PLAIN AS NIGHT, 4min,. Canada
Directed by Seth Mackie
A man witnesses a murder from his dorm room.

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1. What motivated you to make this film?

The initial motivation was an assignment for a digital media program I enrolled in, where I had to make a short film. The idea...

WIT'S END, 10min., USA
Directed by Cassidy Tee
A struggling comedian’s final act takes a surreal turn. While unraveling his grip on reality, the lines are blurred between performer and puppeteer.

HUSTLE, 8min., Brazil
Directed by Maria Eugenia Portolano, Joh Pagov
João has one day to make enough money to buy a crib for the baby he is expecting with his partner.

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THE COREY DAVIS EVOLUTION STORY, 134min., USA
Directed by Corey Davis
The metamorphic journey of Corey Davis, a young filmmaker as he reflects on a decade of his career. Through personal anecdotes and behind-the-scenes footage, the documentary highlights his creative growth and challenges, showin...

THE DROWNING POOL, 12min,. Spain
Directed by Enrique Novials
Ariadna, a former police officer, is now a detective shocked by the recent death of her mother due to Covid. In the midst of this, she must find a child who has been kidnapped after school.

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THERAPY TIES, 30min., USA
Directed by Christine Evette Giles
The effects of Wanda’s unresolved childhood trauma forces a tsunami of events to take place in the her family. This leaves her husband, Malcolm, as the primary caretaker of two children, one of which has a disability. Traditional and no...

DARK ROOM, 11min., USA
Directed by Rogelio Robles
After losing everything, a man slowly and painfully loses his mind right before your eyes. Becoming the serial killer he was destined to be.

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1. What motivated you to make this film?

It was something that I felt I ne...

EXCEPTION, 32min., Canada
Directed by Rodrigue Hammal
When a leaked video of his lecture on the Psychology of Oppression goes viral and sparks accusations of anti-Semitism, tenured Palestinian-American professor Karim Hadawi finds himself at a crossroads with a harrowing ultimatum: issue a public...

THE KID WHO DROWNED AT SUMMER CAMP, 4min., USA
Directed by Marianna Hersko

115, 81min,. Canada
Directed by Dave Huynh Macon
In the '80s, alien Emily crash-lands near the quaint town of Stony Plain, desperate to find the enigmatic fuel "115." Stuck in a reverse time loop, she relives her mission daily, struggling to blend in while searching for the elusive substance. Eve...

Terra Draconis: posterity and prosperity of fossils in the modern age, 22min., USA
Directed by Braeden Clete Meyer
Since its inception as a commercial interest in the 19th century, a growing debate has formed around vertebrate fossils to collect, research, and sell significant specimens on the wo...

LIVE FROM THE GENEVA!, 13min,. USA
Directed by Nick Leahy
Amidst the hysteria of the Red Scare in 1953 Chicago, a nightclub staff becomes entangled in a political scandal when their star performer's iconic red-and-gold pocket square becomes the focal point of media chaos.

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GROWING UP, 54min., USA
Directed by Leslie Dektor
16 years in the making, “Growing Up” focuses on Fernando Pullum and the impact he’s had on thousands of youth in South Central Los Angeles. Through music Fernando rose above his own harrowing childhood and for decades he’s passed that gift along t...

Natural Light: The Remarkable Transformation of a School on Detroit’s East Eight Mile, 18min., USA
Directed by Richard R. Murray
When a new leader arrives at one of Michigan’s worst schools, he seeks help from a unique firm known for solving “impossible” school problems. But the challenges are en...

PORCELAIN, 16min., UK
Directed by Tim Wildgoose
Porcelain is the story of 'Child' - A street urchin who leaves behind the cold streets of a disparate city to discover mystery and wonder within the walls of the Porcelain makers mansion.

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I'M NOT A ROBOT, 20min., Netherlands
Directed by Victoria Warmerdam
After repeatedly failing Captcha tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: could she be a robot?

AN UNDOING, 10min., USA
Directed by Lyall F. Harris
In this 9-minute and 55-second experimental film, viewers are taken on a journey of "undoing" as the film's author-protagonist unstitches her way to healing and catharsis, one stitch at a time, after the end of an abusive 20-year marriage. The s...

Alex LeVesque | Mentoring Gang Members with Classic Cars, 10min., USA
Directed by John Snyder
Alex LeVesque is the founder of the Automotive Mentoring Group (AMG), a nonprofit that works to counter gang violence in the city of Chicago, Illinois. The organization recruits gang members from across ...

RED, 24min,. USA
Directed by Corey Davis
In life, everyone is meant to share their adventures with someone special, someone they hold dear to them. Red tells the story of two friends who become lovers in a relationship that develops over the course of 12 years. Love itself is a long journey if yo...

THE DAYS OF KNIGHT, 9min., USA
Directed by John P Martinez
A highly trained operative, belonging to a clandestine ancient group of expert mercenaries, is given a mission to recover a valuable item for one of the 13 most influential families on Earth. As war breaks out and alliances formed centuri...

LAND MASS, 48min,. UK
Directed by Jenni Roditi, Sara Pozin
A new kind of liturgy is about to begin… a Land Mass. This is a spontaneous, vocal-visual liturgy for the land, sung by a unique choir, The Improvisers’ Choir, conducted by composer Jenni Roditi, who is creating her conducting directions ...

Yecson Preciado | Fighting For Life, 11min., Ecuador
Directed by Hernán Salcedo
Life has never been easy for boxing trainer Yecson Preciado. Hailing from Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador, he grew up in a drug-fueled, murderous environment. Suffering abuse at the hands of his father, he left home at...

MICRO-PLASTINATION, 6min,. USA
Directed by Aspen Nelson
Recovering from a wild night, a young woman pukes in her bathroom. Her illness is so severe that she doesn’t notice another presence entering the room. A hand mutilated by plastics grasps her hair but by the time she turns around, no one is ...

CHERRY ON TOP, 15min., Brazil
Directed by Laura Reis
A girl with a bunny head tries to escape from her hunted reality when she discovers a group of colorful and hungry girls to be a part of…but things are not as sweet as it seems

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