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(Short Films)
An eye-opening kaleidoscope of films that traverse worlds—from inner explorations and external migrations to existential reckonings and age-old divides. It takes light to see; it takes light to shine.
Love story with characters. The tape consists of episodes unrelated to the storyline and stylistically, which have a unified mood and a unified meaning. The film was shot without words, a witty story-meditation on relationships between people is revealed through sounds.
Actor Mark Metcalf made his reputation playing aggrieved authority figures, most famously in NATIONAL LAMPOON’S ANIMAL HOUSE and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Now in his 70s, he takes a critical look back on his life and career in this meditation on power, privilege, and the perils of being a “type.”
In a future where movies are made by A.I., one woman sets out to disrupt the system of simulations and resurrect the role of the artist.
In “Joe Buffalo,” directed by Amar Chebib and executive produced by Tony Hawk, an Indigenous skateboarding legend overcomes addiction and trauma stemming from his years in Canada's Church-run school system.
A meditation on femininity and the magic of being a woman, a girl, a daughter. Minerva's Lilies centres on two sisters, Leah and Nayomi aged, 9 and 10 as they go through the motions of 'being girls'. The visual meditation forms the experience of not only the girls' little world of magic but that of the viewer and their mother who is carefully perched around their dreamlike atmosphere.
Written & Performed by Jassmine Parks
"blk" is the collective voice of Detroit's Black non-cis male artists and poets. It speaks healing for the millions of Black non-cis males who need it, for Black cis males to tap into the healing, and for those on the outside to examine the impact of silencing, erasing, and asking for trauma-driven narratives.
Figures haul large rocks to build a causeway to an abandoned oil tanker with their task hampered by creatures attacking them. Over 5,000 images were painted to create this animated film with traditionally rotoscoped and hand-painted 2D animation.
Abby, a first-generation high school student, describes what she and her mom have learned about people when cleaning their homes. House decor and items left around convey a privilege that unveils Abby’s imagination, jealousy, and frustrations.