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11
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11
Directed by Bradley Gueho
An unconfident hooper plays a pickup game to 11, and with the help of his best friend, he'll…
Narrative Shorts
Aaron With 2 A’S
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Aaron With 2 A’S
Directed by Michael Goldburg
Aaron starts his second career at age 65 as an actor, but when he finally manages to land…
Narrative Shorts
After (A Love Story)
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After (A Love Story)
Directed by Clare Cooney
After surviving a violent event, a couple tries to overcome the space trauma created between them.
Documentary Features
Art & Krimes By Krimes
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Art & Krimes By Krimes
Directed by Alysa Nahmias
ART & KRIMES BY KRIMES is a story of confinement and freedom, of loss and creation. While locked-up…
Narrative Shorts
Assaman
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Assaman
Directed by Katrina Brook Flores
ASSAMAN is a cosmic twin love story with the future. A man named Tukki meets a sky-being named…
Documentary Shorts
Bacon ‘N’ Laces
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Bacon ‘N’ Laces
Directed by Stephen Michael Simon
A single dad of three boys manages a diner. But, there's more to John than meets the eye.
Narrative Shorts
Ball is Ball
Film
Ball is Ball
Directed by Kayla Robinson
Inspired by the life experience of Writer/Director Kayla Robinson, BALL IS BALL is a narrative short film about…
Documentary Shorts
Belle River
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Belle River
Directed by and Yannick Nolin, Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau
BELLE RIVER is a film about Louisiana and its peaceful inhabitants, both threatened with extinction by the emergence…
Documentary Shorts
Big Rocks
Film
Big Rocks
Directed by Ethan Payne
Daniel is a stonemason living in Cashiers, North Carolina, a place surrounded by unparalleled wealth and natural beauty.
Documentary Shorts
Big Water Summer: A Creation Story
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Big Water Summer: A Creation Story
Directed by Sophie Harris
What can one person do to keep her community healthy? Cherilyn Yazzie grew up on the Navajo
Nation and…
Narrative Shorts
Break Any Spell
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Break Any Spell
Directed by Anton Jøsef
In this collision of reality and fantasy, a teenage girl uses Live-Action-Role-Playing (LARPing) to cope and escape from…
Narrative Shorts
Chaos Theory
Film
Chaos Theory
Directed by Dakota Sky, Skyler James Sandak
Danny has a drug problem, he knows that. He thinks his parents know when they sit him down…
Student Shorts
Children Get Older
Film
Children Get Older
Directed by Will W. Andrews
Ezra and Asha, high school sweethearts, come to the understanding that their relationship is coming to an end.
Narrative Shorts
Circle Equals Square
Film
Circle Equals Square
Directed by Scott Galloway
A divorcee attempts to navigate an awkward battery of speed dating prospects in hopes of making a connection.
Documentary Shorts
Common Grounds?
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Common Grounds?
Directed by Raed Truett Gilliam
In an age of hyperpolarization, the UVA Center for Politics documentary, COMMON GROUNDS? examines the political climate on…
Narrative Shorts
Could This Have Been An Email
Film
Could This Have Been An Email
Directed by Nicole Kemper, Sarah Alison Hodges
Three coworkers struggle with the horrific possibility of speaking with a customer on the phone.
Student Shorts
Couscous, Hand-Rolled, With Olives
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Couscous, Hand-Rolled, With Olives
Directed by Yaari Nadav Tal
COUSCOUS, HAND-ROLLED, WITH OLIVES is the intimate depiction of the tensions between a young Jewish man, Ash, and…
Narrative Shorts
Dead Men And Devils
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Dead Men And Devils
Directed by Robert Filion
After a mysterious, deadly virus has infected the world population, targeting everyone except "the pure" - those born…
Documentary Shorts
Dress A Cow
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Dress A Cow
Directed by Dawn Luebbe
A meditation on cows...in costumes.
Narrative Shorts
Earthworm
Film
Earthworm
Directed by Grace Gregory
When 21-year-old Claire finds out she’s pregnant, she knows she wants to have an abortion. With confidence in…
Narrative Shorts
Everybody Don’t Electric Slide
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Everybody Don’t Electric Slide
Directed by Rodney Stringfellow
At a large family gathering after a funeral, an older woman confronts an awkward young man she doesn’t…
Narrative Shorts
Everybody Goes To The Hospital
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Everybody Goes To The Hospital
Directed by Tiffany Kimmel
Based on a true story, EVERYBODY GOES TO THE HOSPITAL is a stop motion animated exploration of physical,…
Narrative Shorts
Fine Lines
Film
Fine Lines
Directed by Jim McQuaid
A mom wakes up and makes a decision–whether or not to look at her phone. What follows is…
Documentary Shorts
First Final Ride
Film
First Final Ride
Directed by Evan Kidd
Don't let your first ride in a hearse be your last. The story of Dirt Nap Fest. A…
Narrative Shorts
Flames
Film
Flames
Directed by Deondray Gossfield, Quincy LeNear Gossfield
Two childhood friends: Ahmad, a streetwise, college-bound scholar on the precipice of a new, bright future, and Sadik,…
Narrative Features
Going Nowhere
Film
Going Nowhere
Directed by Izzy Shill
A camera team follows a group of wannabe filmmakers who travel to shoot an apocalypse feature on a…
Student Shorts
He Was Hope
Film
He Was Hope
Directed by Taylor Conley
Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, a disillusioned black mechanic must reunite with his radical sister…
Student Shorts
Here and Now
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Here and Now
Directed by Dip Mazumder
When a father shows up unexpectedly at his son's hotel room the day before the son's first book…
Narrative Shorts
Homesick
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Homesick
Directed by Will Seefried
HOMESICK is an absurdist thriller about an unhappy man who attends a retreat offering adults a second chance…
Student Shorts
How To Tie A Tie
Film
How To Tie A Tie
Directed by Jimmy Cork
A man struggles to tie his tie before a big event as he recalls the steps his father…
Documentary Shorts
Hunger Is Real: Voices Of Western North Carolina
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Hunger Is Real: Voices Of Western North Carolina
Directed by Adams J. Wood
HUNGER IS REAL: VOICES OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA is a short documentary film produced by MANNA FoodBank that…
Narrative Shorts
In Sickness & In Health
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In Sickness & In Health
Directed by Sarah Smick
A married couple struggles to accommodate one another in the lead-up to a high-stakes business lunch.
Narrative Shorts
In The Dead Of Light
Film
In The Dead Of Light
Directed by Daniel Hamby
A dying man must use his out of body existence to save his life before THE LIGHT takes…
Narrative Shorts
Intinction
Film
Intinction
Directed by Bobby Canipe Jr.
A dark history doesn't stop 4 young adults from venturing into the old house on the edge of…
Documentary Shorts
Janwaar
Film
Janwaar
Directed by Danny Schmidt
JANWAAR celebrates a rambunctious group of kids whose lives are transformed when a skatepark is built in their…
Narrative Shorts
Jim of Earth
Film
Jim of Earth
Directed by Justin Arwood
A lonely man searches the stars for signs of extraterrestrial life.
Narrative Shorts
Jung & Restless
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Jung & Restless
Directed by Joanna Priestley
A dreamlike synchrony of sound and image that uses patterns and mandalas to explore the poetics of psychoanalyst…
Narrative Shorts
Keep/Delete
Film
Keep/Delete
Directed by Kryzz Gautier
In a future world where memories are handled like computer files, two lovers decide to undergo a procedure…
Student Shorts
Killing Myself
Film
Killing Myself
Eve, a Filipino-American teenage girl, writes a suicide note and leaves the house to get cigarettes for one…
Narrative Features
Last And First Woman
Film
Last And First Woman
Directed by Adnan Siddique
A passionate astronomy student disengages from her college curriculum upon the discovery of an illusive artifact.
Documentary Shorts
Last Days Of August
Film
Last Days Of August
Directed by Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck
Does a town still exist if nearly everyone has died or left? Using the photobook aesthetic, filmmakers Rodrigo…
Narrative Shorts
Lead/Follow
Film
Lead/Follow
Directed by Colby Day
Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy and girl have baggage. LEAD/FOLLOW takes us through…
Documentary Features
Lee Fields: Faithful Man
Film
Lee Fields: Faithful Man
Directed by Jessamyn Ansary, Joyce Mishaan
Lee Fields is a funk and soul legend 50 years in the making. In this feature documentary, his…
Narrative Shorts
Lioness
Film
Lioness
Directed by Molly E. Smith
Barricaded in a motel room, a mother’s determination and primal instincts kick in to protect her child's innocence.
Narrative Shorts
Mairzy Doats
Film
Mairzy Doats
Directed by Seth William Chatfield
Following a friend's wedding, a couple return to their woodland cabin for a relaxing weekend, but a strange…
Documentary Features
Mama Bears
Film
Mama Bears
Directed by Daresha Kyi
MAMA BEARS is an intimate, thought-provoking exploration of the journeys taken by Sara Cunningham and Kimberly Shappley, two “mama…
Narrative Shorts
Mary Meet Grace
Film
Mary Meet Grace
Directed by Faryl Amadeus
When a stranger appears in Grace's life with disturbing news about her long-lost birth mother, she must fight…
Narrative Shorts
Me Against The World
Film
Me Against The World
Directed by Kali Bailey
Mala and Doug live parallel lives in high school. He is the next Michael Jordan and she could…
Narrative Shorts
Meat Friend
Film
Meat Friend
Directed by Izzy Lee
An ex-con, sentient pile of hamburger meat teaches after-school lessons to a child.
Documentary Shorts
Meet Me Where I Am
Film
Meet Me Where I Am
Directed by and Robin Honan, André Robert Lee, Ross Kauffman
MEET ME WHERE I AM follows Adolphus Nickleberry through his journey at University of Utah Health's Intensive Outpatient…
Documentary Features
Meltdown In Dixie
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Meltdown In Dixie
Directed by Emily Harrold
In the wake of the 2015 Charleston Massacre, a battle erupts in Orangeburg, South Carolina between the Sons…
Narrative Shorts
Memento Mori
Film
Memento Mori
Directed by Izzy Lee
In 1983, a scientist in isolation resurrects a dead colleague.
Documentary Features
Mom N’ Pop: The Indie Video Store Boom Of The 80s/90s
Film
Mom N’ Pop: The Indie Video Store Boom Of The 80s/90s
Directed by Bobby Canipe Jr.
An indie documentary chronicling the history of the video rental market and stores. Beginning in the mid 70s,…
Documentary Shorts
My Duduś
Film
My Duduś
Directed by Tom Krawczyk
A Polish mother grieves when her only child leaves their home in Chicago to study in Poland. She…
Narrative Shorts
My Left Arm
Film
My Left Arm
Directed by Christopher Sheffield, Melissa Vitello
After a debilitating stroke, Malorie, on the brink of a career breakthrough, finds herself at war with her…
Documentary Shorts
Myles Berrio – From Surviving To Thriving
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Myles Berrio – From Surviving To Thriving
Directed by Anil Dhokai
Myles Berrio shares how a car accident changed his life and how his outlook shaped his journey through…
Special Presentations
Nanny
Film
Nanny
Directed by Nikyatu Jusu
Aisha is an undocumented nanny working for a privileged couple in New York City. As she
prepares for the…
Narrative Shorts
Navel Gazers
Film
Navel Gazers
Directed by Kimmy Gatewood
In the inevitable future where everyone has a permanent curve in their spine from looking at their screens,…
Documentary Features
Our Dad, Danielle
Film
Our Dad, Danielle
Directed by S.E. King
A wildly successful patent attorney, Danielle Joy "DJ" Healey, was in the peak of her career when, at…
Narrative Shorts
Pan
Film
Pan
Directed by Alex Lippert
A tragedy happened in a small town, now a little boy haunts the woods.
Student Shorts
Papel
Film
Papel
Directed by Nancey Fang
A lonely axolotl child draws pictures of their absent parents and dreams of happier days. Through their art,…
Special Presentations
Poundcake
Film
Poundcake
Directed by Onur Tukel
North Carolina native Onur Tukel is no stranger to controversy. His dark comedies Summer of Blood, Applesauce, Catfight,…
Documentary Shorts
R. Carlos Nakai: The Sound Of Prayer Within
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R. Carlos Nakai: The Sound Of Prayer Within
Directed by Jeremy Frindel
Native American Flute Master R. Carlos Nakai reflects upon the relationship between prayer and music in his work.
Documentary Shorts
Remnants Of Memory
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Remnants Of Memory
Directed by Michael Arlen Davis
Fine Art Photographer Charles Johnstone explores the vivid canals and ancient passageways of Venice, Italy in search of…
Narrative Shorts
Rescue
Film
Rescue
Directed by G.G. Hawkins
A newly adopted puppy contemplates his escape from the couple he thinks kidnapped him.
Documentary Shorts
Ripples And Pools
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Ripples And Pools
Directed by Robin Burke
When life is dark and you feel like you are losing your loving spirit, where do you go?…
Narrative Shorts
Run Out Groove
Film
Run Out Groove
Directed by Paige Henderson
After a mysterious record player lands outside of her house, a disillusioned painter journeys through her tumultuous breakup,…
Student Shorts
Scabs
Film
Scabs
Directed by Tommy Butler
A skin picker and his girlfriend dance around his compulsive behavior, which threatens to tear their relationship apart.
Narrative Shorts
Scooter
Film
Scooter
Directed by Chelsea Lupkin
Abandoned by her boyfriend in the middle of the night, a woman is faced with an unthinkable choice…
Documentary Shorts
Second Shot
Film
Second Shot
Directed by Andrew Michael Ellis
An investigative documentary about violent crime and juvenile justice. SECOND SHOT investigates the complexities the US parole process…
Narrative Shorts
Senseless
Film
Senseless
Directed by Deandre Sanders
In a fight for survival, a young Black woman must outwit two merciless criminals when a grab-and-go car…
Narrative Shorts
Sequin
Film
Sequin
Directed by Averi Israel
While waiting for the bus, a spirited young girl–to the disapproval of her grandma– befriends a familiar-seeming stranger…
Narrative Shorts
Silt
Film
Silt
Directed by Emilie Upczak
A Native botanist, grieving the death of a beloved aunt, travels alone to Northern Mexico, where she is…
Special Presentations
Something In The Dirt
Film
Something In The Dirt
Directed by Aaron Moorehead, Justin Benson
When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the…
Narrative Shorts
Sweat Of His Cow
Film
Sweat Of His Cow
Directed by Alan Smithee, John Stuart Wildman
From the depths of someone's lost VHS tapes is the story of an impossibly gorgeous doctor lawyer who…
Narrative Features
Tableau
Film
Tableau
Directed by Stuart Howes
After having an affair, a mother tries to win back the respect of her oldest daughter, Nicole while…
Narrative Shorts
Taffeta
Film
Taffeta
Directed by Lovell Holder
Based on their play "Lavender Men," playwright-performer Roger Q. Mason explores questions of identity and vicious cycles of…
Narrative Shorts
Talk Black
Film
Talk Black
Directed by Destiny Macon
Mahogany is a talented black engineer working in the not-so-subtly racist south. She's been working at TLS for…
Narrative Shorts
The Bottom
Film
The Bottom
Directed by James Kautz, Morgan Ruaidhrí O'Sullivan
At the edge of a mysterious lake, a reckoning between friends becomes a fight for life–as one man’s…
Narrative Shorts
The F-Word
Film
The F-Word
Directed by Alex Cannon, Paul Cannon
When a young girl asks her father what the word "fuck" means, he falls into a feedback loop…
Student Shorts
The Four Prong Approach
Film
The Four Prong Approach
Directed by Michael Friedman
THE FOUR PRONG APPROACH follows a young inventor who attempts to bring forks into a fork-less world.
Student Shorts
The Graveyard Shift
Film
The Graveyard Shift
Directed by Téa Lynor
Bernie is a teenager who works with her cousin Santiago at the local 24-hour diner. While wasting time…
Narrative Shorts
The Manager Position
Film
The Manager Position
Directed by Craig Trow
From Oscar® winning producer Andrew Carlberg (Skin), starring Emmy nominated female actor Jackie Hoffman (Only Murders in the…
Narrative Shorts
The Night Courier
Film
The Night Courier
Directed by Mason McDonald
A single night offers a suffocating glimpse into the life of a woman whose occupation is feeding people…
Documentary Features
The People’s Doctor: Herbert Nassour
Film
The People’s Doctor: Herbert Nassour
Directed by Josh Sabey
A Lebanese-American surgeon, Herbert Nassour, tried to provide quality healthcare to the racially and economically marginalized people of…
Narrative Features
The Rush Call
Film
The Rush Call
Directed by Trey Riley
A corporate promotion pushes a suburban dad to choose between creative pursuits and career responsibilities, leading him on…
Documentary Features
The Silent Pilgrim
Film
The Silent Pilgrim
Directed by Jakub Blank
THE SILENT PILGRIM follows a Polish immigrant—who shepherds a community retreat in Erie, Pennsylvania—as he spends his free…
Narrative Features
The Unknown Country
Film
The Unknown Country
Directed by Morrisa Maltz
THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY follows a grieving woman (Lily Gladstone) as she travels from the
Midwest to the Texas-Mexico border…
Narrative Shorts
The Vacation
Film
The Vacation
Directed by Jarreau Carrillo
In Flatbush, Brooklyn, four friends are stuck in their car after it breaks down on the way to…
Narrative Shorts
The Wise Guys
Film
The Wise Guys
Directed by Jonathan Smathers
Two hit-men have an intimate conversation while having a killer day at work.
Narrative Shorts
The Woodsman
Film
The Woodsman
Directed by Kyle Kuchta
Bernie Davis, a Christmas tree salesman, has three trees left to sell on Christmas Eve. As the night…
Student Shorts
These Bodies
Film
These Bodies
Directed by Matthew Strasburger
In a meditative collision of sound and color, a pair of young women wander through a world beset…
Narrative Shorts
Tommy and the Guru
Film
Tommy and the Guru
Directed by Brian Russell
A middle aged man seeks out a new-age master to help him overcome a life filled with loss,…
Documentary Shorts
Tommy Kha’s Bits & Pieces
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Tommy Kha’s Bits & Pieces
Directed by Jia Li
In his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee artist Tommy Kha dons a black garbage bag and a Batman mask…
Student Shorts
Trial By Fire
Film
Trial By Fire
Directed by Alex Astrella
During the devastating Thomas Wildfire, inmate firefighters relish the opportunity to emerge from their restraints, finding serenity and…
Documentary Shorts
Unity Mosque
Film
Unity Mosque
Directed by Nicole Teeny
After having to hide their relationship while making the Hajj, El-Farouk—a gay Imam—and his husband Troy co-founded Unity…
Documentary Shorts
Watching The Wilds
Film
Watching The Wilds
Directed by Nick Natalicchio
WATCHING THE WILDS is a short documentary film about lookout towers used to spot and report wildfires in…
Narrative Shorts
We Got A Dog
Film
We Got A Dog
Directed by Ryan Valdez
Morgan comes home to find that her boyfriend Mason has decided to bring in a new pet.
Narrative Shorts
We Should Get Dinner!
Film
We Should Get Dinner!
Directed by Eliza Jiménez Cossio, Lexi Tannenholtz
WE SHOULD GET DINNER! is a chaotic comedy about bottled-up anger and boundaries set in relationships. Abby runs…
Student Shorts
Wei-Lai
Film
Wei-Lai
Directed by Robin Wang
Tired of getting pushed and punished by his own parents, Wei-Lai, an 11-year-old Chinese American boy, decides to…
Narrative Shorts
What A Harvest
Film
What A Harvest
Directed by Austin Rivera Davison, Matt Shapiro
A father tries to connect with his video game obsessed daughter, until he learns she hasn’t been eating…
Narrative Shorts
Worm Radio
Film
Worm Radio
Directed by Austin Smith
The story of how Ellie Miller got to space.
Narrative Shorts
Youth
Film
Youth
Directed by Trey Riley
It's a Friday night in the summer of ‘98. For two teen girls, tonight is everything. Because tomorrow,…
Documentary Shorts
ᏚᏙᎥᎪᏪᎸ: Signature: The Cherokee Speakers Roll
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ᏚᏙᎥᎪᏪᎸ: Signature: The Cherokee Speakers Roll
Directed by Jennifer Loren
The Cherokee language is sacred to our people and unfortunately it's endangered. How will the next generation ensure…
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