A girl lost her sister in the same place where her father disappeared. It happened exactly one year ago, and now she wonders if it's her turn. Directed by Hugo Teugels (Belgium)
A creative writing instructor (Jennifer Morrison, "Once Upon a Time") at a juvenile detention center finds common ground with a troubled student (Madison Wolfe, "I Kill Giants") yet quickly finds herself in great danger when she decides to help her. Directed by Sheldon Wong Schwartz (USA)
This is a film about the Tuam babies in Ireland. 796 babies were thrown in a septic tank, no proper burials, no prayers, no respect. The nuns have not yet apologised for their actions. This film is a testimony told by the survivors of Tuam mother and baby home, their experience and stories. I am publishing this with great respect for the victims, the survivors and Catherine Corless for the amount of time and work she has put into her cause trying to help the victims and having the voices of these babies heard. Directed by Teresa Lavina (Ireland)
Phoebe is a real catch... she just doesn’t know it yet. Far from home, she tackles a new sea of challenges during her first weeks at college. With her flamboyant roommate Adam as her navigator, she no longer feels like a small fish in a big pond, and she learns to feel comfortable in her own skin. Directed by Kyra Gardner (USA)
"Rose of No Man’s Land" is a 3D animated sci-fi short about a character named Tito who constantly moves through time to save John Cooper, the inventor of the time machine. During this process Tito falls in love with John and Tito is conflicted with “unrequited love.” Tito’s AI assistant, Emma, narrates this story with her deadpan humor. Directed by Mengfei Hu (USA)
MMA fighter Mike is forced to "come out" and he wants the title. Fight for dignity, recognition & respect! Directed by Tomislav Vujcic (Germany)
The story depicts a girl, Tabatha, who attends at a dance school and wants to play a leading role in a world tour show. In a coincidence, the director gives her an offer, which she initially refuses. However, to attain success and satisfy her mother’s expectation, Tabatha decides to do anything according to the director’s requests. Through revealing the transform of the protagonist’ attitude, this film describes how the cruel reality and tremendous pressure have distorted a person’s initial heart. Directed by Lin Niu (USA)
It is a long, sad, swan song about the story between a boy and a girl and their sources of pain. Directed by Qing Zhao (China)
An ex special forces French military man is on a mission to expose a dark secret in his chosen country of retirement - Australia. However, his old nemesis has travelled across the globe to stop him. This could be a futile operation, as he knows the Frenchman will stop at nothing to expose the truth. Directed by Kain Baigent (Australia)
A young girl suddenly finds herself in a beautiful imaginary world. As she explores this enchanting place, the long ribbon of her dress gets caught, holding her back. As she pulls on the ribbon to break free, a completely unexpected journey begins. by Jonathan Galland (USA)
A short film aiming to debunk the stigma around talking about incurable cancer, demonstrating the support and understanding that can be gained by a single conversation. With an insider look at the personal journey of an incurable cancer patient, Alaine Smith - my mother - the saying "better left unsaid" has never been more untrue. Directed by Sarah Smith (UK)
It's the 1960s and a blizzard is raging in Iowa City, a place where Kurt Vonnegut, Jr teaches in the Writers' Workshop and Gayatri Spivak holds classes in literary theory. This evening Raymond Carver is worried about his wife's possible infidelity. As Carver is stewing over Maryann's lateness, Lois, a pretty undergraduate, pops out of the bathroom, regales him with theory, and seduces him. Phoebe Dronfield, a fake fictional character from Vonnegut's "Slaughter House Five," rides to the rescue, revealing Lois as a theory-monster, brain-eating zombie. With red-rimmed eyes and a greenish tinge to her face, Lois emerges from the bedroom to explain about Jacques Derrida's idea of endless layers of meaning, deconstruction, and mise en abyme. Dronfield puts paid to the "missing I beam" idea and helps to peel back the layers of Lois's identity to reveal the undergraduate's harmlessness. All ends happily with wife Maryann's actual demobilization from the Zombie Army. But why has Maryann chosen to buy cauliflower at the grocery store? Written by James Fitzmaurice (UK)
Two ill matched garden statues fall in love in this animated exploration of the battle between spiritual enlightenment and physical desires that we all go through. An imaginative take on what happens in your garden when you’re not looking. Directed by Johnnie Semerad (USA)
