An eclectic mix of great short films: narratives, documentaries, animations, and music videos.
Schedules and Screening Blocks are subject to changes
Vincent is an internationally recognized painter. He's been a prisoner in his own house for few months now. He lives with agoraphobia. He will have to find the courage to get out of this hell through the only thing he got left, his talent.
“Red” is a film about empowerment, communication, and consent. Through this piece we strive to remove the taboo associated with desire and provide an example of how having pride and communicating your sexual preferences leads to successful relationships and empowers others to do
By means of dance, visual effects, stunt work, and utilizing juxtaposition, this project is a visual representation of finding the middle ground during divisiveness.
For almost a century, the State of Tennessee sent “wayward colored boys” and later, white boys as well, to a “reform” school, Taft, in a remote area of Appalachia. Investigation of Taft by a death penalty defense investigator who grew up in the region led her to produce TAFT as her first documentary. It exposes, in their own words, the
torture, trauma, and lasting damage to those boys, now middle aged men, sent to Taft. Though Taft finally closed, we are challenged to question if things are really that much different today
After the death of her mom several years ago, Su feels estranged from her father. In honoring their traditional family camping trip on his birthday, she hopes to reconnect with him. But when her father cancels it in deference to his new girlfriend, Su is forced to deal with her unresolved grief.
Marie intends to tell her boss about a sanitary problem at their company, but he fires her. She tries to warn people and tell the local press, but no one seems to listen to her. Her loneliness starts to take over, and it becomes harder and harder to differentiate between the truth and her paranoia.
While Anali struggles to maintain her control, Jaxon and Dina are forced to decide whether the quality of their relationship with Anali exceeds its new quantity. 'Centerfold' is a short film that explores vulnerability often grown out of love, while challenging the hold it has on us all.
What makes this film* unique is its approach to non-monogamous relationships -- rather than focus on the nature of such relationships, it draws attention to the decisions one may make when asked to be involved. It's not about the idea of what polyamory could look like but rather how each character's motive serves their greater purpose, which may or may not lend to the throuple they've found themselves in.
*The producer, writer, director, and 1st assistant director of this film are all Black women. This film was also crafted by a majority-Black crew.
The short doc explores the threats and gender violence towards Mexican female journalists. Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in which to practice journalism: 131 reporters have been assassinated since 2000. Within this context, female journalists face a double challenge: in the first place, working in a country with a high level of hostility towards this profession and, secondly, the state and situation of their gender in a country riddled with femicides. Through a series of six interviews with female Mexican journalists, the topics investigated are discrimination, digital and workplace violence and harassment, and dangerous environments for the press. This short doc is a byproduct of a research fellowship.
A fashion model leaves her life for the desert and meets a mysterious stranger who finally brings the change she's been looking for.
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