To overcome a messy breakup, a lovesick girl must face the harsh challenges of her now distorted reality.

Directed by Clàudia Romeo Cassadó, Paula Othmer Pérez, Alícia García Iniesta, Adrià Carballada Mallofré, Leanora Schnog Barriga, Bernardo Oliveira Mesquita, Marlon Anthony Hugi Zapata, Pol Corcoles, Sergi Mora Murciano, Pablo Matas Solera

A day in the life of a teen with dysphoria.

Written and Directed by Thea Pincus

This film tells the complex experience of "Chinese students" in the context of today's increasingly common transnational education.

Written and Directed by Oushi Lin

An immigrant couple starts a street vending business in Santa Ana, CA.

Filmmakers: Micaela Alvarado & Ryan Lin

A young playwright reflects on the relationship that inspired her latest work while at the show’s first performance.

Written and Directed by Hudson Flynn

An Orthodox Jewish girl struggles with her mothers expectations for an arranged marriage. 

Written and Directed by Chaya Gurkov

With dreams of making it big, thousands of 8th graders audition each year for a chance to attned New York City's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. The only thing harder than getting in...is getting there.

Written and Directed by Evan J Perazzo

When a young girl's home is broken into, she realizes that she may know her attacker better than she thinks.

Written and Directed by Jim Kaplan

While spending her pregnancy in isolation, a teenage girl begins to fall into schizophrenic paranoia.

Written and Directed by Madeleine Johnston

Emily, a spirited young woman torn between her personal life and her creative dreams, finds herself at a crossroads. James, a gifted pianist stifled by his father's criticism, yearns for acceptance. Their coincidental meeting sparks a harmonious partnership, fusing Emily's intricate dancing with James's enchanting piano melodies, giving them one extra step towards their dreams.

Written and Directed by Michael Bernardi

A priest's daughter navigates forbidden love in her church. 

Written and Directed by Gabe Malek

This documentary short explores the refugee resettlement program in Western Massachusetts run by Jewish Family Service, and the volunteers that help provide a new life in America for Afghan refugees.

Written and Directed by Yonah Sadeh

After the disappearance of her daughter, Satine scours the inhosptiable streets of Los Angeles.

Written and Directed by Zadig Perrot

Through the compelling interviews of the lead prosecutor, the defense attorney and the police chief, “Guiding Light” tells the story of a young teen (Polly Hannah Klaas) in a small town in America who was kidnapped from her bedroom during a slumber party while her family was in the house. In "Guiding Light", India Mitchell, a teen growing up in the same town thirty years later brings a fresh perspective and highlights the importance of the legacy of this case to the continuing endeavor to keep children safe.

Written and Directed by India Anne Mitchell

A Drop of Imagination is a fantasy short about Amos, a 10-years-old boy deprived of his father at young age by ruthlessness of the sea. Now when his imagination is getting the best of him, he finds himself in a dangerous course, escaping the realm of reason, or facing life dead on.

Written and Directed by Shirel Ankri

Brooklyn-based antique furniture vendor Mike Dellosso provides an inside look at the business he runs with his partner, Frank, during a turbulent time in their lives. 

Directed by Kylie Conner-Sax

This documentary tells the story of Punk's arrival to Northern Ireland in the 1970s, during a time of sectarianism and violence. Through Academics, Punk Bands, and personal life stories we understand Punk's significant meaning during the troubles and on the lives of those who still choose Punk today.

Written by Jean M. Watt

Directed by Haoyue Hu

The overturning of Roe v. Wade has harmed the lives of Texas women. This documentary not only explores the personal impacts on Texas women but also how they are working together to make a better future. Don't Mess with Texas.

Directed by Ellison Leticia Martin, Qiu Li Tovo-Hurt, and Roswell Goransson

A deer runs for its life in a forest awash with death.

Directed by Aitana Belda Camós and Aroa Celdrán López

When a pencil sharpener goes missing from a classroom, one student steps up to investigate. Joined by film partner, Michael, who documents the investigation, Caroline navigates crime scenes, conflicting evidence, suspect interviews, and the complicated world of high school mischief in the hopes of identifying the person responsible.

Written by Caroline Sheridan

Directed by Michael DeMar and Caroline Sheridan

A college student fixated on solving mysteries struggles to find his first case in this surrealist detective short.

Written and Directed by Luke Delaney

Busy with farming, grandma despises the sissiness of her granddaughter, whose innocence and warmth unexpectedly make grandma reveal the tenderness under her mask and explore the inner desire for beauty.

Written and Directed by Yirong Yin