2020

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Life always finds a way to reveal the strength within all of us, and these two incredible journeys shine a spotlight on the beauty of the human spirit. From an early age, Sean Zook suffered from mental health issues, which led to an eating disorder. From 500: A Modern Odyssey follows his ten-year journey to overcome the odds. While, in Superminority, we follow a group of first-time, female candidates—fed up with current politics—banding together to resolve and break the stranglehold by the supermajority in their communities.

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Have you ever wanted to be a studio executive discovering the next hit series? This exclusive line-up is your sneak peak at how they do it!

Part of The Unexpected LifeA girl found herself in the snowy desert within someone's black coat and she couldn't remember anything before she met a woman wearing the same black coat.
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Part of The Unexpected Life Legend has it that Alexander Graham Bell's secret laboratory containing mysterious treasures is hidden beneath the school, and the entrance is somewhere in the old…
Part of The Unexpected Life Armed with little more than white Americans' conditioned fear of black violence, Malcolm Jamal Turner concocts a ludicrous scheme to de-gentrify Harlem.
Part of The Unexpected LifeWhen a young entrepreneur mistakenly buys a sex shop, he must find new and eccentric ways of taking his business to the next level…or at least keep it afloat.
Part of The Unexpected Life A bisexual nun befriends a high school student coming to terms with her sexuality and, together, they attempt to determine if they have a place in the Catholic Church…
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Part of The Unexpected Life A series that explores memory and the small moments that make us who we are. Each chapter focuses on a different character, and each episode takes place during that…

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Have you ever wanted to be a studio executive discovering the next hit series? This exclusive line-up is your sneak peak ast how they do it!

Part of Shocks, Thrills, and Dark VisionsSo, hypothetically, how do you get rid of a body? Asking for a friend.
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Part of Shocks, Thrills, and Dark VisionsPeter Pan, a street artist, is struggling to navigate the rules of growing up in Neverland, all the while being pushed out of his home by the real estate…
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Part of Shocks, Thrills, and Dark VisionsA young woman arrives home late one night to find a dangerous intruder frantically rummaging through her New York City apartment. When her roommate arrives,…

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Have you ever wanted to be a studio executive discovering the next hit series? This exclusive line-up is your sneak peak ast how they do it!

Outrageous, timely, and maybe a tad risqué, these six incredibly funny experiences will fill you with laughter. From a totally raucous game night; to a babysitting experience gone slightly awry; to a man whose actual face is becoming pixelated; they are all completely unforgettable and unique visions that, most importantly, will leave you thoroughly entertained from start to finish.

Part of Laugh It Up (Comedy Series)A man preparing for his wedding suddenly finds his face becoming increasingly pixelated.
Part of Laugh It Up (Comedy Series)A raunchy, nihilistic, comedic series about cold-water surfers struggling to find themselves in the “paradise” that is Rockaway, Queens, NYC.
Part of Laugh It Up (Comedy Series)A raunchy, nihilistic, comedic series about cold-water surfers struggling to find themselves in the “paradise” that is Rockaway, Queens, NYC.
Part of Laugh It Up (Comedy Series)A group of nerds have their dynamic thrown off when a gun-packing meat head tries to insert himself into their game night.

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This collection of shorts leans into the madness of today's world as seen through the eyes of the next generation.

Part of Shorts Program 11B: It's A Mad WorldA small-town butcher experiences a meteoric rise to fame after building large sculptures out of meat.
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Part of Shorts Program 11B: It's A Mad WorldA struggling widower decides to pay a speeding ticket by spending five days in jail, and starts to find new meaning in life behind bars.
Part of Shorts Program 11B: It's A Mad WorldThe tale about a darkroom photographer and her encounter with her younger self, and her need to remember why she loves to create art in the first place.
Part of Shorts Program 11B: It's A Mad WorldA 10-year-old girl with a love that borders on obsession embarks on a mission to protect and save injured pigeons.
Part of Shorts Program 11B: It's A Mad WorldWhen a junkyard worker finds a dead dog in her family's property, a burning sense of obligation compels her to take action.
Part of Shorts Program 11B: It's A Mad WorldIn a rundown building, Susana, the doorkeeper, sets out to collect the monthly rent. From the first floor to the highest balcony, the excruciating nature…
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Part of Shorts Program 11B: It's A Mad WorldTurf Nation follows street dancers perform on BART trains, as they pave their own paths towards freedom and independence.
Part of Shorts Program 11B: It's A Mad WorldThe beguiling and enchanting tale of a woman’s uncanny relationship with the century old Banyan tree.

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Some films are able to tell a great story while imparting life lessons to the viewer; others feature the characters themselves learning lesssons of their own.

This program of student work is a combination of various styles, featuring bubbles and balloons, pills and pigeons, monkeys and masked heroes, as they tell coming-of-age stories with unique vision, give insights into contemporary political challenges, and craft tales of hilarious confrontations, often all in the same film. – Nathan Zanon

Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsAsma shows the life of a 13 year Syrian girl living in a refugee camp in Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.
Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsExploring gender through the lens of the superhero myth, Balloon questions how we raise boys when our concept of masculinity has become narrow.
Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsAn exhausted intern tries to take his lunch break when he's interrupted by an unexpected group of feathered friends.
Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsA student explores happiness, conformity and the consequences of both.
Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsUgago - an office designed to inspire innovation, where you will meet motivated A.I. coworkers and Dave, the last human working here.
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Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsA smoking dependency personified by an ever enlarging monkey.
Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsAlba is about to do the first communion and asks Jesus Christ to kill her sick grandfather.
Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsAn ex-veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan as an electrician is now impacting students’ lives by blowing delightful, soapy, iridescent orbs into our…
Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsAfter her mother's death, Maya, an ordinary Egyptian girl, sets out to become a Superhero vigilante.
Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsA bittersweet tale of a 12-year-old girl who goes to the beauty salon to get her eyebrows done for the first time.
Part of Shorts Program 11A: Life LessonsA young Venezuelan refugee woman living in Colombia struggles through the pain of leaving home with the help of some local folk characters.

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There’s elation for the taking!

Part of Shorts Program 10: The Feeling You GetA woke boarding school student questions her commitment to activism when she finds herself with no friends, countless enemies and facing some very…
Part of Shorts Program 10: The Feeling You GetA recent graduate experiences life’s ups and downs after moving into his first home, which happens to be built atop a roller coaster in sync with his…
Part of Shorts Program 10: The Feeling You GetStuck in orbit, two lonely souls long to break free.
Part of Shorts Program 10: The Feeling You GetA famous silent film star magically drops off the big screen for a world's best hamburger and to win the heart of the girl in the screen next door.
Part of Shorts Program 10: The Feeling You GetGuillermo, a shy man, talks to Laura in the bathroom as he always has. But something is different today.
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Part of Shorts Program 10: The Feeling You Get1970s New England teenagers Rob Hampton and John Morgan recount the ingenuity and mischief behind their childhood filmmaking adventures and how their…
Part of Shorts Program 10: The Feeling You GetIn a lonely desert town a suicidal priest (Patton Oswalt, Ratatouille, Young Adult) makes a decision that kicks into motion a series of strange and…

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Whether its documentary, animation, experimental, Home & Away looks at the idea of place as a role in identity, of home as one of the most fluid of all the things we assign the world around us, of the ways that ‘home’ may become ‘away.’ The interplay between these films exposes how each reinforces the idea of being both, on the inside and outside, and how we can flow between the two, sometimes turning ourselves into the focus of a new spotlight. The hyper-real and the fantastical define Home & Away, and ultimately ask the question, “what is this place?”– Chris Garcia

Part of Shorts Program 9: Home & AwayAfter giving refuge to a Somalian family, two worlds collide in a woman’s house.
Part of Shorts Program 9: Home & AwayHamlet acted by the homeless. Without compromise; the relationship of a human mind with life and its problem.Watch the trailer here!
Part of Shorts Program 9: Home & AwayA spoken Word performance advocates for the homeless as the performer struggles to come to terms with being homeless and dehumanized in the eyes of society.
Part of Shorts Program 9: Home & AwayTwo Puerto Rican women from the Bronx win a car in Vegas and plan for an adventure Soon, however, one of them faces her own mortality in a very real way.…
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Part of Shorts Program 9: Home & AwayA hand drawn animation re-imagining Ben Jonson's 1605 play The Masque of Blackness and Joseph Conrad's 1899 Heart of Darkness.
Part of Shorts Program 9: Home & AwayThe story of an insecure student with a crippling crush who must find the courage to be seen.

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The language of cinema is universal.

Film has soaked into the fabric of the world, saturating every country on Earth. Works from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and South America brush up against one another, exploring universal themes while leaving their own distinct mark. Stories that demonstrate the difficulties of self-imposed limitations play out alongside tales of life, death, and the link between them. From animation to stark, realism, these will give the sense of having dived into the best the world offers. – Chris Garcia

Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideWith a deep sadness uniting two Colombian peasants, spending time together is a struggle. Still, they do it to appease their grief, with surprising results.
Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideAn unmotivated caricaturist draws people on the street, until one day, a woman pulling a sick and incommunicable boy in a wheelchair appears, and life becomes…
Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideWhen a young African deportee returns to his home country after five years of living illegally in Europe, he keeps being haunted by the traumatic flashbacks of…
Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideA flamenco dancer prepares herself for a performance. Fear, self-imposed demands and public pressure all add to making her forget her essence.
Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideOn the evening of the Jewish Passover, Leon, a 14-year-old girl, deals with the pain and shock of getting her period for the first time.
Part of Shorts Program 8: Far & WideReminiscent of the silent-era motion pictures, an upbeat tale of three rural South African schoolboys who find ways to give wings to their imagination.

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Laugh it up!

We all need a good laugh, right? Yeah, Something Funny is exactly what you need! We’ve got films of comedy of every brow: high, low, and furrowed. There are genre films that explore the strange things we do for love, sex, and science. There are comedies that give us pause to think. And there are fart jokes. Undeniably funny, fun and funky fresh, Comedy Favorites lines up and charges down the court, in pursuit of uproarious laughter! – Chris Garcia

Part of Shorts Program 7: Comedy FavoritesA sometimes-working-mostly-struggling actor is forced to ask his 80-year-old mom to help him with his TV audition.
Part of Shorts Program 7: Comedy FavoritesLinda navigates a new book club that really likes to immerse itself in the world of the book.
Part of Shorts Program 7: Comedy FavoritesA virgin finds himself in-over-his-head when he responds to a mysterious Craigslist post looking for someone to test a prototype sex robot only to have her…
Part of Shorts Program 7: Comedy FavoritesA father, played by Michael McKean (Spinal Tap, Better Call Saul) and daughter, played by Casey Wilson (SNL, Happy Endings) spiral as they grapple with life…
Part of Shorts Program 7: Comedy FavoritesFed too many American action movies, Greg is more than ready for his first robbery!
Part of Shorts Program 7: Comedy FavoritesWhen Date Night gets out of hand.
Part of Shorts Program 7: Comedy FavoritesLucrecia, an ultraconservative Christian, accepts the invitation to attend a Pastafarian communion. Will she be able to respect her family’s beliefs and not…
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Part of Shorts Program 7: Comedy FavoritesThe lead singer of a Seattle punk band struggles to keep it together when her performance anxiety takes an unexpected form.
Part of Shorts Program 7: Comedy FavoritesA couple in their fifties are obsessed with one thing: their search for a boy's name.
Part of Shorts Program 7: Comedy FavoritesMisguided people from various walks of life meet in a craft brewery's parking lot to joust on bicycles of double the normal height, raise money for a charity…
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