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A LINE BIRDS CANNOT SEE
Film
A LINE BIRDS CANNOT SEE
Directed by Amy Bench
Separated from her mother by smugglers, a determined 12-year-old sets out across a desert with only a plastic…
ADA
Film
ADA
Directed by Eleanore Pienta
Ada is an unlikeable competitive walker who makes a dress out of toilet paper and has an unfortunate…
BENNIFER
Film
BENNIFER
Directed by Ryan McGlade
Jed's family isn't how he remembered it.
BEST PICTURE
Film
BEST PICTURE
Directed by Jay Giampietro
Surprises are in store for a movie-obsessed firefighter who hosts an annual Academy Awards party.
BILL’S RECORDS
Film
BILL’S RECORDS
Directed by Chuck Przybyl
73 year old Bill Wisener, record store proprietor of 42 years, has a massive collection of hundreds of…
BLACKOUT
Film
BLACKOUT
Directed by Sofia Bonami
A power outage in a prison classroom temporarily suspends the teacher and inmates in a reality with no…
CLOSE 2 ME – LADY JAMES MONROE
Film
CLOSE 2 ME – LADY JAMES MONROE
Directed by Laura Moss
Halloween, night, New York City. A woman becomes haunted by a face in the crowd that she starts…
CUBA SCALDS HIS HAND
Film
CUBA SCALDS HIS HAND
Directed by Abby Sun, Daniel Garber
Behind the scenes of the annual high school rodeo championship, Naudy Exposito, a.k.a. 'Cuba,' feeds the bucking horses…
DAY ONE
Film
DAY ONE
Directed by Arielle Goldman
A woman prepares for her day whilst on her period.
DEATH METAL GRANDMA
Film
DEATH METAL GRANDMA
Directed by Leah Galant
97 year-old Holocaust Survivor Inge Ginbserg decides to break out as a death metal singer.
DIDDIE WA DIDDIE
Film
DIDDIE WA DIDDIE
Directed by Joshua Erkman
A French speaking otherworldly creature shows a recently separated couple what their true emotional needs and desires are.
DOMINANT SPECIES
Film
DOMINANT SPECIES
Directed by Joseph Sackett
10 aliens in human host bodies learn how to be men.
E_GO
Film
E_GO
Directed by Alimzhan Alan Sabir
Henny Mack ruminates on his past failures and how he uses positive feedback as a freestyle rap MC…
END OF TUNNEL
Film
END OF TUNNEL
Directed by Sam Sulam
NSF19 MUSIC DRIVEN AWARD
Henny Mack ruminates on his past failures and how he uses positive feedback as a…
FEATHERS
Film
FEATHERS
Directed by A.V. Rockwell
Elizier, an emotionally-dejected new enrollee at The Edward R. Mill School for Lost Boys, must overcome memories of…
FRIENDS LIKE THAT
Film
FRIENDS LIKE THAT
Directed by Francesca de Fusco
After getting dumped, Maia seeks solace by crashing with her best ex Alex.
GIRLS JUST WANNA
Film
GIRLS JUST WANNA
Directed by Stephania Dulowski
GIRLS JUST WANNA is a gentle ode to the young women who shape New York with their own…
HOW DOES IT START
Film
HOW DOES IT START
Directed by Amber Sealey
It’s 1983 and 12-year-old Rain wants sex, the only problem is she has no idea what that means.…
I KNOW YOU SO WELL
Film
I KNOW YOU SO WELL
Directed by Justice Nnanna
An intimate portrayal of the people who guide us into and out of this world. Eleven strangers working…
IT’S BEEN TOO LONG
Film
IT’S BEEN TOO LONG
Directed by Amber Schaefer
Two ex-lovers meet at a rarely-used Aspen lodge to reignite their passions, but first they must confess their…
JESUS CHRIST IS VERY NICE (MARTHA STEWART IS SEVENTY SEVEN)
Film
JESUS CHRIST IS VERY NICE (MARTHA STEWART IS SEVENTY SEVEN)
Directed by MAURICE (Devan Joseph & Jason Gaines)
A paranormal video that touches on Martha Stewart's age and Jesus Christ's demeanor.
LA BRUJA
Film
LA BRUJA
Directed by Eliza Cossio, Hayley Kosan
A woman meets a witch who offers to help her after a break up.
LAYING OUT
Film
LAYING OUT
Directed by Joanna Arnow
An absurd comedy about a woman who examines her relationship with a man she has just started seeing…
LOVELY
Film
LOVELY
Directed by Caroline Williams
A young mother gets cosmetic facial injections. In glimpses of her daily routine, the woman’s frequent consultation of…
MAMI
Film
MAMI
Directed by Alessandra Lacorazza
An overburdened daughter decides to abandon her obligations, sealing her depressed mother’s fate.
MARIPOSA
Film
MARIPOSA
Directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa
MARIPOSA is a poetic exploration on single motherhood.
MARISOL
Film
MARISOL
Directed by Zoé Salicrup Junco
HUFFPOST IMPACT AWARD WINNER
MATINEE ONE AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
When a young mother takes a risk to provide for her…
ME TIME
Film
ME TIME
Directed by Iyabo Boyd
After a stressful work day, DEBORAH settles in for some intimate “me time" at home, until three other…
MEMORY XPERIMENT: KATHY ACKER
Film
MEMORY XPERIMENT: KATHY ACKER
Directed by Aïda Ruilova
A short film based on the literary work of author Kathy Acker. Set in the 70's, the film…
MERRYMAN
Film
MERRYMAN
Directed by Gabe Harden, Zeke Spector
For Ron Merriman, Christmas is not just a time of year, it’s a state of mind. Ron has…
MITSKI – A PEARL
Film
MITSKI – A PEARL
Directed by Art Camp, Danae Gosset, Saad Moosajee
An emotional rollercoaster ride that takes you past the edge of the world and into a landscape of…
NARMIN’S BIRTHDAY
Film
NARMIN’S BIRTHDAY
Directed by Jenny Groza, Lydia Cornett
NSF19 FESTIVAL JURY RUNNER-UP AWARD
The story of Narmin, an Azerbaijani teenager living in Brooklyn, and her grandmother…
NIGHT SWIM
Film
NIGHT SWIM
Directed by Victoria Rivera
Three teenage girls break into a shut down pool. When uninvited guests show up, their friendship is tested…
NO AVOCADOS IN THE GHETTO
Film
NO AVOCADOS IN THE GHETTO
Directed by John Connor Hammond
A satirical and musical take at the issue of food deserts.
NO FORKS IN THE ROAD
Film
NO FORKS IN THE ROAD
Directed by Jessica Le
At a rest stop, May’s newly-found friendship with a stranger leaves her at a crossroads with her cultural…
PRINCESS RITA
Film
PRINCESS RITA
Directed by Blair Waters
NSF19 FESTIVAL JURY AWARD
A lonely insurance adjuster becomes consumed by his desire to meet his internet girlfriend,…
ROLLER SKATES
Film
ROLLER SKATES
Directed by Micah Buzan
ROLLER SKATES is from Nick Hakim's debut album "Green Twins," animation by Micah Buzan.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME
Film
SEE YOU NEXT TIME
Directed by Crystal Kayiza
SEE YOU NEXT TIME reaches across the nail salon table to capture the intimate moments shared between a…
SHE
Film
SHE
Directed by Zena S. Dixon
What happens when powerful women come together to play a powerful game? In this two-minute short, director Zena…
SKIN I’M IN
Film
SKIN I’M IN
Directed by Cody Buesing
An original music video for the Brooklyn-based band Ghost Funk Orchestra.
SKIP DAY
Film
SKIP DAY
Directed by Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan
Intimate glimpses of one very special day in the lives of high-school seniors from an industrial corner of…
SOMETHING LIKE LONELINESS
Film
SOMETHING LIKE LONELINESS
Directed by Ben Epstein, Seth Epstein
Upstairs-downstairs neighbors barter sounds captured in food storage containers. With the sounds come fragments of past relationships and…
SPARE PARTS
Film
SPARE PARTS
Directed by Emily Kaplan
FIRST TIME FILMMAKER AWARD
A small time hustler spots a vulnerable woman in a truck-stop town on the edge…
SWALLOW GRASS SNAKES
Film
SWALLOW GRASS SNAKES
Directed by Pepi Ginsberg
Devin is the star of a sex video that goes viral. When she meets an over-eager fan she…
THE BOOGEYWOMAN
Film
THE BOOGEYWOMAN
Directed by Erica Scoggins
NSF19 MIDNITE AWARD
In the fever of her first period, a curious teenager is drawn to her small town’s…
THE DISHWASHER
Film
THE DISHWASHER
Directed by Nick Hartanto, Sam Roden
A chef at a fine dining restaurant in New York City asks a Mexican dishwasher to find good…
THE FOLLOWER
Film
THE FOLLOWER
Directed by Stephanie Szerlip
A misunderstood teen with dreams of escaping her dreary suburban life is tempted by a would-be internet stalker…
THE HITCHHIKER
Film
THE HITCHHIKER
Directed by Adele Vuko
Jade hits the road to Byron Bay with two besties, resolving to keep her terminal diagnosis on the…
THE MAGNITUDINOUS ILLUMINOUS
Film
THE MAGNITUDINOUS ILLUMINOUS
Directed by Maya Tippett, Rachel Mills
In between pouring shots at the bowling alley where he works, 66-year-old Pete Napolitano has been developing metaphysical…
THE MAKING OF PANTHERA
Film
THE MAKING OF PANTHERA
Directed by Renee Mao, Savannah O'Leary
Brooklyn-based drag queen Panthera Lush spends painstaking hours behind the sewing machine designing couture-worthy looks. Weaving cinéma vérité…
THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW
Film
THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW
Directed by Marshall Curry
THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW tells the story of Alli (Maria Dizzia), a mother of young children who has grown…
THE ONLY THING I LOVE MORE THAN YOU IS RANCH DRESSING
Film
THE ONLY THING I LOVE MORE THAN YOU IS RANCH DRESSING
Directed by Sydney Clara Brafman
Ranch. Dipped. Chicken. Fingers.
THE TAXIDERMIST
Film
THE TAXIDERMIST
Directed by Natalie Johnson
Claire, a woman taxidermist grieves her recent, late-term miscarriage that she has in the middle of the night…
THIS TIME AWAY
Film
THIS TIME AWAY
Directed by Magali Barbe
Nigel is an elderly man living as a recluse, haunted by his past and memory of the family…
TWIST
Film
TWIST
Directed by Aly Migliori
No choice but to walk home alone, Hannah sees an opportunity for a ride, but others see an…
WESTFALIA
Film
WESTFALIA
Directed by Haley Finnegan
Two Instagrammers must fight to post daily after their close competitor’s following doubles overnight.
WHACK WORLD
Film
WHACK WORLD
Directed by Thibaut Duverneix
Official video of a 15-minute visual album for Tierra Whack, WHACK WORLD. This video consists of 15 scenes…
WHITE ROCK SKATE
Film
WHITE ROCK SKATE
Directed by Mary Dauterman
A delusional woman desperately clings to an abandoned skating rink and her memories of it.
WHITEOUT
Film
WHITEOUT
Directed by Lance Edmands
When a young couple encounters a strange old man wandering in a snowstorm, they must decide if he…
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