As Jack and Frank’s father lies in a coma with little chance of recovery, his two estranged sons navigate the heart-wrenching, end-of-life decisions for their father. This 2-minute experimental video was produced with AI generated characters from the award-winning screenplay, “It’s Only Life,” and to date, is the first AI excerpt with genuine connections between…
David Owens finds himself enduring a lonely, monotonous evening in front of the television, when a strangely old-fashioned commercial suddenly catches his attention. Rendered in coarse black-and-white, the ad showcases a seemingly ordinary kitchen knife, yet the longer it plays, the more surreal and disturbing its content becomes. Distorted visuals, unsettling messages, and a dark…
Inspired by Andre Breton’s semi-autobiographical novel, Nadja (1928), Tires Velvet Paws begins as an homage to Surrealism, before turning into a reckoning with the movement’s treatment of women, madness, and artistic desire. The film blends slow-moving tableaux, classical music, and fragments of Breton’s text into a dreamlike portrait of Paris, guided more by mood and…
Two cousins use their imagination while visiting their grandmother on Coochiemudlo Island. Short film by and for neurodivergent humans about what it means to be kind. Directed by Lucy Wood (Australia).
A young woman is haunted by the tragic loss of her estranged father. Directed by Truitt Glover (USA).
Mel is navigating the messy, immediate aftermath of a devastating breakup. As she spirals in her apartment alongside her best friend, she is forced to wrestle with a central question: is the collapse of the relationship her own fault, or the toxic result of the people around her? Directed by Andre Griffith (USA).
On the summit of Piz Tri, at 2,300 meters, a group of young hikers meets Samuele, a young artist capturing the landscape on his canvas. Samuele entrusts them with a true story: a distant childhood marked by sacrifice and strictness, but also by unexpected tenderness and carefree games set against the green backdrop of the…
An ambitious teenage wrestler, who obsesses over an Olympic champion, sacrifices and destroys himself through the berating of his father in order to have a chance at being like his idol. Directed by Sawyer O’Brien (USA).
One afternoon, Chan Hing, a fruit and vegetable stall owner, received a notice of clearance for public development. As the market’s demolition became imminent, the family-run shop faced the twilight of its existence. Two generations of the family held diverging views on its impending end: Chan Hing, who had spent his life at the stall,…
A group of young friends hikes into the wilderness to discover more of themselves and their place in the world. This documentary captures their struggles, revelations, and the joys made possible by the mountains. Directed by Gabriel Taylor (USA).
When I was five, five men stood in our living room and sang a song my mother wrote — a song the world would come to know as “My Girl.” She poured her heart into that song, and they promised they’d come back if it ever became something big. It did. But they never returned.…
What do we discover when a door opens and trust replaces the gaze of a visitor ? For more than ten years in China, photographer and author Pierre Alivon shared the daily lives of young Chinese people. Welcomed into their homes and invited to share their meals, friendships, and everyday lives, he discovered an intimate…
Directed by Samuel Benavidez (USA).
Two siblings, a hockey player and a figure skater keep getting in each other’s way during practice. They battle over space on a frozen lake. Directed by Justice Nelson (USA).
A man orders dinner but is surprised at what’s on the menu. Directed by Alex Arce (USA).
A Muay Thai fighter falls in love with his next opponent. The only way to win his heart is to defeat him in the ring. Directed by Ollie Alexander (Canada).