpectedly at her girlfriend’s house, will Anaisha have the courage to own her truth?

BARK!, 21min., Iceland
Directed by Sol Berruezo Pichon-Riviere
After receiving a hateful snapchat message from other teenagers, the trans girl Blaer needs to face her bullies in school and learn to recognize and live with the fear behind violence. She seeks solace in her diverse group of friends,...

THERE ARE THINGS TO DO, 18min., USA
Directed by Mike Syers
Urvashi Vaid, an outspoken immigrant, lesbian and woman of color was an LGBTQ+ superhero helped shape the modern day gay rights movement. Her vision for the movement serves as a roadmap of initiatives & tools for generations of activist a...

THE QUEEN WANTS REVENGE, 14min., USA
Directed by Tyler Soares
Hellvania, a young drag queen, finds herself battered, bruised, and angry after a beating from her abusive ex-boyfriend. She seeks solace from her drag mother, Russia. The leader of the legendary House of Blades. But Hellvania gets mor...

STAUNCH MODERATES EXPERIENCE, 39min., USA
Directed by Gregory T Simmons
Welcome to the Staunch Moderates Experience, a story which takes us through the history & achievements of the Staunch Moderates movement through music. This film presents a unique experience with it's multi-genre compilation ...

HOTPANTS, 15min., Sweden
Directed by Vera Berggren Wiklund
A story about finding your way back to volleyball where the dress code in the sport and self-hatred of the body stands in between. The film is Vera's process (the director) of re-approaching the sport after a break caused by hotpants and ...

WASTED, 55min., Singapore
Directed by Jessica Cheam, Fraser Morton
Wasted prompts us to re-examine who we are and our values — to re-think our relationship with the world around us. We cannot continue to extract and exploit our ecosystems at unprecedented rates, and continue down the path of wast...

We're Still Breathing, Amhara Genocide in Ethiopia is a short documentary about the systemic silent genocide of the Amhara people in Ethiopia.

https://www.amharaamerica.org/post/secure-your-seat-documentary-film-we-are-still-breathing-amhara-genocide-in-ethiopia

https://twitter.com/AAA_Amhara

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FEMININE SINGULAR, 72min., Argentina
Directed by Dorian Shine
An evocative cinematic and performance art voyage through the lives of 30 extraordinary Argentinian women between 4 years old and more! Within each woman's story, a treasure of resilience and strength appears through their unique persp...

THE EXAMINED LIFE, 14min., USA
Directed by KA Chinery
What is this journey we call life? And what is its purpose? Is there a goal or a destination? Throughout this profound journey, we experience so much joy and so much suffering. But what we must know is that the triumphs and struggles that we e...

THE SECRET OF PREHISTORIC MOTHERS, 53min,. Germany
Directed by Anja Krug-Metzinger
What was motherhood like in prehistoric times? Most recent archaeological findings prove that the cooperative support of mothers within a community became a successful reproductive strategy.

http://www.krug-metzi...

THE RAZOR'S EDGE, 67min., Greece
Directed by Christos N Karakasis,
The first Greek documentary about the art of Kung Fu by the Director and Producer Christos N. Karakasis with the central figure being the teacher Sifu Kyriakos Eleftheriou.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32143636
https://www.fac...

HOME, 16min., USA
Directed by Al Chang
Seo-won navigates a fragmented reality filled with emotional encounters and haunting memories, seeking solace and clarity in her search for home.

https://www.instagram.com/4lcfilm

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MOISTURE, 25min., Brazil
Directed by Duda Gorter
Brazil: In a gray city in the near future, religious sects and rats live on the prowl. It rains non-stop.

In 2052 after the dissolution of the United States 30 years earlier, a young woman, 17 year-old Tamara O’Neal, is smuggled out of the Confederacy to New Albion, liberal bastion based in the Colorado Rockies, to what her father thinks is safety. After a difficult transition to life in New Albion a...

FEM/DOM - Empowered, 15min., USA
Directed by Mitchell Suikess
Violet is a resourceful, independent, and modern woman. By day, she works as a soft-spoken assistant for an abusive, and misogynistic boss, Mr. Mann. By night, Violet swaps her powerlessness for power, when she moonlights as a dominatr...

CHHAVA, 39min., India
Directed by Anurag Srijit, Arman Shaikh
Set in the storied Apshinge Military Village in Maharashtra, 'Chhava' offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of families bound by centuries of military service, from the reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to today. Crafted with ca...

TORII, 13min., Germany
Directed by Martin Gerigk
Torii ?? is a short film in the form of an audiovisual composition about the traditional Shinto gates of the same name in Japan. The film uses these gates which symbolically mark the transition from the mundane to the sacred as representatives of a...

UP AT NIGHT, 2min., Switzerland
Directed by Hassan Camara
http://ashesproductions.com/
https://facebook.com/hassancamara
https://instagram.com/hassancamaraa

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-up-at-night

WEEKEND RELEASE, 1min., UK
Directed by Susanda Wolf
A woman waits for her son to pick her up from the police station, but he isn't coming.
http://palmanda.com/

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-weekend-release

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...