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Drama
Narrative Shorts
3 EASY STEPS
Film
3 EASY STEPS
Directed by Paige Henderson
A woman with debilitating ADHD embarks on a self-help journey to the woods but things take a dark…
Special Presentations
A Different Man
Film
A Different Man
Directed by Aaron Schimberg
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face…
Narrative Features
A Song For Imogene
Film
A Song For Imogene
Directed by Erika Arlee
After discovering she is pregnant by her abusive boyfriend, a fallen-away musician must decide between freeing herself or…
Narrative Shorts
All Boys Do
Film
All Boys Do
Directed by Aaron Lovett
A trans drag queen crosses paths with an old flame on the streets of Los Angeles. Over the…
Narrative Shorts
Any Sign at All
Film
Any Sign at All
Directed by Faryl Amadeus
Clutching at straws and running on fumes, a desperate young woman’s indecision about the future of her unborn…
Narrative Shorts
Barely Breathing
Film
Barely Breathing
Directed by Derek Evans
After an awkward masturbation accident, Sai is guilted into moving back in with his father, forcing them to…
Narrative Shorts
Blue Hour
Film
Blue Hour
Directed by J.D. Shields
Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig.…
Narrative Shorts
Burning Away
Film
Burning Away
Directed by Romane Lepage
Aurélie returns from a long trip to find her friends and ex-boyfriend in a cabin full of memories.…
Student Shorts
Caroline
Film
Caroline
Over the course of a day, a demure auto mechanic relives a series of childhood memories while grappling…
Narrative Shorts
Cartes
Film
Cartes
Directed by Rhym Guissé
Embattled immigrant Aliyah just wants to do good, and she believes she’s found a way through the Environmental…
Narrative Shorts
Chairs
Film
Chairs
Directed by James Hughes
A man regales his peculiar obsession with chairs to his new psychiatrist.
Special Presentations
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
Film
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
Directed by Tomas Gomez Bustillo
In a tiny rural village in Argentina, Rita Lopez, a pious yet insatiably competitive woman, discovers that staging…
Student Shorts
Cottage Grove
Film
Cottage Grove
Directed by George Ellzey Jr.
In the parking lot of a Southside Chicago grocery store, a young man struggles to communicate with his…
Narrative Shorts
Crawlspace
Film
Crawlspace
Directed by Brady Jacquin
An isolated pornography addict, still recovering from a shattered marriage, is haunted by a mysterious creature inhabiting his…
Narrative Shorts
Crossing the Wall
Film
Crossing the Wall
Directed by Karleener
Miriam, 25, can't come to terms with the death of her mother, a former acrobat, and seems trapped…
Narrative Shorts
Essex Girls
Film
Essex Girls
Directed by Yero Timi-Biu
After an incident at her high school shunts her into the orbit of the only other Black girl…
Narrative Shorts
Euphoric
Film
Euphoric
Directed by Cam Killion
Sam brings Olivia home from a first date gone *very* well. After a few stumbling blocks getting into…
Narrative Shorts
Even The Ghosts Have Gone
Film
Even The Ghosts Have Gone
Directed by Tahlia Magistrale
A troubled countryman refuses to evacuate his rural property as a catastrophic bushfire blazes towards him. He must…
Narrative Shorts
Forbidden Fruit
Film
Forbidden Fruit
Directed by Isaiah Forte-Rose
A black eleven-year-old navigates a day in his life of rural poverty while his mother is stuck at…
Narrative Shorts
Happy For You
Film
Happy For You
Directed by Courtney Hope Therond
At a celebration for a career milestone, Sophie's mentor returns.
Narrative Shorts
HARLEM FRAGMENTS
Film
HARLEM FRAGMENTS
Directed by Cameron Carr
An Afro-futurist scrapbook storytelling of a Harlem Black family's beautiful destruction during the 2008 recession. A natural disaster…
Animated Shorts
Have You Eaten?
Film
Have You Eaten?
Directed by Pavida Changkaew
A workaholic college student is working hard on her thesis. Running out of chips and ramen, she decides…
Student Shorts
Honeymoon
Film
Honeymoon
Directed by Dayana Yakhyarova
HONEYMOON is a journey of George and Victoria as they navigate the challenges of Alzheimer's disease, wrapped in…
Narrative Shorts
I Didn’t Mean To Say I Love You
Film
I Didn’t Mean To Say I Love You
Directed by Jenna D'Angelo
A woman accidentally says "I love you" at the end of a voicemail to an ex, and proceeds…
Narrative Shorts
Involuntary
Film
Involuntary
Directed by Chris Knoblock, Dana E White
Carlton, a man in his 70s suffering from Dementia, is moved from a nursing home in the middle…
Narrative Shorts
Jedo’s Dead
Film
Jedo’s Dead
Directed by Sara Nimeh
When a young middle-eastern girl finds her grandfather dead, she is forced to grapple with the earthly rituals…
Narrative Features
Lavender Men
Film
Lavender Men
Directed by Lovell Holder
Taffeta, a contemporary queer person of color, summons Abraham Lincoln to perform an elaborate historical fantasia within her…
Narrative Shorts
LOSER
Film
LOSER
Directed by Colleen McGuinness
LOSER follows 22-year-old Alice, who works at a frozen yogurt shop, on what turns out to be an…
Narrative Shorts
Mourning Glory
Film
Mourning Glory
Directed by Louise Ford
When her husband goes shopping for a bath mat but instead jumps off a multi story car park,…
Student Shorts
My Own Worst Enemy
Film
My Own Worst Enemy
Directed by Anna Joy
Malia is trying to keep her best friends from finding out she’s starting to backslide into her addiction,…
Narrative Shorts
Neon Banana
Film
Neon Banana
Directed by Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian
A seemingly innocent online interaction quickly turns precarious.
Student Shorts
Of Silence And Song
Film
Of Silence And Song
Directed by Leyi Dai
An Asian American single mother struggles to receive an abortion in Texas. Throughout her daughter’s birthday, secrets are…
Student Shorts
Ofrenda
Film
Ofrenda
Directed by Tyler Garcia
A young woman finds herself at odds with grief and tradition as she prepares for Dia de los…
Student Shorts
P.E.
Film
P.E.
Directed by Daniel Colella
A heavy-set teenager braves the nightmare of P.E. swim class.
Narrative Features
Paper Marriage
Film
Paper Marriage
Directed by Jeff Man
A desperate Chinese immigrant and a wayward American strike a marriage pact, navigating around each other to grow…
Narrative Shorts
Patsy
Film
Patsy
Directed by John Valley
PATSY is about an Asian American woman in her 30s going through a divorce triggered by a traumatic…
Animated Shorts
Playing Around
Film
Playing Around
Directed by Mia Albanese
A larger-than-life playground becomes a little girl’s paradise. But after her new friends urge her to grow out…
Narrative Shorts
REEP
Film
REEP
Directed by Jakub Blank
Young man spends his weekend summoning the power of god.
Narrative Shorts
Safety State
Film
Safety State
Directed by Jeanette Buck, Rani Deighe Crowe
In the dystopian near future, a gay and a lesbian couple form an unlikely friendship as they flee…
Narrative Shorts
See This
Film
See This
Directed by Tricia Lee
After problematic Tweets of Vibe Editorial’s new editor in-chief resurface, memories from the night before reveal what’s behind…
Student Shorts
Slobopoly
Film
Slobopoly
Directed by Jennifer Baker
When a curmudgeon woman is bribed to run for mayor for her opponent's gain, she must come out…
Narrative Features
So Fades the Light
Film
So Fades the Light
Directed by Get Super Rad
SO FADES THE LIGHT is a road movie/thriller chronicling a woman's journey to overcome past trauma caused by…
Narrative Shorts
Something Blue
Film
Something Blue
Directed by Jinsui Song
A young woman returns home to attend her cousin’s wedding. In this jovial setting, she struggles to confront…
Animated Shorts
Starborn
Film
Starborn
Directed by Aneesa Patel, Leia Millard
When a star girl is born with uncontrollable powers, it is up to Earth and the other goddesses…
Narrative Shorts
Strange Creatures
Film
Strange Creatures
Directed by Nicholas Santos
Desperate to see her brother again, a young woman visits the site of his death.
Narrative Shorts
Superman Doesn’t Steal
Film
Superman Doesn’t Steal
Directed by Tamika Lamison
Based on a true story & set in the 70's during the Atlanta Child Murders, a young brother…
Narrative Shorts
Sylvie on the loose
Film
Sylvie on the loose
Directed by Sara Bourdeau
Sylvie’s out of jail and back in town. She secretly visits her mother, trying to convince her to…
Narrative Shorts
Tea
Film
Tea
Directed by Blake Rice
A Comedy About Loneliness.
Documentary Features
The Deciders: Red, Whiteville, And Blue
Film
The Deciders: Red, Whiteville, And Blue
Directed by D.L. Anderson
Working-class residents in a small, Southern town get a strange offer from a group of self-professed Patriotic Millionaires:…
Narrative Shorts
The Door
Film
The Door
Directed by Alexander Seltzer
A year after their daughter's disappearance, Kara and Felix struggle to move on in their own ways as…
Special Presentations
The Girl with the Needle
Film
The Girl with the Needle
Directed by Magnus von Horn
Karoline, a young factory worker, finds herself abandoned and pregnant while striving to climb out of poverty in…
Narrative Features
The Strangers’ Case
Film
The Strangers’ Case
Directed by Brandt Andersen
Over four centuries ago, William Shakespeare collaborated with others on a play about the historical figure Sir Thomas…
Narrative Shorts
The Traumatist
Film
The Traumatist
Directed by Michelle Beck
A desperate woman haunted by her traumatic past seeks the help of a controversial therapist who helps patients…
Narrative Shorts
The Weight Of You
Film
The Weight Of You
Directed by Dylan Kussman
A 40-something nurse practitioner (LORNA) meets up with a college flame (ROBERT) in what looks like a friendly…
Student Shorts
Third
Film
Third
Directed by Sebastian Zufelt
A college student struggles to reconnect with his high school friends after learning they’ve started dating each other.
Special Presentations
Timestalker
Film
Timestalker
Directed by Alice Lowe
Love isn't dead.
Narrative Shorts
Tribu
Film
Tribu
Directed by Carlos Gómez-Trigo
For Coke, the limits of his world are set by his neighborhood and his two friends. He may…
Narrative Shorts
Unwavering
Film
Unwavering
Directed by Alexandra Hsu
Carolyn Kim joins a college student movement for Ethnic Studies in 1968. Inspired by real events.
Narrative Shorts
We Were Young
Film
We Were Young
Directed by Jonathan Hogue
An uninvolved family member tries to get his brother to go home after fighting with their dad, only…
Narrative Shorts
What We Don’t Say
Film
What We Don’t Say
Directed by Josep M Pérez Ballano
Javier is taken aback by the abrupt passing of his absent father. He visits the morgue to identify…
Narrative Shorts
Where the Bullets Go
Film
Where the Bullets Go
Directed by Cody Duncum
After a young boy shoots at a bird and misses, he embarks on a search to find where…
Narrative Shorts
Y2Kevin
Film
Y2Kevin
Directed by Brea Grant, Remy Remigio
After his Y2K fear fades, Kevin leaves his homemade bunker and steps into an unfamiliar world. He’s welcomed…
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