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These truths are intoxicating.

From cinema vérité to animation, from topics intensely personal to down-right silly, DocuNation brings a group of non-fiction films that will thrill you. Whether it’s the touching story of the infectious rhythms of Afrobeat, or the icourage of civil rights pioneers, it’s an incredible set of films that is sure to wow you. Expect tales of semi-forbidden love, of strange encounters, powerful composers, and scarves, lots and lots of scarves, all brought together to form the newly discovered land of DocuNation! – Chris Garcia

Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationA 24-year-old New Zealander finds himself romantically attached to a fictional character from his favorite anime show.
Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationIconic drummer Tony Allen reveals how he and Fela Kuti created Africa's biggest music genre--Afrobeats.
Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationA man tries to get to the bottom of why he has been getting phone calls for years.
Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationA woman’s commitment to cosplay goes deeper than you might imagine.
Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationA short that panoramically reveals the kinds of things that keep so many of us awake late night, from seemingly innocuous thoughts to more profound musings.
Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationThe clock rewinds on deforestation to undo the damage caused by the unsustainable production of one of the world’s most versatile commodities - palm oil.
Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationOscar-winner, Director, Screenwriter, James Ivory (Call Me By Your Name) narrates a moving tribute to his long-time composer, Richard "Dick" Robbins, in this short…
Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationThe story of Asian-American farmers in California fighting to reclaim their agricultural heritage through their cultural roots and communities.
Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationA filmmaker purchased 44 of Liza Minnelli’s used scarves at auction and sent them to 43 friends asking them to make images which suggested “Minnelli metaphor.”…
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Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationA coming of age story about Malcolm Adams, who moved to New York in 1989 from Ireland to pursue acting and find himself dealing with loss.
Part of Shorts Program 6: DocunationA documentary following former Marine Neil Rafferty running to be the first openly gay man elected to the Alabama State Legislature.

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Wait, is this real?

Mindbenders exist for one reason alone – to blow your minds wide open! This year, we explore the fringes, and the gooey gristly insides, of incredible and satisfyingly strange stories. Whether they’re about weird, and slightly sinister hotel room parties, or intense, and exceptionally sinister, auditions, Mindbenders aim to serve up that plate of the devilishly demented cinema you so desire. Mindbenders will take you to a distant and unusual world, from which might not want to come back! – Chris Garcia

Part of Shorts Program 5: MindbendersThe bold, humorous and heartfelt story of Frida, a 17-year-old girl from West London who gets invited to an impromptu pool party by the guy of her dreams, but…
Part of Shorts Program 5: MindbendersThe (partly) real story of a cruise ship vacation for conspiracy theorists that takes a turn for the surreal when their most outlandish theories come true on…
Part of Shorts Program 5: MindbendersCate, a lonely, witchy librarian who fails to find comfort and connection in her normal life, seeks it out in the supernatural.
Part of Shorts Program 5: MindbendersLili knows she has to nail her audition. The Man she auditions for, knows this too. Thus starts an uncomfortable cat and mouse game in this #metoo horror.
Part of Shorts Program 5: MindbendersA biohazard remediation cleaner finds the integrity of her business threatened after hiring a technician with an insatiable appetite for his work.
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Part of Shorts Program 5: MindbendersA male stripper has an unusual experience on the job.
Part of Shorts Program 5: Mindbenders Being a mother is supposed to be joyful. Being a child is supposed to be fun. Having a family is meant to be life-affirming. But nothing in this home is like it'…
Part of Shorts Program 5: MindbendersA story of a young woman, Carla, and her relationship with her inner power.

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What visions, what worlds…

Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsAn animated short about a 12-year-old boy in the Holocaust and how he survived multiple concentration camps.
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsThe wild transformation of nine people stuck in a metro.
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsWhen Carol H. Williams was a young creative at Leo Burnett, she wrote a script for Hungry Jack Biscuits titled, “ Uncle Henry”. The script was rejected and…
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsAfter a young girl’s father is murdered by an evil centaur, she comes to realize that exacting revenge can often take one’s whole life.
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsIn a town where everybody has dots, Lulu is the natural center of attention, as she has the most beautiful dots. But suddenly, she starts to lose her dots;…
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsWhat if we put down our smartphones and opened our eyes wide shut?
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsA one-sighted pirate captain keeps going on a journey to get a treasure, every time with a new crew of pirates as one-sighted as he is.
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsThe tale of a mother bird with a big hole in her heart, on a journey of searching for her baby son that fails to fly and accidentally falls into a hole.
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsA group of animals face the threat of pollution and will have to use their intelligence and solidarity to protect their environment.
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsOur sun has a surprise for you...his blinding bright light doesn't always come with warmth.
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsYou fly with no seat! That's the rule in the Turbobus. To get one is a hard day job for a young wolf on his turbo-journey to find real friendship.
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsWhile visiting a home for children, a little girl meets Joseph, a boy whose only dream is to have a yellow umbrella.
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsRahi, a little merchant, travels peacefully on the back of his large creature in the jungle. One day the creature meets for the first time a female of his own…
Part of Shorts Program 4: Animated WorldsExplore the origins of life and humanity's quest for transcendental knowledge while voyaging through a psychonautic world melded from biology and Hindu myth

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This is not my house…

A short romantic comedy about two zombies who meet cute while fighting over a dead woman’s intestines.Part of Shorts Program 3: Other Places, Other Times
During the Middle Ages, giant snails progress towards a walled city.Part of Shorts Program 3: Other Places, Other Times
A guy convinces his wife to try out a new A.I. technology to spice up their sex life, but gets a bit more spice than he bargained for.Part of Shorts Program 3: Other Places, Other Times
What would you say to a deceased loved one if you got the chance to see them again?Part of Shorts Program 3: Other Places, Other Times
A teenager unwillingly deletes her best friend in this bittersweet coming of age story set in a world where augmented reality has gamified existencePart of Shorts Program 3: Other Places, Other Times
No wall, no matter how tall, would keep the dragon out; and that, my little angels, is what this story is all about.Part of Shorts Program 3: Other Places, Other Times
An elderly lady enters The Memory Shop in 2036 to relive a memory of her husband through advanced technology.Part of Shorts Program 3: Other Places, Other Times
Shaun and his brother Joe build a space-rocket in their back garden to escape the turmoil of Mum's financial struggles.Part of Shorts Program 3: Other Places, Other Times
Desperate to find a missing team on another planet, Commander Madison Sterling and her crew venture in pursuit. As her crew go missing one by one, the entire fate of humanity rests on her shoulders.…
Set in a future war zone, two female soldiers sweep a dangerous urban complex only to make a challenging discovery.Part of Shorts Program 3: Other Places, Other Times

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Part of Shorts Program 11A

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Part of the Inspirational Visions

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Part of Inspirational Journeys

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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 split second before a character makes the decision that will change their lives forever.

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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 and what that place might be.

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