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Online Short Block Nine

Available: Sep 11, 2025 14:09
Until: Sep 22, 2025 03:59
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Online Short Block Nine
A tapestry of voices, visions, and vibes—narratives, docs, animations, and music videos stitched together in cinematic harmony.
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An excess baggage An excess baggage

An excess baggage

Sophie hides her unhappiness in the close-knit relationship she shares with her daughter, Lila. When Lila leaves for summer camp, Sophie's reality crumbles, and her anxieties resurface. She then tries to escape her loneliness by any means possible
Dating App Chronicles Dating App Chronicles

Dating App Chronicles

Dating App Chronicles follows Lisha, a sharp, funny, and emotionally unraveling Black millennial whose life is upended when a new job relocates her from Toronto to Vancouver—just as her long-term boyfriend dumps her. Alone in a new city and grieving a future she thought was secure, Lisha finds herself holed up in her apartment, surviving on gin, fast food, and sadness.

After weeks of wallowing, her best friend arrives unannounced and drags her out for a much-needed night on the town. What starts as a fun and freeing evening takes an unexpected turn when Lisha connects with a magnetic woman named Jules. The night crackles with chemistry—and by morning, Lisha is left wondering if she’s ready for whatever comes next.

As the season unfolds, Lisha stumbles through different relationships and the quiet pain of being a Black woman trying to show up fully in spaces not built for her. From dealing with men who fetishize her to family members who struggle to understand her sexuality, Lisha masks the chaos with distractions. Convincing herself she is just having fun, beneath it all is a deeper struggle with identity, self-worth, and what it means to stop performing and start healing. Everyone has a breaking point, and Lisha is unknowingly approaching hers.
Shallow End Shallow End

Shallow End

Twenty-something year old Agatha comes home after a lengthy stay in rehab, a shattered person. In her small town, everything seems to remind her of the life she once had and the people she held dear before it all went wrong.
She especially misses her best friend, Maggie, but they haven’t spoken in months. Finally home, Agatha hopes to reconnect and establish a sense of normalcy… but all is silent when she reaches out. As she sinks into a routine, she finds that relics of her friendship are everywhere. Her mother, Ellie, scared to hurt her fragile daughter, lets her be, but watches her sink into a state of sorrow and confusion.
This story, told largely in flashbacks, is about dealing with loss and accepting the reality of the present. It’s a story about friendship, forgiveness, and the growing pains that come with leaving our childhood behind.
15 minutes
BLACK ROSE BLACK ROSE

BLACK ROSE

A former MMA fighter gets a second shot at her dream career, but she must choose between her family and her destiny.
7 minutes
Fighting Giants Fighting Giants

Fighting Giants

Based on true events, Abi has arrived in Sierra Leone to help her mother, Mama Amy, search for her missing sister in Freetown. With every office visit, frustration mounts. When it's time for Abi to carry the weight of the two, both women realize that they are not on this journey alone.
9 minutes
Ornamental Oriental Ornamental Oriental

Ornamental Oriental

This short film follows a subject through this revolutionary program or… de-programming. A film in three parts, through three therapy sessions and three core memories. We address each damaging narrative forced upon us as a collective and through radical honesty, we come to a reckoning.
13 minutes
Culture War Culture War

Culture War

On January 6th, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis wages a war against "wokeness" and appoints six new members to New College of Florida's Board of Trustees, marking a shift in leadership at the small, progressive public school and flipping its world upside down for the college's community.

The consequences of the appointment are immediate, with the firing of the now former president, Patricia Okker, the abolishment of the diversity and inclusion office, the end of the gender studies major, the recruitment of student-athletes, and the diaspora of dozens of faculty members.

This case has gotten national and international attention. Governor DeSantis, at the time in the race to be the Republican representative in the next presidential election, has made himself directly attached to the events happening at this small liberal arts institution.

New College's situation represents the endless opportunities for
government control of public educational institutions and the many impacts on the local community.
28 minutes

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