IN THE BACKGROUND, 4min., USA
Directed by Daniel Gold
This film glimpses the subconscious archetypes surrounding the ideas of consciousness, duality, and reincarnation.

STOKER MACHINE, 12min., USA
Directed by Darieus Legg
Stoker Machine is a must-see animated surf documentary. Chad Campbell, an expert surfer discovers a mysterious surfboard on the big island of Hawaii. The retro board provides only a phone number and an email address as clues to its origin, lead...

MUSIKA, 5min., USA
Directed by Alberto Herrera
A delightfully harmonic tale of the origin of music

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As a sickly child with panic attacks, I would have many episodes of fever induced dreams. As a five year old with a vivid imag...

THE KISS, 5min., Italy
Directed by Gianluca Vassallo

GENERATING CHAOS, 11min., USA
Directed by Carlos Felipe Garcia
Generative art explores the relationship between order and chaos, as well as the concept of infinite variations within constraints. By embracing the inherent unpredictability of computational processes, generative art pushes the bound...

A FEMINIST LENS, 28min., USA
Directed by Pamela French
A Feminist Lens: The Art and Activism of Photographer Joan Roth is an intimate portrait of internationally acclaimed photographer Joan Roth. The film focuses on five decades of Roth’s pioneering use of her camera to advocate for homeless wome...

THE TRUE SUMMIT, 30min., USA
Directed by Corban Robbe
This 30-minute documentary follows 14 men and mountaineer Kevin DeVries on a trek to EVEREST BASE CAMP as he prepares to climb in the region after a cardiac arrest. More than a hike in the Himalayas, THE TRUE SUMMIT calls men to the inward jou...

MEANT TO BE YOUR MIFE, 11min., China
Directed by Cheng Ji
"Perfect wife" Sarah, receives a strange package, a mannequin, which establishes a subtle connection between them.

SIN REFUGIO, 17min., Mexico
Directed by Roberto Bosoms, Andrea Cordoba
When the Mexican government decides to open an agricultural water dam in Chihuahua to pay a water debt to the United States, local farmers battle the military to protect their harvest and livelihoods.

THE WORLD OF MAMA BUTTERFLY, 4min., China
Directed by Yuqian Cao
A minor ethnic group, Miao, in Guizhou, China, holds butterfly as their totem and applies the symbol in their embroidery.

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LITTLE EMPTY BOXES, 99min., USA
Directed by Max Lugavere, Chris Newhard
Little Empty Boxes is a feature length documentary from filmmaker Max Lugavere, who chronicles the last several years of his mothers' life as she battles a mysterious form of Dementia. As Kathy's world begins to deteriorate a...

SURVIVAL, 6min., UK
Directed by Qian Zhou
The year 2022, which has just passed, was a tough year for the world, and it was also a challenging year for the UK. The energy crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war, the following economic crisis, the pound's fall, global warming... All of this affects...

THE CALLING, 5min., USA
Directed by Jay Dallen
The Calling is a mysterious sci-fi drama short film that follows Naomi as she is drawn to a crystal orb with otherworldly powers. As she relives memories of her relationship with Ian, she must make a fateful decision that will determine her fate.

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DEPARTURE, 5min., Japan
Directed by Takayuki Yoshikawa
In a world where God has departed, leaving only religion behind, a lonely robot is left behind in a closed, deserted church.
She longs to leave and explore the world outside, but her abilities are limited due to her immaturity, narrow field o...

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SEPARATE, 6min., USA, Fantasy/Thriller
Directed by Kestrin Pantera
Separate is a post-apocalyptic survival story. When the Supreme Court rolls back marriage equality and orders couples’ lawful children to be taken and placed with “traditional” families, a daughter ...

RECEDING, 16min., USA, Drama
Directed by Renee Garcia
Sophia, is an 8-years-old girl suffering from Alopecia, where she can have sudden hair loss or a receding hair line. She gets bullied by other kids for her hair condition, but then surprises her mom, Mary when she asks permission to try-out fo...

A TASTE OF CHINA, 15min., USA, Drama
Directed by Adam Chhour
A Chinese American immigrant couple arrives in America in 1999 to start a new life. They open a Chinese take-out in Philadelphia where they encounter new challenges to their lives. Aspirations and hopes that once pushed them to open the...

RARE LAND, 37min., USA, Drama
Directed by Efthimis Hatzis
Rare Land is an emotional journey of discovery from darkness into the light. On a beautiful summer day, Alexandros and his brother bike along a pier in a remote seaside village in Greece. As he bikes precariously close to the edge, Alexan...

THE HIVE, 10min., USA, Drama
Directed by Marco Esteban Delgado (14 year old filmmaker)
Two orphaned siblings try to take down a hypnotizing VR platform and discover a surprising secret on the way.

OCEAN CITY MONSTER BUILDING, 90min., USA, Crime/Mystery
Directed by Chris Lane
The year is 1984, in a small sleepy town in upstate New York. The former mayor of the city is found dead on the backseat of his car with a local 15 year old girl. In the aftermath, his wife of 30 years and his adopted ...

RECOBA, 9min., USA, Drama
Directed by Alvaro Guzman Bastida
Josué, a Honduran man going through his first New York winter, struggles to stay afloat in the US, where the immigration and labor systems have stacked the cards against him, while keeping the connection with his wife and son.

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MY FATHER, 6min,. USA, Thriller
Directed by Logan Donald
In order to provide for his family, Victorias father Hector made some bad decisions. She finds herself and her father kidnapped, knowing it will be up to her to get them out.

THE SERVICE, 5min,. USA, Drama
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