Simon Lyndon

When Alison's beloved and hardworking husband, Alec, suddenly dies, she is left with the care of an alcoholic father-in-law, a failing farm, and her two young children. Struggling to pick up the pieces of her life, Alison is forced to reckon with the reasons for her husbands death while trying to forge a new path for her family. Amidst the instability and challenges of farming in rural Victoria, JUST A FARMER shows the undeniable resilience of a farming community and how the ties that bind, can also break us.

Xiangwen WANG

Lies can be an excuse for breaking up, or they can be a secret to protect lovers. “All the past All is overture" tells the story of two relationships behind a lie. Rain, who was deceived by the lie, lost faith in love, and Fay, a participant in the lie, was unable to escape from the illusory reality created by the lie.

Abraham Rogers

An affectionate sibling relationship turns fatal when Samuel discovers the dark secrets of his twin sister, Violet.

Xiangwen WANG

Lies can be an excuse for breaking up, or they can be a secret to protect lovers. “All the past All is overture" tells the story of two relationships behind a lie. Rain, who was deceived by the lie, lost faith in love, and Fay, a participant in the lie, was unable to escape from the illusory reality created by the lie.

Abraham Rogers

An affectionate sibling relationship turns fatal when Samuel discovers the dark secrets of his twin sister, Violet.

Abraham Rogers

An affectionate sibling relationship turns fatal when Samuel discovers the dark secrets of his twin sister, Violet.

Benjamin Joel Cran, Emily Olsen

I, ŚETEṈ E TŦE ĆESE ŚX̱ENÁṈs TEṈEW̱ – Walking in Two Worlds tells the story of the W̱SÁNEĆ community's commitment to preserving their SENĆOŦEN language and cultural heritage through an education system rooted in their traditional values. In the early 1970s, with an emphasis on Indian Control of Indian Education and following the wishes of the elders, the existing Day school was replaced by one of Canada’s first Indigenous-run school boards. This new system was established to protect their children from assimilation into the public school system and to ensure their education was grounded in W̱SÁNEĆ language, culture, and values.
Over time, the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board has expanded to include SENĆOŦEN language immersion programs at every level, from preschool through to post-secondary education. W̱SÁNEĆ College was also established to offer higher education that integrates cultural teachings with academic studies. These initiatives have created a comprehensive education system that preserves language and culture while supporting academic success and strengthening community identity.

Tudor Petremarin

In order to fulfill their dreams, four teenagers decide to make money by selling online the SAT subjects.
Sofi wants to raise money to pay for her college in Switzerland, Alex wants to build his own recording studio, Amalia wants to impress her senator father, and Tomiță wants an adventure.
Everything is going well until they are all forced to face the reality around them and the consequences of their actions.

Abraham Rogers

An affectionate sibling relationship turns fatal when Samuel discovers the dark secrets of his twin sister, Violet.

Simon Lyndon

When Alison's beloved and hardworking husband, Alec, suddenly dies, she is left with the care of an alcoholic father-in-law, a failing farm, and her two young children. Struggling to pick up the pieces of her life, Alison is forced to reckon with the reasons for her husbands death while trying to forge a new path for her family. Amidst the instability and challenges of farming in rural Victoria, JUST A FARMER shows the undeniable resilience of a farming community and how the ties that bind, can also break us.

Benjamin Joel Cran, Emily Olsen

I, ŚETEṈ E TŦE ĆESE ŚX̱ENÁṈs TEṈEW̱ – Walking in Two Worlds tells the story of the W̱SÁNEĆ community's commitment to preserving their SENĆOŦEN language and cultural heritage through an education system rooted in their traditional values. In the early 1970s, with an emphasis on Indian Control of Indian Education and following the wishes of the elders, the existing Day school was replaced by one of Canada’s first Indigenous-run school boards. This new system was established to protect their children from assimilation into the public school system and to ensure their education was grounded in W̱SÁNEĆ language, culture, and values.
Over time, the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board has expanded to include SENĆOŦEN language immersion programs at every level, from preschool through to post-secondary education. W̱SÁNEĆ College was also established to offer higher education that integrates cultural teachings with academic studies. These initiatives have created a comprehensive education system that preserves language and culture while supporting academic success and strengthening community identity.

Maria Sara Santoro, Max Pearce, Hatuey Rodriguez

In the 1970s, old gangster moll Lou Rolfe is confronted with her involvement in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre orchestrated in 1929 by her former husband, Al Capone's main hit-man, Jack McGurn.

Mauricio Osaki

Inspired by the tragic loss of Southeast Asians smuggled inside a shipping container in Europe, "A Dream for My Daughter" unfolds in Cambodia. It follows Pheak, a crab catcher, reeling from his daughter's death abroad. Amidst his grief and the challenges of repatriating her body, an encounter with her spirit in a mangrove compels him to confront his sorrow and find closure.

Jonathan Harboe

A suicidal man in a psychiatric hospital finds hope through his young daughter’s visit. As he's discharged too soon, he fights to stay, ultimately realizing it's time to live.

Timothy Lenko

Scandal, grace, and mistaken identity collide when a priest approaches a man day-drinking alone.

Blake Rice

Marcell Leon Viragh

A psychological thriller about the relationship between the Self, Ego, and Inner Child.
Trapped in a relentless loop within his mind by his overprotective alter ego, Jon must break free or risk being lost to his subconscious forever. As memory, reality, and imagination begin to blur, his inner world grows increasingly unstable.
A haunting exploration of identity, trauma, and the inner voices that shape who we become.

Vincent Steven

A young couple searching for scraps in an empty kitchen find a mysterious olive as they desperately try to satisfy their hunger and maintain their sanity.

David Jennings

Legendary horror actor Vincent Pies tells the terrifying story of how the brownie was created.

Alexander Bracken

Two friends, enticed by online gambling, try their luck at an underground Casino but get caught up in shady dealings.

Blake Rice

Alexander Bracken

Two friends, enticed by online gambling, try their luck at an underground Casino but get caught up in shady dealings.

Benjamin Gilmour, Stephen Phillipi

As the relationship he was pursuing starts to take a turn, Pierce is forced to come face to face with the shadows lurking in his past. A story of healing, resilience, and the transformative power of human connection in the face of past trauma.

CJ Stanton

An offbeat young man must protect his mystical garden from the hands of his video game obsessed roommate.

Alexander Bracken

Two friends, enticed by online gambling, try their luck at an underground Casino but get caught up in shady dealings.

Benjamin Gilmour, Stephen Phillipi

As the relationship he was pursuing starts to take a turn, Pierce is forced to come face to face with the shadows lurking in his past. A story of healing, resilience, and the transformative power of human connection in the face of past trauma.

Victor Galmard

Emy, a disillusioned Korean-American actress, inherits her grandmother's Korean restaurant in Los Angeles — only to discover it doubles as The In-Between, a mystical eatery where souls have their last meal before passing on. Reluctantly recruited by two interdimensional chefs, she’s tasked with mastering her grandmother’s Bibimbap to help the dead find peace, all the while going through a series of degrading auditions. Torn between Hollywood dreams and her Korean roots, Emy reconnects with her family and ultimately herself, while learning that the most important stage of all might be in the kitchen — cooking not for fame, but for closure, love, and goodbye.

Nick Nelsen

Nick and Sara charter a bush flight into the Alaskan wilderness to photograph a rare bull moose, a final tribute to Sara’s late biologist father. When their plane crashes in a violent storm, they’re separated, injured, and stranded in sub-zero temperatures.
Nick stumbles to a remote cabin, only to discover it’s been taken over by Cal and his family. Criminals on the run who’ve already murdered the cabin’s owners to cover their tracks. When Nick witnesses evidence of their crimes, he becomes their next target.
What follows is a brutal hunt through frozen valleys and abandoned hunting shacks. Nick fights his way through the family one by one, sustaining catastrophic injuries but driven by a single goal: find Sara and the owners’ four-year-old daughter, the only survivor.
But as the body count rises and the line between self-defense and murder blurs, Sara begins to fear the man she came here with. When Nick kills someone calling for help, unable to hear through howling wind that the man was surrendering. Sara realizes Nick has become unable to see past his own survival instincts.
By the time rescue arrives, Nick sits alone in the snow, pondering whether he’s hero or monster having saved two lives but lost himself in the process.

Adam Holley

Two detectives, one an old school grizzled veteran and the other a an ambitious rookie. Both from different generations, races and backgrounds are paired up on stakeout where realities clash only to be forced to work side by side fighting against the very forces of evil.

Logan Nipper

After a night of drinking, a college student finds a dead body in the trunk of his car and is determined to discover the truth.

Diego Alonso Esquives Cornejo

A young man and a woman meet in a college dorm lobby and end up spending a night together strolling the streets of Hollywood. Unfortunately, they both know this will likely be their last night together.

Jeffrey Chin

At a seemingly perfect summer camp, kids unknowingly consume nano-tech gummies designed to transform them into cybernetic beings for a utopian society. As the truth unravels, they face an impossible choice—embrace evolution or fight for their humanity.

Andri Elia Elia

In the Worldmaker Palace on the Planet Yand, a small boy, DRACE, is having a seizure as his anxious parents and siblings watch the medical staff administer aid. On Yand’s moon Yenda, the Palace at Tradewell burns, as another small boy, REL, huddles with his sister covered in soot, having been brought forth from the inferno.
To help her son control his debilitating episodes, Yanara brings Drace to her father, THE DRAGON OF YAND, for training in magic. The dragon gifts him Lavender’s egg. In time, Drace and Lavender become skilled and powerful. YANARA appoints Drace as leader of the planet’s Mage Force. His epilepsy is under control.
Intergalactic invaders, the K’tul, led by the demon-mage who torments Drace’s dreams, attack the world’s military outpost on the moon Ios. Rel serves his crown-prince tour of duty there. He teleports the outpost’s survivors to safety while Drace, empathically connected to Rel, seizes. Yanara brings the survivors to her home’s infirmary, and Drace and Rel meet. They become inseparable.
Yanara destroys the demon’s spaceship, builds planetary shields, and the world lives eight years of peace. Drace and Rel develop romantic feelings for each other, but Drace is hesitant to allow himself to embrace them. Frustrated tension builds between them.
The K’tul breach the planetary shield and attack Yand and Yenda. For the first time in eight years, Drace and Rel are separated. Drace feels Rel’s absence keenly as he leads the aerial defense against the enemy spaceships. Without Rel, his seizure disorder threatens to overwhelm him.
During the battle, Asimia unlocks her worldmaker powers, causing a null between herself and her mother, which results in the world’s protective shields to fail. The K’tul attack with their full power, burning, destroying. Drace senses the presence of the demon, but Rel tells him that he’s on Yenda. Yanara recovers from the null, bends the sun, and with that energy, she destroys the K’tul spaceships. However, a large grounded K’tul Force remains.
Asimia wormholes Drace to the moon, where the demon targets Rel’s baby cousins, the Yendal royal children, in order to lure Drace. Drace and Rel battle the demon with magic in a deadly confrontation and kill the demon, but not before killing the babies and mortally wounding Rel. Sensing his approaching death, Rel confesses his love to Drace.
Asimia transports Drace and Rel to the moon Tuncay, where Yanara now lives to avoid nulling (and killing) her daughter. Yanara heals Rel with a bend, and Asimia reveals that she had rescued the Yendal royal children and left behind a glamour to fool the demon. Drace and Rel happily reunite the babies.
In the closing scene, a month later, Drace and Rel, now a couple, decide to live on Tuncay near Drace’s parents. Rel abdicated his claim to the throne of Yenda to be with his love, and Drace overcame his fears to allow himself to love and be loved.

Andri Elia Elia, Eleni Elia Derke

Ever since they were children in WW2-era Cyprus, Greek girls Maren and Luisa dreamed of escaping the mundane, restricting life in the British Crown Colony. Maren was going to become a doctor. Luisa would follow her to England. They swore it with their pinkies. When Mussolini invaded Greece, the girls' father and his two hundred men sailed to the Albanian border to fight alongside the Greek army. A young British officer accompanied them with other volunteer British sailors. 
Thus, Occupier and Subject became comrades and friends on a human level. Their friendship grew stronger for more than a decade. But the Cypriot revolution in the 50s put it to the test.
Maren, Luisa, and their sister Kyveli grew up very quickly. Childhood dreams became obsolete in the struggle to survive the war and save the father and the young men they loved from hanging, even when Kyveli's man was the British officer who fought Mussolini alongside the girls' papa. 

Rudolph Rajendra

A falsely accused Special Forces Soldier, Jim, escapes custody, with the Police and Military on his tail, to battle Legendary Monsters and Killer Robots, in order to find and rescue his missing Wife Karma.
When a newlywed biologist goes missing in the wilderness, her pro-environmentalist husband, Jim, a Special Forces Red Arrow Soldier, is implicated in her disappearance. Jim escapes Police custody in pursuit of legendary monsters on a Native Reservation, when he stumbles on a greater public threat, a cancelled Artificial Intelligence and Killer Military Robot program gone rogue, which he must defeat in order to rescue his wife Karma.

Marcel Legault

Haunted by the echoes of war, a traumatized veteran embarks on a surreal journey through his subconscious, confronting his darkest nightmares in an attempt to reclaim himself.

Arash Rakhsha

Due to widespread poverty in the Kurdish cities of Iran, many people have to smuggle household
goods by carrying them over Iran and Iraq’s perilous border to earn a living. This form of
smuggling is called Kolbari and the people who do this job are called Kolbar. Today, about
400,000 Kurdish people are involved in Kolbari and every year about 200 Kolbar are killed or
injured being shot by security agents, falling from the mountains, stepping on landmines, or
freezing from the cold. Documented over the course of six years, filmmaker Arash Rakhsha
presents an intimate portrait of Hamid and Yaser, two close friends living in a Kurdish village who
are forced into kolbari.

ANNA TOOMEY

Left Behind is the inspiring story of a group of determined and passionate moms from diverse backgrounds who banded together to create the first public dyslexic school in the largest school district in America, New York City. We followed their uphill battle for 3 years challenging an outdated system which blatantly denies children with this learning disability access to a free and appropriate education. Their PUBLIC school opened in the fall of 2023, South Bronx Literacy Academy. The first of its kind in New York City, and across the country.

Marcus DiPaola

Chicago residents fight back against mass deportations, revealing the human toll of America's immigration crackdown.

Landon Van Soest

Ian Nichols, a blind Anglican priest, becomes one of the first people in the world to receive an implanted bionic eye. Plunging from darkness into a world of abstract artificial vision, Ian must fundamentally redefine how he perceives himself and the world around him. Melding intimate first-person verité with cinematic memory sequences and impressionistic animation, Light Darkness Light presents an expansive personal odyssey that explores the nature of perception, memory, technology, and how to forge connections in a rapidly changing world.

Dee Garceau

At first Montanans were not alarmed; influenza came and went with the seasons. But this virus was lethal. The 1918 influenza killed more people than WWI & WWII combined.
This film explores six individual stories of how Montanans met this public health crisis. People helped each other in unexpected ways. What was the balance of trauma and resilience?

Ben Knight, Berne Broudy

Best Day Ever follows the stories of adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi as they navigate the relentless challenges of their disabilities and embrace the tremendous support, friendship and joy they find in their rural Vermont riding community. Allie and Greg navigate disability and regain independence with humor, attitude, and grit on mountain bike trails that dismantle ableism, build community, and become a blueprint for trails anywhere.

John Decker

A visual mediation on the everyday life of Anglican Benedictine monks living in community together at Holy Cross Monastery in New York.

Kesang Tseten

In Nepal's Himalaya, a Bonpo Lama awaits his son to return from NY to take over his ancient role. It is a sign of a society crumbling, exacerbated by climate change. There are still outposts in the Himalaya where tradition thrives, but for how long.
The Lama realises his son is right in thinking the future is elsewhere.

Burak Dogansoysal

we embark on a mesmerizing journey through the boundless steppes and vast plains of Anatolia. Roaming in herds, the graceful yet resilient Anatolian mouflon command the landscape, while vibrant green bee-eaters defy the golden hues of the steppe with their dazzling plumage. Among the rare and elusive predators of Anatolia, the striped hyena prowls unseen, while the red fox hunts across snow-covered plains in winter—inhabitants of what may seem like empty, lifeless expanses from afar. Towering above, the sky’s formidable predators, vultures, take center stage, playing a crucial role in maintaining the cycle of life. As nature’s indispensable caretakers, they ensure the balance of this vast and dynamic ecosystem.

Jon Day

South African producer / director JON DAY spent the last 5 years making a documentary about the mysterious rap-rave group, DIE ANTWOORD. Art directed by surrealist photographer, ROGER BALLEN. Narrated by NINJA & ¥O-LANDI'S daughter, 16 JONES.
"ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord comes along as provocative as its protagonists: a surprising, quirky and masterfully edited documentary. Like the numerous clips it features, the film is a exploration of many contrasts that sometimes seem tricky to reconcile — loud and quiet, beautiful and ugly, wealthy and poor, featuring success and failure.

Kullar Viimne

Kalju is a lonely arborist who lives on top of a hill deep in the forest. As if carrying a punishment, he drags long logs and heavy stones to his hill, like Sisyphus once did. Once Kalju was in love, once he got married and once he had a lovely daughter whom he admired very much. But he was heartbroken when his wife left him and took their 4-year-old child with her. Time has passed, but pain has remained. When the daughter finally calls him and announces that she is expecting a child of her own, “The Rock” (that is what the name Kalju means) is confused. For the first time in his life, he goes through his old diaries and recordings to figure out what went wrong 30 years ago. Against all odds and despite his age, Kalju has not lost hope of finding new love. To attract potential candidates, Kalju is going to erect the highest observation tower in the region.

Dee Garceau

At first Montanans were not alarmed; influenza came and went with the seasons. But this virus was lethal. The 1918 influenza killed more people than WWI & WWII combined.
This film explores six individual stories of how Montanans met this public health crisis. People helped each other in unexpected ways. What was the balance of trauma and resilience?

Søren La Cour Frederiksen

What do we lose, and who do we become, without our vision?
Having undergone a laser eye surgery, Søren struggles with complications that causes his eyesight to worsen. In an attempt to better understand his new reality, Søren begins to capture the world around him, now shaped by endless doctor appointments and countless hours worrying about what the future might hold.
As his vision slowly deteriorates along with his hope for improvement, Søren struggles to accept his new reality and the urge to place blame for the failed operation.
Through an abstract an experimental perspective, we see how Søren's vision declines. For a moment, the camera offers a glimpse into what Søren is going through and what lies ahead.

Dee Garceau

Anna Moot-Levin, Daniel Schloss

An animal rehabilitator on Roosevelt Island fights to save one of the last remaining wild areas in New York City.

Marcel mettelsiefen

State of Rage follows two children growing up on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the wake of October 7th. Jana, a Palestinian girl from a refugee camp, and Renana, a Jewish settler in the West Bank, both inherit worlds marked by anger, fear, and loss. Through their eyes, the film explores how violence and polarization are passed down to the next generation—and asks what future can emerge when childhood itself is shaped by rage.

Landon Funk

Michael Corvo, Simone Buteau

PLAYING THROUGH follows Carlos -- a Vietnam veteran, renowned martial artist, and unexpected golf teacher -- as he trains for his first PGA event in decades.
Born in Puerto Rico, Carlos has defied expectations at every turn while transforming his trauma into a force for healing. A ninth-degree Aikido master, ballet dancer, and marathon runner, Carlos, 75, teaches seven days a week at Heroes Golf Club at the Veterans Center in Los Angeles -- a little-known par-3 course -- brightening the days, and often lives, of outcasts, veterans, child prodigies and Hollywood elites alike.
Carlos' extraordinary life proves that anyone can not just overcome, but master, anything – and do so with empathy, authenticity, and harmony. This film captures the world of Carlos Rodriguez, as he puts his mind and body through its most rigorous test in years, while inspiring his fellow veterans along the way.

Marcel mettelsiefen

State of Rage follows two children growing up on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the wake of October 7th. Jana, a Palestinian girl from a refugee camp, and Renana, a Jewish settler in the West Bank, both inherit worlds marked by anger, fear, and loss. Through their eyes, the film explores how violence and polarization are passed down to the next generation—and asks what future can emerge when childhood itself is shaped by rage.

David P. Glatz, Shiela P. Glatz

Common perceptions and media depictions of the swamp ecosystem usually portray a dark, dank place filled with monsters. It's described as a place of death. Our film acknowledges these negative impressions and aims to dispel them by showcasing some of the area’s stunning fauna and unique flora. The film presents factual details of species and habitat, and refutes several false myths, legends and rumors targeting specific species.
We highlight the following families/species in the film:
Herons;
Alligator;
Barred Owl;
Cypress;
Spanish Moss; and
Egrets.
The film features a “Threats to the Swamp” segment focused on pollution - both the large-scale industrial type and the simple, but just as dangerous, individual-level littering and carelessness.
Our film concludes with a message of hope, illustrated by lovely sunset scenes.

Michael Corvo, Simone Buteau

PLAYING THROUGH follows Carlos -- a Vietnam veteran, renowned martial artist, and unexpected golf teacher -- as he trains for his first PGA event in decades.
Born in Puerto Rico, Carlos has defied expectations at every turn while transforming his trauma into a force for healing. A ninth-degree Aikido master, ballet dancer, and marathon runner, Carlos, 75, teaches seven days a week at Heroes Golf Club at the Veterans Center in Los Angeles -- a little-known par-3 course -- brightening the days, and often lives, of outcasts, veterans, child prodigies and Hollywood elites alike.
Carlos' extraordinary life proves that anyone can not just overcome, but master, anything – and do so with empathy, authenticity, and harmony. This film captures the world of Carlos Rodriguez, as he puts his mind and body through its most rigorous test in years, while inspiring his fellow veterans along the way.

Marcel mettelsiefen

State of Rage follows two children growing up on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the wake of October 7th. Jana, a Palestinian girl from a refugee camp, and Renana, a Jewish settler in the West Bank, both inherit worlds marked by anger, fear, and loss. Through their eyes, the film explores how violence and polarization are passed down to the next generation—and asks what future can emerge when childhood itself is shaped by rage.

Dee Garceau

Michael Corvo, Simone Buteau

PLAYING THROUGH follows Carlos -- a Vietnam veteran, renowned martial artist, and unexpected golf teacher -- as he trains for his first PGA event in decades.
Born in Puerto Rico, Carlos has defied expectations at every turn while transforming his trauma into a force for healing. A ninth-degree Aikido master, ballet dancer, and marathon runner, Carlos, 75, teaches seven days a week at Heroes Golf Club at the Veterans Center in Los Angeles -- a little-known par-3 course -- brightening the days, and often lives, of outcasts, veterans, child prodigies and Hollywood elites alike.
Carlos' extraordinary life proves that anyone can not just overcome, but master, anything – and do so with empathy, authenticity, and harmony. This film captures the world of Carlos Rodriguez, as he puts his mind and body through its most rigorous test in years, while inspiring his fellow veterans along the way.

Kevin Ford

“Concealed and confined, obscure and over defined. Violently gentle, anything but simple, and yet there is something insatiably primal to it.” Taking Ellar Coltrane’s poetry as a starting point, filmmaker Kevin Ford fashioned the experimental documentary EVERYTHING IS STOLEN—a personal essay, collage, and exploration of a young person discarding the past to become someone new. Along with Coltrane and a few close companions, Ford examines mental health, identity, and existence in a moving, cinematic meditation.

Louis Holder

In an overpopulated Britain, a law called the Parental Act requires everyone to obtain a license to have children. This electric dark comedy follows charming young couple Lily and Gareth, who after falling pregnant, must attend a week long “retreat" where their baby’s fate is decided by the State. Failing the retreat means a forced abortion, but they’re confident it’ll be a breeze. Once inside, however, cracks begin to show. Secrets surface and amid intense scrutiny, their love is pushed to the limit as they fight for their license and their future.
Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space? is ‘Gavin & Stacey’ meets ‘1984’. Written and produced by emerging British actors and playwrights Briony Martha and Zak Reay-Barry, Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space? Is a dystopian dark comedy premiering at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Expect an absurdist comedy and a very human drama about a loving couple being pulled apart by their own Government.
The play has been developed over the past 8 months through various methods including a Dramaturgy Feedback Session with industry professionals. This is Briony Martha and Zak Reay-Barry’s first written project together. The two writers aim to champion and create a space for regional voices in their work and to make work that reflects the world that we currently live in.
Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space? is a witty, electric and powerful response to the current political climate in the U.K.

Kevin Ford

“Concealed and confined, obscure and over defined. Violently gentle, anything but simple, and yet there is something insatiably primal to it.” Taking Ellar Coltrane’s poetry as a starting point, filmmaker Kevin Ford fashioned the experimental documentary EVERYTHING IS STOLEN—a personal essay, collage, and exploration of a young person discarding the past to become someone new. Along with Coltrane and a few close companions, Ford examines mental health, identity, and existence in a moving, cinematic meditation.

Teo Baehler

DYNAMICS (Frozen Movements) is an experimental, dreamy and surreal stop-motion film, created using everyday materials. The film offers a visual reflection on transformations that emerge through the intuitive blending of dissimilar elements. The result is a non-narrative art film where fantasy, form and texture merge into a sensory experience.
This short animation invites viewers to surrender to a world where logic gives way to atmosphere and intuition. The hypnotic soundscape enhances the avant-garde character of the film and leaves plenty of room for personal interpretation.

Kevin Ford

“Concealed and confined, obscure and over defined. Violently gentle, anything but simple, and yet there is something insatiably primal to it.” Taking Ellar Coltrane’s poetry as a starting point, filmmaker Kevin Ford fashioned the experimental documentary EVERYTHING IS STOLEN—a personal essay, collage, and exploration of a young person discarding the past to become someone new. Along with Coltrane and a few close companions, Ford examines mental health, identity, and existence in a moving, cinematic meditation.

Richard Benter

A group of friends get together at a remote mountain cabin to celebrate, but soon afterwards they face the ravages of substance abuse, after a member of the group, Shane, a successful film composer, becomes addicted to opioids following an accident. The emotional balance of the group changes as they try to understand the devastating effects of addiction and its fallout on their lives.

Kevin Ford

“Concealed and confined, obscure and over defined. Violently gentle, anything but simple, and yet there is something insatiably primal to it.” Taking Ellar Coltrane’s poetry as a starting point, filmmaker Kevin Ford fashioned the experimental documentary EVERYTHING IS STOLEN—a personal essay, collage, and exploration of a young person discarding the past to become someone new. Along with Coltrane and a few close companions, Ford examines mental health, identity, and existence in a moving, cinematic meditation.

Richard Benter

A group of friends get together at a remote mountain cabin to celebrate, but soon afterwards they face the ravages of substance abuse, after a member of the group, Shane, a successful film composer, becomes addicted to opioids following an accident. The emotional balance of the group changes as they try to understand the devastating effects of addiction and its fallout on their lives.

Stacy Dean Campbell

There are only so many hours in a day. “If there’s a book that you want to read but it hasn’t been written yet then you must write it.” -Toni Morrison

Amy Kaczur

"Messages from the Marsh" is a work in progress for an immersive experience featuring video projections, sound art, and mapping. The project showcases marsh locations along the US East Coast that are projected to be underwater by 2050 due to sea level rise, tides, and storm surges. Videos highlight the unique otherworldly beauty of these locations, both above and below the waterline, with environmental elements playing a significant role in co-producing the videos.

Jaanika Peerna

a poetic film flowing from Atlantic kelp by a cold sea into the resilience of ice in the face of climate change.

Nicky Otis Smith

A woman in trouble loses herself to herself.

Xoori K. Sarhadi

Amaltaas is a visual poem about routine, ritual, and the quiet violence of being chosen but never free.
Set in a foreign home, a newly married woman drifts through incense smoke, tea rituals, and beauty masks. The echoes of wedding drums, once celebratory, now linger as a haunting reminder of her displacement, silencing her beneath routines of obedience and appearances.
Through a blend of reality and poetic imagery, Amaltaas becomes a portrait of countless women told to smile, obey, repeat, and quietly disappear.

Paul A. Levin

A dichotomy of violence
A long tradition views the relation between reason and violence in the form of a
dichotomy where reason is both opposed to violence and constitutes an alternative
means of resolution of the conflicts. This dichotomy is not a mere conceptual opposition; it is also a historical phenomenon.

Nicky Otis Smith

A woman in trouble loses herself to herself.

Duda Gorter

Brazil: In a gray city in the near future, religious sects and rats live on the prowl. It rains non-stop.

Paul A. Levin

A dichotomy of violence
A long tradition views the relation between reason and violence in the form of a
dichotomy where reason is both opposed to violence and constitutes an alternative
means of resolution of the conflicts. This dichotomy is not a mere conceptual opposition; it is also a historical phenomenon.

Nicky Otis Smith

A woman in trouble loses herself to herself.

Paul A. Levin

A dichotomy of violence
A long tradition views the relation between reason and violence in the form of a
dichotomy where reason is both opposed to violence and constitutes an alternative
means of resolution of the conflicts. This dichotomy is not a mere conceptual opposition; it is also a historical phenomenon.

Caitlin Louise Sammon

The film follows a star, named Iris, who creates constellation art. She
constantly tries to impress a black hole art critic, Epsilon Messier,
who, jaded and unimpressed, sucks up all of her work. Each and
every piece she creates he destroys; it climaxes in Messier spitting
up all of her stars as a final way for him to tell her that she'll never be
good enough. Iris, who is becoming jaded herself, takes one of the
stars and, in a last-ditch effort to not lose her artistic spark, throws
the single star up into the sky. Messier sees the single star and
connects with it, and he begins to transform back into a star like Iris.
In the end, Iris hands Messier her paintbrush, and the two paint
together.

Jihyun Kim

In a cozy home, Jiwoo and his dog, Maximus, welcome a new friend: a robotic dog caregiver. Jiwoo, fond of his favorite cartoon robot hero, names the new arrival Hyperion X, forming an instant bond with the robot. At first, Maximus is wary and frightened of the robot, but over time, during the family's absences, Maximus begins to warm up to Hyperion X’s gentle care, eventually forming an unbreakable bond of friendship. However, when the robot gets a new software update with exciting new features, the family’s attention shifts entirely to Hyperion X. Filled with jealousy, Maximus’s little prank soon leads to an unexpected turn of events that changes everything.

Betul Celik

A mother and daughter duo with a cat that journey on with a goal to grow peppers. Watch as they take seeds from the peppers and grow them into big, strong plants.

Jihyun Kim

In a cozy home, Jiwoo and his dog, Maximus, welcome a new friend: a robotic dog caregiver. Jiwoo, fond of his favorite cartoon robot hero, names the new arrival Hyperion X, forming an instant bond with the robot. At first, Maximus is wary and frightened of the robot, but over time, during the family's absences, Maximus begins to warm up to Hyperion X’s gentle care, eventually forming an unbreakable bond of friendship. However, when the robot gets a new software update with exciting new features, the family’s attention shifts entirely to Hyperion X. Filled with jealousy, Maximus’s little prank soon leads to an unexpected turn of events that changes everything.

Daniel Welynn

As winter's bitter cold threatens to freeze the animal people, they find themselves shivering without warmth, as the Yellow Jacket Sisters hoard the only fire in the world, unwilling to share it. Coyote, ever the trickster, hatches a plan to steal the fire and bring it to the animals so they can survive the harsh season. With his sharp wit, Coyote persuades the Yellow Jacket Sisters to invite him into their home and steals their precious fire.
However, the Yellow Jacket Sisters discover the theft and chase after Coyote with fury. A thrilling race ensues. In the fast-paced chase, Coyote begins the baton race as the other animals each take the baton of fire. The race is filled with obstacles, but Coyote and his fellow animals persevere, determined to bring warmth to their people.
In the end, Coyote and the animals succeed in escaping the sisters' wrath, delivering the fire to the animal people. Coyote then teaches the animal people how to make fire on their own from the “baton of fire”. The animals celebrate their newfound warmth, and fire is shared freely from that day onward, thanks to Coyote's bravery, cunning, and the teamwork of the animal friends.

Darcy Birtwistle

Trapped in a loveless marriage, a woman gets a glimpse of a better life inside her microwave. On the other side: her alternate self, living freely, lovingly and armed with a plan. What begins as a surreal connection across realities turns into an unhinged plan between parallel selves.

Hayes K Davis

When his girlfriend (the lead news anchor) suddenly announces she has found a new job, a narcissistic weatherman has until the end of tonight's broadcast to win her back.

Ortino Yang

On the sixth anniversary of his father’s death, a young man is visited by his father’s ghost for their final annual game of chess. What begins as a familiar ritual slowly becomes an unspoken confrontation—of expectations, pride, and the years spent misunderstanding one another. Set within the dreamlike quiet of the family home, The Last Game explores the fragile distance between love and regret, and a final chance to speak what was never said.

Ortino Yang

On the sixth anniversary of his father’s death, a young man is visited by his father’s ghost for their final annual game of chess. What begins as a familiar ritual slowly becomes an unspoken confrontation—of expectations, pride, and the years spent misunderstanding one another. Set within the dreamlike quiet of the family home, The Last Game explores the fragile distance between love and regret, and a final chance to speak what was never said.

Marcell Leon Viragh

A psychological thriller about the relationship between the Self, Ego, and Inner Child.
Trapped in a relentless loop within his mind by his overprotective alter ego, Jon must break free or risk being lost to his subconscious forever. As memory, reality, and imagination begin to blur, his inner world grows increasingly unstable.
A haunting exploration of identity, trauma, and the inner voices that shape who we become.

Mason Paul Hurst

An unhinged comedy following the poster boy of douchebags, Jockey. After an interaction with an unlikely figure, Jockey must search for validation and undouche himself.

Raleigh Keagan, Ben Katz

Pilot episode of Above The Fold, a sitcom about a community newspaper in rural Appalachia. This week's edition features Donkey Ball, an interview with the Mayor, and a lucky heirloom goes missing at the Newsroom.

Danny Cotton

UK based Paranormal investigation show featuring Matt Long and Norfolk Paranormal UK investigating the historic Cromer Pavilion Theatre. The team are the first paranormal investigation team allowed to film in 15 years.

Raleigh Keagan, Ben Katz

Pilot episode of Above The Fold, a sitcom about a community newspaper in rural Appalachia. This week's edition features Donkey Ball, an interview with the Mayor, and a lucky heirloom goes missing at the Newsroom.

Marlon McKenney

Switch’n Lanez is an AI-animated short film inspired by Bay Area nightlife. Set across San Francisco and Oakland, California, this film draws on lived experiences and real stories. Hip-Hop clubs, messy situations, hella drama, and those late Saturday nights where things can go left... real quick.
This project was created by Marlon McKenney, who shaped everything from the conceptual design and script to the dialogue, soundtrack, motion graphics, and final edit. The intention isn’t about flexing technology. AI is used as a tool to help tell a story rooted in real Hip-Hop culture.

Rudolph Rajendra

The Basic Show Description
The First Responders is a 1 hour procedural action drama with an ensemble cast of characters. Each episode may choose one or more of the characters as its lead and learn more about them through a subplot in that episode. The characters represent the divisions in The First Responders’ world that come together to solve each episode’s challenges. The divisions include police, fire, ambulance, marine, and air support.
Into the world of The First Responders
Flint Hammer was destined to become a firefighter like his father before him until a random murder tragically took his future bride from him. It left him with a charred emptiness and burning guilt for failing to protect her. The tragedy sparked a desire in young Flint to join the force and extinguish future crimes before they scar others.
Aczel Kelly has always had a drive to become a firefighter. He grew up in a single parent home and has never forgiven his father for not being there. Joining the Fire Squad of First Responders allows him to walk the path of a hero, go beyond what little he knew of his absent father, and to eventually forgive his father for dying in the line of duty as a First Responder.

Heather Aradas

Mark Bettcher

The Tale of White Bread is A 10:46 poem set over a funky jazz groove that vacillates between compound meter and asymmetrical rhyme scheme and tells the story of how a 22 year old rich kid from Bel Air is forced to procure Fentanyl for his addict mother who eventually accidentally overdoses causing WB to fall into homelessness and eventual death.

Max Highstein

Brave Wolfe is a neo-classical music video featuring violinist Katherine Gilger and trumpeter David Dash performing Mark O’Connor’s evocative arrangement.
Set against the stunning landscapes New Mexico, the video explores the intersection of traditional technique and contemporary folk-inspired sound.
With a cinematic, visual narrative that complements the music’s emotional depth, Brave Wolfe offers a fresh, artistic interpretation beyond typical classical presentations.

Ian Mabley

Music video of the song "Fear" by A Shrewdness of Apes.

Heather Aradas

Max Highstein

Brave Wolfe is a neo-classical music video featuring violinist Katherine Gilger and trumpeter David Dash performing Mark O’Connor’s evocative arrangement.
Set against the stunning landscapes New Mexico, the video explores the intersection of traditional technique and contemporary folk-inspired sound.
With a cinematic, visual narrative that complements the music’s emotional depth, Brave Wolfe offers a fresh, artistic interpretation beyond typical classical presentations.

Richael Schneider

Dope Love is an intimate psychological drama that dives into the intoxicating highs and devastating lows of a bad romance. Through Lucas’s journey, the film exposes the subtle mechanics of narcissistic abuse while weaving in symbols of art, memory, and resilience. Rooted in personal experience, it offers a raw and cinematic exploration of love turned addiction, and the fragile but powerful act of reclaiming one’s voice.

Adrian Wood

Life under capitalism feels like eating little parts of myself to survive.
Voroboros (2024) is an experimental short that explores survival under capitalism through self-consumption. A series of vignettes evoke the feeling of eating oneself to survive through myth, emotion, history and biology. Ultimately, the film concludes with visions of life beyond survival.
The first part, eating, explores the myth of Erysichthon from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, who fells the favorite tree of Demeter. Enraged, Demeter sends Famine to infect Erysichthon, who finally resorts to eating his own body.
The second part of the film, being eaten, takes form as a vignette in which dancers at a rave must feed parts of themselves to the speaker in order to keep the music going. If the music stops, they die. The cycle of consumption repeats into infinity.
The third and final part of the film moves in and through these cycles of self-consumption, seeking inspiration from the natural world. The final images attempt to decenter individual suffering by nurturing a relationship with the environment, including the others with whom it is shared.

Cely Mari Rodz-Rivera

Two lovers reunite in Amsterdam, Netherlands where their love will be put to a test. Upon consulting with a psychic in her dreams, Martina is on her way to figure out whether to stay with her partner or go back to New York.