A decorative object struggles to lead a meaningful existence as it gets stuck in the cycle of re-gifting. Directed by Eaza Shukla (USA)
Learn how cartoons are made. Okay, really, in this whiteboard animation we take a playful look at the process of creating an animated cartoon from script to screen. Directed by Artie Romero (USA)
A grieving mother attempts to sacrifice her eldest son in order to bring back the beloved child she lost. Directed by Prach Rojanasinwilai and Noah Ottersen Parker (UK)
A young queer woman in the American south comes to terms with her sexuality, shattering her deep-rooted religious beliefs and cultural stereotypes within her conservative community, family and self. Directed by Rachel Bickert, Emily Tapanes, Emma Wang and Lidieth Arevalo (USA)
After the death of his older brother, Jonathan decides to visit their childhood home. Directed by Jon Walkup (USA)
A delusional man lives alone in a small dark house, believing that he is the king of the world and his supremacy is secure. However, his sovereignty is shaken by the arrival of a stranger. Little by little, this intruder occupies his living space, forces him to face his inner fears, cowardice and inferiority. Eventually, he realizes the great king he conjured in his tiny kingdom, is nothing but a pitiful tramp to the rest of the world. Directed by Zige Zhang (USA)
After doing everything she can for her children, all a mother wants is just some more time to spend with them. Mothers do so much for their children. This Mothers Day, let's give it back to the wonder women who dedicate their lives to us. An aging mother longs for her son to come home and give her the best gift she could possibly hope for - his time. Directed by Abhiraj Rajadhyaksha (India)
A runaway bride is picked up by a ride share driver. A good conversation ensues. Directed by Jenn Gomez (USA)
This visual narrative highlights the solidarity of society towards two people facing loneliness, physical disability and poverty. The sensitivity of a woman, using the social nets, generates the immediate reaction of many people that go to comfort them so they are capable of facing the hopelessness in which they find themselves immersed due both to their physical condition and to the loss of the only person who was near them. It is a silent film, inspired by a real event, whose soundtrack is composed of sounds that have been around since the twenty-first century and music of the nineteenth century. Directed by Jorge A Zorrilla (Mexico)
A young boy discovers a house full of forgotten imaginary friends. Along with his friend Alice, Wallace helps bring these curiosities back to the real world to meet new human companions. Directed by Ben Tobin (USA)
When A struggling actor witnesses a high-profile murder his life takes a drastic turn. Directed by Travis Brown (USA)
A short film centered on a teenager pursuing his dreams in music, faced with a number of challenges and setbacks we follow the journey of the main characters entanglement in illegal activities. Directed by Young Martin (Australia)
In August 2017, Marit Swenson died after a 6-month long battle with an extremely aggressive cancerous brain tumor, diffuse midline glioma h3 k27m. Marit was only 16 years old. 2 years later, Marit's mother, Jennifer Swenson, courageously tells her story and the concerning lack of awareness and progress there is for these types of tumors. by Jim Wang (USA)
Shot over Lake Michigan near Chicago, this film is an expression of my engagement with line and the contrapuntal movement of multiple lines in music and imagery. The visual lines here are traces of the motion of air and lake traffic against the apparent motion of the stars and moon. The forces guiding the lines of the paths of airplanes, boats, the interacting lines in music, the hand of the artist, are physics, history, genetics, culture, and the idiosyncrasies of the traveler's own imagination and requirements. These urgent lines of human intent are drawn over the steady motion of celestial objects guided only by physics. The music is also a construction of lines. The vocal music is created from text and melody first written down sometime during the 5th to 9th centuries. It is a prayer for peace and mercy. in this film, It is our voices seeking relief from the relentless restlessness of our endeavors. Directed by William Harper (USA)
