Kickback
An aspiring musician struggles to look for inspiration while coping with change. Directed by Ishan Parikh (USA)
An aspiring musician struggles to look for inspiration while coping with change. Directed by Ishan Parikh (USA)
24 hours in Salar de Uyuni: A man, all alone by himself. Not a single soul around. He wants to be alone, with his thoughts. Just him, his mind and a surreal environment. Until another human being breaks the silence and interrupts this chosen loneliness. Directed by Markus Stoll (Germany)
What will happen when you develop a strange condition which leads to insomnia? This silent short film is a story of a woman who has difficulty sleeping; find out how she gets what she wants most in her life — The Sound Sleep! Directed by Bharathkumar Balemane (USA)
How much is a promise worth these days? An aspiring fashion designer finds out when she has to choose between fulfilling her promise and realizing her dream. Directed by Michael Wong (China)
Under a dictatorship that has banned music, a man hides a recording until he is caught and imprisoned. Whilst paying for his crimes he stumbles across a repository of confiscated items, leading to a series of events that will forever change the city. Directed by Marc Adamson (UK)
A backpacker awakes at dawn in a rice paddy field outside Siem Reap... with no knowledge of how he got there, what happened the night before - or where his girlfriend is. Directed by Leanne Mangan (Australia)
Researchers believe that if no solution is found for the water crisis of Iran, a big part of the seven-thousand-year-old county will be unlivable within twenty years because of drought... Directed by Alireza Dehghan (Iran)
A failed writer is found by a producer for a big project. However, things are not what they seem. Written by Daniel Nogueira Gandra (Portugal)
Life can change in a moment when opportunities we wait for are missed. Directed by Sanelle Sibanda (USA)
A woman on her way home from a night of drinking befriends an invader from another world. Directed by Calvin C. Yeager (South Korea)
A former dancer-turned-choreographer struggles with her art and life as she tries to get her first production off the ground. Written by Adam Harris (USA)
She utters "How can I help you?" 100 times a night but never stops to ask herself. A dark comedy about a Los Angeles bartender resisting her own growth; battling her eating disorder as she attempts to find love and maintain sanity. Directed by Allyson Reilly (USA)
"The Letting Go" is about allowing yourself to be free. It is about not caring what anyone else thinks and allowing yourself to love and be loved. Directed by Tyler McElrath (USA)
A man, having left his hometown of Fukushima, is working in Tokyo as a company employee. A woman, his ex-girlfriend, and friend is in their hometown of Fukushima. Directed by Takamasa Iwasaki (Japan)