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Victim No. 6
Sharp period detail, a solid central performance from Heather Brittain O’Scanlon, and smart storytelling hooks are the ticket in Nancy Menagh’s award-winning VICTIM NO.6. A serial killer stalks 1975 NYC. That’s not going to stop New Yorkers from having fun in this largely bar-set short. It’s a groovy time. Just be careful who you leave with. – Mitch Davis

The Judgment
Adapted from the short story by Franz Kafka, The Judgment is a psychological drama exploring themes of alienation, memory, and the lines between fantasy and reality. The film follows Georg Bendemann, a young merchant living 1900s Prague, who is struggling to maintain balance in an ever changing world. As his situation deteriorates due to complicated familial relationships, we are compelled to question the very nature of what we are seeing.

Ladylike
In 1911, two young society women disguise themselves as men to sneak into a gentlemen-only club in NYC for a chance to meet their heroine, the great Sarah Bernhardt. Inspired by a true event.

She Brought Colour into My World
A woman comes back home after studying abroad.

Heaven and Nature
Set in the late 1950s, childhood sweethearts are confronted with the realities of their relationship as adults and are forced to acknowledge that situations are not always what they appear to be. They must ask themselves what they are willing to sacrifice to live the American Dream. Inspired by the melodramas of Douglas Sirk, Heaven And Nature includes LGBTQ characters, themes of class and privilege, and a glaring look at the gaps in our collective memory when we view history through a nostalgic lens.

In The Ever
Blending intimate voice-over with the fractured memories of a 1970s folksinger, IN THE EVER follows Sam Ellis, a mechanic, whose songs written for his dead mother become a surprise hit. Unable to cope with fame, Sam retreats to a desert ranch, where an unexpected love affair forces him to confront his pain in order to move forward. The film is a love letter infused in music. With 70s needle drops, an original score by Sonny Luca, and original music by lead actor and co-writer/director C.M. Sutton, watching IN THE EVER feels like listening to a complete album.

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
A man driven by isolation and a nihilistic view decides to end his own life, but on the evening of his fateful decision he has chance encounters with a woman on a bridge, a young girl in a cemetery, and a fantastical dream that challenges his own ideologies.

Hard Tickets
In 1930s Labrador, a war veteran lumberjack engages in an arm wrestle which lasts a ridiculously long amount of time.

3 Boys In Hollywoodland
Set In 1926, three friends and struggling child actors in Hollywood search for roles that lead to competition threatening their friendship. Through a series of auditions, conversations, and dances, the film navigates the challenges of child actors in "Hollywoodland" and the importance of friendship despite the forces against it.

Being Earnest
A Groovy 1960s Musical Take on Wilde’s Most Popular Play. Being Earnest takes place in a mod, 1960’s, Austin Powers-era setting. All of the brilliant wit in Wilde’s most popular play intact in this effervescent musical about two young couples and the societal conventions, over-bearing mothers, and misplaced handbags in railway stations that they must overcome in the course of finding true love. The score is a sparkling homage to 1960’s rock groups such as Herman’s Hermits, The Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, The Seekers, The Hollies, The Lovin’ Spoonful and more.

Turn Up the Night
The rise and fall of late 80's hard rock / "hair band", Boy Elroy.

El Púgil

The Second Circle
Drawing inspiration from the real life tragedy of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta, this genre bending short follows a stifled rural housewife and her brother-in-law caught in a cruel cyclical limbo of death, love, and devotion.

Another's Freedom
Liberdade D'Outrem
A housewife with the dream of becoming a writer is unhappy in her marriage and finds love in the arms of another woman.

Yukon
In a act of desperation, amateur hiker Jeremiah sets out to join in on the Yukon Gold Rush despite warnings from his family of the risks of taking on such a expedition. When he takes a tumble off the path and misplaces his gear, he is left to fend for himself against the forces of the Yukon.

Misfocus
Set in the 1960s, a young photographer becomes obsessed photographing a grieving man - the man that holds the truth to her brother's murder. She pushes the man into a spiral, and when her obsession comes to a sour end, realizes the tragic mistake she has made.

Coffin Screw
After finding some relics in an open grave, two young siblings share an up-close experience with death at the cause of their own hand.

Oma
A reworking of Little Red Riding Hood through the lens of love and loss.

I Do Not Love My Future; I Love Guan Yin
我不爱前程爱观音
A woman attempts to attend an academy but instead falls in love.

Memories of Flesh and Bone
Memórias de Carne e Osso
In the capital of southern Brazil in the 1890s, a beautiful and mysterious couple gained notoriety, both for the achievements of the husband, Dr. Gustavo Ramos, and for the morbid personality of his wife, Katalina Paulsen. When fear strikes, terrible secrets are revealed.