Vanessa Hope<\/a> investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan, close the festival on Jan. 25.<\/p>\nThe complete selection follows:<\/p>\n
Narrative Features:<\/b><\/p>\n
African Giants<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Omar S. Kamara
\nProducers: Leo Blumberg-Woll, Omar S. Kamara, Jordan Tyner
\nOver a weekend visit in Los Angeles, two first-generation Sierra Leonean American brothers navigate the changing dynamics of brotherhood after a surprise announcement.
\nCast: Dillon Daniel Mutyaba, Omete Anassi, Tanyell Waivers, Josh Lopez, Kathleen Kenny, Scott Bender<\/p>\n
All I\u2019ve Got & Then Some<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirectors: Tehben Dean, Rasheed Stephens
\nProducers: Tehben Dean, Rasheed Stephens, Amaka Onwuta, Lissa Mazzotta, Josh Mitchell Based on a true story, All I\u2019ve Got & Then Some follows a day in the life of Rasheed, a homeless stand-up comedian living out of his car in Los Angeles, giving everything he\u2019s got to make his dreams come true.
\nCast: Rasheed Stephens, Avis Parsons, Naiya Armour, Boo Kapone, Glen \u201cBig Baby\u201d Davis, Charles Constant, Armie Hicks Jr.<\/p>\n
Brando with the Glass Eye<\/i> (Greece, Australia) World Premiere
\nDirector: Antonis Tsonis
\nProducers: Tia Spanos Tsonis, Blake Northfield
\nA talented method actor commits a heist that goes wrong; he befriends the critically injured victim and tries to reconcile his guilt before his one-shot scholarship audition in New York. Cast: Yiannis Niarros, Kostas Nikoulis, Xenia Dania, Alexandros Chrysanthopoulos, Maria Kallimani, Yiannis Tsortekis, Chara Mata Giannatou<\/p>\n
Darla In Space<\/i> (USA)
\nDirectors: Susie Moon, Eric Laplante
\nProducers: Erik Mygrant, Hunter Schlesinger
\nDarla Peterson teams up with a sentient orgasm-granting kombucha scoby named Mother to pay off a huge tax debt.
\nCast: Alex E. Harris, Constance Shulman, Rasheda Crockett, Thomas Jay Ryan, Jenn Lyon, Woody Fu, J.S. Oliver<\/p>\n
Hell of Se<\/i> (Japan) World Premiere
\nDirector: Sawa Kawakami
\nProducer: Ikuya Onodera
\nSchool girl \u201cMomo Amano\u201d falls in love with her classmate boy \u201cHayasaka\u201d, but he loves someone else. Amano\u2019s best friend, \u201cYoshiyuki\u201d, is opposed to her love. \u201cHayasaka\u201d is a menstruophile, and one day he took all the used napkins in the school and ran away. From that day on, he never returned to class.
\nCast: Yura Tsuduri, Watashinoyouna Tenki, Himari Hitomi, Miu Kainuma, Rukapi, Itsuka Hashimura, Tengo Saito<\/p>\n
Sam\u2019s World <\/i>(USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Lily Lady
\nProducer: Dan Lalor
\nSam\u2013a non-binary mid 20s sex worker\u2013navigates romantic, sociality and an impending pregnancy-related decision over the course of a weekend in New York City.
\nCast: Annie Conolly, Aj\u00e9 Brown, Riley Mac, Quinn, Coco Gordon Moore, Maddie Vasquez, Aurora O\u2019Greenfield<\/p>\n
The Accident<\/i> (Italy) North American Premiere
\nDirector: Giuseppe Garau
\nProducer: Cristina Trio
\nAfter being fired, Marcella, a gentle-hearted mother going through separation, buys a tow truck; she gets trapped deeper and deeper in a cynical and aggressive world until a terrible opportunity shines in front of her.
\nCast: Giulia Mazzarino, Anna Coppola, Alice Dente, Nathalie Bernardi, Elena Savio, Toni Pandolfo, Elisa Denti<\/p>\n
The Bitcoin Car<\/i> (Norway) North American Premiere
\nDirector: Trygve Luktvasslimo
\nProducers: Trygve Luktvasslimo, Anze Persin
\nAfter pimping out her old Toyota with money she got when a crypto investor started bitcoin mining on her parents grave, a morally challenged goat farmer fears that activity at the mine is endangering everyone.
\nCast: Sunniva Birkeland Johansen, Henrik Paus, Zoe Winther-Hansen, Johannes Winther Farstad, England Brooks, Espen Beranek Holm, Marianne Jakobsen, Irene Sundsfjord<\/p>\n
The Complex Forms<\/i> (Italy) US Premiere
\nDirector: Fabio D\u2019Orta
\nProducers: Fabio D\u2019Orta, Mariangela Bombardieri, Maria Cristina Bombardieri
\nThe anxious wait, in an elegant villa, of a group of desperate people who have sold their bodies to unknown creatures.
\nCast: David Richard White, Michele Venni, Cesare Bonomelli, Enzo Solazzi<\/p>\n
The Washer<\/i> (Germany) World Premiere
\nDirector: Nils A. Witt
\nProducer: Nils A. Witt
\nWhile doing the laundry, the young lawyer Jan discovers that the washing machine creates phenomena. The effect can be reproduced and he massively expands his experiments. The machines run 24\/7. Is he the only one who knows about it?
\nCast: Sebastian B\u00f6s, Loredana Linglauf, Stephanie Jost, Henry Meyer, Elikem Anyigba, Can Arduc<\/p>\n
Documentary Features:<\/b><\/p>\n
Citizen Weiner<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Daniel Robbins
\nProducers: Elliot Allen, Michael Gelfand, Daniel Goldschmidt, Joey Lyons, Daniel Robbins Zack Weiner is an actor residing on New York\u2019s Upper West Side. When the film industry shut down due to COVID-19, Zack and his friend Joe embarked on a unique project: to make a film about running for city council, while actually running for New York\u2018s city council.
\nCast: Zack Weiner, Joe Gallagher, Sarah Coffey, James Watson, Aaron Dalla Villa, Cherie Vogelstein, Dan Bright<\/p>\n
Demon Mineral<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Hadley Austin
\nProducers: Nevo Shinaar, Emma Robbins
\nAn account of life in the wake of uranium mining on sacred lands. Shot over 4 years with Din\u00e9 (Navajo) community oversight and guidance, the film examines the legacy of uranium extraction from the perspectives of both the landscape and its inhabitants.
\nCast: Emma Robbins, Lisa Robbins, Jesse Holiday, Deb Haaland, Tommy Rock<\/p>\n
I\u2019m \u201cGeorge Lucas\u201d: A Connor Ratliff Story<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Ryan Jacobi
\nProducer: Annamaria Sofillas
\nFive years into performing as renowned filmmaker George Lucas in the NY cult comedy show \u201cThe George Lucas Talk Show\u201d, comedian Connor Ratliff questions the need for its continuation and his own drive for success and fulfillment in show business.
\nCast: Connor Ratliff, Griffin Newman, Patrick Cotnoir<\/p>\n
On The Way Home<\/i> (Georgia, USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Giorgi Kvelidze
\nProducers: Nino Shengelaia, David Michael, Giorgi Kvelidze, Charlotte Savage
\nA documentary feature that follows two Georgian families, displaced by war, squatting in an abandoned former Soviet sanatorium as they await government housing.
\nCast: Nikusha Berulava, Iamze Giorgadze<\/p>\n
Petro <\/i>(Spain, Colombia, USA) US Premiere
\nDirector: Sean Mattison
\nProducers: Trevor Martin, Sean Mattison, Jeremy Gardner, Fernando Monzon, Jessica Millstone A charismatic former guerrilla\u2019s historic bid for president divides Colombia, a nation weary of conflict and yearning for change.<\/p>\n
Punishment<\/i> (Norway) North American Premiere
\nDirector: \u00d8ystein Mamen
\nProducer: Ingvil Giske
\nFour inmates on maximum security have chosen to enter a three-week Jesuit silent retreat in prison. They are guided by two priests. The film slowly observes this paradoxical situation, while looking beyond the question of religious belief: How do ethical exercises, rituals, and communal silence affect us? The setting evolves into a prism for gauging a portrait of the existential landscape of the convicted.<\/p>\n
Roll Bus Roll: A Jeffrey Lewis Documentary <\/i>(USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Ilya Popenko
\nProducer: Ilya Popenko
\nMusician Jeffrey Lewis, one of the chief figures of NYC\u2019s anti-folk scene, grapples with crippling anxieties and questions his sanity while embarking on a quest for love. Along the way, he explores the intersection of art and human existence.
\nCast: Jeffrey Lewis, Adam Green, Jim Testa<\/p>\n
The Death Tour<\/i> (Canada) World Premiere
\nDirectors: Stephan Peterson, Sonya Ballantyne
\nProducers: Chris Jericho, Stacey Tenenbaum, Sergeo Kirby
\nThe Death Tour follows wrestling hopefuls across remote indigenous communities in Canada\u2019s far North on \u2018the most grueling tour in pro wrestling\u2019. This test of strength and grit will show how far some are willing to go to live their dreams.
\nCast: Tony Condello, Sage Morin, Sean Dunster, Dez Loreen, Sara McNicholl<\/p>\n
Breakouts:<\/b><\/p>\n
Anna\u2019s Feelings <\/i>(Russia) US Premiere
\nDirector: Anna Melikyan
\nProducers: Anna Melikyan, Ekaterina Ryzhaya, Natella Krapivina, Ekaterina Kononenko, Dmitry Litvinov
\nThe story of a simple worker in a provincial factory in Russia, who begins to hear the voices of extraterrestrial civilizations. Now she has to transmit the most important information for humanity.
\nCast: Anna Mikhalkova, Timofei Tribuntsev, Oleg Yagodin<\/p>\n
Bike Vessel<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Eric D. Seals
\nProducers: Donnie Seals Jr., Resita H. Cox
\nBike Vessel follows a father and son, 35 and 70, as they cycle from St. Louis to Chicago. Film director Eric Seals\u2019 father almost died after three open-heart surgeries. However, he makes a miraculous health recovery after discovering his love for cycling, bringing his son Eric along with him.
\nCast: Eric D. Seals, Donnie Seals Sr., Sharon Seals, Donnie Seals Jr. Curtis Cotton.<\/p>\n
Chaperone<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Zoe Eisenberg
\nProducers: Alison Week, Devin Murphy
\nAlienated by friends and family for her lack of ambition, 29-year-old Misha finds a dangerous acceptance in a bright 19-year-old athlete who mistakes her for a fellow student.
\nCast: Mitzi Akaha, Laird Akeo, Kanoa Goo, Jessica Jade Andres, Krista Alvarez, Ioane Goodhue<\/p>\n
Love And Work<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Pete Ohs
\nProducer: Pete Ohs
\nDiane and Fox love to work. Unfortunately, they live in a polarized world where having a job is illegal.
\nCast: Stephanie Hunt, Will Madden, Frank Mosley, Alexi Pappas, John S. Davies<\/p>\n
One Bullet<\/i> (Afghanistan)
\nDirector: Carol Dysinger
\nProducers: Ashim Bhalla, Su Kim, Carol Dysinger
\nThis story of female friendship forged amidst America\u2019s longest war is told by a filmmaker who spent 18 years in-and-out of Afghanistan. In this war movie, the battlefield lies behind the curtains of an Afghan home as Bibi Hajji struggles to survive the loss of her youngest child, and the impact of a brother\u2019s death on her remaining sons. A haunting image of that boy surviving a bullet wound prompted director Carol Dysinger to investigate, what happened to him, who fired the shot?<\/p>\n
Slide <\/i>(USA)
\nDirector: Bill Plympton
\nProducers: Rachel Braga Jones, Wendy Cong Zhao, Sean Davis, Natasha Villegas-Cordero, Owen Andrejco
\nWhat if Clint Eastwood and Mel Brooks became cartoonists and united to create the wackiest, most surreal musical western ever? That\u2019s \u201cSlide.\u201d
\nCast: Maureen McElheron, Jim Lujan, Tom Racine, Daniel Kaufman, Sasha Odesa, Ana Sophia Colon, Ken Mora, Simone McAlonen<\/p>\n
Spotlight Features:<\/b><\/p>\n
Bliss <\/i>(USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Joe Maggio
\nProducers: Paula Killen; Matthew Myers; Larry Fessenden
\nAn opioid addicted fugitive living off the grid in the desert canyons north of LA plays a twisted game of cat and mouse with a sexually repressed holy-roller in search of her missing sister. Cast: Clint Jordan; Faryl Amadeus; Juan Fernandez<\/p>\n
Invisible Nation<\/i> (USA, Taiwan)
\nDirector: Vanessa Hope
\nProducers: Sylvia Feng, Cassandra Jabola, Ted Hope, Vanessa Hope
\nWith unprecedented access to Taiwan\u2019s first female president Tsai Ing-wen, director Vanessa Hope crafts a fascinating portrait of Taiwan and the country\u2019s struggle to preserve its hard-won democracy. Invisible Nation is a living account of Tsai\u2019s tightrope walk as she balances the hopes and dreams of her nation between the colossal geopolitical forces of the U.S. and China. Cast: President Tsai Ing-wen, Human Rights Commissioner Chen Chu, Taiwan\u2019s Representative to the U.S. Bi-khim Hsiao, Legislator and Heavy Metal Rock Star, Freddy Lim, Taipei City Councilor Wu Pei-yi<\/p>\n
The Herricanes<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Olivia Kuan
\nProducers: James Lee Hernandez, Brian Lazarte, Lisa France, James Short, Justin Baldoni, Andrew Calof
\nThe Houston Herricanes, a women\u2019s professional full-tackle football team, find camaraderie and strength as they controversially open a new door in the world of sports.<\/p>\n
Unstoppable Features:<\/b><\/p>\n
Daruma <\/i>(USA)
\nDirector: Alexander Yellen
\nProducers: Kelli McNeil-Yellen, Alexander Yellen, Jodi Binstock
\nPatrick (bitter wheelchair user) must enlist the help of his cantankerous neighbor Robert (double amputee) to transport the four-year-old daughter he never knew he had to live with her maternal grandparents on the other side of the country.
\nCast: Tobias Forrest, John W. Lawson, Abigail Hawk, Barry Bostwick, Victoria Scott, Joy Nash, Sandi McCree, Austin Basis<\/p>\n
Good Bad Things<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Shane D. Stanger
\nProducers: Steve Way, Shane D. Stanger, Danny Kurtzman, Sean Crampton, Manuel Gonzalez, Mel McGinnis
\nDanny, a young man with muscular dystrophy who is disillusioned by failed relationships, steps out of his comfort zone and into the world of online dating.
\nCast: Danny Kurtzman, Brett Dier, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Timothy Granaderos, Samantha Robinson<\/p>\n
Leilani\u2019s Fortune<\/i> (Canada)
\nDirector\/Producer: Loveleen Kaur
\nProducer: Loveleen Kaur
\nAfter a decade of struggling as an independent artist, \u201cLeilani\u2019s Fortune\u201d follows the blossoming career of queer, Ethiopian-Eritrean artist, Witch Prophet while finally gets the validation and support she needs to create the album of her prophecies.
\nCast: Witch Prophet, Sun Sun<\/p>\n
Look At Me<\/i> (Canda) World Premiere
\nDirector: Taylor Olson
\nProducer: Taylor Olson
\nA fictional autobiography about an insecure, awkward, and lonely actor who goes on an unwitting journey of self-love in the midst of an eating disorder relapse.
\nCast: Taylor Olson, Koumbie, Stephanie MacDonald, Sam Vigneault<\/p>\n
NINA is an ATHLETE <\/i>(Israel, USA) World Premiere
\nDirectors: Ravit Markus, Livi Kessel
\nProducers: Ravit Markus, Livi Kessel, Janine McGoldrick
\nOn the cusp of turning 40, wheelchair badminton champion Nina Gorodetsky aspires to conquer greater competitive heights by representing Israel in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. However, she also wants to conceive, which puts her at a critical career crossroad negotiating a ticking biological clock both as a mother and as an athlete.
\nCast: Nina Gorodetsky, Dor Kessel, Leon Pugach, Boris Gorodetsky, Tamara Gorodetsky, Reuven Moses, Amir Levy, Ron Bolotin<\/p>\n
Episodes:<\/b><\/p>\n
Dog Spelled Backwards<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Richie Soto
\nProducer: Tim Almeida
\nA Professional Dog Trainer gives viewers an inside look at the American animal shelter system as never seen before.
\nCast: Tim Almeida, Tipsy, Alger<\/p>\n
Eindis Ends It All<\/i> (USA, Taiwan)
\nDirector: Tamara Rosenfeld
\nProducers: Tamara Rosenfeld, Anita Tung
\nAfter finding herself inexplicably alone in a post-apocalyptic world, a young woman working through some anger issues must learn to survive the most terrifying thing of all: herself. Cast: Weslie Lechner, Yen Tsao, Stephanie Tang<\/p>\n
Lucy & Sara (Chapter 1: Suicide)<\/i> (UK) World Premiere
\nDirector: Susan Park
\nProducers: Susan Park, Ryan Gage
\nA darkly comedic exploration of two unlikely sisters as they learn to navigate through the vulnerabilities and challenges of life after the passing of their beloved father.
\nCast: Susan Park, Nicolette Morrison, Jeremy Joyce<\/p>\n
Night Drives \u2013 Season 2 Collection<\/i> (Canada)
\nDirector: Jono Hunter
\nProducer: Jono Hunter
\nAn animated sketch comedy series about the joy and futility of life.
\nCast: Alex Stypula, Chris Sandiford, Ajahnis Charley, Miguel Rivas, Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll, Lory Mpiana, Jono Hunter, Madeline Leon<\/p>\n
Restorage <\/i>(USA)
\nDirector: E\u2019an Verdugo
\nProducers: Caleb Davis, Alana Rood
\nIn the light of his estranged father\u2019s passing, Chase inherits an old storage unit that has the ability to fix anything that\u2019s been broken\u2026 except for him and his dysfunctional family.
\nCast: Connor Boyd, Olivia Clari Nice, Jacob Daniels, Joan Deschamps, Stephen Miller, Francis Juarez<\/p>\n
Narrative Shorts:<\/b><\/p>\n
Affentanz \u2013 Hunter<\/i> (Germany)
\nDirector: Cyprian Hercka
\nProducers: Cyprian Hercka, Martin Hillebrand
\nThe story of a hunter who suddenly finds himself in a world of reversed roles when the weaker ones and nature strike back as a parable with a socio-critical commentary with provocative images that leave a lasting impression.
\nCast: Fritz Fenne, Thomas Brandlmeier, Pawe\u0142 Procek, Georg Weber, Maximilian Schneider, Moritz Zielke, Martin Hillebrand<\/p>\n
Blockbuster <\/i>(Brazil) World Premiere
\nDirector: Rafael Toledo
\nProducers: Felipe Enio, Vitor Ac\u00e1cio
\nObsessed with the practical effects of classic cinema, an amateur director decides to orchestrate a real building explosion for his next film.
\nCast: Luiz Gomide, Rute Vianna, Enedson Gomes<\/p>\n
Burnt Milk<\/i> (Jamaica, USA, UK)
\nDirector: Joseph Douglas Elmhirst
\nProducer: Ruby Elmhirst
\nAs an isolated maternity nurse living in 1985 suburban London, takes a moment of solace to make her traditional condensed milk pudding, burnt milk, she is flooded with spiritual imagery that takes her back to Jamaica.
\nCast: Tamara Lawrance, Clover Webb, Xavier Alexander Keating<\/p>\n
Complication<\/i>s (Norway) North American Premiere
\nDirector: Ivar Aase
\nProducer: Ivar Aase
\nAn intimate cam session unexpectedly turns into a suspenseful, life-and-death situation for Lotte \u2013 a webcam dominatrix.
\nCast: Anna Ladegaard. Sven Henriksen.<\/p>\n
Deserter <\/i>(Canada) US Premiere
\nDirector: Aidan Lesser
\nProducers: Robert Burns, Samatha Stermer
\nA desperate woman who can no longer support her elderly mother with dementia takes her for one last drive.
\nCast: Joan Gregson, Suzanne Pratley<\/p>\n
Dissolution <\/i>(USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Anthony Saxe
\nProducers: Sebastian Jurd, Thomas Lopez, Anthony Saxe
\nA woman is forced to confront her elderly husband\u2019s physical deterioration when they meet to sign their divorce papers.
\nCast: Eddie Saxe, Linda DiVirgilio<\/p>\n
European Man\u2026American Beach<\/i> (USA) Director: Rex Shannon
\nProducer: Henry Bock
\nA nude European brawls with an offended American on the beach.
\nCast: Bogdan Szumilas, Henry Bock<\/p>\n
Fettyland <\/i>(USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Vincent Dale
\nProducer: Eric Cook
\nAfter being kicked out of their flophouse, four addicts struggle to come up with rent money in an infamous area of Southwest Florida known as \u201cFettyland.\u201d
\nCast: Brian Lee, Two Dorz, Pablo Maldonado, Rhonda Ditonno, Lenny Herhey, Jeane Jaeschke<\/p>\n
fishing<\/i> (UK) World Premiere
\nDirector: Josie Charles
\nProducers: Esme Allen, Josie Charles
\nSixteen-year-old Lola has been stuck in her room for three days; she confesses to a camcorder the secret keeping her locked inside.
\nCast: Esme Allen, Lucy Reynolds, Olivia Klein, Odhr\u00e1n McNulty<\/p>\n
Invasive Species<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Annie Ning
\nProducers: Ruby Rose Collins, Aisha Amin, Shuyuan Liu
\nYoung sound artist Maggie attempts to enter the off-kilter world of an artist\u2019s residency, where her own repressed nature and frustrations begin to boil up to the surface in strange and intrusive ways.
\nCast: Emily May Jampel, Pascal Yen-Pfister, Katya Golvin, Stuart Green, JJ Paul, Eve Austin<\/p>\n
Je Ne Suis Pas Une Star de Cin\u00e9ma<\/i> (USA) North American Premiere
\nDirector: Hugo De Sousa
\nProducer: Hugo De Sousa
\nAn actor is asked to play an unsettling game of improv during an audition for an undisclosed film project.
\nCast: Anna Seregina, Hugo De Sousa, Hugo Armstrong, Emily Green, Manny Spero and Scott Monahan<\/p>\n
Kayla Baby<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Clark Comstock
\nProducer: Claire Foley
\nWhen a teenage girl and her older sister are forced to relocate to an abandoned housing development, they befriend a teenage boy and an old man.
\nCast: Kenny Rayborn, Nora Kovasckitz, Cyrus Fontenot, Ayla Cole, George Alexander<\/p>\n
Lan\u2019s Garde<\/i>n (USA) Director: Jennifer Ru Zhou Producer: Jennifer Ru Zhou
\nA matriarch has become old so now her children come to help her, but she does not accept this reversal of care.
\nCast: Lan Miao, Kathy Wu, Ning Jiang, Ryan Jiang<\/p>\n
My Son Went Quiet <\/i>(Canada) World Premiere
\nDirector: Ian Bawa
\nProducers: Ian Bawa, Markus Henkel
\nAfter the death of his wife, a South Asian father and his son begin seeing a shadow around the walls of their home, who the son believes to be his mother.
\nCast: Harkaran Jhinger, Jay Vaidyanathan<\/p>\n
Shadow <\/i>(USA) US Premiere
\nDirector: Kamell Allaway
\nProducers: Kamell Allaway, Adam Tyree, Ashley Rosenberg, Tim Smith
\nA young mother\u2019s shadow takes on a life of its own, terrorizing her and her daughter over the course of one night.
\nCast: Katy Wright-Mead, Valentina Gordon, Christy St. John<\/p>\n
tape.<\/i> (Singapore) World Premiere
\nDirector: Alistair Quak
\nProducer: Alistair Quak
\nThrown into a violent and surreal situation, a Lady is forced to deal with the inevitable mortality of her Girl.
\nCast: Kelly Lim, Annalisa Pickles<\/p>\n
The Steak<\/i> (Iran, Canada)
\nDirector: Kiarash Dadgar
\nProducer: Kiarash Dadgar
\nA birthday ceremony preparation gets upside down as something horrible takes place. Cast: Faranak Khamis, Amin Simiar, Panisa Peyvakht, Mehran Naabi, Ali Narimani<\/p>\n
The Year of Staring at Noses <\/i>(Canada, USA) World Premiere
\nDirectors: Karen Knox, Matt Eastman
\nProducers: Karen Knox, Matt Eastman
\nA hybrid narrative\/doc about a woman who undergoes plastic surgery (for real) in an attempt to become a contestant on a beloved reality television show.
\nCast: Karen Knox, Taylor Hanson Whittaker, Gwenlyn Cumyn<\/p>\n
Tokyo Animals<\/i> (Japan) North American Premiere Director: Toshiki Yashiro
\nProducers: Nick A Jones, Eucari
\nPeculiar people in a peculiar city.
\nCast: Sho Mineo, Naoyuki Fernandes, Naoyuki Miyahara, Emi Nata, Koshi Uehara<\/p>\n
Virus <\/i>(USA)
\nDirector: Will Duncan
\nProducer: Will Duncan
\nA complete dumbass accidentally downloads a deadly virus directly into his computer. Cast: Will Duncan, Ian Abramson<\/p>\n
We are all dogs<\/i> (Iran) World Premiere
\nDirector: Aminreza Alimohammadi
\nProducer: Amin Rafiei
\nIt\u2019s about a small family a Grandma Grandson and a dog trying to get a house but because of their pet nobody accept
\nCast: Afshin Hasanloo<\/p>\n
*666<\/i> (Canada)
\nDirector: Abby Elizabeth Flavo
\nProducers: Abby Elizabeth Falvo, Lar Violet
\nTwo women perform a dark ritual and discover that some calls are better left unanswered. Cast: Angie St. Mars, Karlee Liljegren, Lar Violet<\/p>\n
Documentary Shorts:<\/b><\/p>\n
A Home on Every Floor<\/i> (Norway)
\nDirector: Signe Rosenlund-Hauglid
\nProducer: Signe Rosenlund-Hauglid
\nA poet uses her voice to excavate the lost home of her childhood. Cast: Hanna Asefaw<\/p>\n
A Short Film About a Chair<\/i> (Palestine) World Premiere
\nDirector: Ibrahim Handal
\nProducers: Ibrahim Handal, Wissam Aljafari
\nA lonely chair on an abandoned balcony, a photographer watching it for days and nights, a strange thing happens that will change the life of the chair forever.
\nCast: Michele Contani, Wanda handal, Karam Alsalaymeh, Bisho elMesmes<\/p>\n
Ask The Plantain<\/i> (Canada, Greece) World Premiere
\nDirector: Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos
\nProducer: Shelby Manton
\nAlternating between myth and reality, Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos unravels the intricate tapestry of grief and the liminal space that exists between not belonging to the lands one was born on nor the lands one\u2019s ancestors once came from.
\nCast: Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos, Milva Spina, Georgia Glymenakis<\/p>\n
Dicks That I Like<\/i> (Germany) Director: Johanna Gustin
\nProducer: Johanna Gustin
\nVisual artist Daniela Torres creates colorful ceramic dick sculptures inspired by the men who have been dicks to her.
\nCast: Daniela Torres<\/p>\n
Dumpster Archeology<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Dustie Carter
\nProducers: Stolen Sun, Bruton Stroube, Kiley Enno
\nSelf-proclaimed \u201cDumpster Archeologist\u201d Lew Blink embarks on dumpster diving excursions to uncover the last true stories within the refuge left in the alleyways.
\nCast: Lew Blink<\/p>\n
Fortune<\/i> (USA) North American Premiere
\nDirector: Shirley Yumeng He
\nProducer: Shirley Yumeng He
\nAn embodied camera searches for the \u201ctruth\u201d hidden behind the facade of the oldest alleyway in San Francisco Chinatown, finding its way between past and present, imagination and reality, and the seen and seer.<\/p>\n
Friends on the Outside <\/i>(Scotland, UK) North American Premiere
\nDirector: Annabel Moodie
\nProducer: Lea Luiz de Oliveira
\nThe story of an incarcerated man called Jamie who finds joy and comfort inside by foraging for weeds and caring for birds.<\/p>\n
Lady with Lipstick<\/i> (Switzerland \/ Italy) World Premiere
\nDirector: Francesca Coppola
\nProducers: Andrea Lavagnini, Francesca Coppola
\nMade with archival footage of the director\u2019s family, Lady with Lipstick is a powerful essay on womanhood in a southern Italian town plagued by the steel industry.<\/p>\n
Madeline <\/i>(Canada)
\nDirector: Raquel Sancinetti
\nProducer: Raquel Sancinetti
\nEvery week, two friends born 67 years apart share their life stories in a senior home\u2019s living room. The younger friend convinces the 107-year-old lady to join her in an adventure: a road trip to the sea.
\nCast: Raquel Sancinetti, Madeleine<\/p>\n
Porta d\u2019Europa<\/i> (Italy, Germany) North American Premiere Director: Samuel Mueller
\nProducer: Samuel Mueller
\nStranded for 30 hours off Lampedusa, a migrant boat\u2019s calls for help go unanswered. The Sea-Watch Crew, an NGO, launches an urgent search. In \u201cPorta d\u2019Europa,\u201d audiences confront Europe\u2019s dire human rights failures in the Mediterranean crisis.
\nCast: Meret, Samira, Lollo<\/p>\n
Remember, Broken Crayons Colour Too<\/i> (Switzerland) US Premiere
\nDirectors: Ur\u0161a Kastelic, Shannet Clemmings
\nProducer: The Zurich University of the Arts
\nShannet, a Black Transgender woman from Jamaica, shares her journey of healing as she wanders the empty streets of a European city.
\nCast: Shannet Clemmings, Romincio Cayol, Eric Dormoy, Ahmad Kron, Jelena Pavlovic\u0301, Lateena, Moritz Sauer, Kathrin Schweizer<\/p>\n
Say Something<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Agustina Aranda
\nProducer: Gustavo Ren\u00e9 Sanabria
\nA young filmmaker explores her fraught relationship with her father\u2014a Paraguayan immigrant, workaholic, and amateur videographer\u2014 using his VHS tapes spanning over forty years of his life.
\nCast: Agustina Aranda, Panfilo Aranda<\/p>\n
The Cactus of Klaus<\/i> (USA)
\nDirectors: Tony Blahd, Lydia Fine
\nProducers: Jeremy Summer, Double Solitaire, Little Moving Pictures
\nPioneering conceptual artist Klaus Rinke\u2019s collection of \u2018living sculptures\u2019\u2014an otherworldly Los Angeles cactus garden\u2014inspires philosophical musings on his life in art, obsession with time, and his surprising, yet deeply felt connections with the cacti soul.
\nCast: Klaus Rinke<\/p>\n
Vision of Paradise<\/i> (Brazil, UK, USA)
\nDirector: Leonardo Pirondi
\nProducer: Leonardo Pirondi
\nA journey in search of the island of Hy-Brasil, turns into a meditation on contemporary ideas of virtual reality and their ambition to expand the frontiers of the physical world into a \u2018New World.\u2019 Cast: David OReilly, Douglas Goodwin, Jackson Fletcher, George Tramell, Dan Dixon<\/p>\n
You Were Never Really Here<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Florencia Portieri
\nProducers: Eddy Moon, Olivia Timmons
\nYears after a harrowing sexual assault, a young filmmaker aesthetically reconstructs the complexities and contradictions of her trauma in this rhythmic non-fiction short detailing a search for healing.
\nCast: Victoria Baldwin, Jake Melamed<\/p>\n
Animated Shorts:<\/p>\n
Acid Green<\/i> (USA, Singapore)
\nDirector: EXYL
\nProducer: EXYL
\nA person brushes the teeth of a dog and turns into a bus.<\/p>\n
Butterfly<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Soo Park (Yeonsu Park)
\nProducer: Soo Park (Yeonsu Park)
\nHave you ever deep-fried butterflies? Well, you\u2019re going to find out what happens.<\/p>\n
Chutes<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Kenzie Sutton
\nProducer: Kenzie Sutton
\nA young girl navigates a capitalist world through the lens of childhood toys.<\/p>\n
Demons in the Closet<\/i> (Germany)
\nDirector: James Smith
\nProducer: James Smith
\nA resident is challenged by demons from another realm in his closet. Cast: James Smith<\/p>\n
edith and the tall child<\/i> (USA) North American Premiere
\nDirector: Kohana Wilson
\nProducer: Kohana Wilson
\nAn anxious recluse fends off stir-craziness, gender reckoning, and visions of a massive prehistoric ground sloth.<\/p>\n
Flutz<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Ryan McCown
\nProducer: Ryan McCown
\nTwo rival figure skaters under the same coach compete for the top spot.<\/p>\n
Hills for the Head <\/i>(USA)
\nDirector: Hyun Kim
\nProducer: Hyun Kim
\nA guy is forced by his therapist to run, facing the physical and mental hurdles of a marathon. Cast: Hyun Kim, David Sanchez, Jeff McCready, Christy Karacas<\/p>\n
I Would\u2019ve Been Happy<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Jordan Wong
\nProducer: Jordan Wong
\nThis film is about my dad but it\u2019s really about my mom.<\/p>\n
lil sherbet<\/i> (China\/USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Xinhe Zhao
\nProducer: Xinhe Zhao
\nMy body is mine, but not all mine.<\/p>\n
NOHOMO<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: J.Santos
\nProducer: J.Santos
\nA young man is tormented by a phallic creature, sending him off the rails.<\/p>\n
The Expectation of the Observed<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Stephanie J. Williams
\nProducer: Stephanie J. Williams
\nThis experiment stop motion considers unrecognized labor featuring puppets of disembodied meaty legs, flayed of skin, dance in repetition even as they start to disintegrate.<\/p>\n
This Is a Story Without a Plan<\/i> (USA) Director: Cassio Shao
\nProducer: Cassie Shao
\nTwo people, and an explosion.<\/p>\n
Tony\u2019s Dilemma<\/i> (USA) North Premiere
\nDirector: Nathan Sonenfeld
\nProducer: Nathan Sonenfeld
\nCyberhacking psychos are wreaking havoc on their old teammate Tony\u2019s hometown and Tony must decide between the life he loves and the life he used to live.
\nCast: Alec Van Staveren, Brin Gordon, Cameron McManus, Jonah Primiano, Se\u2019Belle Bronson<\/p>\n
Vacation<\/i> (USA)
\nDirectors: Yifan Jiang, James J.A. Mercer
\nProducers: Yifan Jiang, James J.A. Mercer
\nBarely surviving a volcanic eruption, a road tripping college student steps into an absurd fable on the nature of nature.
\nCast: James J.A. Mercer, Henry Anker, Hayley Dawn Muir, Eve Essex, Tonee Harbert<\/p>\n
Experimental:<\/b><\/p>\n
Entrance Wounds (USA)
\nDirector: Calum Walter
\nProducer: Calum Walter
\nEntrance Wounds is a meditation on the image and the bullet.<\/p>\n
Goddess of Speed <\/i>(Canada, USA)
\nDirector: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Moffet
\nProducer: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Moffet
\nA rehearsal for a reenactment of a missing film by Andy Warhol starring Fred Herko. Cast: Stevie Cisneros Hanley<\/p>\n
Light of Light<\/i> (Greece) North American Premiere
\nDirector: Neritan Zinxhiria
\nProducer: Efijeni Kokedhima
\nBefore his death in 1932, a monk created his own camera in one of the most isolated places in the world. 90 years later, a filmmaker discovers and reconstructs the found footage.<\/p>\n
Lotus-Eyed Girl<\/i> (Sri Lanka, USA)
\nDirector: Rajee Samarasinghe
\nProducer: Rajee Samarasinghe
\nA hauntingly evocative, experimental rumination on the effects of colonialism on human desire.<\/p>\n
Monolith<\/i> (Mexico)
\nDirector: Teresita (Teri) Carson
\nProducers: Teri Carson, Mark Holt
\nAn encounter with a volcano culminates with the theft of a stone and a reckoning with disgruntled gods.<\/p>\n
Nobody Wants to Fix Things Anymore<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Joseph Wilcox
\nProducer: Joseph Wilcox
\nNobody Wants to Fix Things Anymore<\/i> is a short film about a lost man who finds a special rock.<\/p>\n
Nowhere Stream <\/i>(USA)
\nDirector: Luis Grane
\nProducer: Tomas Basile
\nA man gets trapped in the labyrinth of his own mind while seeking meaning in the virtual world.<\/p>\n
Welcome to the Enclave<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Sarah Lasley
\nProducer: Sarah Lasley
\nTwo Texas sisters fight to save their digital utopia from demise amidst an onslaught of Reddit trolls.
\nCast: Brenna Palughi<\/p>\n
Spotlight Shorts:
\nIn C, Too<\/i> (USA) World Premiere Directors: Dean Winkler, John Sanborn Producers: Dean Winkler, John Sanborn
\n\u201cIn C, Too\u201d illuminates how close our dreams are to a common reality. Cast: KJ Dahlaw, Erin Yen, Jamielyn Duggan, Caitlin Hicks<\/p>\n
Unstoppable Shorts:<\/b><\/p>\n
A Perfect Morning Situation<\/i> (UK)
\nDirector: Alex Gwyn Davies
\nProducer: Alex Gwyn Davies
\nA goat battles his decision paralysis, anxiety, and internal critics in an attempt to make the most of the one hour he has to get ready in the morning.
\nCast: Alex Gwyn Davies<\/p>\n
Baby<\/i> (Australia) World Premiere
\nDirector: James Di Martino
\nProducers: James Di Martino, Llewellyn Michael Bates, Daniel Facciolo
\nA young woman with Down syndrome sets out on a quest to get pregnant and have a baby. Cast: Erin Kearns, Michael Buxton, Yiana Pandelis, Daniel Facciolo, Sarah Dute, Albert Goikhman, Daniel Reader<\/p>\n
Baggage<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Tim Hendrix
\nProducer: Zoe Rosenberg
\nIn a world where everyone brings their Baggage to the table in the form of actual suitcases, a blind date goes awry.
\nCast: Horace Gold, Michelle Ortiz, Allen Marsh, Skarlett Redd, James Tang<\/p>\n
DOSH<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Radha Mehta
\nProducer: Gabriel Gutierrez
\nWhen her son\u2019s life is put at risk at their family\u2019s pre-wedding ritual, a hard-of-hearing mother must decide how to seek help for her husband in order to keep her family safe.
\nCast: Renu Razdan, Nikhil Prakash, Tyler Anton, Mona Sishodia, Asit Vyas, Neel Agrawal, Nadine Naidoo, Shristi Birla, Dev Patel<\/p>\n
Hair or No Hair <\/i>(Canada)
\nDirectors: Janessa St. Pierre, Courtenay Mayes
\nProducers: Geoff Manton
\nA young Black woman has been hiding behind wigs for years until her Alopecia is exposed publicly; She uses this experience as a catalyst to break free of the shame she feels towards her baldness.
\nCast: Janessa St. Pierre, Shaun Morse, Samantha Clarke, Quincy Thomas<\/p>\n
Legend of El Cucuy<\/i> (USA) Director: Cynthia Garcia Williams
\nProducer: Landi Madro
\nA visit from El Cucuy and she pays the ultimate price for her indifference.
\nCast: Diana Sanchez, David Jofre, Obriella Witron, Effie Cacarnakis, Isabella Fell, Hannah Zamora, Vanessa Arcia<\/p>\n
Makayla\u2019s Voice: A Letter to the World<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Julio Cesar Palacio
\nProducers: Julio Palacio, Sam Hanson
\nIn the heartwarming short documentary, \u201cMakayla\u2019s Voice: A Letter to the World\u201d, we are introduced to a remarkable young girl whose spirit and determination defy all expectations. Makayla, a black teenage girl, has spent her life grappling with a rare form of autism that rendered her essentially nonverbal. However, her parents, filled with unwavering belief in their daughter\u2019s potential, embarked on a transformative journey to discover the true depth of Makayla\u2019s inner world.
\nCast: Makayla Cain, Khari Cain, Manana Cain, Roxanna Sewell<\/p>\n
PU EKAW TNOD<\/i> (UK) North American Premiere
\nDirector: Rebecca Culverhouse
\nProducers: Pamela Pifferi, Sergio Falchi
\nA couple watching a horror film try to stop events from repeating as they are sucked into a waking nightmare.
\nCast: Dorothea Jones, Harold Addo<\/p>\n
Saving Art<\/i> (UK) U.S. Premiere
\nDirector: Remi R.M. Moses
\nProducers: Victor Nauwynck, Jing Zhao, Dami Adeyeye
\nA father tells his terminally-ill son that the chemotherapy will give him a superpower. Cast: Michael Salami, Pierre-Laurent Vawah, Alex Walton, Niamh Lewis, Oxa Hazel<\/p>\n
Smash or Pass<\/i> (USA)
\nDirector: Cory Reeder
\nProducers: Cory Reeder, Val Harvey
\nDating pool or cesspool? They both stink!
\nCast: Joci Scott, Drew Timberlake Hill, Diana Elizabeth Jordan, Andrew Simmons, Atif Hashwi<\/p>\n
This Body Is A Shell<\/i> (USA) World Premiere
\nDirector: Ashley Eakin
\nProducers: Ashley Eakin, Matt Sakatani Roe
\nWandering through a desolate internal world, disabled women wrestle with self-image and fight to uncover meaning beyond what is skin deep.
\nCast:Kelsey Johnson, Celia Flores, Nathalia Freitas, Cherie Louise, Hanneke Talbot<\/p>\n
Young People, Old People & Nothing in Between<\/i> (Thailand)
\nDirector: Parida Tantiwasadakran
\nProducer: Parida Tantiwasadakran
\n7-year-old Juice has one mission this year: to help Grandma Lovely retain as many memories as possible in order to halt the onset of her early dementia.
\nCast: Suwinya Kungsada, Deedee Piamwiriyaku<\/p>\n
Revolution Short Film Program, Curated by Gabriel Misla:<\/b><\/p>\n
Marungka Tjalatjunu<\/i> (Dipped in Black) (Australia)
\nDirectors: Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
\nProducers: Matthew Thorne, Patrick Graham
\nAn Anangu Yankunytjatjara man escapes the city life to return to the country for spiritual healing. Cast: Derik Lynch<\/p>\n
Nos Persiguen <\/i>(Puerto Rico)
\nDirector: Paulis Cofresi
\nProducer: Camila Reus
\nSynopsisIn the 1950s, 16-year-old Celia is forced to face the fatal reality of Puerto Rico\u2019s colonialist oppression after an unexpected visit from a classmate.
\nCast: Veronika Perez, Ilan Guerrero, Magali Carrasquillo, Israel Lugo, Kisha Burgos, Yan Christian, Elivan Martinez, Paola Vazquez<\/p>\n
Our Grandmother The Inlet<\/i> (Canada)
\nDirectors: Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos, Kayah George
\nProducers: Shelby Manton, Angelica Stirpe
\nA poignant documentary featuring Kayah George and her grandmother Ta7a, illustrating the hardship of industry dominance on the mental health of Indigenous youth and their enduring spirit of gentle reclamation as they strive to reconnect with their culture, water, and land. Cast: Kayah George, Amy George<\/p>\n
Urpi: Her Last Wish<\/i> (US, Peru)
\nDirector: Sisa Quispe
\nProducers: Sisa Quispe, Suni Sonqo Vizcarra Wood
\nUrpi travels to the sacred valley of the Incas to fulfill a promise to her grandmother. She meets Sayri, an indigenous Quechua young man, who offers his motorcycle for a journey that will challenge her understanding of identity.
\nCast: Sisa Quispe, Juan Abel Ojeda Llanos<\/p>\n
DIG \u2013 Digital Interactive and Gaming (Online Only):<\/b><\/p>\n
AI History 1890-2090<\/i>
\nArtist: FutureZoetrope
\nThis is an experimental animation in which AI tells the history from before the advent of AI to the as-yet-undiscovered future as if it existed.<\/p>\n
Fukushima \u2013 The Home That Once Was<\/i>
\nArtist: Timo Wright
\nMeet the former residents of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accidents Exclusion Zone, who share their experiences of the loss of home and community, and the fragility of memories.<\/p>\n
Lucky Yu<\/i>
\nArtist: Mike Ren Yi
\nLucky Yu is a meditative fishing game that transports players to a world filled with stunning hand-painted Chinese black ink art.<\/p>\n
Migrant Sea<\/i>
\nArtist: Stephane Grasso
\n\u201cMigrant Sea\u201d, is a multimedia documentary focusing on the voices of Sub-Saharan migrants who survived the harrowing journeys from their home countries to reach Europe.<\/p>\n
Mother, Player<\/i>
\nArtist: Angela Washko
\n\u201cMother, Player\u201d, is an experimental narrative video game featuring pregnancy and early parenthood stories from artists during the global pandemic.<\/p>\n
My Own Private Apocalypse<\/i>
\nArtist: Visu_AI_Poetry
\n\u201cMy Own Private Apocalypse\u201d, delves into the concept of individual existential desolation.<\/p>\n
Synchronization Station<\/b>
\nArtist: Allen Riley
\nSynchronization Station is a participatory performance about mediated intimacy that uses analog video mixing as a counterpoint to everyday communications technologies.<\/p>\n
Tethered<\/i>
\nArtist: Julianna Johnston
\n\u201cTethered\u201d, is an immersive projection and sound installation that is controlled by the gameplay of a tetherball match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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