STILL LIGHT, 3min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Aparna Sharma
Still Light is an experimental short made of photographic stills. The film explores the relation of light to perception. It is entirely shot and edited on a mobile phone.

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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

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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 and dad flee their home, dodging...

PIEDRA DURA, 20min,. USA, Drama
Directed by Rommel Villa
An altar boy is disciplined after being caught watching gay porn at church.

BEHIND THE LOOM, 11min,. USA
Directed by Heejoo Kim
An experimental animated short film about the impact of war on women underscoring rape as a war crime in 1945. Told from the perspective of one family, this common yet forgotten story surrounding the Siege of Berlin.

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GOING DOWN, 1min., USA, Action
Directed by Nathaniel Henry
Two guys can't keep their cool on elevator, and it starts going down.

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My actors are both experienced in martial arts and I also wanted to get into more exciting action ...

LETTER TO ONESELF, 3min,. USA, Poem
Directed by Silvia A Malagrino
"Letter to oneself" is a poetic meditation on the coming and going of thoughts and the passage of time. It is inspired by the music "Lettre à soi même" by French composer Roland Dyens and its interpretation by guitarist Norbert Ne...

TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS, 89min., USA, Crime/Detective
Directed by Tom Konkle
Private Investigator Roland Drake falls for two sisters from the Montemar family. One woman is dead and the other wants to kill him.
Starring Vernon Wells (Mad Max) and Brittney Powell (Xena)

http://www.troubleismy.biz/
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Two refugees from a broken land have to fight their way into civilization.

http://www.quietflame.org/almost-there

Directed by Chuck Johnson

Director Statement:

As an immigrant to Japan myself, I created this film to be a visual representation of the struggle of immigrants and refugees told t...

MIND THIEF, 109min,. USA, Sci-Fi/Thriller
Directed by Matt Steinauer
A novelist realizes that her neighbors may be under the mind control of unknown forces. Little does she realize how close and sinister its influence has become. MIND THIEF is a sci-fi thriller that takes us on a harrowing, some...

IT’S ONLY ME, 6min,. UK, Drama/Comedy
Directed by Barbara Elbinger
A story about loneliness, confessions & knickers.

http://barbaraelbinger.com/

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I wrote the first half of the film as an exercise for a comedy writing worksh...

RIVER PLANTS, 15min., Columbia, Documentary
Directed by Daniel Ocampo Rincón
Rivers are one of the most diverse, dynamic, and threatened ecosystems in the world. When we study them, we get into the fascinating world of the organisms that inhabit them. A Colombian scientist created a deep affinity...

MAN ALIVE, 9min. , USA, Drama
Directed by Jim Menza
A group of individuals are working out the changing world in a local dive bar.

https://www.instagram.com/milknosefilms/

STROKE OF LUCK, 9min., USA, Drama/Comedy/Fantasy
Directed by Seraphine Terryberry
A young woman in her 20's deals with her father having a stroke and being hospitalized, by escaping into her imagination and pretending she's in movie scenes.

https://www.seraphineterryberry.com/
https://www.inst...

A PLACE CALLED HOME, 10min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Lakai Worrell
One woman's story as she moved from the streets, eating out of garbage cans, and being in a shelter, to finding the strength and courage to find a home for her and her children.

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I DREAMED THE SKY WAS RED, 10min,. USA, Documentary
Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher
Raven, a political psychologist, interrogates the relationship between our brains and the natural world as she embarks on a departure from exploring how others think to understanding her own ways of thinking in a r...

THE LAST DAY, 6min., Italy, Experimental
Directed by Eleonora Puglia
It's the future. War and destruction are turning the world into hell. A young woman's last day could be another young woman's hope.

https://www.instagram.com/imnorareal/

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 mushroom allows people to confront t...

OPA, 9min., USA, Drama
Directed by Merivelle Hannah
A teenager facing an unexpected pregnancy and the conflict it causes with her father and the healing that follows.

http://www.merivelle.net/
https://instagram.com/merivelle

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SPECTACLE, 13min., USA, Drama/Thriller
Directed by Keldon Duane-McGlashan
Three young people confront their relationship to violence after aggressions boil over on one fateful night

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/spectacle-short-film#/

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WEIGHT OF THE MOON, 10min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Lindsay Gilmour
10 minute dance film exploring the interconnected and reciprocal relationship between body and ocean; a conversation where we experience ourselves not as the center, but as a thread in a larger fabric of being.

THE HEALER'S DREAM, 15min., Canada/India, Documentary
Directed by Roxana Mares
Ayurveda is an ancient tradition of medicine that originated in India, with certain branches established and taught in Nepal. Various regions in Nepal, in particular the Kathmandu Valley, became centers of ancient know...

COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION: GREAT LAKES AREAS OF CONCERN, 9min., USA, Documentary
Directed by David Ruck
Many Great Lakes communities that have carried the burden of legacy pollution for decades have an opportunity for a new lease on life when local waterways are finally cleaned up. This video seri...

THE LAST SEED, 118min., South Africa, Documentary
Directed by Andréa Gema Heunis
The Last Seed focuses on broad themes relating to the state of food and agriculture in Africa in the 21st century. Placing the struggle over the control of seed at the centre, it explains the processes that have led ...