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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…

A YEAR

Film A YEAR Directed by Jisun Jamie Kim NSF19 CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD

A Himalayan village woman yearns to provide a better life for her young daughters. But the…

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…

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.

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.…

IN FULL BLOOM

Film IN FULL BLOOM Directed by Maegan Houang Cecile, an older Vietnamese-American hoarder, has her life upended when worms open a black hole in her house…

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…

JAZZ IN WAKANDA

Film JAZZ IN WAKANDA Directed by Djaka Souare An otherwise uneventful day for Julie takes a more serious turn when her daughter, Jazz, starts to ask…

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.

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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 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 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.

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.