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Flush Lou

Director: Madison Stewart Leonard

Country: United States

RT: 9min

Synopsis: A daughter, mother and grandmother battle one another after a baffling turn of events – the accidental cremation of their beloved, Lou and his unwelcome, shoebox urn. But, if accepting the urn means learning to be together, they’d rather fight and seek out a replacement....

Hard Work

Director: Julie Pacino

Country: United States

RT: 11min

Synopsis: Hard Work is a comedic voyage into the adult entertainment industry, where an assistant navigates the grunt work that comes with being a low-level employee on a porn shoot....

From The Ground Up

Director: Will Brenninkmeyer, Trent Zulkiewicz

Country: United States

RT: 15min

Synopsis: In the semi-arid village of Malolo in Singida, Tanzania, Adija and her surrounding community rely on one water source, a single hole in the ground no larger than the size of an average puddle....

The Last Queen On Earth

Director: Michael Shumway

Country: United States

RT: 16min

Synopsis: A farmer wakes up one morning to an unexpected apocalypse. As the last man alive, he decides to throw caution to the wind and start living his very best life....

Ten Tricks

Director: Richard Pagano

Country: United States

RT: 88min

Synopsis: This steamy romance centers around a brothel madam (Lea Thompson), who is desperate to find love and settle down for family life after years of managing loveless one night stands...

Block 2 @ 3:15 PM

SHQIPONJA

Director: Daniel Clark

Country: United States

RT: 14min

Synopsis: Behar and Rozafa grapple with the cost of freedom in Communist Albania. When presented with a chance to escape, they must decide if they will flee the country, knowing they will condemn their remaining family members to internment camps....

Receiver

Director: Cavan Campbell

Country: Canada

RT: 15min

Synopsis: Sriyani, an idealistic and overtaxed Sri Lankan-Canadian social worker, is a counsellor at a telephone help line. Who is going to defend Sriyani when she is hypnotized by a caller on the phone tonight?...

Code Karim

Director: Federico Alotto

Country: United States

RT: 98min

Synopsis: CODE KARIM is a foreign fighter who is sent to Italy from the Middle East to join up with Hassan’s terrorist cell. Gala Sattler of the Italian government’s elite Secret Service must do her best to stop Hassan’s plans before it’s too late....

Block 3 @ 3:45 PM

Forbidden to see us scream in Tehran

Director: Farbod Ardebili

Country: United States

RT: 18min

Synopsis: The frontwoman for an Iranian death metal band risks everything as she plots to call the cops on her own underground concert in the hopes that the raid will help her secure her asylum in another country....

The Confession Of Beuningen

Director: Arjen Schotel

Country: Netherlands

RT: 6min

Synopsis: “The Confession of Beuningen” is the story of Marius Beuningen (Jack Wouterse): a man with two faces who has things on his conscience that cannot bear daylight....

Mamman

Director: Farzad Farzaneh

Country: Sweden

RT: 8min

Synopsis: Annika, a mother, makes a desperate attempt to rescue her daughter from just sitting in her room and skipping school. But Annika’s feelings take over and the situation escalates into something ugly....

Not Now

Director: Andrew Liulko

Country: Ukraine

RT: 15min

Synopsis: A young man finally accepts his cancer diagnosis. Once he realizes that he has very little time left, he decides that he must survive, he must live for the love of his life, and he decides to get the surgery! Now it’s up to doctors’ whether the love or cancer wins....

The Silence

Director: Juraj Štepka

Country: Slovakia

RT: 22min

Synopsis: The Silence is the sad legacy of a small country. It accompanied the war years 1939-45 and reigns today, when holocaust deniers are back in parliament. This film was made spontaneously to bring the silent majority to life....

Nebaj

Director: Kenneth Muller

Country: Guatemala

RT: 74min

Synopsis: During the height of the Guatemalan civil war, Tomás Guzaro, a Mayan evangelical pastor, led more than two hundred fellow Mayas out of guerrilla-controlled Ixil territory and into the relative safety of the government army’s hands....

Block 4 @ 4:45 PM

The Way It Is

Director: Aline Pimentel

Country: United States

RT: 7min

Synopsis: A young boy from the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro shows us how hope can coexist with chaos....

You Changed Me

Director: Sudeesh Kanaujia

Country: India

RT: 10min

Synopsis: It is said that “if you want to change a man’s mind, change mind of the man, next to him first”. You changed me is story of a mid aged, well educated man, who lost himself in daily chores of life. It is also reflection of how someone’s vibes and life influence other’s life....

We Won’t Be Silenced!

Director: Sophie-Venecia REYES

Country: France

RT: 16min

Synopsis: At the age of 30 Jeanne Loyer finds out she was adopted at birth and sets about researching her origins in Barcelona and Madrid. She meets Manuela and discovers her destiny is linked to thousands of other victimes such as Ana Molina, a mother who is looking for her daughter....

Intact

Director: Loris Hantzis

Country: France

RT: 19min

Synopsis: In a long spiritual journey, Laura tries to heal the scars left by sexual abuse....

No Place

Director: Gabriel Amaral

Country: Brazil

RT: 23min

Synopsis: When Nego discovers that the cacao farm he lives and works on is going to be sold, he must face not only the loss of his home and job, but also the daily contact he has with the land he cherishes so much....

Block 5 @ 5:45 PM

The Urchin Diver

Director: Tyler Schiffman

Country: United States

RT: 6min

Synopsis: Conner Rhoads and his family have made a living off of the sea for over 40 years but with the collapse of the kelp forest in California, their living and way of life may never be the same again....

Kiss The Ground

Director: Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell

Country: United States

RT: 86min

Synopsis: Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and groundbreaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis, regenerating the world’s soils....

Block 6 TUESDAY @ 1:30 PM

Haven In The Booth

Director: Leo Pfeifer and Sophie DeGreen

Country: United States

RT: 20min

Synopsis: At a Hip Hop therapy program in The Bronx, 18-year-old Marc Brooks unravels complex truths about life through his own creative expression....

The Kids are Still Here

Director: Christopher Ninness

Country: United States

RT: 24min

Synopsis: The Kids Are Still Here is a documentary short film about communities in Northern Uganda affected by nodding syndrome – a rare and deadly disease that’s been infecting children since the 1960s....

The Final Fix

Director: Norman Stone, Tim Neeves

Country: Scotland

RT: 94min

Synopsis: This film explores the claims of an extraordinary new drug addiction treatment, NET, which claims to beat addiction, with no pharmacy, in 5-7 days, and with no more cravings… ever! It will be the biggest game-changer ever. Be prepared to be surprised....

Block 7 @ 6:45 PM

16/8

Director: Sasha Paracels

Country: Russia

RT: 7min

Synopsis: Chained to a pipe in a dark room, a young woman must fight her way out and discover the dark secret to her imprisonment....

Contemplation

Director: Curry Barker

Country: United States

RT: 9min

Synopsis: Deep reflective thought…...

Retrieval

Director: Nick Azzaro

Country: United States

RT: 10min

Synopsis: In the year 2143, a young woman confronts her childhood trauma within a virtual reality therapy session....

Ring

Director: Surui Guo

Country: United States

RT: 11min

Synopsis: Jeremy visits his twin brother Jake, only to discover the dark secrets behind the door....

The Painted

Director: Sasha Sibley

Country: United States

RT: 11min

Synopsis: A man undertakes an ancient spirit painting ritual in an attempt to save his ailing wife....

Untouchable

Director: Jinfeng Ding & Sean Jacobson

Country: United States

RT: 11min

Synopsis: Can’t bear the loss of his deceased wife, Ryan create a virtual version of her in AI....

Pass Like Night

Director: Benjamin Feldman

Country: United States

RT: 16min

Synopsis: As an old man struggles in the last days of his life, a caretaker arrives to ease his pain. Based on the stories, “”A Tell-Tale Heart”” and “”The Black Cat”” by Edgar Allan Poe....

Incognito

Director: Jacky Song

Country: United States

RT: 29min

Synopsis: Mental asylmun patient convinces the staff psychiatrist, that she is from the future. Eventually unveiling an uncanny story from her correspondence after she vanishes in her cell....

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Block 2 @ 3:15 PM

Block 3 @ 3:45 PM

Block 4 @ 4:45 PM

Block 5 @ 5:45 PM

Block 6 TUESDAY @ 1:30 PM

Block 7 @ 6:45 PM

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