MUSHROOM'S QUEST, 4min., UK
Directed by Dave Johnson
A compassionate and determined young woman, embarks on a heartfelt journey across continents to discover her roots. Armed with little more than a dream and a prayer, her story unfolds against a backdrop of hidden truths, unexpected revelations,...

A GLIMPSE OF HOPE, 5min., USA
Directed by Brandon Kim
A heartfelt documentary depicting the struggles of a Ukrainian couple victimized by the Russia-Ukraine war that highlights the importance of assisting those in need.

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STRANGE FRUIT: The Hip-Hopera Short Film "Hear the Cry", 8min., USA
Directed by Marlon Jones, Dyneesha Moore
Imagine a powerful Black woman in the 21st century being thrust back into the 1800s Antebellum South as a slave with only one chance to escape back to her r...

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A MOVEMENT DEEPER THAN DANCING, 2min., France
Directed by Katya Mokoto
https://www.kitsuney.com/
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TRUTH - Live at Convict Lake, 5min., Brazil
Directed by Carlos Gayotto
https://www.instagram.com/carlosgayotto/

THE LOVERS O...

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HEART WORN OUT & AGAINST THE WALL, 6min., Romania
Directed by Izabella Sandra Alda, Ovidiu Claudiu Moldovan
This short “Heart Worn Out & Against The Wall” is a short movie about loneliness and fear. Fear of losing a loved one, of being superficial, of being unlovab...

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, 75min., Canada
Directed by Hasi Eldib
Chance Encounters documents a one-person show of the same name by Juno award-winning musician and interdisciplinary artist Jesse Stewart. Combining storytelling and innovative music performed on a variety of unusual instruments, the film ex...

A zombie girl comes out of the morgue and is horrified by the image of the movie The Ring on the TV. (Real voices of ghosts are used in this movie)

Directed by Majid Farzolahi

Within M's poignant odyssey through fractured memories, she unearths wounds from former lovers, embodying abuse, deception, and death, all in her quest for self-acceptance.

Directed by Faraz Alam

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PETEY POSSUM, 5min., USA
Directed by Sean Winslow
Oh no! It's *enter name here* birthday and Petey's running late! Follow him on his journey to make the party.

https://www.instagram.com/seanpwinslow

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Timothy Connor died on a spring break weekend in a car crash in 1967.
56 years later, he finally gets to the pier.

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Directed by Rod Saez Chavez

Director Statement
My intention wa...

AN ORDINARY EXPERIENCE, 52min., France
Directed by Herve Marcotte
In July 2022, I brought together two sixteen-year-olds, Jeanne and Romain, in a house by the sea.
They didn't know each other yet.
I was determined to take them seriously,
and make them live
with all their uncertainties and reserve...

The film is about the last hours in the life of a young loser from Chisinau, who is neither a rocker, nor a taxi driver, not even a boyfriend. As a consequence - he makes an accident, in which he dies with a German customer, who has come to look for his grandfather’s grave, dead in the Second Wor...

BIRD SEARCHS HORIZONS

Directed by Ileana Andrea Gomez Gavinoser

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https://twitter.com/@ileanagavin

a young girl enters the painting world of four prominent artists

Directed by Steven Wright Clarkson

Director Statement
I strive to create music and accompanying films that stretches the audiences imagination and understanding that life was not meant to be lived in a box.

An older man reflects on his loses.

Directed by Vince Eisenson
https://www.instagram.com/vinceeisenson

Cast: Milo Eisenson, Alexander Julian, Matt Amick

The story talks about the bond between two women from different background and generation: an old witch and a little girl.

Submerged in a beautiful Irish landscape, the story is colored with magic potions, formulas, orations and picturesque scenario.

The story of the two protagonists, will tran...

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EGERTON, 7min., UK
Directed by Amy Gardner
A short film about a complicated relationship. After five years together a 40 something couple are at a crossroads. They have shared a lot of good times and helped each other through many bad ones. But she has met someone e...

SENDERO, 100min., USA
Directed by Michael Flores
Sol and Gina had big dreams of travel and adventure in their vintage RV over their summer break from teaching elementary. But when Gina’s life is cut short by a school shooter, Sol desperately tries to hold onto her memory by taking to the open roa...

Voice Over: Val Cole

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CHATAKA, by Vinita Agrawal

Chataka Never mind that I’m a brood parasite flawlessly matching the turquoise blue of babbler’s eggs never mind that I watch nonchalantly, my chicks being raised as their own I eat berries and caterpillars pressing the worms end to e...

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You deserved girlhood
But were called a slut
Instead. Smothered in extra
Layers of resentment and
Expectations made from
Plastic dolls with painted
Smiles. You deserved more
Than projection of the
Lives you weren’t allowed
To live. You deserved your
Own mistakes. You deserved
To be m...

On the Landing, by Eileen Moynihan

A man in a tweed coat climbs the stairs,
We meet on the landing and lock eyes,
We recognize each other’s soul,
A special man who draws me in.
I feel a connection deep and sincere,
In that moment our love is real.
We reach forward to connect,
For a touch longed ...

Voice Over: Val Cole

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New release: Fade Out: The Beginning
Inspiration
Countdown to Failure
The Courtship of the Sun and Moon
Nature's Inspiration
A Modern Day Cinderella
Tides of Life
Good Ole Joe
Swimming with the Sharks
Shorties: an Anthology of Shorties
Away We Go: Travel Tips f...

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If Winter Comes, by Frank William Finney
(translated from the Human)

Nothing will stand
or sit
or walk
or crawl.

No creature
will sing
or chirp
or growl.

No loved one
will whisper
or scream
or weep

and nothing
worth
living
will live.