GEORGE FLOYD: SAY THEIR NAME, 7min., USA, Music Video

Directed by Christopher R. Owens, Alyssa Dann

When will the "last" time be the LAST time? Chris Oledude's single "George Floyd" has now been re-presented in the powerful video, "George Floyd: Say Their Names." America's struggle for equality...

IMPETO, 5min., Colombia, Experimental Dance
Directed by Juan Ruy Castaño
"Impeto" is a short experimental film that combines dance, music and architecture to create a singular vision of the human body in space. On "Impeto" dancers are determined by their surroundings, interpreting structural line...

DISCIPLE, 15min., USA, Drama
Directed by Sebastian LaCause
A different kind of coming out. When a young moody Millennial reveals his HIV status in a queer support group, it sends Poe, a not so traditional gay priest who mentors the group, in search of his own inner truth.

IN PARADISE, 13min., Canada, Sci-Fi/Drama
Directed by Andres Garza Escobar
"While fleeing from an apocalyptic mist, Ana and Adam are forced to confront an eternal dilemma: to keep running or to cherish what’s left."

A SERPENT BY THE NEST, 28min., USA, Crime/Thriller
Directed by Brandon Lazenko
A teenager escapes from a life trapped in the depths of human trafficking – but he’s spiraling downward towards a place as dark as his past.

Type of story: Horror

Performed by Val Cole

DREAMER, 8min., USA, Drama
Directed by Vergi Rodriguez, Diana Zollicoffer

Lily Cruz, a DACA recipient, travels on a medical volunteer mission and upon returning to the USA a TSA agent isn’t so welcoming.

THE TEST, 12min., Poland, Drama/Sci-Fi
Directed by Bartosz Toboła

It's been said that in a near death experience, you can see your entire life flash before your eyes. Memories move and blink like views from a dashing train.

THE TURTLES, 14min., UK, Romance
Directed by Maya Witters
When shy Emma meets the exuberant Jeanie, she feels things she's never experienced before. But there's the slight problem of her clingy boyfriend Jamie...

MILK, 5min., New Zealand, Drama
Directed by Celia Jaspers

When she sees an old man unable to pay for his milk, a young girl has a change of heart.

https://robbuckman.com/

BUY on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Tiger-Burning-Bright-Rob-Buckman-ebook/dp/B00BAVPN82

From the moment he woke up in the center of the strange meadow, all Andrew MacFarland could think to say was, "What the bloody hell is going on!" as nothing made any sense. At 65 y...

DANCE: THE ANVIL, 7min.., Sweden, Dance
Directed by Christoffer Sahlgren
The Coronavirus is a?ecting all of us.
The entire world trembles.
The planet is abundant with beauty.

Creative Non-Fiction

Logline: A fascinating, but unexpected encounter in a hotel lobby

Performed by Val Cole

THE STORY OF LILY LEE CHEN, 18min,. USA, Documentary
Directed by Nox Yang
Retired politician Lily Lee Chen recalls her experiences of becoming the first Chinese American woman mayor and fighting against the anti-Asian/anti-immigrant sentiment in the 1980s.

The story of a Santa Barbara triathlete that was nearly killed in a horrific training accident, survived, healed, rehabilitated, trained, and ultimately made it back to competition, winning the 2019 Santa Barbara Triathlon.

POETRY Reading:

fan the flame
let it die out
or set fire to the kitchen trying to make breakfast
with you at four in the morning

take a walk instead

paint the winter canvas of town
like a boot on the moon

trip on the ice and knock your head into mine
watch our breath intersect in the space...

BUY on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Light-Horse-J-D-Brayton-ebook/dp/B08738DWJS

www.jdbrayton.com

The Light Horse is the story of two men who join forces to capture one of the most dreaded murderers in history; one man driven by sworn duty, and the other man by vengeance; a psychological thril...

IDILA, 8min., Sweden, Dance
Directed by Erik Bergstrand, Milka Sakic Mennell
Alive through inner and outer movements, the film stays fluid between time and space where oxygen may not be enough. Choreographer Milka Sakic Mennell, Director and Photographer Erik Bergstrand and composer Martin Öhman...

MIA, 19min., Italy, Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Directed by Matteo Mascotto
A young girl, after a car accident during which she looses memory, lives locked in a room. Her father is trying to understand if she is able to find memories back, trough out a series of experiments. As soon as the daughter understand...

1ST YEAR CHECKING, 80min., USA, Sport Documentary
Directed by Michael Messner

1st Year Checking documents the life of my son Grayson, a 12 year old hockey player as he goes into the dangerous and unknown world of check hockey.

After coaching a team in their first year of check hockey, I was fas...

LAVENDER BOY, 10min., USA, Period Piece
Directed by Donavan Edwards
A government official faces a tough decision after two FBI agents question him about his sexuality.

Performed by Val Cole

Dramedy

Casey Alliston thought she had it all. Or did she? It took being forced to step down from the company she built and two hundred community service hours at a children's home to discover what she was missing.

Four Days, by Les Bill Gates

Remember me?
You betrayed me today.
With a kiss, you showed them the way
And collected thirty silver coins.
You whipped me and mocked me.
You crowned me with thorns.
So grovel in the dirt, pick up your pay.
You betrayed me today.

Remember me?
You killed me today.
Y...

NO COMPROMISES, 11min., Switzerland, Drama
Directed by Hannah Dobbertin

1976: Two 18-year-old girls in a Swiss mountain village
are confronted with an unexpected blow of fate. They must learn that compromises in life are sometimes inevitable - and that sometimes, you must simply ignore them.