{"id":32400,"date":"2024-11-17T15:24:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T20:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=32400"},"modified":"2024-11-17T15:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T20:24:58","slug":"2024-dances-with-films-nyc-official-selections-part-2-theword-greggwmorris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/2024-dances-with-films-nyc-official-selections-part-2-theword-greggwmorris\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 2 Dances With Films NYC 2024<\/span><\/em> Official Selections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Opening Night Feature
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Peas And Carrots\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 96 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Evan Oppenheimer
\nJoey Wethersby is a typical 16-year-old New York girl — if your typical New Yorker had parents who were in a one-hit wonder band in the 90\u2019s. And if your typical New Yorker found themselves travelling every night to a bizarre alternate reality, where everybody only says three words: \u201cPeas and Carrots\u201d. Joey finds herself navigating this weird new world, while also dealing with her changing family dynamic, after she suggests that she and her parents (and, to her chagrin, her siblings) form a new band and start rocking out together.<\/p>\n

Closing Night Feature
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Here\u2019s Yianni!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 101.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Christina Elioupolos
\nYianni and Plousia (played by Joe Cortese and Julia Ormond) own a charming family diner by the beach where Yianni is a convivial host. Lately, Plousia has noticed that her husband of 40 years is not quite himself and is often wistfully distracted. One day, Yianni slips into a parallel realm, a world of his fractured mind, imagining himself as the host of a late-night talk show. The show features beloved diner staff and customers as guest stars.<\/p>\n

Plousia learns that Yianni is facing dementia but hides his illness from coworkers and best friends (played by Kevin Pollak and Rosanna Arquette). As his condition worsens, Plousia becomes Yianni\u2019s full-time caregiver and lifeline. When a woman and her 7-year-old son move in across the street, Yianni is convinced that the young boy is the son they lost 30 years ago. After a day of escaping home and running into the boy, Yianni, in a moment of clarity, navigates them to the diner, reuniting them with their worried families.<\/p>\n

Knowing he misses his customers, Plousia conceives a whimsical idea of building a mini diner on their front porch for Yianni in his final days. Yianni serves up toast and bottomless coffee to his cherished patrons, making the world happier for everyone he meets.<\/p>\n

Additional Narrative Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A\/Way<\/em><\/strong>
\nUSA, 2024, 62 min.
\nDIRECTOR:\u00a0Derek Shane Garcia
\nAfter suffering a profound loss, a travel journalist is sent on assignment to Martinique, sparking a candid reflection of her unsettled life.<\/p>\n

Adventure Tom\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 110 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Miguel Duran
\nTom, an unhappy artist, must fly to Minneapolis when he learns his mother has died. Lilly, an accountant, is on the same flight. Lilly has an incident on the plane and ends up on the no-fly list. Tom is driving home because he hates flying. They agree to go together. Once they\u2019re on the road, Lilly convinces Tom to take a more scenic route. They discuss their lives on the road as they get to know each other. The two reflect on their journey when they reach the Grand Canyon and the large unknown future ahead of them.<\/p>\n

Boundary Waters\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 98 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Tessa Blake
\nIn this lyrical coming-of-age film, 12-year-old Michael Murray relishes the carefree joys of early adolescence – girls and friends – until his mom has a black eye and a busted lip. Michael is desperate to know what happened, but his father Brian avoids him, Granny shushes him, and his usually resilient mother can\u2019t get out of bed. While his family weighs the cost of keeping secrets against the price of telling the truth, Michael is determined to fix what happened as he tries to become a man in a world where men cause harm.<\/p>\n

The Collaborator\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 124.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Travis Hodgkins
\nAs war rages in Kashmir in the early 1990s, a young man from a nearby village is recruited by an Indian army officer to perform a grim task, to go into the conflict zone where militants have been killed and retrieve their weapons and ID cards. Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Mirza Waheed.<\/p>\n

Double Exposure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNORTH AMERICAN Premiere I USA, 2024, 93 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Howard Goldberg
\nHow does a bride compete with a beautiful influencer who comes back from the dead to steal her husband? The past and present mysteriously collide as a man, in a life and death struggle with himself, combats his guilt over what happened to his first love in a #MeToo tragedy.<\/p>\n

The Ego Death Of Queen Cecilia\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 86 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Chris Beier
\nA washed-up YouTube star blackmails an old rival in an attempt to reclaim her fame. But when things go awry, she finds herself ensnared by a drug trafficking ring. As Cecilia spirals out of control, she’s forced to confront her true place in society.<\/p>\n

Good Friday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 62 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Jason Mendoza
\nNi\u00f1o, a pacified child of the street is recently diagnosed with leukemia and committed to turning a new leaf. After catching Ni\u00f1o trying to leave for Church in his old basketball sneakers, his mother begs him to buy a decent pair by Easter mass. After enlisting estranged childhood friend and corner store crook, Dee, to help him make the money by any means, the boys realize that they\u2019re far from shoplifting grocery stores anymore when a botched house robbery puts them at the hands of loan sharks and infamous street tyrant, Big Brother.<\/p>\n

Lola Dust\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 90.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Dom Cutrupi
\nAfter attending an audition, an aspiring actress finds herself the subject of a deep fake campaign targeting the British Minister for Immigration. In her quest to expose the truth behind the scandal and find the perpetrators, she loses agency over her personal image and becomes a victim of digital harassment, leading her to a world hidden in plain sight.<\/p>\n

Magnetosphere\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUS Premiere I USA, 2024, 89.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Nicola Rose
\nIt’s 1997. Comet Hale-Bopp is passing Earth, and 13-year-old Maggie has a secret. She sees sound, hears colour, and her senses do other unusual things besides. Shy and cautious, Maggie keeps it all to herself. But when her family moves cross-country, Maggie\u2019s world is shaken up. When she starts school and her dad mounts a ramshackle theatre production of “The Pirates of Penzance,” everything changes. Maggie meets several important people: her first love, a true friend, an insightful teacher, and Gil, a loony exterminator with a formidable talent. Together, they’ll lead Maggie to realize her differences have a name \u2014 synesthesia.<\/p>\n

Moonwater\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 118 min.
\nDIRECTOR: William Tyler Wiseman
\nA reclusive alcoholic discovers his late father\u2019s old, dilapidated moonshine still deep in the woods and sets out to revive it for one final batch, reconnecting with his brother and his father\u2019s legacy in the process.<\/p>\n

Our Happy Place\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 91 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Paul Bickel
\nRaya wakes in the forest, cold and confused, with no memory of how she got there. Each day, it happens again. By the third day, she wakes in a shallow grave. The graves deepen each time, as if an unseen force is burying her alive. Back in her cabin, she\u2019s haunted by visions of tortured women whose screams echo in her mind. Night after night, her visions intensify, blurring the line between dream and reality. As the hauntings intensify, Raya must confront a horrifying truth that shatters everything she had believed.<\/p>\n

Screams From The Tower\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 118 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Cory Wexler Grant
\nScreams From the Tower<\/em>\u00a0is a gay, coming-of-age comedy that follows Julien Rosdahl, his best friend Cary, and their outcast friends through high school in the 1990\u2019s. The only thing Julien dreams of is having a show on the high school radio station, but his brand of comedy is very… weird.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Pickle Breath And The Rooftop Warriors\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 78 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Jarrett Jung
\nA pot dealing man-baby is forced to find a new crib when his roommate\/best friend threatens to destroy his teddy bear if he doesn’t move out.<\/p>\n

Sonny Boy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 90 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Kristen Hansen
\nAfter a failed writing career, a Korean Italian American playwright returns home to reconcile with his dying father. Sonny Caso discovers life back home has changed. He tries to make peace with a broken dream before finding a second calling as a teacher. Still, his gift for teaching falls short of his father’s expectations. Sonny tries to make amends before it\u2019s too late but can\u2019t find the approval he\u2019s always wanted. When Sonny has finally forged his path, he makes an inexcusable mistake with a troubled student. Returning home is Sonny\u2019s undoing and chance to discover who he can still become.<\/p>\n

Step Back, Doors Closing\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 98 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Carter Ward
\nThis is a charming love story between Ryan and Julisa, two young adults who long for authentic and emotionally intelligent relationships. After a chance encounter on the DC metro, they spend the next twenty-four hours discussing their hopes, dreams, and fears. Slowly but surely, they reveal more and more about themselves, and fall in love.<\/p>\n

Year One\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2023, 93 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Lauren Loesberg
\nRuby\u2019s freshman year of college doesn\u2019t go as planned. Despite her best efforts, she struggles to make friends other than her complicated roommate, Selene, and experiences both academic and social rejection. But Selene bears problems of her own when her severe anxiety and inability to care for herself seep into Ruby\u2019s everyday life. Soon, Ruby finds herself in a downward spiral, marked by dreams and the appearance of her glamorous alter ego, Ruby II, who begins to live the life that Ruby thinks she is expected to have.<\/p>\n

Documentary Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A Cursed Man\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 98 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Liam Le Guillou
\nDocumentary filmmaker Liam Le Guillou enters the world of witchcraft and the occult, searching for an answer to the question \u201cis magic real?\u201d Seeking out some of the world’s most powerful dark magic practitioners, Le Guillou asks them to put a curse on him. The consequences of this dangerous request force him to question the nature of reality and belief in this never-before-seen, dark social experiment.<\/p>\n

A Little Hope For Chicago\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 74 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Leon Lozano
\nPart narrative performance film, part documentary,\u00a0A Little Hope for Chicago<\/em>\u00a0is a walk through the life of a Chicago hustler, narrowly avoiding the devastating consequences of death and incarceration, as he reflects on the systemic root causes of the violence and trauma that consume youth in urban centers like Chicago.<\/p>\n

All American\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 87 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Mark Andrew Altschul
\nAll American<\/em>\u00a0is energetic and soulful and offers an in depth look into Women’s Wrestling through the lens of immigrant and teenage girls. It is an inspiring, coming of age film about impassioned and unrelenting participants on a backdrop of physical sports action. Family expectations and gender roles are on display as our young women dream of earning a sense of belonging and acceptance in society.<\/p>\n

Bastards Of Soul\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2023, 84 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Paul Levatino
\nBastards of Soul<\/em>\u00a0highlights the remarkable journey of Chadwick Murray, an unexpected frontman who brought a magnetic energy to a Texas band on the verge of stardom. Chronicling the final days of the group, the film captures intimate, behind-the-scenes moments from recording sessions to powerful live performances, showcasing a band unified by talent and unbreakable camaraderie. Their story is a testament to the strength and resilience of musicians who pursue their passion against all odds. “The Trouble Is, You Think You Have Time.”<\/p>\n

Bulletproof: A Lesbian’s Guide To Surviving The Plot\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I CAN, 2024, 105 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Regan Latimer
\nFilmmaker Regan Latimer takes an immersive, funny, and personal look at queer representation on television and media\u2019s power to shape how we see ourselves. Witty, fast-paced and laced with pop culture references, Regan journeys across North America and beyond in her quest to understand the forces that influence the stories we see on screen. Original animation and personal anecdotes are interwoven with wide ranging conversations with television insiders, LGBTQ+ community advocates and people who just love to watch TV. As Latimer navigates an ever-evolving media landscape, the filmmaker learns firsthand that representation done well has the power to transform.<\/p>\n

Calico Rebellion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 75 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Victoria Kupchinetsky
\nThe Hubbell\u2019s, a family of farmers in the Catskill Mountains Upstate New York, cherish a strange heirloom: a long calico robe and a spooky leather mask with tassels. 200 years ago, dressed in this mask and robe, the Hubbell\u2019 ancestors descended from bucolic hills to stage the \u201cSecond American Revolution\u201d, a fight for land rights and for justice. Their rebellion, called the Anti-Rent War, changed the cause of American history, paved way to the anti-slavery movement and to Abraham Lincoln\u2019s new political party. Today, although largely forgotten, the historic rebellion is made tangible by the direct descendants of those rebellious farmers.<\/p>\n

The Donn Of Tiki\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 100 min.
\nDIRECTORS: Alex Lamb, Max Well
\nThe Donn of Tiki<\/em>\u00a0delves into the unbelievable life story of Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt, better known as Don the Beachcomber, the enigmatic creator of the Tiki bar. Through a creative use of animation, archival footage, and expert interview commentary, the documentary paints a vivid portrait of a man who had an outsized impact on the restaurant business, Hawaiian tourism, and the craft cocktail movement.<\/p>\n

The Kids Are Not Alright\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 90 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Mikaela Shwer
\nWhat does it mean to be a survivor? Generations of children have been left with this question in the wake of abuse suffered at the hands of the Troubled Teen Industry, an unregulated network of for-profit institutions claiming to fix wayward teenagers. Decades later, they are fighting back. Filmed over the course of nine years,\u00a0The Kids Are Not Alright<\/em>\u00a0is an intimate portrait of trauma following three families’ journeys as they work to shed light on the devastating impacts of institutional abuse, pursue healing in the absence of justice, and fight to hold abusers accountable.<\/p>\n

Spyral\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 83 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Bill Guttentag
\nA rising rock star documents his wife’s harrowing descent into the shadows, and her battle with an undiagnosed mental illness. This compelling drama exposes the devastating toll of bipolar disorder on an American family, showcasing a deeply personal tragedy that universally resonates. Through a decade of home videos, diaries, and social media posts, double Oscar-winning director Bill Guttentag crafts a poignant narrative that captures the heartbreak and complexities of mental illness in America, revealing the hidden struggles that tear families apart.<\/p>\n

Midnight Features <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Astral Plane Drifter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 89 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Scott Slone
\nSometime before yesterday… or after tomorrow… a man called The Drifter goes on an existential journey through a maze of outrageous scenarios with his trusted Sidekick, to save the day. The girl. The universe.<\/p>\n

Bleeding\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNORTH AMERICAN Premiere I USA, 2024, 97.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Andrew Bell
\nIn a world where vampire blood is harvested as a drug, two desperate teenagers on the run from a vicious dealer break into an empty house and find a sleeping girl locked inside.<\/p>\n

Itch!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 82.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Bari Kang
\nIn this gripping survival tale, a horrific outbreak called\u00a0the Itch!<\/em>\u00a0transforms its victims into self-destructive shells. Jay, a widower grappling with grief, takes refuge in a seemingly safe department store with his estranged young daughter, Olivia. However, their sanctuary quickly becomes a nightmarish trap, revealing that danger lurks among them. As paranoia rises and the infection closes in, they must battle the outbreak and the darkness within themselves. With life-and-death decisions to make, they confront their fractured bond in a harrowing climax that challenges the true meaning of protection and love.<\/p>\n

Straight On Till Morning\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 104 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Craig Ouellette
\nTwo people cross paths with a twisted family with something much much darker in mind. A unique blend of romance and horror, filled with nail biting tension and highlighted with original songs sung by Dani,\u00a0Straight On Till Morning\u00a0<\/em>weaves the beautiful and terrible things people do for love into an edge-of-your-seat journey into darkness.<\/p>\n

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Pilots \u2013 TV & WEB<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A Legend Is Hatched: I Become Famous… In My Own Mind\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2023, 12 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Victoria Myers
\nAn unflappable gal-about-town and her madcap quest to get her own television show.\u00a0A Legend is Hatched: I Become Famous… in My Own Mind<\/em>\u00a0is designed to be the first in a series that follows the misadventures of our TV-Star-to-Be, and the oddballs she meets along the way, as she tries to fulfill her great ambitions. In this world, everyone just wants their time in the spotlight, a chance to be seen, and to make a friend.<\/p>\n

Ada Episodes 1 & 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2023, 21 min.
\nDIRECTORS: Elizabeth Cox, Kirill Yeretsky
\nShould we eradicate mosquitoes? Create superintelligent AI? Create artificial wombs? These are some of the questions on Ada\u2019s mind as she heads to the first day of her new job at the public library. She soon realizes her daily reality\u2013mundane duties, grumpy boss\u2013is completely at odds with the urgency she feels about the pressing problems facing humanity. Ada struggles to balance this reality with the future she imagines, where she explores her big ideas with anyone who will listen\u2013her boss, her grandmother, or an unsuspecting visitor to the library.<\/p>\n

Babyteeth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Paul X Sanchez IV
\nToni is an 11-year-old LatinX, transboy, who is afraid of the monster under their bed\u2026which is very real\u2026but it may not be the only monster in the house.<\/p>\n

Dropped\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 16.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Lucy Hirschfeld
\nDropped<\/em>\u00a0is a proof-of-concept comedic pilot that follows Andrew Wallace, a struggling actor who gets dropped by his agent in the middle of teaching a master class to a group of children at his old Catholic Middle School. Between his former best friend turned drama teacher Laura, a class of Gen Alpha kids who want nothing to do with him, and Bridgit, a 12-year-old actress who just booked Law and Order, Andrew must face his fears of failure and reconnect with his younger self who found joy in art outside of career success.<\/p>\n

Eden For Two\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUSA, 2024, 22 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Colin Henning
\nNYC. 1989. After escaping Communist Hungary, two Hungarians find themselves with opposing views of starting over in America. Istv\u00e1n, afraid of leaving his culture and home behind, is clinging to his yet-to-arrive girlfriend, while J\u00f3zsef is ready to treat himself to the American experience. Caught in the middle is their neighbor, Maria Louise, whose life, and routine is joyfully upended by the arrival of two new friends.<\/p>\n

Fortune\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 27.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Matthew Perkins
\nIn this Southern Gothic tale of greed, a blue-collar timber yard worker miraculously wins a massive lottery jackpot.<\/p>\n

The Fun In Funny\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 22.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Christine Lakin
\nA stand-up comedian hangs up his microphone until an unlikely friendship with a young girl inspires him to give the stage another shot.<\/p>\n

Gasbag\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 24 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Christopher Gerson (part 1), Julie Kramer (part 2)
\nGasbag<\/em>\u00a0is a coming-of-age comedy series about George Nordstrom, a lovable recently-out overtalker discovering what (and who) he really wants\u2026 at age 42. His overbearing mother, meddling neighbor, and dysfunctional coworkers at The Marcia Powell Travel Agency sure won’t make it easy. But thanks to his can-do spirit, loving shoves from his brash cousin, Jean, and the liberating realization that he\u2019s gay, George will learn to love silence. He may even learn to love himself.<\/p>\n

Hive\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 48 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Dan Jones
\nFive strangers wake to find themselves trapped inside a tacky, low-budget sitcom. Watched by an unseen audience ever hungry for entertainment, the reluctant \u2018stars\u2019 must learn to play along with their eerie \u2018supporting\u2019 castmates or risk being killed off for cheap laughs. Can they work together to uncover the mysteries of their captivity to escape? Or will they be consumed by the bright lights of \u2018stardom\u2019 and their darkest impulses laid bare?<\/p>\n

Le Parrot\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUSA, 2024, 12 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Rachael Sonnenberg
\nThree siblings return home for their mother’s funeral. Chaos ensues when they realize their mother has left behind her pet parrot.<\/p>\n

Like Comment Subscribe – Ep 1 (Pilot)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 8.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Sabina Olivia Lambert
\nBFF’s Avery and Meaghan are two of Toronto\u2019s hottest influencers. As the face of Vaag, her mom Sasha\u2019s vegan leather bag company, Meaghan stars in a sexy commercial featuring their newest satchel. Despite their artistic marketing efforts, the campaign is being ripped apart online for being trans-exclusionary. To recover from the scandal, Avery offers to step in and design an apparel line as a \u201cglittery olive branch\u201d for the queer community. Despite the risk, Sasha accepts his pitch, and warns Meaghan that her recently plummeting online metrics are a threat to the company.<\/p>\n

Loft And Found\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUSA, 2024, 30 min.
\nDIRECTORS: Pete O’Hare, Phillip Kibbe
\nFaced with rising rent and a final chance to live their dreams, five artists in their mid 30s run an event venue out of their sketchy Brooklyn warehouse loft. Navigating wild lifestyles, aging roommate drama, and the creep of modern anxiety, can they get their shit together? …or at least make this month’s rent?<\/p>\n

Makeshift Society\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 23.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Serena Schuler
\nA female take on the tech industry, Makeshift Society is a comedy series about finding your misfit, makeshift family, and going after your dreams together. When suddenly fired by her tech bro boss, Alex discovers a converted warehouse of misfit founders fearlessly pursuing their dreams with their eccentric businesses. Inspired, she decides to embark on an adventure to go after her dream and build her own startup.<\/p>\n

The Murder Network\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 23 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Christopher James Lang
\nA producer for a true crime docu-drama show, looking to prove herself, inadvertently uncovers a serial killer.<\/p>\n

Nightfish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUSA, 2024, 23 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Sophie Niesenbaum
\nNightfish\u00a0<\/em>follows the unlikely friendship of two overnight aquarium employees: Sam, a depressed security guard with thwarted ambitions of being a marine biologist, and Piper, a joyfully unbalanced trash-lover who is living out her dream of being a night janitor. In episode one, a dangerous break-in forces the unwilling Sam and overeager Piper to join forces to solve the mystery.<\/p>\n

Passage\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I CAN, 2024, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Karl Janisse
\nIt\u2019s 1914, and the crew of the SS Talaria descends into a puzzling charade of madness after departing the docks of Cairo. Emilia Duprey, a lone stowaway stealing passage to America, now finds herself entangled in a 100,000-year-old secret fueled by a mysterious entity infecting the minds of those on board.<\/p>\n

Pike\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2023, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Alex Klaus
\nA talent agent becomes disillusioned with his vacuous world of celebrity, decides to embark on a serial killing spree of anyone he deems guilty of having zero talent starting with his own celebrity client list!<\/p>\n

The Pinto Variety Hour\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 23 min.
\nDIRECTOR: R.J. Sullivan
\nA misunderstood bean struggles to get the respect he wants as the host of a surreal variety show and the father of two teenagers.<\/p>\n

Raging Doll\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 7.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Ruthie Marantz
\nA delusional millennial from The Bronx gets in the ring with a junior boxing champion known as The Smoke.<\/p>\n

Rat Czar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 12 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Ana Breton
\nRat Czar<\/em>\u00a0is a comedy web series about New York’s newly appointed director of rodent mitigation and her staff as they attempt to win an unwinnable war against both the Mayor of New York and the city\u2019s growing rat population – which outnumbers them a million to one.<\/p>\n

Running Erins\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUSA, 2024, 35 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Guillermo Ivan
\nFinally, Erin Fogel has everything pretty much where she wants it. She and her ex are successfully co-parenting their son. Her best friend just moved in. She’s dating again. Her parents are healthy. And while she’s still sad about closing her yoga studio, she has a fantastic community of moms at her son’s school to sustain her.<\/p>\n

But then a new mom joins their group, and she clearly has an axe to grind with Erin. Suddenly, everything Erin has worked so hard to build is in jeopardy, and she’s got to figure out how to hold on.<\/p>\n

The Self-Love Act\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUSA, 2024, 20.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Kareema Bee
\nIn this series hosted by Kareema Bee, a Black woman and artist explores her journey through self-love in dialogue with others, supported by The Big We Foundation. In this episode, Kareema finds out her African ancestry in an unexpected way, which catapults her into an exploration of her roots, only to find what she’s been searching for may have been right in her backyard.<\/p>\n

United Crafts Of America\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 47 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Sergio Camacho
\nUnited Crafts of America offers an intimate look into America\u2019s most vibrant craft beer cities, uncovering the country\u2019s most innovative breweries and the passionate people behind them. The journey begins with New York City’s own Interboro Spirits & Ales, where co-owners Laura Dierks and Jesse Ferguson blend beer and hip-hop to create one of NYC’s most influential breweries, breathing new life into the city\u2019s rich brewing heritage.<\/p>\n

For these brewers, craft beer is more than just a beverage\u2014it\u2019s a symbol of identity, community, and pride. From the rustic charm of small-town breweries to the urban sophistication of city brewpubs, this series shows how craft beer is the story of America.<\/p>\n

World Twistories\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA\/UNITED KINGDOM, 2023, 22.5 min.
\nDIRECTORS: Brian Wallace, James Longley
\nWorld Twistories<\/em>\u00a0is an exciting new series that explores eccentric people and their offbeat ideas throughout history. Each topic explored is verifiably true, exhaustively researched, and presented by the effortlessly charming IG\/Tik-Tok sensation Paul Longley. In this pilot episode, we look at a coffee shop that opened in London in 1703, but a coffee shop \u201cwith a twist\u201c\u2013in order to get their caffeine fix, patrons were required to speak Latin.<\/p>\n

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Narrative Shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1 In The Chamber\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 7.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Annie Girard, Diana Wright<\/p>\n

A Thousand Cuts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 18 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Meredith Chin<\/p>\n

Artificial\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 9.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Dustin Cook<\/p>\n

Ashes To Dust\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Clark Childers<\/p>\n

Baby\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 15.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Jack Campbell<\/p>\n

Bill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I UNITED KINGDOM, 2024, 10.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Emily Dhue<\/p>\n

Biological\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 14.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Justin Emeka<\/p>\n

B!Tch I’m Early (B.I.E.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 6.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Jesse Cowell<\/p>\n

Blue Plaque\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I ENGLAND, 2024, 16 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Fraser Clubb<\/p>\n

Body Buddies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 3 min.<\/p>\n

Boy Band\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2023, 16 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Benedict Chiu<\/p>\n

Brooklyn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 20.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Timur Guseynov<\/p>\n

Bullet Proof\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 13 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Sara Newton<\/p>\n

Canchas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I SPAIN, 2024, 17.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Paula Blanco P\u00e9rez<\/p>\n

Charon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 11 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Daniel Casey<\/p>\n

The Circle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 20.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: David James Schultz<\/p>\n

The Clock Painter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 16 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Dylan Levine<\/p>\n

The Coder\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Will Crouse<\/p>\n

Color Theories\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 16.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Devin Jane Febbroriello<\/p>\n

Composure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 11.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Grant Raun<\/p>\n

Dead Pet Shark\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 13 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Misha Gankin<\/p>\n

Draft Night\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 19 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Thomas Glinkowski<\/p>\n

El Secreto\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 17 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Daniel Rocha<\/p>\n

Escape\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 3.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Lorenzo Manetti<\/p>\n

The Everlasting Life Of Debbie Gomolka\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2023, 12 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Brian Sacca<\/p>\n

Fast\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 14.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Clayton Henderson<\/p>\n

Fast Forward To Forever\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUS Premiere I USA, 2024, 10 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Dylan Martin<\/p>\n

Feign\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2023, 7.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Adam Rioux<\/p>\n

Finishing Notes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 9 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Stephanie J. R\u00f6st<\/p>\n

Good Boy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNORTH AMERICAN Premiere I USA, 2024, 18 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Colin Russell<\/p>\n

Harlem Fragments\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 18 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Cameron Tyler Carr<\/p>\n

Have We Met?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I CAN, 2023, 9.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Megan Robinson<\/p>\n

Hive\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 9 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Felipe Vargas<\/p>\n

Humanzee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 23.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Taro O\u2019Halloran<\/p>\n

Irma\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 12.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Roger Torres<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Not You\u2026 It\u2019s The Aliens!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 7.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Taylor Anthony Miller<\/p>\n

Maggie\u2019s Not Okay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 12 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Vance Smith<\/p>\n

Mal Culo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 9 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Anna Salinass<\/p>\n

Me And Dad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNORTH AMERICAN Premiere I USA, 2024, 8.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Shane Connellan<\/p>\n

Moon & Back\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUS Premiere I USA, 2024, 12.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Pony Nicole Herauf<\/p>\n

No Escuchado\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNORTH AMERICAN Premiere I PUERTO RICO, 2024, 7 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Jazm\u00edn Caratini<\/p>\n

One Final Day\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNORTH AMERICA Premiere I USA, 2024, 6.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Paul Hollingsworth<\/p>\n

Pace\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Beck Williams<\/p>\n

The Paradise Road\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I MEXICO\/USA, 2023, 25 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Lisa Marie Tedesco<\/p>\n

Plus One\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 10 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Claire Buss<\/p>\n

Pull Over Right Here\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 9 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Erin Elders<\/p>\n

Ripper Was Here\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 19 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Joel Kazuo Knoernschild<\/p>\n

Role Play\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 16 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Elizabeth Katz<\/p>\n

Rosebud\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 13 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Emily Coutts<\/p>\n

Salve, Anima\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Juan Zuloaga Eslait<\/p>\n

The Seagull (But Like, Not Chekhov)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 3 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Devon Wycoff<\/p>\n

See This\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 12 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Tricia Lee<\/p>\n

Sick Day\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2023, 11.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Hughes Ransom<\/p>\n

Sid The Kid\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2023, 12 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Sofia Lane<\/p>\n

Sky<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 14.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Andrew Lucido<\/p>\n

Stronghold\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Meghann Artes<\/p>\n

Stuck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2023, 8.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Dan Abramovici<\/p>\n

The Sun Is In My Eyes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUS Premiere I MEXICO\/PUERTO RICO\/USA, 2024, 9.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Pablo Tapia Pla<\/p>\n

Supercritical\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 7.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: John Osment<\/p>\n

Swedish Death\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNORTH AMERICAN Premiere I IRELAND, 2024, 12.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Kristina Yee<\/p>\n

Sweet & Crunchy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 2 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Hunter Woelfle<\/p>\n

This Means Goodnight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 9 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Peter Charney<\/p>\n

To Hell With You\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Jason Sheedy<\/p>\n

Wait To Tell Mother\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 11.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Emma Elizabeth Steiger<\/p>\n

Watching Walter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 17 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Mitch Yapko<\/p>\n

We Good?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 12 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Shawn Dempewolff<\/p>\n

Why Are You Like This?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 9 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Nate Hapke<\/p>\n

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Documentary Shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The Afro Mexpats\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUSA\/MEXICO, 2024, 16.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Ebony Marie Bailey<\/p>\n

The After: A Chef’s Wish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2023, 26 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Umar Riaz<\/p>\n

The Believers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 19.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Evan Newman<\/p>\n

Blues People\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNORTH AMERICAN Premiere I MALI, 2024, 8.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Jeffrey L. Page<\/p>\n

Days Between Rest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA\/UGANDA, 2024, 12 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Peter Decherney
\nPRODS: Peter Decherney, Sara Byala<\/p>\n

Degrees Of Freedom\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 33 min.
\nDIRECTORS: Aisha X. Elliott, Cheryl Wilkins, Kathy Boudin, Jake Ratner<\/p>\n

Follow The Sun\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 27 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Sybil Wendler<\/p>\n

Just Start\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2023, 7.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Will Floor<\/p>\n

Keeper\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUSA, 2024, 39 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Hannah\u00a0Rafkin<\/p>\n

On Beyond Fences\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 21.5 min.
\nDIRECTORS: “Lara” Jacqueline Hartzenbusch, Tom Donohoe, Jack Kudas, Wes Smith, Silvia Sonntag<\/p>\n

The Original Badass\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 11 min.
\nDIRECTORS: Simantini Chakraborty, Godfrey Reggio<\/p>\n

R.E.S.C.U.E.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 25.5 min.
\nDIRECTORS: Keenan Ferguson, Martha McGuinness<\/p>\n

Stolen Springs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNORTH AMERICAN Premiere I USA, 2024, 35 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Houston Diaz<\/p>\n

Taras\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I UKRAINE\/USA, 2024, 11.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Zeppelin Zeerip<\/p>\n

Tides Of Change\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I USA, 2024, 2.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Justin Wheelon<\/p>\n

Tsumugu: Spinning The Thread Of Life\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nUS Premiere I USA\/JAPAN, 2024, 10 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Toko Shiiki<\/p>\n

Midnight Shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Arachnid\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nWORLD Premiere I CAN, 2024, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Luke Paron<\/p>\n

Dummy!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I USA, 2024, 13.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Francesca Pazniokas<\/p>\n

Obsession\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 10.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Devon Kane<\/p>\n

Shiva\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nNEW YORK Premiere I CAN, 2024, 13.5 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Josh Saltzman<\/p>\n

Sundowning\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 15 min.
\nDIRECTOR: Faith Liu<\/p>\n

Vines\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nEAST COAST Premiere I USA, 2024, 18 min.
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