3
Contestants wake into a horrific battle royale with a cruel twist, and must escape to discover its purpose.
[Australia]

3 Conversations in April
How do you communicate with a loved one who doesn’t use words to communicate, who lives miles away in a group home, and who has been placed in isolation because of Covid 19? This is the filmmaker’s recordings of the first phone calls she’s ever made to her brother - an older man with autism.
[United States]

35 Days
A small Ohio town, home to one of the busiest Air Traffic Control facilities, endures the most prolonged federal government shutdown and the harsh winter cold.
[United States]

90 Days to Leave
This documentary is about the expulsion of the Asian community from the East African nation of Uganda in 1972. It explores not only the hatred and hostility that they received in Uganda but also the difficulties of gaining their British visas and the further challenges that awaited many of those who did make it to Britain during the racially charged era of the 1970s.
[India]

A Pilgrimage Into Tibet
To acknowledge the 60 year freedom struggle of the Tibetan people and their leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, eight intrepid pilgrims take on an epic pilgrimage trek through remote Nepal into occupied Tibet, to walk around Mount Kailash, Asia's most sacred mountain. Confronting altitude, officialdom and their own physical limits, their journey reveals seldom seen experiences of todays' Nepal and Tibet. in summer 2019.
[Australia]

A Poo Film
A few outdoor friends wanted to know if people took going to the bathroom in the outdoors seriously. What they discovered first hand from thru-hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail is both shocking and useful for anyone who ventures out into the wild.
[United States]

A Roofless House
During the night , an encounter takes place between a confident man and a confident woman , not knowing where the night will end
[Iran]

Above the Troubled Water
Three gay friends from Nigeria -- Bisi, Damoshe & Ade -- are forced to flee their country. Above the Troubled Water follows their stories as they adjust to life in exile.
[United States]

ALEPH
To live or not to live in the shadow of a society. Can politics, religion and ethnicity force you to live up to established standards? What is the price of your happiness? Live your life or live the life that others attribute to you?
[Brazil]

All Of Me
Set against the backdrop of New Orleans in the late 1930s, two long-time lovers are caught in a whirlwind when one of them decides to delve deeper into the existential issues of their affair.
[United States]

An American Childhood
Collin is a 9 year old boy living a typical American childhood until his life is changed forever by an increasingly common act of violence against a family member. His story adds to the dialogue on racial profiling and discrimination.
[United States]

Bandwidth
Frank's important job interview on Zoom goes south due to his "stay at home" Covid precautious family using up his bandwidth.
[United States]

Behind the Glass
Mario thinks he is in control. He thinks he knows what he is doing. He looks down to the people on the other side of the glass but what Mario doesn't know is that the glass itself is not on his side.
[Spain]

Blizzard
Blizzard is a human rights film that tells the story of a woman who loses her hunter husband in a sea storm. She stays with her only child who is seriously ill. Due to Iran's high inflation and the Minister of Health's unwillingness to spend the money to keep these patients alive, the woman has to try different ways to keep her son alive.
[Iran]

Breathing Hole
My wife is attacked by a mysterious man in front of me.
[South Korea]

Call Waiting
Sidney and Olson are stuck working overnight at a call centre. It's all a bit boring until Sidney starts getting strange phone calls from someone who seems to know what's happening in their office.
[Australia]

Choices
Choices. Thousands of them. We make them everyday. Most seem to be insignificant. Most are. But sometimes it’s the little ones, the small decisions ... the choice to stay, or the choice to not say one small word. The choice to forgive.
[United States]

Conversation With A Cigarette
A cat and mouse game ensues when a man faces his greatest enemy … a cigarette.
[United States]

CV19
Made during Britain's first national lockdown in early summer 2020 -- with in-person filming impossible -- CV19 uses creative CGI and Zoom interviews to dramatize the academic research into COVID 19.
[UK - England]

Dark Hearts
After living with the disappearance of their only child for months, a couple has no choice but to move on with life. But when ladybugs appear, the mother believes it's a sign her daughter is still alive. Her husband isn't so quick to believe. Both hope for a miracle the next time the phone rings.
[United States]

Dead End Drive
During the zombie apocalypse, one survivor finds a dead end that will hopefully lead him to salvation.
[United States]

Due to Unforseen Circumstances
A doomer discovers freedom through despair over the course of a fateful night in self-isolation during the COVID-19 crisis. Shot with zero budget entirely in quarantine.
[United States]

Empty America
The filming of Empty America was inspired by a desire to find answers to the questions that lived between the gaps of a deadly virus spreading rapidly throughout the world and the toxic political war spreading rapidly throughout America.
[United States]

Enchanted
In a dark and modern fairy tale Lucy becomes a muse for Oliver who uses bizarre methods to create the perfect photograph.
[UK - England]

Eve
This is a comedy drama about a young woman who has just got married to her long term boyfriend and now has doubts, acknowledging that she has been repressing her sexual attraction for women for some time.
[UK - England]

Finding Tyler
In August of 2003, Tyler Johnson was a prized scholar in theoretical physics. Months later he was homeless on the island of Corsica, a fugitive wanted by the FBI. For six years Tyler sent letters to his family, each containing cryptic clues about his condition. Then the letters stopped. His final letter was found at his last known whereabouts along with a journal outlining his years living on the run. Finding Tyler explores the introspective struggle of life as a fugitive.
[United States]

Florence & Normandie
This story, in black and white, begins and ends at the intersection of Florence and Normandie in Los Angeles. Frances, a white mother adopts two sons right after her husband Freddy is murdered in the aftermath of the Rodney King riots in 1992. On a mission to honor his memory, Frances raises Florence (black) and Normandie (white), where being each others’ keeper is paramount.
[United States]

Forty Years From Now
Forty years after graduation, three High School friends reunite to fulfill a pact to dig up a coffee can they buried that contain predictions and secrets written by their younger selves. The contents spark revelations about their past while potentially changing the course of their futures.
[United States]

Fracture
Victor lives in an apartment with invisible walls. While the world is just a few steps away, Victor hopes that one day someone will knock at his door.
[France]

Grace
A young woman caring for her disabled husband must consider the strength of her commitment and the potential of her future when an old acquaintance makes an unexpected visit.
[UK - England]

Grey Sweats
A woman walks us through her personal sexual assault experience and her thoughts surrounding the overall issue.
[United States]

Grow the Fuck Up!
Margret is a wreck. At age thirty five, the misguided artist finds herself trapped in a prison of her own creation, as the cocaine and years of debauchery wear her down. Her poor old teddy bear, Mr. Gregory, is her only true comfort but, one night, Mr. Gregory comes to life in a fit of rage.
[Canada]

Hatshepsut
To bring Egypt into a Golden Age, Pharaoh Hatshepsut, a woman, publicly appeared and fought as a man ... but loved as a woman. This a true tale of love and courage despite everything.
[United States]

Hawaii is a Whole Spiritual Vibe
Quantay Peoples completes a full circle by ending up where he started – a borderline spiritual journey.
[United States]

Home Wreckers
A couple's romantic dinner at home is wrecked when a fly joins them.
[UK - England]

Honor Among Thieves
When a planet-hopping cowboy-criminal returns to New Mexico after a heist-gone-wrong, he expects a hero’s welcome. Instead, he finds his mutinous crew have decided he’s no longer in charge.
[United States]

How to Get $100 Million
A disenchanted young woman ascribes to the get-rich-quick advice of a self-help guru … only to learn the cost of getting exactly what you want.
[United States]

In a Whole New Way
Ensnaring almost four million Americans, probation has evolved from a way to avoid prison to a sanction actually feeding mass incarceration. Supported by neighborhood allies, some people of color set out to change all this, equipped only with cameras.
[United States]

Inherited
A young woman inherits a once prized farmhouse. Afraid to pursue the life she wants, she decides to restore it unknowingly embarking on a hopeless pursuit designed to keep her hooked in her present situation.
[United States]

Iris
A sexual orientation different from the mores of society is interpreted as ungodly contrary to the foundation of society. Behind every man, every woman hides a regret at not being able to show this, to take responsibility for it.
[France]

Is You Is?
Candice & Peter, a dating couple, will find out at Candice's birthday party if there's going to be a little addition to their twosome.
[United States]

Just Another Day
“Just Another Day” draws attention to depression, abuse and the perception of separated/divorced women in society. Through the happenings of a single day in the life of Anjali Katekar, we can live the agony of hundreds of middle-aged women facing stigma for mistakes that are not even their own.
[India]

Keep Your Head Up, Sweet Pea!
Naddie is in a new school, in a different country, and everything feels foreign. For a 14-year-old girl, stuck between so many worlds, it all seems like too much. However, not so long ago, Naddie loved to dance and wasn't afraid of anything ... at least, that's what her mother tells her. So, is happiness something you lose when you grow up, or do you learn how to adjust with the times and still keep your head held high?
[United States]

Kings & Queens
This short, narrative film challenges the widely held belief that "you can never go back" while exploring tough questions of whether it's ever too late to chase a dream.
[United States]

Left Alone in the Snow
A woman is trapped in her house at the beginning of a snowstorm. Her neighbor is obsessed with her and seizes the opportunity to fulfill his fantasies.
[United States]

Lessons
An uptown girl finds love in an unlikely place, but everything is not as it seems.
[Australia]

Life Cycle
While suffering from insomnia, I began listening to a song that captured my emotions. The harmonious alternations of the guitar strings penetrated my heart and inspired my soul. I decided to experiment and see if I could produce a short film to this beautiful composition ... entirely from stock footage, as this was my only means of making a film at the moment of my inspiration.
[United States]

Lift, Spur
With rodeo in their blood, three brothers and best friends from rural Saskatchewan spend their summer on the competitive circuit. “Lift, Spur” explores the meaning of friendship in times of transition and growing up in a changing world.
[Canada]

Living Years
Gale Williams had a happy, normal childhood in Santa Monica, California. Then, in 1956, on the eve of his 18th birthday, he crashed his car and became a quadriplegic. In those days people with such severe injuries were only expected to live 10-15 years. To survive, mentally and physically, Gale set his mind to tackling small goals, focusing only on what he was able to do, and through a supportive family and church community, he rebuilt his life. At 82, and most likely the longest living quadriplegic, Gale's life story shows us that there are no limitations to what we can accomplish if we set our minds to it.
[United States]

Making Peace
It's 1969 and Janis is stranded on the side of a desolate, desert road, where she's picked up by a stranger, Dennis, who helps her come to terms with the reality of her life, and death.
[United States]

Mantis
Mantis follows a young woman of Asian descent who is fulfilling the expectations of Western society. Slowly, she begins to question whether her actions are the result of how she has been conditioned to think and whether, after so many years, this has effectively become her identity.
[Spain]

Mary Next Door
Meet Mary. She's nearly a century young, with hidden talents and unique outlooks on life.
[United States]

Maya
Maya, the daughter of a successful painter, must sell her paintings in the art gallery in order to save her Father’s palette knife. When a harsh critic stands in her way, and with her boyfriend betraying her trust, Maya must protect her one family memento ... even if it means murder.
[Canada]

Milk
When she sees an old man unable to pay for his milk, a young girl has a change of heart.
[New Zealand]

MindGait
MindGait is a look into a world where human beings have been abducted. After a war in which the human race is victorious, the real consequences of these abductions are realized and humanity is put to the test.
[Canada]

Molotov
Molotov is a story about Ariel Semmel, an Israeli film director and political activist who finds himself hunted by the police. In 2021, rioters fill the streets. The police brutally fight civilians. He is arrested in a riot. In an attempt to understand this new reality, Ariel meets with a top notch lawyer, hospital manager, and a mentalist. Each of these encounters helps him gain a deeper understanding of how Israeli democracy is crumbling.
[Israel]

Mom
William is a twelve year old boy who lives with his mother and two younger siblings. He arrives home on the last day of school to find his mother dead of a drug overdose. Fearing that the border patrol will come and take him and his siblings away, he decides to hide her death and take on the role of “Mom” to keep his family together. However, he finds out that being an adult isn’t all it's cut out to be.
[United States]

Night Encounter
When a resentful, self-centered alcoholic is abandoned by his wife and daughter, a chance encounter with an Uber driver provokes him to face himself.
[United States]

Nil Difficile Volenti
A young actor becomes his idol's prompter for a theatrical performance. During rehearsals they start to build confidence, but The Maestro is very sick.
[Italy]

No Answer
"No Answer" is about a single father who is forced to leave his daughter at home alone to avoid losing his job ... a decision that may have cost him more than he expected.
[United States]

On / Off
Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity.
[Argentina]

On Two Wheels in Saxon Transylvania
Join us on a two-wheeled adventure and discover the incredible history of Saxon Transylvania ... from its golden age, through its downfall, and to its revival.
[Hungary]

One-way Ticket
This is the story of Mr. Rafael Castrillon, a master toymaker with more than sixty years of experience, and a former Mr. Peru in bodybuilding. His story is a one-way ticket towards the manufacture of the traditional wooden toy.
[Peru]

Otava
An adolescent girl tries to dream about memories of mother while having to be physically present in the surrounding farm with grandmother.
[Slovenia]

Outlines of Love
Luka is a 23 years old Portuguese-British art student. With just hours to go before his family join him for his art-exhibit graduation show, he shares something very personal with his grandmother, who helped raise him and with whom he has a strong bond.
[UK - England]

Perspective Shift - Prue Stevenson
Perspective Shift explores the triumphs and trials of some of Australia’s top practitioners in the arts who also happen to be people with disability. Prue Stevenson is a top emerging visual and performance artist whose art practice was birthed from her identity as an autistic woman and is an integral way that she connects with the world around her.
[Australia]

Poolside
Meg Stephens is a 1950s high society housewife who put her dreams aside for her family. She lives in a massive modern home with a golf course view but is left to fend for herself with the aid of alcohol, Librium and Valium, and her own mental stability. While swimming in her upscale, indoor pool, she begins to hear voices.
[United States]

Remember Marie?
A man comes face to face with a past he thought could never come back again. He struggles with settling his heart in the midst of an emotional whirlwind of first loves, family and balancing happiness and responsibility.
[United States]

Remembrance
A thief who downloads memories and information to sell to the highest bidder is cornered by a mysterious woman who wants information of her own; but the woman is not all that she appears to be.
[Australia]

Requiem for Black Love
Two fugitive slaves risk their lives for a chance at love and the pursuit of happiness. No matter how far they run, they realize they can never escape the truth.
[United States]

Sherbrooke Down: The Road To Cataract
It's 1901 in New South Wales, Australia. When independent brickmaker and family man Matthew Keene gets bad news about a desperately needed contract, he is oblivious of those who want even worse for him.
[Australia]

Side Effect
Dr. Carrie Holmes has a thriving psychiatry practice but she's off her game. It all comes to a head one busy afternoon. After years of unchecked drug pushing, she comes face to face with her own guilty conscience amid a swirl of mysteriously induced painful side effects from the wonder drug she has been prescribing.
[United States]

Soyka
Anna, a young woman from Belarus, tries to survive in New York City while dreaming of a better life. This intimate portrait showcases the experience of the American immigrant: loneliness, fear, happiness, self-realization, and ultimately hope.
[United States]

Speck of Dust
All over the world, populations of individuals are no longer deemed necessary. Once needed and now in need, older generations are forced to question their worth while facing unmet socio-emotional needs. Should our journey, ability or worth end with our youth?
[United States]

Springtime Turns to Summer
Set against the blistering heat of Australia's 2019 bushfire-ravaged summer, a couple meet to decide: does love overcome our failures, or does it make failing those we love inexcusable?
[Australia]

Stray
A spirit metes out vengeance when a young girl ignores her mother's warning about the Pied Piper myth.
[United States]

Street Kids
Rakib and Jahangir are homeless orphans fending for themselves on the streets of Dhaka in Bangladesh. We join them as they sell bottled-water and boiled-eggs to commuters on the chaotic train system. Barely surviving, the boys share their tragic stories and lament their lack of opportunity.
[Australia]

Take Me With You
Set at the end of a humid east coast summer, a close-knit group of family and friends gather to memorialize one of their own. When unspoken feelings and baggage threaten to disrupt their purpose, the family patriarch refocuses the occasion with a surprising ritual.
[United States]

Tavola
A chance encounter on 9th Avenue between two Italian Americans awakens a trail of memories, traditions, and delicious recipes. A story about the start of a new friendship over some pasta and a glass of wine.
[Italy]

The 44 Scarves of Liza Minnelli
A filmmaker purchased 44 of Liza Minnelli’s used scarves at auction and sent them to 43 friends asking them to make images which suggested a “Minnelli metaphor.” This film is the result.
[United States]

The Big Nobody
24 hours before a brutal murder, a directionless hipster and her clueless cameraman pregame for the best night of their young lives.
[United States]

The Calling of Trebbia
The Trebbia valley is the home of one of the few rivers still uncontaminated in Italy and Europe. Over the years, the inhabitants of the valley have fought to preserve this ecosystem by saving the river and its tributaries from the constant threat of development. "The Calling of Trebbia" leaves the audience with the inspiration to act and the courage to fight for their land and the environment, while showing the potential of ecotourism as an alternative, sustainable economic development.
[Italy]

The Knell
On his first day at a rural Oklahoman university, a Ghanaian international student with hopes of achieving the American Dream, encounters a beautiful yet mysterious campus tour guide who sends him down a deadly path in which he awakens to discover an American nightmare he must overcome.
[Ghana]

The Legend of Sombrerón
Susana, an orphan, wakes from a nightmare gasping for air, and struggles to distinguish reality from fantasy. Unsure who to trust, she maneuvers through a maze of eerie events set up by an evil being, Sombrerón. Frightened, she dismisses the warning signs as she seeks answers that only bring her closer to the darkness slowly surrounding her.
[Guatemala]

The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Who's to blame? A brother and sister try to connect but realize they are on opposite sides of a disturbing issue.
[United States]

The Man From Boggy Creek
A documentary short that looks at the legacy and influence of independent film director Charles B. Pierce. His film "The Legend of Boggy Creek" helped create the faux-documentary style horror film and inspired a generation of filmmakers. "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" introduced audiences to the masked or hooded killer in films. Despite these accomplishments, Pierce's legacy has largely been ignored.
[United States]

The Sound of the Sun
Silvia finds herself in a world that seems strange and distant. She feels she doesn´t belong. It´s always been the same. In the middle of a protest against sexual minorities, she is going to find out that, even if the tide is stronger than her, she is not alone.
[Peru]

The Sound of Time
A Chinese architect, who has time anxiety, takes a virtual reality trip to Belgium. She falls in love with a man in Brussels. The encounter leads her to explore the true meaning of time.
[Belgium]

The Tarpa Player
The Tarpa player forms the core of Warli Art and the Adivasi community. Bhiklya Ladkya Dhinda is one of the last great Tarpa players. He is 85 years old, and can move about like a 40-year old. His energy, optimism and drive is infectious. He is an inspiration to all, and this vignette celebrates him and his art.
[India]

The Traveler
On a journey to reach her father in Arizona, Casey's car breaks down. She decides to start walking. Shay Michaels offers her a ride to the nearest motel but it is fully booked so Casey stays at her place. They soon realize that they are more similar than initially thought.
[United States]

The Visit
A hapless man and a pretty woman face their insecurities during a movie night.
[Sweden]

The Wizard
A brief experimental documentary on the film "The Wizard," Nintendo and 80's and 90's kids.
[United States]

Tikkun Olam
“Tikkun Olam” is about an eight-year-old boy in Washington, D.C. who encounters a homeless veteran. The film was inspired by the director's own experiences while living in Washington, D.C., which has the highest homelessness rate in America.
[United States]

Too Late
Edie Sedgwick was a model, actress, and star of Andy Warhol's films. "Too Late,” however, is not about her relationship with Warhol, but the relationship with her toxic father and the difficult childhood that cast a shadow on her adult life, soaked with alcohol and filled with drugs. This film is a tribute to the “Queen of the Underground” for the 50th anniversary of her death.
[Poland]

Tooth
When Calvin is told by his older brother that all the magic in the world lives in his last baby tooth, he comes up with a plan to make sure he never loses it. Can he prevent the inevitable, or will the magic disappear forever?
[United States]

Trafficked
At the young age of 13, Anna Davis was enticed on social media by a trafficker using a fake profile. She was drawn into his web, kidnapped and trafficked. She lived a nightmare that she “could not wake up from” until she was rescued. She is now on the witness stand in a court of law, where she tells her story in hopes that there is enough evidence to convict her trafficker and sentence him to jail.
[United States]

Trilemma
Detective Walter Day finds himself caught in a cycle of witnesses who all saw the same suspect commit an awful crime but in each case, one important element is always missing: the victims. When another witness appears, his patience begins to wear thin and his nerves begin to fray.
[UK - Scotland]

Under the Same Sky
Women around the globe share wisdom in a global pandemic.
[United States]

Upwell
A vision of surfing, embodied by pro surfer Kassia Meador, appears as in a dream and inspires a woman to return to the water after a devastating loss.
[United States]

Venandi
A troubled young police detective investigates a ritualistic murder in the woods outside his new township. With the locals enraged and the department not willing to pursue any leads, he takes it upon himself to uncover the case, but soon begins to suspect more sinister forces at play.
[Hungary]

Waiting
A young man waits for his Zoom meeting to begin.
[UK - Scotland]

Welcome Home
The power and importance of the role of a single Parent in a child's life . and the outcome of when the punishment does not equal the crime.
[United States]

Welcome to Forever
The brilliant designer of smart houses leaves a posthumous surprise for his widow.
[United States]

Yoshi Funabashi
A stylised portrait surrounding Yoshi Funabashi, founder of Studio Ypsilon: a luxury atelier designing Italian classics with a Japanese touch. By mixing his sophisticated heritage with a fascination for Italian music, Yoshi’s character becomes the embodiment of the “Opera Connoisseur”.
[Italy]

Zap!
An astronomer sharing online backyard observations of the center of our galaxy has a run-in with mosquitoes and a not so trusty bug zapper.
[United States]

Ρέβ (Dream)
Ρέβ (Rêve/Dream) is a day within a life, re-lived through fragmented memories ... examining the consequence of time within the fragility of memory, exposing a sense of self, trapped within materiality and fantasy.
[Cyprus]