The LineUP
opening night | 7:00PM | Aug 16
anxiety's wilma
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Comedy | USA
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A short romantic comedy about a young woman and her anxiety.
DIRECTOR
Alexandra Kyle
FRASER
SYNDROME & ME
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Documentary | USA
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Filmmaker Kyle Anne Grendys, is only the 75th person to be born with the rare, recessive gene disorder called Fraser Syndrome. Having always felt alone in the world, she sets out on a journey to find her community and finally meet others just like her.
DIRECTOR
Kyle Anne Grendys
Epoch
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Experimental | USA
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Epoch is a visual representation of our connection to earth and it's vulnerable glory. Our time here is esoteric, limited and intangible.The fragility which exists in all aspects of life is one thing that is certain.
We are brittle, and so is Mother Earth.
DIRECTOR
Kevin McGloughlin
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selfies
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Animation | Switzerland
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In a veritable firework display of digital self-portraits, hundreds of quaint, embarrassing and dreadfully disturbing selfies were arranged in a unique short film composition. Single photos, artistically reworked, consolidate to form a ghastly grin that outshines the abyss of human existence.
DIRECTOR
Claudius Gentinetta
Women's Christmas night
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Experimental | Ireland
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A highly visual and feminist response to Séan Ó'Riordáin's famous Irish language poem.
DIRECTOR
Oonagh Kearney
Stag
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Comedy | USA
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After getting dumped by his fiancé, a middle aged man proceeds to take the couples swing dancing class he signed them both up for.
DIRECTOR
Jonnie Stapleton
girl friend
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Comedy | USA
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A girl wants to be "modern" enough to handle it when her dude proposes a non-traditional relationship. But that doesn't fit into the love story she wants.
DIRECTOR
Laura Holliday
sweater
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Comedy | USA
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Corey's day couldn't be worse. Then he gets a free coffee.
DIRECTOR
Nick Borenstein
but first...
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Experimental | USA
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When just one thing, first, makes all the difference!
CHOREOGRAPHER
Mike Esperanza
block 1 | 12:30PM | Aug 17
An Act of terror
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Drama | USA
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The true story of Virginia Christian, a 16-year-old African American girl accused of murder in the Jim Crow South.
DIRECTOR
Ashley Brim
​échAppé
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Drama | USA
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In 1970, a preeminent Soviet ballet
company tours the West to showcase
their elite dancers. During a performance
of “Sleeping Beauty,” a rising ballerina
begins to suspect that her brother is
planning to defect.
DIRECTOR
Allison Mattox
Are You Volleyball
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Drama | Iran
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A group of Arabian spoken asylum seekers arrive to an English spoken country border and can't keep going. They conflict with border soldiers everyday till a deaf-mute baby becomes a catalyst for better communication between two groups.
DIRECTOR
Mohammad Bakhshi
the trick
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Animation | USA
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"Full of wit and humour, The Trick guides the viewer on a journey through modern manners.
DIRECTOR
Andrea Nakhla
wild love
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Animation | France
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While on a romantic getaway, Alan and Beverly cause a fatal accident. This crime won't remain unpunished...
DIRECTORS
Paul Autric
Quentin Camus
Léa Georges
Maryka Laudet
Zoé Sottiaux
Corentin Yvergniaux
Ferryman at the wall
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Documentary | USA
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Originally proposed as an international peace park with Mexico, Big Bend, Texas has a unique relationship with its southern neighbor. For the past 40 years, Mike Davidson has been ferrying tourists across the Rio Grande for a little taste of Mexican life - but now a great big border wall might divide the park.
DIRECTOR
David Freid
stuff
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Comedy | USA
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A young woman must conquer her fears and invite her date over for dinner.
DIRECTOR
Jon Walkup
block 2 | 2:05PM | Aug 17
An EMPTY WOOD
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Experimental | USA
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This is a poetic animation film on the jealousy of seeing someone succeed in a path you once considered.
DIRECTOR
Chia-Hsin Lee
Bodega
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Comedy | USA
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’Bodega’ follows one night in Brooklyn from the dual perspectives of a Syrian deli owner and a high school girl with a fake ID.
DIRECTOR
Rebecca Halfon
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Mothers
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Drama | USA
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Two women explore themes of Empty Nest Syndrome and transition, over the course of one night's misadventures in a hotel hot tub.
DIRECTOR
Leslie Murphy
softball
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Drama | USA
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It's the 'beer' league softball championship game, and for these boys, tonight is the most important night of their lives.
DIRECTOR
Joseph Aliberti
spin
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Comedy | USA
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When a naïve and optimistic color guard captain can’t get a job after college, she must take a gig as a sign spinner to make ends meet. But when she ends up in a turf war with an entitled drug dealer, she’s forced to discover her inner badass to take him down.
DIRECTOR
Marielle Woods
see me
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Documentary | USA
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A filmmaker's journey to discover how people end up homeless and on the streets of Austin Texas.
DIRECTOR
Michael Cadwallader
block 3 | 3:40PM | Aug 17
Made public
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Comedy | USA
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The night before he says 'I do,' Dave commits a cardinal sin: His doubts about tying the knot go viral. Alone at the altar, Dave must confront his own cold feet, a Greek chorus of bridesmaids, and the bride herself - all to save his marriage before it's even begun.
DIRECTOR
Foster Wilson
THE new homesmiths:
I live in a tiny house
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Pilot | USA
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Jewel Pearson, an African-American Tiny House trailblazer, sets out to redefine the American Dream and address the complexity of poverty appropriation within a typically white, hipster community.
DIRECTOR
Rebecca Blumhagen
Lockdown
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Drama | USA
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Struggling with feelings for her best friend, 14 year-old Marie stages an almost perfect plan.
DIRECTOR
Logan George
Celine Held
No NO on'Nanoko
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Experimental | USA
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No No On'nanoko is an experimental short film that delves into the subjective mind of a young woman named "Mia", who thinks she may have brain cancer.
DIRECTOR
Kevin Douglas Harris
Guaxuma
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Animation | Brazil
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Tayra and I grew up on a beach in the north east of Brazil. We were inseparable. The sea breeze brings me back happy memories.
DIRECTOR
Nara Normande
block 4 | 5:15PM | Aug 17
Simelibärg
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Drama | Switzerland
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A couple stands before the difficult task of leading their mentally challenged son Jonas into adulthood. Due to the marital conflicts between the parents, Jonas looses track of what is right or wrong.
DIRECTOR
Seraina Scherini
Sylvia
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Drama | United Kingdom
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A loving family set off in their car on what seems like a carefree family outing. As Mandy drives, they sing along to a favourite song, stop for ice- creams and play eye-spy. However, it gradually becomes clear that this isn’t a family outing after all, and that their destination isn’t a happy one. In fact, their destination is the house of a man, due to buy their car, and only once the car has stopped does the actuality of the narrative fully manifest.
DIRECTOR
Richard Prendergast
Quitting
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Comedy | USA
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After six years in LA, Alex abandons his pursuit of acting in lieu of a simpler life in small-town Oregon.
DIRECTOR
Brett Epstein
What do you know about the water and the moon
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Genre | USA
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During an attempted abortion, a girl gives birth to a live jellyfish.
DIRECTOR
Jian Luo
sorry, not sorry
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Comedy | USA
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A couple's oneupmanship reaches unbelievable heights after a man eats his wife's plums.
DIRECTOR
Monique Sorgen
block 5 | 6:50PM | Aug 17
Women's Christmas night
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Experimental | Ireland
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A highly visual and feminist response to Séan Ó'Riordáin's famous Irish language poem.
DIRECTOR
Oonagh Kearney
Little Grey Bubbles
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Drama | Canada
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Kim and Marlon were best friends, despite the fact they communicated exclusively online. Before Marlon died, he sent Kim a message saying he had something important to tell her. To find out what it was, and get a deeper sense of her friend, she travels to his funeral.
DIRECTOR
Charles Wahl
Mind my mind
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Animation | Netherlands
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When relying on social scripts to survive the social world, it’s not easy to go off-script. Especially if you’re obsessed with German dive bombers and just want to date a girl.
DIRECTOR
Floor Adams
peggy
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Comedy | USA
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Everything seems to work out perfectly for Peggy, but her social graces are put to the test when she is surrounded by admiring and covetous parents at a birthday party for her eight-year-old son. Chaos ensues.
DIRECTOR
Justin O'Neal Miller
pozole
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Comedy | USA
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La gringa killed her Nana.
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DIRECTOR
Jessica Mendez Siqueira
after hours block | 8:25PM | Aug 17
Girl in the hallway
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Animation | Canada
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A man who bore witness to the circumstances surrounding a child's disappearance struggles
with the weight of his silence and inaction.
DIRECTOR
Valerie Barnhart
The bumbry encounter
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Genre | USA
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Jackie and Terry Bumbry are a mixed race couple who have a paranormal encounter with a bright light in the sky while driving near Mount Shasta. They report their experience to local law enforcement, who bring in a psychologist to assess the situation. But as Jackie tells her story to the doctor she comes to realize that there may be ulterior motives at play.
DIRECTOR
Jay K Raja
o.I.
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Genre | Canada
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Barry has a unique problem. He came up with a truly original idea. And sharing it has consequences...
the plunge
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Comedy | United Kingdom
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After a night of passion Emily tells Jay that she’d like to use a strap-on on him. After trying hard to get out of it, Jay succumbs, fearing losing a girl that he has a connection with. However, things go wrong when the strap-on breaks and they end up in casualty.
DIRECTOR
Simon Ryninks
DIRECTOR
N'cee van Heerden
Paranormal RV
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Genre | USA
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After buying the used motorhome of their dreams, a couple’s first camping trip turns frightful when they discover it’s haunted.
DIRECTOR
Aaron Antaloczy
Family block 7 | 11:45am | Aug 18
HORS PISTE
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Animation | France
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The two best rescue workers of the region are ready for their new mission. Despite their professionalism
and their determination, it will not go as planned...
DIRECTORS
Loris Cavalier, Oscar Malet,
Léo Brunel, Camille Jalabert
FRASER
SYNDROME & ME
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Documentary | USA
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Filmmaker Kyle Anne Grendys, is only the 75th person to be born with the rare, recessive gene disorder called Fraser Syndrome. Having always felt alone in the world, she sets out on a journey to find her community and finally meet others just like her.
DIRECTOR
Kyle Anne Grendys
Chemistry 101
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Comedy | USA
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When a shy student musters up the courage to ask out his chemistry classmate, his plan goes awry after his love letter lands on the wrong student's desk.
DIRECTOR
Mike Reft
Funky Butt
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Drama | USA
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A shy young girl spends time with her eccentric grandpa while her mother is away for work. Together, they embark on an adventure with a magical cornet that makes people dance.
DIRECTOR
Jonnie Stapleton
Lost & Found
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Animation | Australia
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A bumbling knitted dinosaur must unravel himself to save the love of his life.
DIRECTORS
Andrew Goldsmith (AKA Goldy) & Bradley Slabe
the blue cape
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Drama | Puerto Rico
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A young boy faces the challenge of saving his sickly grandfather during the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
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DIRECTOR
Alejandra López
winter formal
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Comedy | USA
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The captain of a high school debate team prepares to invite his crush to the winter formal.
DIRECTOR
Mike Ostroski
block 8 | 1:10pm | Aug 18
bnb
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Comedy | USA
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A couple spends the night at a mysterious airbnb and tries to survive the night... and also get a good review.
DIRECTOR
Hunter Stiebel
discoveries: awakening
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Super Short | USA
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Discoveries: Awakening is a film that encapsulates beauty, motion, and life that constantly surrounds one's life but it is that you must become expose/awakened to this reality in order to live a more fulfilling life!
DIRECTOR
Noah Semeria
something real
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Drama | Mexico
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A lonely middle-aged optometrist writes a letter to his hypothetical future child, attempting to portray his true self.
DIRECTOR
Renato Moncayo Dávalos
strong independent women
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Comedy | USA
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A frazzled mother puts all her energy into helping her daughter overcome an eating disorder.
DIRECTOR
Jennette McCurdy
ten hours
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Drama | USA
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Two strangers - a ride-share driver and his teenage passenger - form an unlikely friendship during the course of a ten-hour trip.
DIRECTOR
Trevor Morgan
unicorns
Drama | USA
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When Elise hits rock bottom, her mentor Marlon suggests she connect with Jonah, a teenaged boy battling severe depression of his own. What begins as a forced conversation turns into a genuine, even life-saving connection, as Jonah and Elise each turn out to be the sign the other was looking for.
DIRECTOR
Candice Carella
sweater
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Comedy | USA
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Corey's day couldn't be worse. Then he gets a free coffee.
DIRECTOR
Nick Borenstein
block 9 | 2:45pm | Aug 18
anxiety's wilma
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Comedy | USA
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A short romantic comedy about a young woman and her anxiety.
DIRECTOR
Alexandra Kyle
brotherhood
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Drama | Canada
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Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural Tunisia with his wife and two sons. Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. Tension between father and son rises over three days until reaching a breaking point.
DIRECTOR
Meryam Joobeur
consent
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Comedy | USA
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A singer ignores her fan's consent in this romantic comedy gone wrong. An allegory about sexual assault with absolutely no sex.
DIRECTOR
Kimmy Gatewood
guns found here
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Documentary | USA
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An American paper trail.
DIRECTOR
David Freid
rehearsal
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Drama | USA
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A film crew for an upcoming feature film pushes the boundaries of consent during a courtesy rehearsal for its female lead.
DIRECTOR
Courtney Hope Therond
the opposites game
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Animation | USA
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A classroom erupts into a war of words as students grapple with a seemingly simple prompt: what is the opposite of a gun?
DIRECTORS
Anna Samo, Lisa LaBracio
block 10 | 4:20pm | Aug 18
framework
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Drama | Switzerland
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It’s summertime in rural France. A charismatic stranger happens upon three teenage boys. He has a gun in his car. Are they ready to go for a ride?
DIRECTOR
Jasmin Gordon
how does it start
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Drama | USA
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It’s 1983 and 12-year-old Rain wants sex, the only problem is she has no idea what that means. With her self-absorbed parents distracted by their recent divorce, Rain is left alone to navigate the complexities of love and adulthood, and learns to do it her own way.
DIRECTOR
Amber Sealey
rainbow ruthie
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Pilot | USA
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An ex teen star from Manhattan Public Access TV in the nineties decides to relive her glory days.
DIRECTOR
Ruth Marantz
relationship deli
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Comedy | USA
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A deli worker and a desperate woman attempt to build the perfect relationship, sandwich style!
DIRECTOR
Ian Van der Werff
swatted
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Documentary | France
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Online players describe their struggles with "swatting", a life-threatening cyber-harassment phenomenon that looms over them whenever they play. The events take shape through youtube videos and wireframe images from a video game.
DIRECTOR
Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis
DIRECTOR
Kate Trefry
how to be alone
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Genre | USA
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How To Be Alone follows LUCY, as she struggles to survive an increasing bizarre and horrifying night. When her husband JACK leaves for the hospital graveyard shift, Lucy is left alone in the company of a particularly menacing kitchen cabinet, which she is convinced contains all her most secret fears. As the phobias begin to manifest and attack her, she must fight for control of her mind, and ultimately her life.
Nefta Football Club
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Comedy | France
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In the south of Tunisia, two football fan brothers bump into a donkey lost in the middle of the desert on the border of Algeria. Strangely, the animal wears headphones over its ears.
DIRECTOR
Yves Piat
