Performed by Val Cole

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There are many different children around the world,
some little boys and some little girls,
Different languages and culture,
But all have their peacocks and all have their vultures,
Finding beauty can be hard, before a lullaby makes a wish upon a star.
Earth yo...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

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The ice is gone, the seas are high,
But hey, at least your stocks won’t die.
The forests burn, the rivers choke,
And billionaires? They buy more coke.
They told us, “Recycle! Do your part!”
While drilling Earth down to its heart.

The oil spills? Just close your eye...

Performed by Val Cole

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Black People Don’t Tango, 14min., USA
Directed by Robert Xavier Clark
An African American man learns to tango after a trip to Argentina.
Based on a true story.

https://www.instagram.com/llucindajclark2

Pisho, 16min., Pakistan
Directed by Aun Ul Haider
Journey of ...

Plastico, 5min., UK, Documentary
Directed by David Harriman, James Bettney
In Almeria Province in Spain, a sea of plastic sheeting covers the land creating the the largest collection of greenhouses in the world. The invernaderos (as they are called in Spanish) cover upwards of 150 square miles an...

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Nibbling of the Night, 10min., UK
Directed by Gabi Bania
Suzy and Billy are an unhappy middle-aged couple whose affection has long faded away. Suzy feels used by her careless husband, enslaved by the role of a subordinate housewife. She escapes from her worries and...

Qaqsoss naka Wahantuhsis (Fox & the Tiny Demon), 80min,. Canada
Directed by Tara Audibert
Qaqsoss naka Wahantuhsis is an animated allegory about Qaqsoss, a fox who is haunted by Wahantuhsis, a tiny demon. Set in an enchanted forest, the film explores themes of mental illness, trauma, and generati...

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Fereydouns Sons, 7min, Iran
Directed by Hossein Moradizadeh
Fereydoun divides his lands into three parts and gives each one to one of his sons. Salm is the land of Arabs and Romans, Tur is the land of Turks and China, and Iraj is the land of Iran.

http://www.morad...

Parents in the Wild - Mating Games and Birth Days, 52min., Germany
Directed by Moritz Mayerle, Annette Scheurich
In this film, directors Annette Scheurich and Moritz Mayerle offer a captivating glimpse into the love lives of Parents in the Wild worldwide. Highlighting the universal goal of prov...

After the Spread, 3min., Canada, Musical
Directed by Ash K Tysowski
A group of teenagers navigate their night-life, and their emotions, to the song "After the Spread" by "the Idea of machines"

https://www.ashtanimation.com/animation/after-the-spread\

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-fe...

A single person, Chyhenu, meets a potential partner
In a beautiful and surrealistic collision of Nordic and Japanese cultures. These two eccentric characters share an inner connection that parts their clouds and returns blue skies to their lives.

Directed by Marlon O Lee

Cast: Liam Mayhugh, Ste...

WATER, 58min., USA
Directed by Gary Beeber
Like most people living in Ohio I never thought much about water because there s so much of it here. All I knew was that Ohio has large aquifers, but had no idea how we get our drinking water. I thought that the aquifer was a huge body of water underg...

FRAGILE, 3min., Germany, Experimental
Directed by Lucas Buchholz, Bernd Brink
Every day, millions of packages are shipped, billions of messages are sent—our world seems more connected than ever. Even in the most remote corners of the planet, we are within reach. But have we truly come closer to o...

Making Emmie Smile, 5min., USA
Directed by Abby Vo, John Vo, Ken Yoffe, Ellen Weisberg
In "Making Emmie Smile," family members attempt to make the child happy by offering her different material things, only to succeed in getting the child to smile by offering personal attention. The basic them of...

WHEN BRIAN MET JAMILA, 4min., USA
Directed by Valencia S Bey
Brian and Jamila didn't think they'd find love, but a chance encounter at a coffee shop brings them the joy they've been seeking.

Clemenzia visits Handel Hendrix House London, 5min., UK
Directed by Alison Grist, Melinda Hughes
British Aristocratic Opera singer socialite Clemenzia Von Trunksale visits Handel Hendrix House Museum in London and ends up jamming with the ghosts of George Frederick Handel & Jimi Hendrix.

http:/...

The Influencer Loop, 3min., India
Directed by Deep Malhotra
It takes two to build a loop and sometimes makes it difficult to predict which part you are holding. When a motivational speaker creating content for his online audience gets a scam call, it makes him go behind where he never expected to...

MATTER!, 26min, France
Directed by Samuel Feron
It tells of the disappearance of Nothingness, the appearance of Matter and its confrontation with Man and with time. it is punctuated by a textual narrative and accompanied by Archive music.

http://www.cubicsfer.com/

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Terms and Conditions, 6min., USA
Directed by Ursula Rudorfer
An AI companion rebels when users violate the terms and conditions.

http://ursulaproducedthis.com/terms-and-conditions
https://www.instagram.com/termsandconditionsfilm/

Asa, his cat and the Library of Dreams, 16min., UK
Directed by Craig McNulty
Asa, a bored librarian who trained to curate rare books complains about his dead-end job. Later he returns home and in the morning finds his cat has died. He places his dead cat into his bag intending to bury him and ste...

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Sharon and the Vege Plot, 20min., USA
Directed by John Brooks
A put-upon lady-rabbit called Sharon is left perturbed by a potential plot against her vegetable garden. When Sharon's suspicions put more and more on edge, her obsessions put her own safety and love lif...

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Phantom Heart, 6min., USA
Directed by Josephine Spanier
When a mischievous poltergeist escapes, a shy supernatural researcher must recapture it before it reveals the crush she harbors for her coworker.

https://josephinespanier.com/
https://www.instagram.com/josies...

Botching., 5min., UK
Directed by Brian Williams
Hacking a Robot for fun, or malicious intent, is dangerous, illegal, and banned globally. It has a name: Botching. This is a story from one such 'Botch' job.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-botching

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