ENAMORADO, 20min,. USA
Directed by Eduardo Rivera Salas
As a fateful meeting at a Liquor store leaves Damian longing for Izan, the relationship between the two blossoms out of innocence and fantasy, yet nothing ever more than that.

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PASSION OF X, 18min., USA
Directed by Camille Ora-Nicole Elston
Passion of X is a visual poetry anthology highlighting the joy, freedom and expanded understanding of being a trans, nonbinary, or genderqueer person of color. It is made up of five parts, each featuring an original poem created by t...

18 EVE, 2min., USA
Directed by Jonterri Gadson
A mother motivates her son to werk.

https://www.instagram.com/jonterrig/

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1. What motivated you to make this film? My relationship with my son and a desire to see life beyond acceptance for an LGBTQIA+ family.

2. Fro...

THE WAY SAM SEES IT, 7min., Australia
Directd by Dan Sanguineti
When Sam, a talented photographer with Down Syndrome, sees a rainbow outside his window, he endeavors to capture his unique perspective of light and color to create his own masterpiece.

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OPEN UP, 13min., USA
Directed by Amanda Maddocks
After drunkenly sending her best friend a love letter, a closeted high school grad embarks on a frantic mission to get it back.

https://seedandspark.com/fund/open-up/edit#project
https://www.instagram.com/openup_shortfilm/

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488, 3min., South Korea, Fashion
Directed by Uyeong Ryu
Experimental fashion film with vegan fashion brand VEGANTIGER. The peculiar room and girl, and her repetitive acting of this film is the metaphor of experimental animal specifically rabbits. Last year, 488 mill...

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JOURNEY, 32min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Eliza Mitnick
Jimmy Nguyen is a psychedelic healing guide who leads clients on ceremonial trips using this innovative new form of therapy. Currently in medical trials at leading institutions across the country, the mush...

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ANGELS DO FLY WEST, 14min., USA
Directed by Joe McNeal
Take flight with Pilot Michael, a true Angel in the Cockpit as he embarks on a journey in this epic documentary. About those that choose to not just stand by and say "someone" should help, but step forward and ...

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HEART OF A TROJAN, 11min,. USA, Documentary
Directed by Gage Masterson
USC freshman forward Vince Iwuchukwu suffered cardiac arrest during a team workout last July and was faced with the prospect of never playing basketball again. Now four games into his collegiate...

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THE ALKONOST, 7min., USA, Metaphysical
Directed by Christianne Hedtke
A hiker goes on a spiritual quest to find a mythical bird—the Alkonost—believed to transmit the spirit of the universe in its song.

https://www.instagram.com/bananawho/

GARDENING MARINE FORESTS...

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PURPLE, 4min,. Australia, Music Video
Directed by Kyan Li Rong Soh
Music Video depicting cold loneliness.

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COME ON BABY, 7min., Netherlands, Music Video
Directed by Ilja Dombrovskij

https://kkelectronics.eu/
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Rise Up Young Mind, by Michael D. Rourke

Verse One
Polluted skies, the future is unclear
Vote for clean air, changing hearts are so near
The planet cries, see and listen for pain
Everyone care, a great change will remain

Chorus
Love human kind, open the door
Let’s come together, Rise Up Young M...

Performed by Hannah Ehman

TOUCH, by Véronique Béquin

You’re not looking at me
your eyes – bright – scan my brow
a miner’s lamp
in my underground
Me, I never look
into anyone’s eyes
your logo-less hoodie your jeans
no scrubs for you today
you’re for blending in
your clothes are clean
Persil fres...

Performed by Hannah Ehman

FINDING THE LIGHT by TJ Star

Dimmed
For So long,
No one could see what is so special inside.
With a flick of a switch, the light came through and created a world of colour.
Shining bright and radiating like a rainbow.

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1) What is the theme...

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Performed by Hannah Ehman

Her voice yells under water
atop a mountain no one can hear
Perpetual restless nights
There was a woman beneath the sphere.

She relies on her black leather boots,
A potted flower, every waking hour,
Stripped of her grounded roots

Black le...

magickal realism

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Performed by Hannah Ehman

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1. What is your short story about?

A young woman has a dream that compels her to go fishing for an answer.

2. What genres would you say this story is in?

Magical realism

3. How would you describe this story in...

Two serial killers in search of a nameless girl only to find she is just like them, turning their world upside down.

THE RED DOVE AND THE NAMELESS GIRL

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NOVA, 8min., USA, Family Drama
Directed by Gabe Sheets
Sam is a transgender teenager who is still reeling from his parents' recent divorce. His father, David, has responded to the divorce and his son's estrangement by isolating himself and fixating on his hobby of ...

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JUNKIN', 17min., USA
Directed by Andy Heck
Mike Heck seeks redemption after suffering most of his life with alcoholism, depression, and hoarding disorder.

https://www.andyheckfilms.com/junkin
https://www.instagram.com/andyheckfilms

THE DISPUTE, 34min., Hong Kong...

DANCE OF THE DAKINIS, 28min,. USA
Directed by Lindsay Gilmour
The film focuses on the empowerment of female monastics and the innovation of gender roles in Vajrayana Buddhism. The film has two frameworks: an outer framework that focuses on rising status of Tibetan nuns in previously male dominat...

LOUD ENOUGH, 62min., USA
Directed by Hilary Klotz Steinman
In the shadow of the fifth year anniversary of the #MeToo movement, this intimate, personal film following a sexual assault survivor and her family explores and reflects the Herculean effort still required in America for a survivor of se...

HAPPINESS IS AN ILLUSION, 13min., USA, Drama
Directed by Rebecca Demeter
A woman tries to figure out modern relationships, but realizes she might have missed the most important relationship she could ever have.

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https://www.instagram.com/rebecca....

THE SOCIAL CAFE, 12min., Romania, Documentary
Directed by Alexandru George Kardos
Lucian founded Cofeels: a Social Café. But what does it really mean?

ELISABETH, 14min., Switzerland, Drama/Thriller
Directed by Monica De Almeida
Recurring dreams, death, a resonating name the keeps coming up…
Mr Bojac, widower since several months, feels like he’s losing his mind! These images are oppressing to him. He desperately tries to understand their meanin...