2020 | Jin Joo | San Francisco, CA | 1m

In the depths of pandemic isolation, we all desperately wanted life to return to normal. Here are personal testimonials about Covid Mouth technology that allowed people to lead normal lives during pandemic restrictions.

2021 | Colin Read | New York, NY | 4m

A short film about the new hobbies we started while locked down over the past year, in a search for fulfillment…and their failures.

2020 | Jack Flynn | London/Japan | 3.5m

Thirteen-year-old skateboarder Yumeka Oda was set to represent her country on home soil at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but with the games postponed her dreams of winning gold have also been put on hold.

2020 | Jonnie Lewis | Edingburgh, Scotland | 3m

Much like David Zinn finds inspiration in the cracks, streaks and specks on the pavement, I personally find that getting out and finding shots with a camera in my hand is far more fluid and inspiring than sitting at home and trying to come up with ideas.

2020 | Maria Lorenzo | Valencia, Spain | 5m

URBAN SPHINX is an animated short film that creatively documents the presence of urban art at various neighbourhoods of Valencia, Spain, between 2018 y 2019. In URBAN SPHINX these pieces of ephemeral art, are connected like the frames of a film.

2021 | Caleb Slain | Los Angeles, CA | 13m

A hip hop odessy, using footage captured over 10 years, this surreal cinematic experience unpacks the stormy inner world of one Congolese-American coming of age in the US.

2020 | Mathijs Luijten | Netherlands | 4.5m

The story; in a time of self-isolation we reflect on our past. In a time of being inside, what more do we crave then running outside and enjoying vast horizons and nature, like a child.

2020 | Kourtney Jackson | Toronto, Canada | 10m

As they get ready for the day, three young Black women discuss the public perception of their Blackness in relation to their cultivation of a strong sense of self. Wash Day is an intimate exploration into how private, domestic acts such as washing your hair or putting on makeup become a significant re-acquaintance with the body, before and after navigating the politics of one's outwardly appearance.

14 | Jamie Meltzer and Chris Filippone | San Francisco, CA | 8m

Every weekday, inmates are released from Huntsville State Penitentiary, taking in their first moments of freedom with phone calls, cigarettes, and quiet reflection at the Greyhound station up the block.