Everything happens for a reason...Finally the reason.

Two people on separate paths find themselves inextricably drawn together, raising the possibility that destiny is neither predetermined nor random acts of coincidence. Maybe destiny is just the fulfillment of a promise made in a previous life...

FIB THE TRUTH, 88 minutes, Russia, Thriller/Drama
Directed by Olga Akatyeva

A loving couple The Older and The Guy spend their time away from the world. Sudden arrival of The Younger and then of The Older’s Ex-Boyfriend breaks the idyllic country life picture. Each character has own plans for the...

It May Have Been a Gnome
By: Kimberly LaRocca
She opened the garage door and the 2-foot-tall person ran underneath her car. Would they finally believe her this time?
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TRUE FRIENDS, 5min,. Sweden, Dramedy
Directed by Mattias Königsson, Emil T. Jonsson
Conny is so tired of Corona. He feels so alone and his only human interface is with his brother on the phone.Browsing through his phone's contactlist he decides to phone every single contact, even those he can't ...

Performed by Allan Michael Brunet

HER
by James Gillard

James traveled a thousand miles to see her, now that he's here, he sees her. But the person he was looking for is a thousand miles away

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FOOLS, GOLD, 5min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Jim Allison
A poor prospector stumbles upon extreme wealth but finds out quickly that grand riches can sometimes complicate things.

MY OWN WORST ENEMY, 6min., Netherlands, Experimental
Directed by Harrie Verbeek, Jelena Kosti
On your way to reaching a goal you are often battling against yourself. You take various steps, but it is the most unpredictable move that defeats your own worst enemy.

ULRICHS 1867, 10min., Germany, Drama
Directed by Sven Niemeyer
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895), was a lawyer, journalist, publisher, writer, pioneer of sexology and is known as the "first open gay man" and "LGBTQ+"-activist in Germany.

At the German Juristentag in Munich in 1867, he publicly ...

MUSIC IN CONTRARY MOTION, 10min., Canada, Musical
Directed by Tom Belding
Set to the classic minimalist music of Philip Glass, arranged for marimbas and synthesizer by the Canadian percussion duo Taktus, this film juxtaposes the natural world and those things that humans have created within it. A...

LESBIAN, 5min., UK, Poem
Directed by Rosemary Baker
"Lesbian." is a powerful poem by Lisa Luxx. It's about the word “lesbian”, and the decades of toxic connotations that have made it feel like a hostile piece of language: so much so that today, many queer women hesitate before using it. Rosemary ...

ANOMALY 4, 19min., UK, Experimental/Animation
Directed by Lindsay Seers, Keith Sargent
There is no singular way to sum up this work. It does not really want to be explained by an elucidating text; it wants to rest in the medium that shapes it. It does not follow a convention of story telling that...

He Makes the Best Grilled Cheese
By: Kimberly LaRocca
I haven’t slept for two weeks now. I have no idea what’s real and what isn’t. Elvis is making us grilled cheese in the kitchen.
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A hopeful group of comedy upstarts travel the country performing and grinding out a name for themselves, all while surfing the bonds of friendship and facing the trials and tribulations of that touring road life.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Hannah Ehman
Otis: Sean Ballantyne
Margot: Kyana Teresa ...

Performed by Allan Michael Brunet

Aaliyah, by Pete Borreggine

All throughout my life,

I've searched for love alone,

A quest I made to find that love,

Was something I would never know,

For years I'd wonder where true love was,

And why it had forsaken me,

Years of turmoil and being l...

The Blackout
by Ryan Sears-Avery

The violent storm plunged the Carter's home into complete darkness, James and his Father were busy lighting candles to illuminate their surroundings, that was until a bright light engulfed the house.

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DEBUT, 12min., Sweden, Drama/Comedy
Directed by Johan Stavsjo
The day before the debut of her first major theatre production, an ambitious theatre director, Cornelia, comes to the horrible realization that hey play is quite… bad. A self-destructive journey ensues involving PR agents and stubborn ...

Performed by Allan Michael Brunet

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The peaceful life of a kind, old retiree is thrust into anguish and peril when it is disrupted by a present day serial killer. Following the connections, this otherwise trusting father can only suspect that the brutal killings have been at the hands of his own flesh and blood. His eldest son.

CA...

Performed by Allan Michael Brunet

(Bhagwan is God! or O God!)

As I passed a lonely temple in the after-evening glow,
On the banks of the Ganges where the quiet waters flow,
When the sun had sunk to rest and cool softness touched the air,
I saw a dark-skinned Indian and I heard him chant this pr...

Performed by Allan Michael Brunet

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Prayer of Loss

Oh, Lord, please take away my heart
and tear the foolish thing apart
and put it back again, I pray
so cold and hard that none
may find a way
to enter there again.

Excuse me, Sir, for this bold request
but I must have your very best....

The Greys
By Kimberly LaRocca
I see them all around. They notice me too. Sometimes they point, sometimes they stare. No one will believe me.
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THE NEARING OF JORDYN SIMMONS, 14min., Australia, Drama
Directed by Jeremiah Nickols
After rekindling his relationship with an old flame, an internationally-renowned rugby player is outed. Pressure continues to mount as the men attempt to regain their emotional footing.

SUNDOWN TOWN, 10min., USA, Drama/Horror
Directed by Mylo Butler
Bryce & Mitchell's trip home is disrupted after making a pit stop in a mysteriously unwelcoming town.