Isaura Contreras

Three lifelong friends come together to throw a surprise baby shower. But as they prepare the decorations and reminisce about the past, a buried truth unexpectedly surfaces —revealing a hidden love between the mom-to-be and one of them. What starts as an ocassion of laughter and sisterhood turns into a day of soul-searching, unspoken desires, and difficult choices.

Jackie Quinones

Jess is a socially awkward rideshare driver with dreams of making movies in Hollywood. She spends her days stuck in L.A. traffic, carting around demanding passengers, while juggling non-stop emergencies from her manipulative mother and chaotic sister. As the fares stack up and her sanity frays, Jess realizes she’s watching her dreams fade away in the rearview mirror.
"Miles Away" is a funny, raw road movie about what happens when you’re too busy with everyone else’s mess to clean up your own. "Miles Away" is written, produced, and directed by Jackie Quinones, who also stars in the film alongside Executive Producers Luis Guzmán ("Wednesday"), and Andre Royo ("The Wire").

Matthew Stacey

THE NEWS MAY BE FAKE, BUT THE STORIES ARE TRUE.
An apathetic group of 20-somethings manage a small town news station while a rampant serial killer weasels his way into their lives.
Tommy, a hopeless college grad with big dreams, picks up a dead-end job at a local news station to make ends meet. He fears he'll be stuck in his tiny hometown forever, until he unwittingly befriends a serial killer who could make all his dreams come true. This dark comedy examines radicalization through a satirical lens. Is the American Dream even possible anymore? And if so, how far would you go to make it come true?

Martin Guigui

Spiritual healing gone wrong turns a relentlessly bullied teenager into a super-powered killing machine just as his tormentors do the unthinkable.

Martin Guigui

A group of young men in Tucson, Arizona some as young as nine are formed into the first youth Mariachi in the United States by an Irish Catholic Priest.
Despite the Priest’s immoral conduct, they created a world-renowned Youth Mariachi Movement that endures and sixty years later the group continues being celebrated.

ILIR HARXHI

In a small ground floor house, Dini, a devout Muslim, lives alone in the city of Prizeren, in Kosovo. His only activity is religious rituals and drinking tea.
One day, the doorbell rings, and thinking he is being attacked by thieves, he mobilizes for defense. When he opens the door, he sees a beautiful woman who introduces herself as his caretaker, sent by the ministry.
Looking at Nita, Dini begins to understand his loneliness and the lost feeling of being a man. Word by word, action by action, they get to know each other.
Nita comes and goes from his house and every time she visits, she brings something for Dini's needs.
He finds more joy in her visiting than in the things she brings him. Although, sometimes their conversations have moments of misunderstanding, they still speak, exchange meaningful glances and build a relationship with attraction and flirtation.
As their connection deepens, Dini realizes that Nita was sent by his daughter, Hana, who had married an American Catholic against his will and that Nita had separated from her husband due to infertility.
Though their life stories and inner dialogues, they touch each other's emotions, building a relationship that grows into love. In a pivotal moment, Nita reveals to Dini that she is Catholic. It seems like everything is about to end. After an internal struggle with himself, Dini begins a new life. Despite their religious differences, his being Muslim and her Catholic, they find the true meaning of love as a level of enlightenment that surpasses age, gender, faith and political beliefs.

Micole Williams Williams

After carrying out a hit for their Mafia boss, Hitmen Carlo and Vic find themselves unintentionally in the care of their boss’ baby. Having no parenting skills or baby care experience, the fumbling duo must somehow get the baby back to its home safely without their boss finding out.
Several befalling child care calamities, and one apoplectic encounter with an "ex" later, Carlo and Vic find themselves tasked with an even tougher assignment….. Killing their boss’ adulterous wife, mother of his son.
Now the two “Hitmen” are faced with an impossible choice. Go against honor and kill the wife, or go against the Omerta and defy their very dangerous Mafia boss.

Logan Keller

A student at a prestigious music academy struggles to recreate a piece of sheet music stolen by an egocentric professor. After given just 2 hours to complete this task, he experiences the highs and lows of this painstaking process as it alters the way he thinks about the creation of art itself.

Francesco Massini

A young man rushes through dark streets, dressed in a sharp suit. He enters a room, where a young woman awaits on the bed: a prostitute. What seems like a banal, sordid encounter will turn into the unexpected discovery of two lonely souls, distant yet close. Two autehntic beings, forced to play a role in a world they do not belong to. Their brief meeting turns into a passage toward salvation and, perhaps, redemption. But this saving path will go through violence and blood.

Rebecca Reeves

Set against the haunting legacy of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries, Torn by Silence follows Mary, a weary survivor still scarred by the abuse and loss she endured as a young girl. Her world collides with Eve, a determined reporter searching for answers about her past. Through fragmented memories, painful confessions, and unspoken wounds, the women uncover an unexpected bond that ties them together. As Mary confronts her lifelong grief and Eve faces the truth of her origins, both must grapple with the question of whether survival can lead to healing. Torn by Silence is a powerful exploration of generational trauma, institutional betrayal, and the fragile possibility of reconciliation.

David J. Aberle

A young Indigenous student struggles to stay grounded in a world far from home — but as disconnection and self-doubt grow, she must find the courage to reclaim her identity and create space for something greater than herself.

T.R. Campbell

Unexpected events take place after Adrian’s girlfriend Lisa reveals to him that she is pregnant. Little does Lisa know, Adrian has a secret, or two, of his own.

Jeff Ryan

A young man aims to spend the perfect last day with his partner until he is forced to confront past grief he has been desperate to forget

Doğu Turan

Ali is an ordinary man, together with his fiancé Talya they're expecting their first child. He has everything he could ask for. But when his fiancé is savagely murdered by a group of thugs. He will go down a road which will bring his own destruction. He will become what he hates and what was a search of justice transforms into a pleasure hunt.

Shon Major

Bruce and James only have a short time to figure out where Joshua has hid the remote. Time is ticking...tick...tick...tick...will they find it in time?

Stefan Sander

Suhail Ahmad

A man and a woman meet through couch surfing. On the surface it seems like it's meant to be, but one after the other secrets start unearthing and things start to spiral.

Jason Bartholomew

2 friends discuss all the tried and true methods to getting thicker, fuller hair and none of them are fake or bogus in any way!

Loes Janse

'Enchanted by her smile' is a musical romantic comedy about Nils who wants to confess his feelings to his date Julia, but her enchanting laugh repeatedly takes away his courage.

Francisco Bassignana

A girl walks around the street of a city and she has extrange visions that finally are connected with Ukrainian War.

Gabriel Constantinescu

A young woman revisits the past when she moves in with her grandfather having nowhere else to turn.

Mahesh Raj

"BHOOM SHANKARA" - A WAKE UP CALL TO FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS
What if the person with nothing... gives everything?
What if hope and despair... are best friends?
What if the real question isn't about what we have... but what we choose to do?
This song is dedicated to those silent warriors of compassion who remind us of our shared humanity.

Jasmine Barrs

Two best friends contemplate their last summer together.

JOAN MARSHAL

Amid the indifferent hum of Paris, a refugee clown
in his 60s paints smiles for euros. Each
performance a silent requiem for the homeland
bombs stole. Stripped of everything but resilience,
he masks his pain behind greasepaint, his art a
fragile rebellion against oblivion. This is a story of
unseen lives: where survival dances on a tightrope
between dignity and despair, and humanity lingers
in the shadows. A silent film for those who still hear
heartbeats.

Peighton Williamson

A young woman battling schizophrenia finds herself in a faith-based mental institution. Amidst the challenges of her condition, with auditory and visual hallucinations and internal conflict, she embarks on a journey of faith, self-discovery, healing, and seeing herself beyond her diagnosis. Beginning to realize her strength, resilience, and worth through God’s unwavering love.

Caleb Zachary Schlag

Set in the universe of the 'The Long 87.' A diplomatic transport vessel is attacked and boarded by what they believe to be pirates, but little do they realize that they've been targeted by the infamous Clan Morrig of the Frun-Sha.

Faridah S. Nabaggala

How do you build a school for everyone when history began by excluding some children entirely?
This documentary takes us on a visual and emotional journey through the evolution of the Norwegian school system, from the exclusion of the 1700s to today’s struggle for belonging and equality. Through stylized imagery, artistically interpreted historical motifs, and a subtle poetic expression, the film allows us to feel the past as much as we understand it. Encounters with passionate voices create intimacy, while the visual universe invites us into a mood that moves between memory, reality, and imagination.

Stephen Kellam

In rural 1944 Italy, two brothers participate in a botched partisan action. As a result, they must flee their home, pursued by fascists and Nazis across the brutal wartime landscape.

James Harry Barrett, Tony Robenalt

After inheriting his estranged, eccentric aunt's small-town house, a workaholic casino exec tries to get the estate cleaned up and sold as quickly as possible, but this proves difficult as he's drawn into his aunt's world and forced to confront his war-related trauma.

Michelle Massie, Tim McHugh

After an international pilgrimage changes his world view, an idealistic young man starts a quixotic quest to bring decent housing to the people of Los Angeles. But the Red Scare steals his vision, displaces thousands, lands him in jail, and opens the door for Dodger Stadium.

Mark William Hammond

A young Asian waitress discovers she is the last in a long line of Demon Killers when a billionaire/sorcerer opens a portal to Hell under City Hall in New York City. Local Native American demons hunt in the tunnels and, even more strangely, powerful Chinese warrior demons are sent to slaughter her before she can stop the invasion from hell. M is a New York City waitress but this may be asking too much.

Sam Samore

“The Sometimes Love” is a Magic Realism fairytale revolving around an existential Professor searching for his ideal mate - all of whom mysteriously disappear. A melancholy Detective falls in love with him - only to discover that he could be the sought after serial killer from another multiverse.

Walter Stewart

Andrew Huggins seeks to find justice to address the evil done to him and his family like his idol, The Winged Avenger.

Charles Kaufmann

Told in alternating scenes between two time periods in the life of Robert (Bobby) Cormier (1952–1989), 1960s and 1980s, we meet 9-year-old Bobby in 1961 as 78-year-old Lucien Price (1883–1964), senior editorial writer for the Boston Globe, an eccentric, cultivated gentleman, sees him doing cartwheels on a beach in Nahant, Massachusetts. Through his friend, Ted Shawn, founder of Jacob’s Pillow Dance, Lucien finds the boy ballet lessons in Boston. Jump to August 1982, and 30-year-old Robert is living in East Village, New York City, writing a musical, and experimenting with drugs and anonymous gay sex. His childhood friend, Edward Bowsman, drops in, and their relationship is rekindled after a ten years absence. Young Bobby hopes to grow up to be a ballet star. Adult Robert hopes to find a producer for his musical. Whether both succeed, or fail, may have something to do with Lucien Price.

Vince Raisa

When two childhood best friends find their lives torn apart by duty and expectation, destiny manages to find a way for their love to endure from one generation to the next.

Geraldine Comiskey

Eileen’s handsome, charming big brother Michael took everything from her: her passion for horses and music, the love of their parents, her childhood innocence - and her womanhood. He raped her not just physically but emotionally, sentencing her to a lonely life in their sleepy Irish village.

Taylor Hunt

A legendary tunnel rat in the Vietnam War fights for his life on the surface back home.

Cat Treece, Ondra Berry II, Ariel Alexander Fiore

In the aftermath of a grisly arson, a series of ritualistic murders grips a quiet region in fear. As FBI Special Agent John Blackbird, a Cree investigator haunted by personal loss, and his rookie partner Maria Martinez follow the trail, they uncover a pattern stitched together by something far more disturbing than motive.
Each victim is found marked and mutilated in ways that defy understanding. The deeper they dig, the more the case seeps into their psyche, especially for Blackbird, who becomes convinced the force they’re hunting is not entirely human, but something far older, and far hungrier.
As tensions rise and truths fracture, the pursuit leads to a final confrontation. In its wake, lines between justice and obsession blur, and Agent Martinez is left to carry the weight of what’s been unleashed and what may still be lurking in the dark.
"Skin Deep" is a psychological horror-thriller that weaves FBI procedural with Indigenous lore, offering a chilling meditation on identity, legacy, and the violence we inherit. It is a story about the monsters we chase, and the ones we carry within us.

Stuart Lachlan Bennett

When burnt-out entrepreneur Daniel Cartwright reluctantly retreats to a remote Airbnb called Buena Vista, he anticipates a quiet weekend—perhaps a reset. Instead, he's drawn into a layered world where memory, mystery, and spiritual truth collide. Besieged by the prayers of his mother and confronted by a cryptic woman named Alethia, Dan faces an unraveling of his ego.
His blind attraction to Alethia spurs an invitation to dinner at a mysterious family farmhouse where he meets her Christ-like brother, Chris. The unselfish views of Chris and benevolent charm of his father, Alden, challenge Dan to examine his view of the world. But the truth is too hard for Dan to handle as Alethia’s male, twin exposes Dan’s self-centeredness.
Finally, Dan’s sister Ruth gives Dan an emotional ultimatum to accept the facts, or face the consequences. As the boundaries between the physical and spiritual blur, Dan is forced to reckon with the weight of his past, the illusion of success, and the presence of something—someone—greater than himself. Featuring a surreal narrative arc, mirror symbolism, and moments of heavenly realism, The Thin Place is a story of quiet awakening, painful honesty, and the redemptive power of forgiveness.

Jeff Goldstein

When a video of a doctor with a god-like healing ability goes viral, he must grapple with public outcry, his inability to heal his own wife, and his estranged, religious fanatic mother’s belief he is an instrument of the devil.

Jeff Goldstein

When hippie parents in Arizona die, their last wish is for their son to put together "Woodstock 2" as their memorial. Six estranged East Coast friends cram into a motorhome with bell bottoms, beads, and marijuana. Truths and resentments abound, as friendships are tested.

Peter Strupp

Five years ago, Anna lost her young son to a hit-and-run driver. Tonight, she has a date. . . .

Sarah Rabinowitz Mognoni

(SCRIPT INTENDED FOR FULL ANIMATION) The Herd at Ahavah farm is tested to its max when Rip and Beth the Minis find a dead policeman on the property! A neigh -borhood thriller as the horses figure out whodunnit!

Kevin O'Murchu

Alexander Whyte, an acclaimed but uninspired painter, is in a creative rut while his wife controls his career. When he meets Emily, the granddaughter of his neighbour, Alexander finds his creative impulse suddenly renewed.

Willliam W. Holland

Solidly based on historical fact, "Two Roads to Riva" tells two parallel but deeply intertwined stories. The first involves JOHN McCOWN, a lieutenant in the World War II U.S. 10th Mountain Division, a unit deployed to Italy in late 1944 with the assignment of breaking through the German “Gothic Line.” The Allied offensive has been stalled there for three months due in large part to artillery observers perched atop supposedly impregnable Riva Ridge. It takes all of McCown’s courage, leadership ability, and prowess as a skier and mountaineer to overcome not only German opposition but the traitorous machinations of his secretly pro-Nazi superior, MAJOR KINZER, and play his pivotal role in the conquest of the ridge, an achievement for which he makes the ultimate sacrifice. A huge motivator is desire to redeem himself in the eyes of his parents for having accidentally killed his fraternal twin.
The second protagonist is Austrian-born Corporal OTTO BERTSCHI. Forced by threats to his family to join the German army, this secretly anti-Nazi and wily squad leader repeatedly finds ways to circumvent the orders of a fanatical superior and avoid taking human life only to wind up being--against his will--a prime agent in the killing of McCown, an American with whom he has so much in common. Following his surrender, he narrowly escapes being executed by G.I.s enraged over McCown’s death thanks to the last-second intervention of HENRY CURTIS, the youngest member of McCown’s five-man reconnaissance team, who persuasively attests to Bertschi's having earlier saved his and McCown's lives during a reconnaissance mission behind German lines.

Stephen W. Hiemstra

What do you do when life overwhelms? Tom learns to lean on God and trust his own instincts.
Tom is a bitter twelve-year old whose father is killed in a police drug raid gone bad. During speeches at his father’s funeral, he fails asleep and wakes up in the first century on the road to Sepphoris where he meets a young Jesus who introduces himself as Jeez. Together they witness four soldiers escaping the city on horseback. When they reach the city, they learn that Jeez’s father, Joseph, has been murdered and a young, Mary Magdalene, has been kidnapped.
As witnesses, Tom and Jeez are both drafted by local authorities to pursue the four horsemen and bring them to justice. The pursuit takes them to different villages and towns in Israel (Sepphoris, Nazareth, Megiddo, Jezreel, Sebastian, Shechem, Bethel, Jericho, and Jerusalem). In the process, they brave lions, hyenas, and scorpions, and cope with grief, human trafficking, murder, spiritual warfare, first-century politics, and travel in the ancient world.
In spite of his fish-out-of-water status, Tom learns to lean on God and rely on himself. Jeez learns the boundaries of being fully human within the context of relationship. Tom returns to our time a changed person with an appreciation for forgiveness and a growing faith.

Dan Maysen

When Aldelin Sutton, an economic policy advisor, is summoned to the Vatican for a secret meeting with the Pope, little does she know that the fate of Europe and indeed the world will be placed on her shoulders. The Pope has chosen her to be his emissary for a clandestine meeting with the American Government in an effort to secure safe passage for the thousands of Vatican refugees and to garner military support to turn back the enemy at the gates.
Aldelin, however, never reaches her destination but rather falls into the hands of the ISIS savages as their prisoner. Now, with time running out, the Pope must call on Daniel Canon, the Holy Canon, a mystical figure who answers only to the Holy Father, to rescue Aldelin so she can complete her mission.
Together, they race across a tyrannized Europe that is suffocating under the dark cloud of ISIS. Along the way we are introduced to a number of memorable and exceptional individuals. Among them we meet the beautiful and enchanting Vivien LaLonde, a former French Intelligence agent and the love of Daniel’s life. Tommy O’Rourke, a tough but charming Irishman, Daniel’s former commanding officer during the earlier Terror Wars. He now serves as a guerilla in the underground Free Europe Resistance Movement and may possibly hold the key to helping Aldelin complete her mission.
ISIS has dispatched their Emissary of Butchery, their Princess of Depravity – Suleena Heidari, aka the Persian Death to intercept and annihilate Aldelin and Daniel.
Aldelin realizes that Daniel is … “Our Last Prayer” – that of Christianity and perhaps the whole world. Now with time running out all caution must be thrown to the wind and Daniel has to overcome his own personal agony.
This is a cautionary saga that gives us a glance at one potential future that awaits us if we remain in our current slumber; a pulse pounding journey into the human soul and how the light of freedom must always endure.

Dan Maysen

As our story opens, Roman soldiers betray and murder Andrew, the traditional name of the Bethlehem innkeeper, to rob the payroll for a temple construction project. Two shepherd boys, who resemble the Odd Couple, witness the crime. They have night watch duty because they broke camp rules.
To get revenge against Simon, the head shepherd, the boys steal a chest. “Oscar” pawns the empty chest in the market and, in a rare display of chivalry, uses the money to buy a gift for his girlfriend Agatha, who is the daughter of the murdered innkeeper.
At Andrew’s wake, a pharisee reassures the new innkeeper, who is Andrew’s widow, about her future. The two also briefly discuss changes, such as increased military activity due to a census and what the coming Messiah may do. Meanwhile, the shepherd boys have basically the same conversation.
We next meet Mary, who is about 17, and Joseph, who is in his late-20s, for the first time. They’re detained at a checkpoint because they rub a Roman guard the wrong way. Later, the innkeeper stumbles upon the bickering couple and briefly speaks with them about their stay in Bethlehem. The innkeeper gets a special vibe about Mary’s Child. At about the same time, Agatha surreptitiously meets Oscar. They exchange small gifts.

Dion Alexander McNeal

The Color of Vaccine: Part I not only helps raise awareness and accessibility around the COVID-19 vaccine but creates a spirit of community action while providing opportunities for the Illinois creative community.
The exploration within The Color of Vaccine: Part I bring stories as old as time and often hidden underneath trauma in POC communities, addresses medical mistrust, health inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Witness Central Illinois residents share their experiences and relationships with public health institutions. In contrast, public health experts and historians educate us about the history of medical mistrust and how/why it is ever-pressing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Timothy Shrikrishnan Lott

When a violent ex-cop turned priest, saves the life of a prostitute seeking justice for her murdered co-worker, they must reconcile with their true selves in discovering their magnificence of purpose, while engaged in an existential battle for survival with her pimp.

Anthony Heffernan

'Brimming With Life', was filmed over 6 years in the vast Townships of Cape Town and Soweto, where under Apartheid, "Non-White" South Africans were once excluded.
On the 30th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela ushering in the new South Africa, this independent documentary traces the everyday lives of these resilient, resourceful and spirited families, often held together by the women of their communities, as they try to forge a creative and better life in post Apartheid South Africa.
From shacks, old shipping containers to the first Township-run coffee house, they are opening all kinds of vibrant businesses.
But, in a young and unequal democracy, where a lack of adequate housing and opportunity are still such a great divide, the question is asked, "How do we allow each other to shine?"
To Try to do something about it, for the first time, twenty artists and community workers from the Townships are working alongside the remarkable crew of the Cape Town Carnival. They are on a mission, to try to build a more inclusive nation, for their once-excluded communities and the people of Cape Town.

Ty Yong Kim

Earl. profiles the inspiring and complex life of an unknown and brilliant American composer who was born into abject poverty and ascended through grit and determination to teach at Princeton for 15 years, and Harvard for 23 years. Earl Kim (1920-1998) was the third son of Korean immigrants who worked the fields of Dinuba, California. He learned piano from free lessons. Earl eventually studied with three of the most important composers of the modern era: Arnold Schoenberg at UCLA, Ernest Bloch and Roger Sessions at UC Berkeley. Earl's dream of becoming a composer was interrupted by war. He served his country as a US combat intelligence officer in World War II earning the rank of Captain and a sharpshooter. He flew over the ashes of Nagasaki one day after the atomic bomb was dropped exposing himself to massive radiation. Despite his patriotism, Earl faced harsh racism and even threats upon his life by his fellow servicemen. When he returned home, Earl stood up to McCarthyism refusing to sign The Loyalty Oath--and was fired by UC Berkeley as an instructor. He went on to teach at Princeton and Harvard. The lesson is that nothing was ever given to him. Earl would go wherever he had to and find a way to discover his authentic voice as an artist. The film reveals for the first time a meeting between Samuel Beckett and Earl Kim. In 1965, Earl Kim visited Beckett in Paris, and convinced Beckett (who later won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969) to allow the writer's literary texts to be set to the composer's music resulting in an innovative, daring, and startling form of composition that includes chamber music, dance, song, and even film. The director of the film was able to find and negotiate access to audio interviews that had been previously held in private archives. Piecing together Earl's story in Earl's words was like solving a great, big beautiful puzzle. The payoff is that we hear from the composer himself along with rare footage and recordings of Earl performing his own music (including a rehearsal of a composition he called "Illuminations" that was recorded only a few weeks before his death from lung cancer). Today, Earl Kim's music has been compared to giants: Stravinsky, Bartok and master composers of the modern era. Earl's story defies categorization: it crosses boundaries from classical music to politics, education, cultural self-awareness (Earl was married three times, all to women who were white), war, human rights, and even weapons of mass destruction. In 1981, the composer co-founded with his wife, "Musicians Against Nuclear Arms" and ran the organization for four years. Most of all, it is a story of the profound power of music to change lives.

Stephen Karl Scher

A comprehensive view of the restaurant scene in Paris i the 1970's at all levels with visits to markets and interviews with food writers, chefs, and restaurant owners.

Caleb Money, David Swanson

COLGA is a powerful documentary that shines a light on the widespread issue of gang violence in Columbus, Georgia. Through candid interviews and raw footage, it uncovers the deep-rooted causes of the violence-like cultural influences, broken homes, limited education, and poverty. The film not only shows the harsh toll this takes on people and neighborhoods, but also highlights the joint efforts of law enforcement, community leaders, and nonprofits to tackle the crisis. While there are signs of progress and hope, the documentary leaves viewers with a sense of cautious optimism, underscoring the long journey still ahead. Ultimately, it inspires unity and resilience among those committed to making Columbus a safer, brighter place.

Khalif Breaux

In New Orleans, "Mental: Elderly Abuse" chronicles the Johns family's harrowing descent into a nightmare of elder abuse and financial ruin. At its core is Denise Johns, a woman rooted for over 40 years in her St. Phillip Street home, whose life takes a sinister turn as her mental health declines.

Emilios Goutas

“Itsanaxa” unravels the rich life of the Wixárika, narrated by don Antonio Carrillo, “Young Deer”, grandfather and healer. The film explores their cosmovision and traditions, from creation myths to spiritual agricultural practices. Capturing rituals and day-to-day life, don Antonio imparts his wisdom and his desire to pass on his legacy to his grandson Samuel. In the face of modern challenges such as alcoholism and Western influence, “Itsanaxa” offers a profound and critical look at the struggle to preserve an ancient culture in a changing world.

Mario Gesu Fantacci

The short documentary film is an iconological reflection on the famous cycle of frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Sassetti chapel of the Basilica of Santa Trinita in Florence. The narrative reveals through images the reason behind the cycle of frescoes: Francesco Sassetti, Medici banker for three generations, conceived his funerary chapel as a wish predestining the pontificate to the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Giovanni de' Medici, future Pope Leo X , and it does so by contemplating the principles of the first Christian Kabbalah.

RICHARD HEMMINGWAY

Edward David Anderson - 30 years of songwriting

WAR KIDS

Stéphane Barbier

Paule-Marie and Henri Barbier, 88 and 85 respectively, tell their memories of Nazi-occupied France. As they reminisce about WWII, they reflect on what it means to be a child during the war.

Indonesia's Silent Emergency: Stunting in Rural Populations

Nayla Punjabi, Dabin Choi

Indonesia's Silent Emergency: Stunting in Rural Populations" sheds light on the fundamental issue of stunting and the significant impact it has on individuals, communities, and the nation. Stunting occurs when a child does not receive adequate nutrition in the womb and during the first two years of life, resulting in irreversible physical and cognitive impairments. These children face lifelong challenges, including reduced intelligence and increased susceptibility to illness, as their brains and bodies fail to fully develop.
The documentary focuses on rural communities in East Nusa Tenggara, where stunting rates are alarmingly high due to underdeveloped healthcare systems. Through personal stories, expert interviews, and on-the-ground footage, the film delves into the root causes of stunting, such as poor maternal nutrition, inadequate hygiene and breastfeeding practices, and financial insecurity. Central to the narrative are the mothers, whose voices and experiences take center stage, fostering empathy and understanding among viewers.
The documentary also highlights the commendable efforts of the 1000 Days Fund, an NGO dedicated to combating stunting. This organization trains and equips community health workers, who in turn become key advocates within their own neighborhoods. The film demonstrates that while stunting is a complex issue, the solution lies in empowering local stakeholders. Through this approach, the documentary calls for nationwide action to address stunting—one child, one family, and one community at a time.

In Bocca Al Lupo

Adriana Roslin

Helpers

Kelly Scott Clendenon, Joshua J Kirby

Helpers is a documentary that weaves director Kelly Clendenon's story of recovering from heroin addiction, homelessness, and incarceration with the inspiring work of the 13 Salmon Shower Project, a volunteer driven shower program located in downtown Portland. The film addresses the twin crises of fentanyl addiction and homelessness, told through the lens of Kelly's personal journey and people working on the front lines in Portland.

Beautifully Ugly

Adalberto Angulo

In this fantastical tale, a man is heartbroken after a sudden breakup and embarks on an extraordinary journey through the five stages of grief. Finally, through surreal encounters, he finds peace and acceptance, emerging with a renewed sense of self.

Vidar Speaks

Raymond John Beggan

In Norway in a rural community of people with special needs, there is a chapel with the most extraordinary and beautiful stained glass windows. A group of artists from Ireland journey there to explore the connection of the forms displayed in these windows with their own art of eurythmy movement. They are aware that they are traversing backwards through history from their home on Loch Derg in Ireland to the homeland of its Viking invaders.

Picture Lock

Ethan Sandes

Picture Lock is a drama character study on the gradual mental decline and eventual breakdown of a director. The director, Ciaran, destroys his relationship and reputation in the pursuit of creating his film. The perceived inadequacies by the director, Ciaran, over the duration of the production leads him to self-destruct emotionally and destroys everything that he cares about.

Ball Lightning

Catriona Trina Baker

Ball Lightning follows the story of Gusta, a refugee who fled the personal and social effects of Soviet run East Germany after the end of WWII and immigrated to the United States in the 1960s. The story is told through the eyes of the surrogate daughter that she raised after she was forced to give away her own infant daughter as the iron curtain rose. Gusta serves as an example of survival, kindness and the fortitude of human resilience. The film is dedicated to her lost daughter, Esther, a reminder that the children separated from families because of war are never forgotten by those who love them.

Ball Lightning

Catriona Trina Baker

Ball Lightning follows the story of Gusta, a refugee who fled the personal and social effects of Soviet run East Germany after the end of WWII and immigrated to the United States in the 1960s. The story is told through the eyes of the surrogate daughter that she raised after she was forced to give away her own infant daughter as the iron curtain rose. Gusta serves as an example of survival, kindness and the fortitude of human resilience. The film is dedicated to her lost daughter, Esther, a reminder that the children separated from families because of war are never forgotten by those who love them.

TWO WAVES

We take a surreal journey in time and space around the infamous derelict Crumlin Shopping Centre.

BRUTE

Amanda Grace Monteith

This work dives into themes of humanity within brutalism, inspecting honest expression and finding freedom within structure.

'In It Now'

Roopa Rao

An experiential psychological drama which follows an astute girl Manu and her beyond reasoning connection with her therapist Neelima. In covid lockdown, confinement of walls forces Neelima to face existential crisis within and without and Manu who has a history of mental illness now pushed to face her innermost demons. Do they succumb to their demons or do they find something else together? ‘Asmin (In It Now)’ is a mini-feature length film which explores the value of real human connections amidst the various layers of walls, imposed confinement (due to a virus) and digital separation is only a symbolism perhaps to show how we are evolving to be but inside we all seek and need real humanness, human touch, human presence.

Be my double.

Fuyubi Kusamori

A world of silvery white mirrors surrounded by eternal silence. It is a space where the reason of reality seems to have frozen. Fragile butterflies dance upside down like stars falling from the sky, and mysterious flowers bloom and fall from heaven to earth like drops of pearl bathed in moonlight. Like a dreamy ballet in slumber, everything plays poetic movements. The hands of a golden clock move backward into the past, and drops of water like crystals, freed from the shackles of gravity, ascend into the sky in silvery trails. As the girl wanders through this ethereal space, the “other me” emerges as if through the moonlight, clad only in shadow. The two beings quietly cohabit, like shadows rising from the depths of memory. Eventually, the girl's shadow delicately melts away like the fading frost on a spring morning, and the boundary between the two transparent beings melts away. Finally, the two souls become one like dew under the moon, and like in “Butterfly's Dream,” the boundary between dream and reality itself disappears gracefully.

취업박람회 A Strange Day at the Job Fair

Bitta Ko

Hwada, a 27-year-old Korean job seeker, follows her friends Sujung and Seungji to a massive job fair—what happens next makes the news

The Great STAR Caper

Riley Housden

In the retro-futuristic city of New Chicago, brothers Jack and Ollie take on their latest high-stakes heist: stealing from a greedy CEO, Bon Keiser. Their target is the “STAR,” a mysterious and powerful energy source housed in Keiser’s skyscraper. As the CEO hosts a lavish party to unveil his newest invention, the brothers attempt their break-in. Can they pull it off before the night ends?

WHITE SHOULDER FOR A BLACK MAN

Anri Koulev

A film about a tornado of emotions whirling through the head of a white man – the guide of a black blind musician, who living in darkness and having the shoulder of his guide as the only connection with the world of the others.

ESC

Ciara O'Neill

ESC is a Stop-motion animated short that explores the concept of Escapism, corrupt work systems and what it takes to be free from a mundane working life.
Follow Carl, an office worker whose fantasy for freedom becomes a reality.
Under most unusual circumstances, he is given the opportunity to escape his relentless nine to five, but at great cost.
In his pursuit for freedom Carl will uncover dark secrets about himself and society. In order to liberate himself, he must undergo horrific changes and in doing so will be forced to confront his identity and role.
ESC challenges the ideals of freedom set by society, and the corrupt conglomerates that oppress their employees. It champions the power of the individual, but warns of the nightmarish toll of going against the norm.
Carl is just another ordinary employee toeing the line and conforming to office life, but at any moment there is something inside him capable of rebelling against the oppressive system…..But how far is too far?

I'm Hip

John Edward Musker

A self-absorbed cat, in a jazzy song and dance, proudly and comically proclaims his “hipness” to the world. The world is less convinced than he is.

The Lights of Saplin Village

Tyler Lautenbach

A little saplin finds his village in despair. To remedy this sorrow, he goes out into the forest to find something to cheer them up.

Rendezvous

Lydia Stone

In this love-letter to the hand drawn internet animation that one may have stumbled upon when browsing Newgrounds 10-15 years ago, Dave craves a peaceful nights rest. Unfortunately the rats in his walls desire booze, tunes and violence.

THE FOREST OF THE HONEY BEES

ERWAN LE GAL

Isabelle is a violinist-beekeeper in the Ouessant island. She protect her bees and she inspire her daughter with stories and legend about honey bees....

NAMI' DANCE WITH GOD

ETTORE PASCULLI

NAMI' DANCE WITH GOD. Logic can get you from A to B. Imagination, on the other hand, can take you anywhere. Albert Einstein. Israeli digital artist Marina Amadal recently revived an old photo: that of Czeslawa Kwoka, a 14-year-old Polish girl, deported to Awschwitz with her mother in 1942. The photo moved the social-media world for its raw truth, for the innocent beauty and for the tragic fate of the little girl. NAMI' (dance with God) cultivates a great dream: learning to dance, even in a condition of extreme difficulty of living. The discovery of the body through the harmony of movement is for her a way to live and escape from the tragic barbarism to which her mother, like others, are subjected. Between dream and reality she lives like this, a double life. Partly true and partly imaginary. During the day, the little girl helps her mother in the woodshed and at night, secretly, at the prompting of a strange inner voice, she goes to the basement of an old shack, which has always attracted her curiosity about her. There she meets a mysterious and severe character, a dancer who hides from fools and fanatics and who wants to teach her to dance. Through her dance the dancer teaches her much more than how to dance. She conveys to her the thought of freedom that everyone should possess. Unfortunately, however, the harsh reality of the field takes over. Namì's mother falls ill and is taken away in full view of the little girl. Namì doesn't want to dance anymore. She is no longer interested in anything, not even seeing the dancer again. She alone without her mother, when it seems that there is nothing left to do... Perhaps through the imagination she will still be able to explore the mysteries of unknown dimensions? ...

What's Next

Glen L Wolfe

A Star Trek: The Next Generation vignette demonstrating the commitment and dedication of the engineers assigned to Utopia Planitia.

Scorched Earth

Anthony Hsiaojung McMillan

In the remote foothills of 1880s Colorado, two gay homesteaders try to keep their relationship a secret from an injured woman they’ve taken in for the night, only to realize she has her own skeletons in the closet.

Long Night

Bailey Grady

Long Night is a horror-romance short film about an aspiring filmmaker who hopes to get her mother-in-law's blessing to propose... but what happens when she begins to "wolf out"?

Brunch!

Sam Casscells