AS THE WAVE BROKE, 22min., Germany, Drama/Experimental
Directed by Alexandra Bekiou
As the wave broke…

The odyssey of a woman (40 years old) on the almost hopeless search for a life that does not seem like hell, after suffering the most terrible abuse and loss of her only consolation. She finds ...

ONOMATOPOEIA, 10min, Germany, Dance

Directed by Jasmine Ellis

Stuck on stage with no audience, dancers Adaya and Woosang search to understand if what they are saying is being heard or if the meaning of what they mean is being missed. A single shot dance film by director Jasmine Ellis.

In 1885, a lesbian First Lady moves into the White House to support her brother, a conservative president, and finds herself caught between two worlds, both of the ‘old’ and the ‘new’: the old society of white politicians and army heroes, and the new society of feminists, black aristocrats, and t...

TYPE OF STORY: Drama, Fantasy

SYNOPSIS: A man ages over the course of a day of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
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Performed by Hannah Ehman

WILD HORSES, by Katrina Plumb

Hooves hurl havoc on heathland.
Manes and tails whirl with the wind.
Their wide nostrils snort
As the horses cavort
Plumed perfect as fishes are finned.

They rollick and roll in a whirlpool –
Palomino, pistachio, pink.
They fight with d...

desasosiego., 6min., Spain, Dance

Directed by Aina Lanas

Little me.
Little life.
Small everything and sometimes I forget
that you are leaving, that you are already gone because your voice is still with me.

Performed by Hannah Ehman

Wave by Debbie Fersht

A man holds a body of water at gunpoint. Roll over says the man from shore and the water does so. The man's toes get wet which makes him angry. He can't stand to be only partially wet so tells the water to lie still while walks in clothed until t...

DIE INSIDE, 8min, Dominican Republic, Experimental
Directed by Orlando Jumelles
Gaia is a young woman who has been through multiple traumatic episodes that have marked her life, she lives trapped in a dark world inside her head produced by her past, where anxiety, bitterness and suffering corner ...

Performed by Hannah Ehman

Synopsis:City of Alice is a cautionary tale of a British teenager who wakes up in Los Angeles, finding herself broke, homeless and pursuing an acting career in the midst of ending an abusive relationship. A modern take on Alice in Wonderland, explore this semi-autobiographical tale and follow Ali...

Performed by Hannah Ehman

A Sleepless Reverie by Rebecca Wason

'Won't you stay a little longer?'

Sighed the moon to the night sky.

We have barely started our talk

And I have a thousand things to say

Of life and poppycock.

'Oh, but it is forbidden',

Replied the night to the moon.

We ...

WHERE'S GLORIA, 9min., USA, Drama
Directed by Katherine Kittler
Alzheimer's is a disease rarely portrayed accurately in the media. In television, the disease and decision to place the person in a home moves quickly. In reality, it is a long and arduous process. When it is a spouse instead of a c...

ROOFTOP INTERMISSION, 10min., USA, Relationship
Directed by Masa Gibson, Abby J. Smith
Seeking a momentary respite from the strains of life in 2020, two strangers from the same building end up on a roof together and make a socially distant connection. (Shot on a mobile phone by the sheltering-in-...

Performed by Hannah Ehman

LA SCHEMA, 4min,. USA, Drama/Noir
Directed by Alex Bowling, Stephen Byrum
This film is inspired by a modernized, yet 1940s, version of the Italian Opera Rigoletto. The character archetypes and themes of death, deception, mystery, and romance are embellished in this dramatic short that brings back...

SING ABOUT IT, USA, 4min., Animation/Music Video
Directed by Christine Banna
For when the violence of white supremacy and information silos sit very close. Sing About It from In Our Voices (2021)

Performed by Hannah Ehman

TRUST? No!, by Peter Borreggine

Forgiveth not, what comes thy way,
‘Tis but a speck, in the dawn of a day,
Thou must not begin to finally feel,
As if thy heart, is in a reel,

Thou pain, is wrought, deep inside I fear,
For to giveth its wrath, is not what I hear,
‘Tw...

Performed by Hannah Ehman

FRAGMENTS, by Donna Greenberg

I forgot how you tasted
The day your ship left my shore,
Only the rage of the waves
Reminds me.

I waited with arms wide-spread,
Legs tingling,
The imprint of your touch
Still longing…

Even the strong wind
That tore my heart
From my skin...

CAST LIST:

Narration: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Mother: Kyana Teresa
Son: Geoff Mays
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A young wife tries to protect her dementia-afflicted husband from the terrible truth behind her ageless beauty.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Natalie: Kyana Teresa
Old Man: Geoff Mays
Voice/Young Man: Bill Poulin
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UNDERDOG, 8min,. Italy, Animation
Directed by Andrea Cavuoto
It's the story of a clumsy criminal, Mad Dog, who accepted the job of stealing the suitcase of the Mob Boss in the reptile district: Al Gatore.
With a mix of planning and improvisation, he will try to get the job done, but there'll be m...

What is an epigone? The word epigone means: “undistinguished descendant of the great.” My characters are the adult sons and daughters of celebrities. They are frustrated, bitter, because they have failed to achieve success on their own. They resent the celebrity world that has left them behind.

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BEGIN – A DANCE FILM, USA, Dance

Directed by Min Benjamin-Hong

The Dancer lives and breathes dance. Embodiment of the human spirit, she persists through blood, sweat, and tears in pursuit of perfection. Does she succeed or fail? Is this the end or the beginning?

Maria and her daughter Stephanie have a heart to heart conversation.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Sean Ballantyne
Stephanie: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Maria: Kyana Teresa
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