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18 min
Nikita Grushin
Fireworks
Through the city a minivan rides. Out go people. Nothing about them is known, but they…
13 min
Mathilde Parquet
Trona Pinnacles
Gabrielle, a 19 years old, finds herself stuck near Death Valley between two parents who…
13 min
Lina Kalcheva
Other Half
As an Individual Being in a world comprised of Merged Couples, Ren longs to find their…
11 min
Stéphanie Clément
Pachyderm
Like every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grandparents for a few days of vacation in…
15 min
Laura Wadha
Born in Damascus
With holiday footage taken many years ago before the war, Laura tells the story of her…
9 min
Charlie Tidmas
Pillow Chocolate
For trans man Jamie, a one-night stand is more than just sex, it's a question of…
16 min
Hugo Covarrubias
Bestia
Based on true events, "Bestia" explores the life of a secret police agent during the…
12 min
Luis Nieto
Swallow The Universe
The grandiloquent blood-and-thunder saga of a young child lost in Manchuria’s deep…
20 min
Sam Davis
You Know Where to Find Me
With his mom’s help, a young man with an intellectual disability packs up everything he…
8 min
Ryan McCown
Flutz
A rivalry between two figure skaters. And a witch.
21 min
Eugen Merher
The Boy Who Couldn’t Feel Pain
This is the small-town legend of Chester, the boy who couldn't feel pain.
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Ingrid Liavaag, Linda Gathu
The Director
A newly graduated female director wants to put on an Afro-futuristic performance with her…
15 min
Olivia Martin-McGuire
Freedom Swimmer
A hybrid, poetic documentary interweaving hand-drawn animation and film, which tells the…
14 min
Paul Hairston
Almeda
On September 8th, 2020 the Almeda Fire tore through Southern Oregon and burned more than…
11 min
Karimah Zakia Issa
Scaring Women at Night
Two strangers are scared on a late walk home. As they try to escape one another, their…
