I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU, 5min., Canada

Directed by Caitlyn Sponheime

Two women fall into a cycle of changing their appearance in order to find happiness.

TAKE AND RUN, 38min., Switzeland, 38min., Drama

Directed by Maria Brendle

Sezim wants to fulfil her dream of studying in the Kyrgyz capital when she gets kidnapped by a group of young men and taken to the hinterland. There she’s forced to marry a stranger. If she refuses the marriage, she is th...

WE, THEM, 3min., USA, Drama/Relationship

Directed by Michelle Do

A couple talks through their concerns before a dinner with parents.

Jealousy takes center stage when two friends apply for the same job to become the first M.D. on Mars.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Jamie: Shawn Devlin
Nance /Berkley: Allan Michael Brunet
Amy: Val Cole
AJ: Bill Poulin

STACCATO, 10min., USA, Drama/Romance

Directed by Ethan Gurule

After confessing his love, Andrew fights to keep his relationship with his best friend, William who, himself, struggles to accept his own emotions.

A couple, expecting a child, toy with the demonic.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Deborah: Hannah Ehman
John: Allan Michael Brunet

AND WE COLLIDE, 19min., China, Drama/Romance

Directed by Lanca Li

Inspired by the local rocket launch site, And We Collide is a short film depicting an unexpected tropical encounter. This is a story about two men, two worlds and one real rocket.

An openly gay man's insecurity with his masculinity leads him to heteronormative modes of expression putting him at odds with the world and himself.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Geoff Mays
Phil: Sean Ballantyne
Gina: Julie Sheppard
Jasper: Shawn Devlin
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THE CHANGE PROJECT, 22min., Cayman Islands, Documentary

Directed by Monica Walton

A documentary & research project exploring cyberbullying among youth in the Cayman Islands. The documentary delves into the mental health impacts on teens, parents, teachers and families who have never spoken out ...

THE DEVIL GOES DOWN, 10min,. USA, Sports/Fantasy
Directed by Nicholas Julius

The Devil challenges a young man to a game of basketball. The stakes? What is in the Devil’s bag against the young man’s soul.

SHUKAN HABIBI, 35min., Finland, Drama/Romance

Directed by Ville Tanttu

Refugee Mohamed finds a special connection with Kristian, a finnish family man.

NICE TO MEET YOU, 11min., USA, Drama/Relationship

Directed by Michael Landry

When a recently separated couple meet up at their favorite bar, the reunion awakens feelings of bitterness, remorse and love.

THE NEXT STOP, 4min., USA, Dram

Directed by Janice Derosier

Andrew notices that his daughter Olivia has been acting a bit strange during their road trip. After a quick restroom break at a nearby coffee shop, things start to unravel about Olivia’s weird behavior.

TUXEDO TERRACE, 12min., USA, Comedy/Romance

Directed by Carmine Bicchetti

When the government begins to inspect their marriage, a gay immigrant and his lesbian wife throw a dinner party in an attempt to fool the INS; but soon realize that they aren’t the only ones hiding something.

When a man realizes that the mysterious company he works for may be responsible for the death of his girlfriend, he begins down a path to unravel a national conspiracy.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Voice on Radio: Allan Michael Brunet
Brother Colin: Steve Rizz

In the summer before college, Alexa takes her young sister, Emmy, on a road trip across the country.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Alexas: Kyana Teresa
Emmy: Hannah Ehman
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CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Oliver: Geoff Mays
Lukas: Sean Ballantyne

ELEVEN WEEKS, 14min., USA, Documentary/Romance

Directed by Anna Kuperberg , Julie Caskey

Carla Jean Johnson accepts her fast and aggressive cancer diagnosis with clarity and grace while photographer Anna Kuperberg, her long time wife, documents their final days and weeks together. With mesmeriz...

PHANTOM SONG, 16min., USA

Directed by Malhaar Gupte

Officer Kaya, a cyborg police-woman discovers a prism that has been appearing in her dreams. Trailing the source of the prism, she slowly uncovers details of her unknown past.

Directed by Braden Joe

A hybrid, experimental documentary which explores the issue of modern-day slavery perpetrated by the fast fashion industry. Through art, dance, and anthropology, Alive seeks to start the conversation of our individual role in the world, and our responsibility to fix its issue

Performed by Val Cole

FANTASY MASTER, 10min., USA, Family Drama

Directed by Dalton Snider-Smith

Lisa’s fondest childhood memory with her late mom is playing a popular role playing table-top game. Now, depressed and distant from everyone in her life, she realizes the key to reconnecting may lie in that very game.

Two non-binary high end restoration laborers attempt a disembiguation of T.S. Elliot's "The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock" while speculating on the sex life of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Max: Julie Sheppard
Alex: Allison Kampf
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Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

Is It Because I’m black, by Jermal Perkins

Is it Because I am black
Is it Because I am different from
You seen me And I seen you
We looked at each other
I seen the anger in your eyes
I continue walking down the street
It was pretty dark outside
I heard the Sirens ...