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- DirectorRob RichertStarsChris ChalkLaura HeislerMatthew MongilloFor the last 5 years, Kayla and her boyfriend Trevor have scraped by working their small weed grow in the isolated forests of Northern California. On the eve of their last sale of the season, Kayla realizes she is pregnant which compels her to confront Trevor's idealism and their way of life.
- DirectorKaren AllenStarsJeffrey DeMunnJames McMenaminKale BrowneAn old man tells a young boy about what he has learned about how to love.
- DirectorFiona GodivierStarsPreston BaileyTimothy V. MurphySummer PhoenixFather and son 'minutemen' patrol the American/Mexican border near their home in Nogales, Arizona.
- DirectorAnnabel OakesStarsAya CashThomas LennonLennon ParhamHours before her sister is taken off life support, new mother Dom (Aya Cash) is offered an unexpected opportunity to make a trade.
- DirectorDaphne SchmonStarsRichard BanksYunus BannisterChereen BuckleyViv, a talented genderqueer musician faces late stage Leukemia that threatens the life she's built. Her best hope is a bone marrow transplant from her estranged family, but reconnecting means confronting a difficult past.
- DirectorSeth FriedmanStarsGeorge LongCharles Richard LandersAlfie Zimmer, a traveling salesman, pulls into a motel for the night. He settles in and pulls out a revolver, ready to commit suicide. Alfie has a hobby of recording, into a notebook, random bathroom graffiti which he has discovered on his long, lonely travels.
- DirectorBenjamin-Shalom RodriguezStarsJose Diaz-OldenburgNick Ley
- DirectorKaz PsStarsLauren HinesJason Butler HarnerDale SoulesA young, widowed homeowner battles her own ghosts - and a charismatic energy executive who may be her last chance - when she is driven to leave her town after its devastation by coal ash.
- DirectorTed SananmanAshley Ashley is a documentary short about siblings, competitive spirit, drive and the ability to succeed in America. Motivated by an unorthodox and accomplished father, Maurice and Alicia Ashley channel their passion, talent and competitive fire into a path out of the drug violence of 1980s Brownsville, Brooklyn. The documentary explores their paths to remarkable success in professional boxing and chess.
- DirectorJimi DavaStarsAnna Julia AntonucciMichael DuddieTerasa LivingstoneThe City of Los Angeles is in the grip of a serial killer nicknamed the Butcher who hangs his victims like a hindquarter of beef but butchers them with the precision of Jack the Ripper. About to strike his latest victim, he's lured by the intoxicating smells coming from a neighbor's home and quickly finds out he's not the only one who knows what the best cut is.
- DirectorAxel CourtièreStarsSylvain DieuaideLou de LaâgeOphélia KolbA man, who is a gourmet cannibal, secretly loves his neighbor. However, she is a vegetarian. This may be a problem.
- DirectorBenjamin-Shalom RodriguezStarsJose Diaz-OldenburgNick LeyOn vacation for a friend's wedding, boyfriends Francisco and David get into a trivial argument that quickly escalates.
- DirectorRicky StaubStarsWilliam LeeMichael Ta'BonIesha EdwardsA young teen with a terrible home life struggles with the everyday difficulties of living in the city, and must pursue his dreams despite the discouragement he receives.
- DirectorKirsty Robinson-WardStarsGeorgina CampbellSophia Di MartinoPaapa EssieduA dark comedy. Three school friends each suffering from a 'quarter-life-crisis' are thrown back together again following a tragedy. Can their friendship re-blossom and in doing so help each of them figure out this life business?
- DirectorSandrine Brodeur-DesrosiersStarsKelly ProvencherEstelle FournierMarc FournierSimon has to leave the island on which he lives to go to boarding school. One day he plays with his sister and finds a beached little wooden boat. Through his attempts to repair it he will accept, or not, to cast off.
- DirectorAlexander Armas Kereklidis TurpinStarsBernt BjørnIngjerd EgebergSamantha LawsonAstrid is one of the winners of Generation Mars; a reality show sending the first humans to Mars, never to return.
- DirectorYiyu WangThe only way to love you is becoming who you are.
- DirectorHolly Brace-LavoieStarsNafsika BaloukasCharli BirdgenawSara BradeenThe Catch is about a tough young girl named Morgan who loves fly fishing in the river near her home. She also likes boys. But boys don't like girls who fish. Will she have to choose one and abandon the other?
- DirectorLiying MeiStarsJinger LiYang JingerYuan XuChina, 1997. An unhappy marriage, a love affair and a child who holds all the secrets.
- DirectorErica JacquesCode Yellow is a documentary telling the story of the endangered Yellow-Eyed penguin, it's struggle for survival, and the people fighting to save it.
- DirectorAdam RoffmanTwo people stumble upon the mother lode of movie memorabilia in the most unexpected of places.
- DirectorSimon RyninksStarsJohnny FlynnOmar KhanDaniel IngsReal and imaginary worlds collide when a lonely data entry clerk reaches through his computer screen, in search of a genuine connection.
- DirectorRosemery PachecoTransformation begins after a young women wonders through over her mother art studio on day...
- DirectorDavid GarryStarsTom BerghuisTed Bernal GuevaraScott BrimigionA pilgrimage to the annual James Dean Festival in Fairmount, IN as seen through the eyes of the cultural icon's die-hard fans, affectionately known as 'Deaners'.
- DirectorReed Van DykStarsShinelle AzorohJohn BrockusMichael BrownInspired by an actual 911 call placed during a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia.
- DirectorSeth KramerDaniel A. MillerJeremy NewbergerCancer survivor Melanie Griffith tells the story of a device intended to save the lives of millions of women: a bra that detects breast cancer.
- DirectorIan EbrightStarsStefan HayekSteven SoroRosalie MillerAn ambivalent reporter will get a big break if his interview with the Devil goes as planned.
- DirectorEva RileyStarsCharlotte SpencerAndrew BridgmontSamiha IsmailA seemingly conventional young woman's anxieties reveal themselves through her secretive evening job.
- DirectorChloé MazloStarsChloé MazloKarl MazloMax MazloA jelewer tells his children the diamond's history. Next to the story of the diamond size évolution, that moves towards the uniformization by rejecting all impure rock, we see his children grow up and the father's fear of their own uniformization.
- DirectorImran J. KhanStarsUzair AliFaisal ChaudharyA lonely Pakistani boy finds the camera device from a crashed U.S. military drone and is able to finally get the attention he craves when he discovers it's still able to transmit to the American drone operator on the other side.
- DirectorLaura CheckowayEdith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, are America's oldest interracial newlyweds. Their love story is disrupted by a family feud that threatens to tear the couple apart.
- DirectorDerin SealeStarsJosh LawsonDamon HerrimanJessica WrenThe delusional patient of a psychiatrist believes he is actually the psychiatrist. As they each attempt to treat each other the session gets out of control.
- DirectorMartin EdralinStarsMandy May CheethamHailey KittleJustin LeRoy14-year-old Emma struggles to hide her alopecia, a condition of rapid, unpredictable hair loss. Fighting a futile battle against her changing appearance, her only hope is acceptance.
- DirectorPaul J. FranklinStarsOlivia WilliamsJulian SandsBen MillerA man is offered the chance to escape to his perfect dream world - all he has to do is hand over everything he owns. Will he really abandon his family? The answer to this question asks us to consider what really matters in our lives.
- DirectorAalam-Warqe DavidianStarsLimor GrobermanShula MolaSapir SinkaA young girl who has arrived to Israel from Ethiopia finds it hard, along with her mother and younger sister, to cope with her new reality.
- DirectorGrant MurphyStarsNatalie Bailey-TristDaniel KewnGrant MurphyHaving made the momentous decision to end her life, Faith Simpson's fate now rests at the mercy of unseen forces, divine spirits who value Faith's earthly life more than enough to prevent her from joining their realm.
- DirectorNatalie SimpkinsStarsTroy KotsurHunter Payton MendozaMeeghan HolawayA short film about a deaf father and a hearing son's journey to show each other just how much they care.
- DirectorJonathan NapolitanoFascinated by their work, Joe Fig recreates artists and their studios in hard to believe miniature sculpture form.
- DirectorAlejandro Alvarez CadillaCanadian artist William Fisk risks it all for representation by a world-renowned New York art dealer.
- StarsBen TavassoliSope DirisuRuth MadeleyFive short drama pieces exploring and playing with ideas of identity and perception across five random encounters during one day on the streets of London.
- DirectorLorenzo de GuiaStarsForest BakerMatthew Tully BrownThaddeaus EkAn act of evil sets off a plot for revenge that intertwines the lives of a father, a liquor store owner, and 3 brothers, blurring the line between right and wrong.
- DirectorDouglas GordonFor You, Alexis is a love letter from Sulem Urbina to her younger brother, Alexis. Both boxers, the two had a dream of reaching the 2016 Olympics together. Sulem would represent Mexico and Alexis the United States. On a September day in 2013, the dream was stolen from them and now with the help of her husband and coach, Sulem is left fighting for both of them
- DirectorAdán AliagaÀlex LoraThe Fourth Kingdom is a redemption center in NY for immigrants and underdogs where they pursue the American Dream.
- DirectorLaura MossStarsElizabeth AshleyJordyn DiNataleJimi StantonA coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of Ted Bundy's execution in 1989.
- DirectorKenrick PrinceStarsAri BlinderMichaela Jaé (MJ) RodriguezWhen Gema gets roped into meeting her fiancé's parents for the first time, she grapples with wanting their approval and facing the secret he's been keeping from them.
- DirectorBenoît MartinStarsAzzedine BouabbaSoumaye BocoumAlison ValenceAs Hakim is waiting for the bus after class, he is caught in a vendetta between teenagers. He is not exactly keen to get into a fight, but how can he possibly avoid an awaited confrontation?
- DirectorNathalie BiancheriStarsMoya AllenAlya ElouissiJo HartleyLanguage and words disintegrate into broken sounds as a mother and daughter fail to communicate during their last Christmas dinner together.
- DirectorJohnny WilsonStarsAaron KubanMollie FitzgeraldAaron LaPlanteEdward Watson has been looking for something that can change his life. His challenge is to find what needs to change. Tonight he will search for answers in the most vast place anyone can explore, his own mind.
- DirectorBen HolmanStarsRobert MyersOne man's work to transform the future of his Brazilian favela community through boxing.
- DirectorSarah CliftStarsMónica Del CarmenAbraham EspíndolaFermín MartínezA Mexican mother, with her only child's birthday looming, embarks upon an epic journey across land and through her politics, to find the right piñata for her son...
- DirectorShelagh McLeodStarsKenneth ColleyPatrick GodfreyVeronica RobertsAn old man struggles to find hope when his only daughter commits him to a nursing home.
- DirectorSophia LoffredaStarsAva DoréHank FreemanTrinity JohnstonWhen three 10-year-old BFFs find a bag of marijuana on the soccer field after practice, they hatch a foolproof plan to sell the greenery to their suburban town's fabled drug dealer.
- DirectorCaitlin DahlStarsSondra BlakeAlexandra BreckenridgeMelinda DahlTwo young women return home for their aunt's funeral and discover that they may have also lost their mother - to addiction.
- DirectorJonathan HardenStarsBronagh TaggartMichael McElhattonIan McElhinneyKatie wants to be able to handle herself, should she ever need to. Living alone in the house she grew up in, she makes a point of staying fit and strong, but her routine is disrupted when her da lands back home after fifteen years inside. Surprised by his estranged daughter's new obsession, Kieran feels he finally has something to teach her, and initiates Katie into his old world: boxing. In the ring she takes the punches and tries to learn from her father, but getting Katie to drop her guard outside the ring will be Kieran's toughest battle yet.
- DirectorPaul MurphyStarsUna StubbsGemma JonesRhianne BarretoAn elderly widow reasserts her own sense of independence with an unconventional yearly pilgrimage to her late husband's grave.
- DirectorBrad BaileyStarsHale ZukasHale Zukas, 73, has had cerebral palsy since birth. He attended the University of California at Berkeley during the height of the Free Speech Movement. Hale is a math major, and fluent in Russian. He was one of the founding members of the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, the first group of its kind in the world dedicated to advocate for the rights of disabled people. He worked with Ed Roberts and Judy Heumann for many years, and was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to serve on the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board in Washington. Hale was instrumental in shaping the B.A.R.T Accessibility Task Force to assist San Francisco Bay Area transit riders in gaining public access to transit systems. In 2012, a permanent plaque was placed in his honor at the Ashby rail station in Berkeley. Berkeley is the birthplace of the disability movement, and the work started by Hale and others in the 1970's forever changed how the world looks at disability. Today, he continues to advocate for disability rights worldwide. This film chronicles the current life and history of a disability rights pioneer. We also explore the 504 Demonstrations of 1977 where Hale and other disability activists occupied the San Francisco Federal Building to demand equality for disability rights.
- DirectorKristina KumricStarsJanja AvdagicMirna AvdagicNiksa ButijerA village in the outback of Dalmatia, autumn of 1991. The war is raging nearby. 10-year-old Mia and 12-year-old Lorena are having a big day: their father, Mirko, is going to be released from the camp where he spent the last three months as a prisoner of war.
- DirectorLotfi BahmedMarie SauvionStarsManu PayetDick RiversMélanie MaryKarim, 37 years old, 7 months, 5 days, 7 hours and 12 seconds reaches exactly the half point of his existence. As every human arrived at the "half-time", he receives the visit of a messenger who gives him the choice between continuing to live his life or starting all over again. He has 15 minutes to make the decision.
- DirectorWerner FiedlerStarsSabine KranzelbinderMassud RahnamaMira StroheckerElias is a shy boy who likes to talk to his bird rather than playing with other kids. When he meets the quirky artist Halim, a tender friendship develops between them but Elias' mother does not approve. The unusual relationship comes to an abrupt end as Halim suddenly has to flee and it seems as though there is nothing Elias can do to help. But the refugee has left the boy a valuable gift.
- DirectorAshton AvilaStarsTaylor OwenMatthew Derek DavisLesette MaxwellAn ambitious young woman must decide what she is willing to sacrifice should she marry her boyfriend before midnight to save him from the Vietnam War draft due to an executive order signed by President Johnson on August 26th, 1965.
- DirectorTom TellerStarsJason TobiasJulia FarinoThurston Hill IIIWhen a Mars colony's comm satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley embarks on a seemingly harmless repair excursion. A shuttle malfunction cuts connectivity to the ground and Chris, her son, makes the knee jerk decision to go after her.
- DirectorJeffrey ZablotnyStarsTracey BeltranoMarcello CastiglioniGabriella ColavecchioA wedding photographer in the 1980's rewrites the past to suit the present by laboriously hand-altering his client's photographs. Based on a short story by Katherine Govier.
- DirectorFlávio ErmírioStarsMurilo MeolaMonalisa VasconcelosImpenetrable is an independent short film based on a short play, which explores the interaction between film and stage aesthetics, while telling a story about a young couple trying to reconnect their emotions after a traumatic episode in their lives. The film technical aspects were planned in order to express the husband's attempt to remember the last moments he spent with his wife. The filme is a poetic metaphor inspired by the physical concept of impenetrability, in which two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time.
- DirectorJames HughesStarsEmily HaighSarine SofairA bullied teenage girl finally confronts her sister to drag their fractured past out into the light.
- DirectorNicholas ColesHair stylist Carrie Banks has unwittingly been thrust into the war of terror and she's fighting back one braid, weave and extension at a time.
- DirectorKirsten LarvickStarsJohn HemmerJane Thomas FreedMargo MayorSinger John Hemmer reunites with his band of showgirls from the famed Lou Walters Latin Quarter nightclub in New York City, and in doing so, finds renewed purpose. A retired performer's memories as a singer are intertwined with facing the rigors and rewards of his past and present, as he discovers resilience along with way. JOHN HEMMER & THE SHOWGIRLS takes a celebratory peek inside the unique golden age of live entertainment of mid-century America, while considering themes around hidden identities, vanishing histories, personal and shared legacies, and what role community plays in one's vitality as we grow older.
- DirectorMatt LevettStarsMatt LevettEvan Takaya OguroJosh McConvilleA car idles outside a gas station in the dead of night. Behind the wheel sits a troubled young man with a gun and a pig mask. A strange, unexpected encounter will force him to make a decision that will change the rest of his life.
- DirectorThomas LennonWhat does it take to build a world-class French restaurant? What if the staff is almost entirely men and women just out of prison? What if most have never cooked or served before, and have barely two months to learn their trade? We follow the hectic launch of Edwins restaurant in Cleveland. In this improbable setting, with its mouth-watering dishes and its arcane French vocabulary, we discover the challenges of men and women finding their way after their release. We come to know three trainees intimately, as well as the restaurant's founder, who is himself haunted by his time in jail. These men and women all have something to prove, and all struggle to launch new lives, an endeavor as pressured and perilous as the ambitious restaurant launch of which they are a part.
- DirectorJake McKoneStarsSam MonaghanAnna HessionDaniel MahonyA shy young man, dressed to impress on a first date is subjected to a series of mortifying events. His desperate efforts to rise above the occasion bear fruit in the most unexpected ways.
- DirectorCyprien Clément-DelmasIgor KosenkoA young man and a veteran meet for the last time before the war will separate them.
- DirectorTristan AymonStarsCléa EdenArnaud HugueninBruno JolyLudovic, a weekend biker, has planned an afternoon with Axelle in a wooden shed. Despite her attraction to him, the young and bold Axelle is determined to not get caught in Ludovic's well oiled game of seduction...
- DirectorKhrob EdmondsMiranda EdmondsStarsTrilby GloverIan BrennanJess PhillippiIsabelle is a hopeless romantic who spends her days as a librarian reading too many romance novels and dreaming of true love. Can she pull her nose out of the books long enough to write her own love story?
- DirectorGareth BurghesStarsTony McIntoshNikki McIntoshAfter their son, Miles, is diagnosed with a devastating neuromuscular disease causing progressive muscle loss Nikki and Tony McIntosh seek an experimental treatment to save their son.
- DirectorAude SubletStarsCléa EdenVincent FontannazThe Wolf patrol, led by Julie, a young scout leader, goes off wilderness camping in the mountains.
- DirectorGraham CantwellStarsClara HarteDean QuinnLeah McNamaraThe film tells the story of Lily, a girl with a secret, on the cusp of becoming a young woman.
- DirectorGeorgia OakleyStarsImelda StauntonEmily TaaffeBettrys JonesA young woman in wartime London seeks to expand her limited horizons.
- DirectorAlireza GhasemiStarsKhorshid CheraghipourRoya BakhtiyariAmir TaghdiriA 16-year-old girl arrives at the hospital to identify her mother's body. However, the hospital staff, concerned about her young age, denies her access to the morgue.
- DirectorCory SantilliStarsMatthew ShearMarcel SimoneauRachel Zeiger-HaagThe surrealist story of a chronic over-thinker, his fear of commitment and the difficulty he has trying to keep his pets alive...or so he thinks.
- DirectorNina MeredithStarsMargaret LambertWalther TrogerSusan D. BachrachThe Margaret Lambert Story is part of "Foul Play," a far-reaching original series that explores controversial subjects including religion, gender, and race within the context of sports and the Olympic Movement.
- DirectorBrian Patrick LimStarsAstarte AbrahamJohanah BasantaPaw Aya BugarinThere's a haunting in the house. However, things are not what they seem. Marian soon finds out that the haunting in the household is more familiar than she thinks.
- DirectorZeta SpyrakiStarsMaria AliferiYannis BostantzoglouMaria KallimaniA 70 year old widow devotes a day to herself to meet with an old friend. A story of love, romance, and quiet rebellion.
- DirectorStewart McAlpineStarsPaul HennessyDmitry PortnoySarah SvetlanaAn artist and a model fail to connect during a figure drawing session.
- DirectorLadj LyStarsDamien BonnardDjebril ZongaAlexis ManentiWith a gun at his belt and a truncheon in his hand, Pento has just joined the Seine-Saint-Denis anti-crime brigade. With his teammates, he develops specific methods.
- DirectorBenjamin BeeStarsQasim BaigAnthony JosephsMarta JosephsA touching and warmly funny fable about two estranged brothers from a traditional orthodox Jewish family forced to reunite when their father passes away.
- DirectorPatricia ChicaStarsZoé De Grand MaisonJordana LajoieJoe ScarpellinoMichael is faced with a dilemma, when a night of drinking with friends, turns into a sensual exploration of sexual identity.
- DirectorSusie Singer CarterStarsEmily KaspJosh McClenneyRick SingerAfter dinner with family and friends takes a dark turn, a woman with Alzheimer's is led to a proverbial crossroads where three very disparate - desperate women are unpredictably pulled back into the light.
- DirectorKev CahillStarsBarbara BrennanDonncha CrowleyAmy De BhrúnOn the day of the most important football match in Irish history, a young father to be is torn between witnessing the miracle of childbirth and witnessing the miracle of reaching the quarter finals of the World Cup.
- DirectorE.G. BaileyStarsShá CageNamir FearceLaShon HamptonWith all the killings and assaults on black lives, a mother is determined to keep her two sons safe.
- DirectorSabrina AmaraStarsManon AzemOmar MebroukPhilypa PhoenixFor the cute Hind, sex happens always on the first date. Except with the romantic Moktar, the kind they don't make anymore. He gives her a surprising ultimatum : they'll only have sex provided he dreams of her ! With serious methods, Hind steps up to the crazy challenge. It isn't just about one-night stand anymore, but about rediscovering desire and maybe love.
- DirectorJeffrey DeChausseStarsJames BaneCharlotte KirkNoelle E ParkerA couple spends one final night together, before a goodbye she won't soon forget.
- DirectorDuncan RoeStarsAnna Wilson-JonesFrancesca FowlerChris SimmonsCaitlin is having therapy to cope with the loss of her son but is becoming increasingly more paranoid about those around her. A simple accident leads her to a truth that nothing can prepare her for.
- DirectorFrançois JarosStarsPatrice BeauchesneFrédérike BédardEllen DavidStars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires. Nor any truck.
- DirectorDaniella RabbaniStarsLynn CohenBianca CrudoTibor FeldmanIn order to complete her thesis, a young PhD candidate must film the Holocaust testimony of her estranged grandmother, but it's not always clear who is interviewing who.
- DirectorJaime FidalgoStarsLuis AlbertiJuan Pablo CastañedaTato AlexanderIn a cozy bistro, an increasingly heated discussion between two good buddies reveals their latent sexual prejudices, as one admits to feeling finally set free by a book he has just read, and the other mistakenly assumes that he is coming out of the closet!
- DirectorSandra MitrovicStarsSlobodan 'Boda' NinkovicDragan SekulicMilan 'Caci' MihailovicToday is a day when Ostoja, legendary piano mover from Belgrade, gets a special delivery.
- DirectorDavid KhachatorianStarsJim MorrisonLost interviews with Jim Morrison, never before featured in a documentary, form the basis of this imaginative re-framing that recounts his last days and interment at the mythic Père Lachaise cemetery.
- DirectorPaul PhilippStarsAndré HennickeDante Gutierrez JanssenJasmin SchwiersEast Germany, 1987: The special investigator Mahler is said to have paranormal abilities. The police assigns him to solve the case of the 6-year-old Henry Kiefer, who is missing for weeks now, before this issue leads to political tensions with the West. But then he brings something to light that makes this family tragedy especially political.
- DirectorNick FrewStarsElaine BarnardTituss BurgessJonathan CakePerfect Roast Potatoes concerns the strained relationship between two estranged British siblings - quirky, delusional Tamara and her uptight, refractory brother, William. Tamara wakes on Christmas morning to find her ailing mother, Mugsy, has passed away in the night. Unhinged by the loss, Tamara coerces William to agree to Christmas dinner as planned - corpse and all - and she obsessively sets out to recreate the perfect roast potatoes Mugsy made every year. Tamara slowly dissolves as batch after batch fails to meet muster until William intervenes, helping her to accept what's happened and make peace with imperfection.