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11 min
Lina Abascal, Alexandra Kern
Stud Country
Stud Country is about a line dancing event in Los Angeles that is continuing the (very…
13 min
Jacob Motz
Pink Eye
An alpha female spirals when trying to navigate her challenging calendar while infected…
8 min
Sandy Honig
Caller Number Nine!
A telemarketer with a severe anger problem accidentally calls into a radio show. He wins…
6 min
David Robinson-Smith
We Used to Own Houses
After breaking into his landlord's home, a mysterious renter forces him to read a cryptic…
15 min
Brad Abrahams
Telos of Bust
Ascended masters, new religions, inner earth cities, crystals and lost continents.…
16 min
Nancy Pettinicchio
Falena
Intrigued and inspired by an unexpected encounter with an older neighbour, Leila spends…
13 min
Pulkit Arora
Anu
When a recent widow moves to New Zealand from India, she’s forced to confront her grief…
10 min
Grant Curatola
East End
The sordid details of a vicious crime are recounted and remixed through the rumor mill of…
9 min
Darcy Prendergast
Strange Beasts
During its decade of operation, the Bacchus Marsh Lion Safari was one of Victoria's most…
9 min
Gabriel Nóbrega
La Pursé
In a quiet suburban neighbourhood, lives Mr. Badú, an octogenarian taxidermist of…
9 min
James Michael Chiang
Xie Xie, Ollie
A biracial man – neither fully white nor fully Chinese – struggling with his identity,…
10 min
James Fox Berry
Out To Run: A Tale of Blood Velvet
The story in Out To Run follows Cole and Jesse – a gay couple whose romantic night in is…
12 min
Mdhamiri A Nkemi
Original Skin
In an alternate reality where having sex entails switching bodies with the other person,…
14 min
Liberty Smith
What Are You Looking At?
Angela Charles shares the challenges of losing her sight as a visual artist, and her…
21 min
Santiago Menghini
Red Wine
A vengeful man intends to poison his former colleague's glass of wine at a fundraising…
