LA PETITE FOLIE, 12min., UK, Drama/Musical
Directed by Massimo Zannoni

Occupied Paris 1943. A group of misfits, comrades in the underground bohemian lifestyle, come together to defy the oppression of the new world order. As a group, they take one final stand to prove the resilience of the human ...

HOLDING SOUTH, 19min., New Zealand, Action/Fantasy
Directed by Keren Green
When a mysterious package arrives, fifteen-year-old recruit, Mae, is forced to fight her troop leaders along with the invading monsters in order to overcome her fear and save the children in the south.

An indentured freighter pilot fights for his freedom, but when a nation led by religious zealots tries to leverage his dark past to take over his outlier colony, our hero must lead an unlikely crew to reclaim his colony's independence, as well as his own.

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Narrator: Steve Rizzo

Near the end of Prohibition, after seeing his lover savagely beaten to death by his commanding officer, a gay cop must protect his new lover from his own self-loathing and the deadly contempt of his fellow officers.

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Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Temple: Steve Rizzo
Ben: Allan Michael ...

DARK GREEN, 32min., Netherlands, Documentary
Directed by Jesper Buijvoets, Aagje van Meerwijk
The solo expedition of adventurer Paul Rosolie into the Amazon Rainforest teaches him how to reconnect with the last remaining wilderness on earth.

GRIFFICA, 12min., USA, Horror/Romance
Directed by C.J. Arellano
A man suspects his boyfriend is a demon.

BOUNDARY, 10min., USA, Drama
Directed by Justin Odell Stuckey
A housekeeper experiences a brief episode of anxiety while looking after a yuppie couple's house for the day

SWIVEL, 7min,. UK, Experimental
Directed by Lois Norman

What if, you can be all of who you are and still allow another? That just for one night, judgement no longer exists? What if, an intimacy of touch, a truth of want, Swivels around your doubt and trusts? What if, love is not a gender, it is ...

unfinished, 8min., Czech Republic, Drama
Directed by Dailey Moore
A family faces a difficult farewell after breakfast.

MERMAID, 11min., USA, Drama
Directed by Fia Perera
A suicidal nine - year old boy struggling with his gender identity crosses paths with an unraveling but lovable Drag Queen.

THE ROAD TO LIFE, 33min., France, Documentary
Directed by Juidth Rueff
Northern Nigeria. Maryam is 11 years old. Her family fled from Bama to Maiduguri and eventually came back when the army liberated the town from Boko Haram.

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THE LAST SUNSET, 17min., USA, Drama/Sci-Fi
Directed by Hemzah Naveed
A man struggles to cope with what is reality while trying to survive a post apocalyptic world.

OXTAIL SOUP, 5min., USA, Drama
Directed by Peter No
A Korean boy struggles to reconcile broken relationships in his life.

HARVEST TIME, 25min., USA, Comedy/Drama
Directed by Anson Williams
Don Most and Anson Williams have released their first scripted program that they’ve appeared in together since playing legendary best friends Ralph and Potsie on HAPPY DAYS. This time they play brothers in the dramatic comedy HARV...

REMNANT, 14min., USA
Directed by Christophe Charre
In a world suffering from environmental collapse, two field biologists must confront their morality when they are compelled to make a detour near a restricted zone.

RENEWABLE, 4min., UK , Dance
Directed by Susan Hay
Inspired by the different landscapes and environments of Scotland and Indonesia and renewable energy sources, this screendance work was created through a digital art residency (Dance Dialogue) between Marc Brew (Marc Brew Company) and Mariska Feb...

NEW NORMAL, 16min., Czech Republic, Dance
Directed by Jakub Jahn
The poetic Laterna magika dance film, directed by Jakub Jahn and choreographed by Nata�a Novotn�, responds to the current situation and presents a view of the �new normal� as bringing hope, opportunity and transformation. For the ve...

BOYS, MUSIC, and CHAOS, 4min., UK, Comedy
Directed by Desu Feldman
Four young, broke musicians try their best to fix their dysfunctional household while dreaming of being stars.

DENISE & RAYMONDE, 9min., Switzerland
Directed by Nicolas Wendl
Two friends meet once a week to share their romantic setbacks with more or less judicious advice over a glass of wine and shots of tequila.

BED BUDS, 13min., USA, Comedy/Drama
Directed by David Levin
A conversation during the Covid-19 era.

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WHERE BUTTERFLIES DON’T FLY, 2min., Czech Republic
Directed by Roman Nemec

Daniel is an odd guy who lives with his endlessly quarrelling parents uncomplaining about his destiny. Adam is his classteacher. Daniel and Adam live in their own bubbles until a moment w...

OREO, 7min., USA, Comedy/Drama
Directed by Benjamin Jefferson
An oreo named White Mike runs into some old friends and wacky strangers while waiting for a bus to a job interview

DOLPHIN BOY, 11min., USA, Comedy/Drama
Directed by Jackson Little
A former child actor known for his iconic "Dolphin Boy" role is now working as a delivery boy in his adulthood.