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- DirectorTorz AylingStarsTai Remus ElliotLiza CallinicosIrwin SparkesTen year-old Josh, a seemingly troublemaking boy, sets out to search for his absent father whom he fantasises about being a superhero.
- DirectorRungano NyoniHamy RamezanStarsYusuf Kamal El-AliZeinab RahalAmira Helene LarsenCopenhagen. A police station. A foreign woman, wearing a burqa, is there with her young son to file a complaint. Yet, it seems the translator is not willing to report what she is telling.
- DirectorMati DiopStarsAlpha DiopCheikh M'BayeOuli SeckDirected by Mati Diop (35 rhums), Atlantiques recounts the odyssey of Senegalese friends who attempt a life-threatening boat crossing. Melancholic and mysterious, the film urgently and elegantly addresses the perils of illegal migration.
- DirectorMati DiopStarsHenriette NhungGhe BüiMike N'GuyenA movie set in a forest near Marseille. Henriette, French-Vietnamese director, turns Dangerous Liaisons by Laclos, assisted by her son Mike. But the main actor disappears and everything must stop already. The film loses Valmont and in turn, the director deserts the set. She leaves behind her entire crew aboard a ghost ship whose young Mike becomes a captain. During her wanderings in the port city, Henriette discovers a world that reminds her of what she left, Vietnam. She meets a man haunted by a long journey without return.
- DirectorPilar PalomeroA story about that night in which experiences become memories.
- DirectorPilar PalomeroStarsTxema BlascoMaite SequeiraA farewell... and a dance.
- DirectorPilar PalomeroStarsPepe LorenteMiki LópezKieran StokesBalcony boy, poor balcony boy, this is the story of the Balcony Boy. His fault: having big ears. His bad habit: putting his head where he shouldn't.
- DirectorDiego Quemada-DiezStarsCollins OtienoGaudencia Ayuma SchichengaKepha OnduruOmondi lives in the biggest slum in East Africa. Everyday he sees airplanes fly over him. He dreams of becoming an airline pilot and flying far away.
- DirectorDiego Quemada-DiezStarsJack DanahySamantha BosargeA lonely old man reinvents his world by creating his own language.
- DirectorJames DeardenStarsJulie NeesamPeter BlakeAvis BunnageA young model's boyfriend storms out one night. She follows him and, along the way, picks up an old woman standing at the roadside in the rain. But her act of kindness has terrible repercussions when the old woman turns out to be a serial killer looking for her next victim.
- DirectorTakashi ShimizuStarsTakako FujiKanna KashimaAyako ÔmuraTwo schoolgirls are gruesomely victimized by a horrifying ghost.
- DirectorBruce SchwartzStarsCora Lee DayBrad DourifConchata FerrellElderly Phoenix Jackson journeys on foot through rough terrain to obtain medicine for her grandson. Based on the short story by Eudora Welty.
- DirectorIgor KovalyovThe relationship between a married couple shatters when a visitor reveals to the husband that his wife is secretly a hen.
- DirectorAsad J MalikStarsPoppyAiden TorresPhoebe van DusenAn augmented reality experience that offers the viscerality of a psychologically taxing children's fable merging with the physicality of our world as you come home cold and tired, just in time for a bedtime story. In this interactive narrative the characters are just hollow meshes but maybe so are you.
- DirectorFelix ColgraveA king steals crowns from various other rulers.
- DirectorFelix ColgraveA day in the life of the creatures living in the Elephant's Garden.
- DirectorSteve CuttsAn analogy to life on Earth, Happiness tells the story of a rodent's unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment.
- DirectorSteve Cutts500,000 years ago, the modern man appears. He treats the animals and nature as a consumer, with frivolity and cruelty, and pridefully turns the world into a dumpster. However, someone is watching.
- DirectorSteve CuttsWhile watering plants, a man slips on a banana peel and falls from the rooftop of a tall building. As he's falling to his death, blackbirds appear and play him a movie reel that recapitulates his life, which makes him realize something.
- DirectorSteve CuttsThe problematic journey of a boy through a hostile city, which will lead him to an unexpected discovery.
- DirectorWanuri KahiuStarsKudzani MoswelaChantelle BurgerTammy RichardsA sci-fi film about Africa in the future, 35 years after World War III, the water war.
- DirectorErica WesterStarsAnn MendenhallNeil MorrisseyDoug HudsonAn unfortunately friendly demon discovers that his new job, haunting and attempting to drive an apathetic highschooler to suicide, isn't as easy as he'd hoped it would be.
- DirectorArkadij KhaetMickey PaatzschStarsAlexander WertmannMateo Wansing LorrioGwentsche KollewijnA Russian-Jewish teenager Dima gets into a school fight, and then breaks the fourth wall and passionately and ferociously talks about his views, and about the hypocritically tolerant way in which his world works.
- DirectorFarah NabulsiStarsSaleh BakriMaryam KanjMariam BashaOn his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping?
- DirectorAbdulkadir Ahmed SaidA female artist is painting a seascape on a deserted beach when she discovers a beautiful conch. Curious, she puts her ear to it and listens to the echoes and sounds of the ocean waves. However, she also hears the voice of a little girl, Sophie, who recounts her short and troubled life in her small town, which once stood on a lush shore but has since been destroyed by an ecological catastrophe. One night, a boat discharged illegal toxic waste that poisoned the fish and local fisherman, eventually contaminating all the vegetation on the coast and the region's inhabitants. Sophie's story is recounted twelve months after the ecological disaster first struck that strip of land, forever ruining the habitat and claiming many lives, including that of the child herself. The film's last sequence nevertheless leaves a glimmer of hope: a group of children are playing near the sea, and a little girl breaks away from the pack to invite the female protagonist to join their game.
- DirectorNagisa IsogaiStarsSakura EnomotoAkira HokamaReina HonmaFour girls decide hunt down 'gropers' on train.
- DirectorLeena ManimekalaiStarsGlady AngelLiving Smile Vidya'Is it too much to ask' follows the journey of two friends Smile and Glady - looking for a rental apartment in Chennai and the obstacles and social stigma they encounter in not just looking for a home but being single and the fact that they are transgender women.
- DirectorAgnès VardaStarsBill BrentHuey P. NewtonStokely CarmichaelA short film of interviews and protests at a rally to free Huey P. Newton.
- DirectorMati DiopStarsMagaye NiangWasis DiopBen D. BeyeMagaye Niang, the main actor of Senegalese film classic Touki Bouki (1973), is an average farmer today. After a screening of the film he recalls his first love, who left the country years ago.
- DirectorAbbas KiarostamiStarsReza HashemiMehdi ShahravanfarA child carrying a bread is going home but in the alley on his way to home, there is a frightening dog and he doesn't seem to pass it alone.
- DirectorChristopher-Lee dos SantosStarsHeinrich MeyerRyan DittmannCarl HaasbroekSet in apartheid South Africa 1984, this is the story of a young man whose Afrikaner values are tested as he accepts the compulsory draft into the military and befriends a rebellious Englishman. He must decide to either stand up for what is right or answer the Call to the Republic and his family.
- DirectorHezekiah LewisStarsDavid DontohSteve FloodDarren LenzTells the true story of an African Queen named Nana Yaa Asantewaa and the events that led her to rise up in arms against the British in the early 1900's.
- DirectorJohn DeVriesStarsGreg KriekMatt NewmanDeVille Vannik
- DirectorKelly CampbellStarsMoses MurphyRobert CarneyGary LydonTwo improbable friends dodge school and wander freely through Dublin until an encounter with a stranger leaves one of them utterly changed.
- DirectorAnna UnterwegerStarsKlaudia Golberg-DohrmannFlorentin GrollMarlena-Marie Grübl1968. Four friends spend their last summer together where life-changing decisions were made. 2021. Years later, two of the four friends visit the lake house again, to finally answer the question "What would have happened if".
- DirectorAlvise AvatiIn this shortest of shorts, astronauts proudly plant a flag on the moon's surface before a terrifying alien suddenly appears, hunting down and destroying each of them. One man is left. Will he conquer his fear and evade a sticky end?
- DirectorHugh Mann AdamsonStarsJennifer BulcockPauline TomlinJudd Of Da HoodNicole, a single mum facing financial hardship whose eldest son Archie is autistic and will only eat Baked Beans, has reached a point where she has to use the local food bank to feed her family.
- DirectorSaurabh Samta JainStarsVishal IngleyAnurag MishraJaydeep PathrekarStory/events as watched by a helpless lamp-post installed on the outskirts of a city. Colours of Social fabric in Day and Night is are narrated by the lamp-post.
- DirectorNicholas MossStarsJohn HurtKika MarkhamChris MasonA deeply affecting and beautiful drama starring multi award winning, and twice Oscar nominated Sir John Hurt, which deals with difficult and pertinent issues. Not without wry humor, this uniquely lyrical drama is bound to move its audience in a profound and visceral way, across all generations, as its themes resonate equally with young adults and those in the twilight of their lives. A wonderfully human movie with a huge heart.
- DirectorKimani Ray SmithStarsRyan RobbinsYan-Kay Crystal LoweDarryl QuonTo save a beautiful stranger, Logan risks his life in Hell's Kitchen.
- DirectorPhil DunnStarsJoshua GriffinDerek ElroyEllie PiercyLondon is being terrorised by christian white supremacists. While a broken man is groomed for the next attack, a boy from Brixton sees the world in a different way. But seeing things differently can be dangerous.
- DirectorJames HillsStarsBerge KanikanianBerge Kanikanian has travelled over 1000 kilometres to uncover the truth about Aktion T4, the largest murder of disabled people in history. Berge himself has Down's syndrome. He wants to investigate what happened to the tens of thousands of disabled men, women and children who were secretly and methodically killed by the Nazi program at the beginning of World War 2. In order to make people aware of what hate crime can lead to, Berge traces the steps of Aktion T4 through Germany and Poland and unearths the blueprint for what became the Nazi machine for mass killing.
- DirectorAshley EakinStarsKnox GibsonHanneke TalbotJustin MaderTargeted by Nazis as they hunt down and murder people with disabilities, a boy with a limb difference makes a daring decision while running for his life.
- DirectorMilena PastreichStarsLauren BengeMandell ButlerSamantha McCulloughWelcome to the awkward sexually charged silence of teenage life.
- DirectorGareth Dunnet-AlcocerStarsArt BonillaEduardo RomanBrian GomezA proud Mexican barber is forced to shave the leader of a drug cartel. As he faces the man who is destroying his country, he is confronted by a difficult decision: to become a killer, or to let this man continue to kill.
- DirectorBrittney HoltKatie ForneyStarsVernon MitchellEllen SimmonsFiona Soul'Beautiful' is the short film of three high school students who are friends. One particular friend, Jennifer has a certain secret. Insecure and emotionally torn from her past that has now haunted her, Jennifer finds herself distancing from her closest friends and family.
- DirectorRob LambertStarsRoberto Cordero Jr.David MendezPablo RamirezLos Niños Sicarios refers to the child hitmen working for Mexican drug cartels. Along the Southwestern border states the most desired recruits are Mexican-American teenage boys. After 9 months of military training in Mexico, the boys are released back into U.S. communities and are 'on call' for specific targets. This is a day in the life of an American born child hitman or 'Little Assassin.'
- DirectorNathan Hughes-BerryStarsDavid BamberBen KerfootAnna HogarthA young teacher takes a job at an unusual private school where the boys have a sinister power over the girls.
- DirectorMalibu TaetzStarsChristina SicoliStew McLeanSteve GriffithA passionate substitute teacher must protect her disinterested class from an ancient curse.
- DirectorKevin JonesPeter VericatAndis ZarinsStarsPeter VericatKevin JonesTwo insomniacs who come to conflict when seeking for a solution to sleep.
- DirectorDusan VukoticA little girl tricks a nasty boy into thinking that the "rocketship" she built has taken him to the moon.
- DirectorDusan VukoticSimple story about the man who comes to the beach and uses inflatable objects for all of his needs.
- DirectorDusan VukoticTwo men in adjoining duplexes, good friends, are enchanted by the song of a bird. One buys a small harmonica and learns to play it; he keeps his neighbor awake. The neighbor buys a larger harmonica, and an arms race ensues; the instruments get larger, until it's a piano vs. a pipe organ, and then they start bringing in larger groups of friends until an entire orchestra is playing the 1812 Overture. The houses collapse from all this, atop the dueling orchestras, and on their way up to heaven, the man puts his small harmonica up for sale.
- DirectorNedeljko DragicAldo RaparelliThe quick tempo of life in polluted cities makes patients out of people. Neurosis is an everyday occurrence.
- DirectorOlly LambertOn Oct. 28, 2012, while filming an interview with a Syrian rebel leader in the village of al-Bara, a regime airstrike hit barely 300 meters from where he was standing.
- DirectorMatthew VandykeStarsOmar HattabNour KelzeThe story of the Syrian revolution as told through the experiences of two young Syrians, a male rebel fighter and a female journalist, as they fight an oppressive regime for the freedom of their people.
- DirectorLaura Baumeister de Montis
- DirectorFlorence JaugeyStarsPilar AguirreWhen Rosa came to this place the earthquake had just happened and the building was one enormous ruin. People say it was a cinema, but Rosa, who has lived here for many years, has never seen a film in her life. So many things happen in "Cinema Alcazar" that it's all Rosa can do to keep up.
- DirectorArkadij KhaetLeonard OstermeierMickey PaatzschStarsYvonne Yung Hee BormannJulius FeldmeierFarina FlebbeNino (27) is what is called a Hikikomori - a young person kept in the stranglehold of self-doubt and fear of failing; a modern hermit, living in an environment of desert-like apartment blocks. Join Nino and his camera in search of photo motifs as well as in search of his true self.
- DirectorArkadij KhaetStarsDavid HürtenMaxine Julie PaatzschLeon SeidelOne boy, one girl and her stepbrother. A date goes wrong.
- DirectorMichael GovierWill McCormackIn the aftermath of tragedy, two grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child.
- DirectorLuis De FilippisStarsMaya V. HenryJacqueline TarneAnna PecchiaIn this raw and graceful testimony of intersectional womanhood, a trans girl has to care for her Italian grandmother. She assumes that her Nonna disapproves of her - but instead discovers a tender bond in their shared vulnerability.
- DirectorAshvin KumarStarsJulfuqar AliSushil SharmaMegnaa MehttaThe movie revolves around Jamal, a 10 year old Pakistani Muslim boy. While he was playing cricket near the Indo-Pak border with some of his friends, he crossed the Indian side of the border separated by a fence in search of the ball. He was then spotted by the Indian security forces and they chased him to the village. Jamal managed to hide himself in an Indian village where a school master, named Bhola, provided him shelter and food. However, Bhola's niece Rani was sceptical about allowing a muslim boy in their home. But when the security forces came searching for Jamal they both protected him. Eventually, Jamal managed to return to Pakistan.
- DirectorAlexis LangloisStarsNana BenamerNaëlle DariyaJustine LangloisToday is a day unlike any before. Today is the day Kalthoum and their girlfriends imagine their revenge.
- DirectorMerve CirisogluThe happy life of a Syrian kid alters instantly with the sudden war and he finds himself in a state of struggle. The war changes not only lives, but also the role of his box; first as a carefully built toy house, then as a place to take shelter in a refugee camp with full of dangers and finally as a boat that sails for a journey towards hope.
- DirectorHisko HulsingStarsMark BazeleyKelly BrightReece ButteryWhen a man is robbed and stabbed by a junkie, he sees the youth friendship with the perpetrator flashing before his eyes. We see how two bosom friends who grew apart end up in their respective positions.
- DirectorLuke RandallA tiny robot is given the gift of life with only one limitation, the length of his power cable.
- DirectorMina ParkMike WierzenskiStarsRyan LucyLauren BrayBen CichowskiWhen a young woman struggling with body image issues posts a photo of herself online, we follow the spectrum of reactions that occur in every corner of the internet.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsBilly MayoBrandon GreenhouseAngela BullockA dark domestic-horror drama about the ties that bind--and the ties that really bind.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsBilly MayoLogan AtkinsonCasey DesmondA neurotic middle-aged man's trip to visit his mother is delayed indefinitely when his keys are mysteriously taken from his door. He is subsequently haunted by an increasingly sinister chain of upsetting events. (Although it is not made apparent in the film, it should be said that Beau once used a Ouija board.)
- DirectorAri AsterStarsBonnie BedeliaLiam AikenRachel BrosnahanA vibrant Pixar-inspired montage (think the marriage sequence in Up) in which a mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far, is helpless to reverse what she set in motion, and is forced to face the unfathomable consequences of her selfishness.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsBradley FisherDean SharpeLalia SusiniIn a series of clinical tableau comprising a sort of apocalyptic travelogue of the LA streets, an aggressive homeless man berates the viewer regarding the circumstances of his life and the wrongness of everything.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsChristina MasonJoan McCreaGuy PerryWhile he sells a flagship product invented by his dad, a pharmacist struggles with obsessive requests and severe criticism from his clients. Meanwhile, his father also puts pressure on him due to his angry and despising behavior.
- DirectorB KelleyStarsSophie GiannamoreNia MinottMichael TorpeyA soldier returns home to meet his daughter, who transitioned while he was on tour.
- DirectorSally RubinMAMA HAS A MUSTACHE is a short, quirky, fully animated documentary about gender and parenting, as seen through children's eyes.
- DirectorJ. Mitchel ReedLucah Rosenberg-LeeThis short documentary profiles the lives of three men of color who have undergone gender transition from female to male. The film explores what life is like living as a black man, when no one knows you are transgender and how each of them perceives their own journey with gender after many years of being interacted with by the world as a biological man.
- DirectorPhillip LopezStarsRuby RoseA short film about gender roles, Trans, and what it is like to have an identity that deviates from the status quo.
- DirectorNate MiltonStarsNate MiltonBuck St. ThomasThis story is based on the filmmaker's experiences within the realms of High Strangeness, Magical Thinking and Manic Delusion.
- DirectorStefanie Abel HorowitzStarsKaty Wright-MeadJim SarbhCody DuganFran likes to think about dying. When she makes a guy in the office laugh, he wants more - a movie date, a slice of pie, a conversation. But if dating him means learning to live, she's pretty sure she can't do that.
- DirectorAneil KariaStarsJamie AldersonRemy BeasleyKatie BurnettsA film about a man walking a paper-thin line between hopelessness and euphoria, testing and pushing the boundaries of conventions and impulse.
- DirectorEirik Grønmo BjørnsenAnna MantzarisStarsBritt MyerA man with social phobia gets followed by a naive and clumsy creature...
- DirectorMatthew J. SavilleStarsVictoria AbbottByron CollMaaka PohatuGeorge's reflection has turned its back on him and he'll go to great depths to get it back.
- DirectorStefanie Abel HorowitzStarsJanice AmayaDaniel P. KublickEmma MeltzerJules has just moved back home. She has no idea what she's doing or where she's going next.
- DirectorIvyy ChenOn a secluded island, a chair has fallen down.
- DirectorOscar HudsonAngus SparkStarsSam McPhillipsA vulnerable young man finds happiness & belonging in the unifying throb of massive crowds.
- DirectorJoris DebeijStarsTerrance ThompsonAt first he seemed a little shy. Quiet but eager to tell stories, share experiences. There is still something opaque about him that signals he's holding back. After a few questions everything begins to fall into place. Terrance's life experience has led him through trauma and hardship that most adults haven't had to contend with. He's lost multiple caretakers, and while he's been fortunate to stay out of the foster care system, he grapples with deep depression and post-traumatic stress disorder due to grief and an overwhelming sense of loss. His story so far has been dominated with the need to cope with past and present, though he looks forward to a day when he can comprehend what he wants for his future.
- DirectorJoris DebeijA high-functioning autistic man balancing reality with his imaginary world, proves that one can make deliberate choices to find stability and to be more present in life.
- DirectorJoris DebeijAlma had dreams as a young girl of going to college. Her dreams shattered when the civil war in El Salvador started. Alma's mother sent her with Coyotes to cross the border in the United States. She gained legal status and is working in a clothing factory. She works hard to create a future for her teenage children.
- DirectorJoris DebeijMichael Spencer SmithThe dusty Mexican border town of El Centro serves as the backdrop for a 13- year old BMX rider named Erik, and the hero who fuels his passion. In this visceral and tactile film, we experience the world as a messy heap of impressions and obstacles, including emotional and physical challenges begging to be overcome by the right recipe of grit and determination. There is a fierceness, a rawness to imagery that puts us in the mind of kid from a small, sweltering town. Erik doesn't know much of the outside world at his young age, but in the glowing light of his father's support and admiration, that hasn't stopped him from dreaming big. For Erik and his father, and every kid riding in the streets of El Centro, this is the prequel to a story of triumph over adversity, of hope blooming in an unlikely place.
- DirectorJoris DebeijStarsGary Leffew
- DirectorJoris DebeijStarsEliot RauschEliot Rausch was an emotional kid growing up in the South Bay area, and he could tell that not many others were like him. He didn't't feel like he fit in, but he did grow up in a loving and supportive family. Once he was a teenager Eliot found himself on a very dark path involving heavy substance abuse, which continued for some time. Some people never make it out of this mode, but Eliot would have an experience that would change everything for him.
- DirectorJoris DebeijYfke van BerckelaerIn 1993, 23-year-old Veronica and her 3-year-old daughter Cynthia were murdered in their Los Angeles home. Police have no leads or suspects, and the case has never been solved. Luis Navarro, the victims' father and grandfather, made two promises after their passing: Veronica and Cynthia would always have flowers on their grave, and Luis would not rest until the murderers were in jail. For almost 20 years he has dedicated his live to keeping these promises. Navarro's Promise is a portrait of a man whose relenting commitment keeps him going through his grief.
- DirectorYecid BenavidesStarsAntonio PeredoRodrigo ReyesOliver BeiroA short thriller/drama that touches on issues of social responsibility. The story of a man who accidentally loses his cellphone and is found by a person that will not return it and is unaware of the damage he could cause.
- DirectorDenis ChaponStarsLuzmila CarpioWhen Abuela Grillo sings, rain comes. But one day, a farmer hits her with a stone, tired of her constant singing. Saddened by his action, Abuelo Grillo decides to leave, and a drought follows.
- DirectorDaniel Glenn-BarbourStarsAnaïs DahlJessica HoarauLauren GreenEmma is an eighteen year old teenager who's luck hasn't been on her side. She is constantly tormented by the school bullies (Sarah and Kate) for being different. A house party in which she is dragged to by her older brother Tommy leads to a number of events which result in her being embarrassed in front of everyone. Emma attempts to commit suicide but is stopped by her brother Tommy. Tommy screams for their youngest brother Joey to see witness Emma's pain. Tommy convinces Joey to follow him on a home invasion to teach Sarah and Kate a lesson, but things escalate terribly.
- DirectorMatthew PucciniStarsMichael Hsu RosenKen BarnettMichael UrieA young gay man grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple.
- DirectorPedro BorgesStarsEmily RobinsonMelia ReneeBill LippincottA sexual discovery story of a young woman, Anne, who must first learn to love herself before loving someone else.
- DirectorDominique Michelle GimbergMaria PhilipsStarsNoa BerkhoutRomy GeversSebastian MrkvickaA snogging couple arouses two girls' interest.
- DirectorFelix ColgraveStarsBaby ColgraveA little story about the backyard critters you might see in Tasmania, and the things they might be doing.
- DirectorEmily XuFuelled tells the story of a housewife on the path of revenge for her late husband.