The Plumber

Director and Writer – Cate Carson Producer – J. Everley Inspired by both events of today and those of Irena Sendler and her network: As curfew approaches, an everyday heroine risks it all in a smuggling operation from Nazi-occupied Poland.

The Paradox

Director and Writer – Aleksandar Tomovski Producer – Djolev and The Arts A ballerina is dancing a black swan variation, alone on a dark stage in an empty theatre. Imagine being an artistic masterpiece, for one perfect minute in time and space, but seen by nobody. Do you truly exist?

The Pandemic Artist

Director, Producer and Writer – Bob Belinoff During the lockdown, a man searches for art and seeks to make sense of the world – without leaving the house.

The Mask

Director and Writer – Saba Ghasemi  Producer – Masoud Ghasemi  Adults cannot see correctly behind their masks.

The Legend of Sombrerón

Director – Enrique A. Mendoza Writers – Enrique A. Mendoza and Sergio Mendoza Producers – Daniel Piñeros, Shannon Carl, Kwaku Otchere and Joaquín Ruano An orphan wakes from a nightmare and struggles to distinguish between reality and fantasy. Unsure of who to trust, she maneuvers through a maze of eerie events set up by the … Read more

The Crafting

Director – Brayden Harry Producer – Joseph Vasey   Hands design what the heart desires, but what happens to the heart when the hands can’t reach high enough? This film visualizes the idea that we are limited in our ability to attain perfection, but there is beauty when we surrender in the contention for control.

The 44 Scarves of Liza

Director – Russell Brown A filmmaker purchased 44 of Liza Minnelli’s used scarves at an auction and sent them to 43 friends asking them to make images which suggested “Minnelli metaphor.”

Stray

Director – Wanjiru Njendu Writer – Peres Owino Producers – Diana Ward, Wanjiru Njendu and Peres Owino   A spirit metes out vengeance when a young girl ignores her mother’s warning about the Pied Piper myth.

Silver Lining

Director – Dave Bobb Writer – Joseph Kolbow Producers – PJ Leonard, Samudrika Arora, Johnnie Niel and Joseph Kolbow Seth, a musical theater actor, takes a support job ‘babysitting’ a curmudgeonly octogenarian named Judy who mistakes him for her dead son.

Painting by Number

Director, Animator and Writer – Radheya Jegatheva Producers – Matt Hearn and Jay Jay Jegathesan   A child’s encounter with classic masterpieces triggers a confronting epiphany.