Paul Sestakov, writer & director
An experimental tale of a young grieving mother whose intense connection to her art has taken a dark turn.
13 minutes, experimental, U.S.
Marta Renzi, director / Leah Barsky & Jennifer Tortorello Walker, writers
Two old friends re-connect virtually. One still dances professionally, the other only for pleasure. Like their friendship, their dancing manages to transcend time and distance.
12 minutes, experimental/dance, U.S.
Junting Zhou, writer & director
Two gay men wait in line to get into a techno party in Bushwick, Brooklyn, while reflecting on clubbing culture, gay culture and the pandemic.
10 minutes, drama, U.S.
Ian Ashley Wood, writer & director
Left alone by its Owner, a SmartPhone reflects on its birth and life before it ends it all. A look at the emptiness of modern life and the engines of brutality that drive it.
5 minutes, experimental, U.S.
Claire Barnett, director / Joshua Barnett & Claire Barnett, writers
A young woman is visited by an important woman in her life while laboring alone in a hospital elevator.
15 minutes, drama/experimental, U.S.
Joshua Jacob, director / Joshua Jacob & Majenta Bracey, writers
A young girl loses her closest friend but uses his memory to overcome fear and to inspire others creatively.
22 minutes, drama/experimental, U.S.
Bia Jurema, director / Thomas Truax, writer
A chatty bottom, Trevor, arrives at Jackson’s for a standard hookup. Then, his mom calls.
10 minutes, comedy/drama, U.S.
Eric Linden Brown & Jay Sprogell, directors / Eric Linden Brown, writer
Stoopin’ follows Wallace, a loan shark in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn who uses his Brownstone stoop as his office. During the height of the pandemic he finds his job performance being compromised by his drinking but he's unable to slow down. As his drinking worsens so does his ability to stay tethered to reality.
14 minutes, drama, U.S.
Noah Goodman, writer & director
Stagnating for years after breaking up with his fiancé, Frank falls into a vast fortune of cryptocurrency: if only he could remember the password to access it. His search revisits painful memories, but will it all be worth it in the end?
7 minutes, comedy, U.S.