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- DirectorSarah SmickStarsRyan HansenJames ImmekusZach McGowanA dark comedy about a social media junkie who fakes his own death via social media just to see which of his "friends" will show up to the funeral.
- DirectorJeffrey D. BrownStarsGillian AndersonDavid ArquettePriyanka BoseA girl risks everything for freedom after being trafficked from her mountain village in Nepal to a brothel in India.
- DirectorAnthony LuceroStarsDiana Elizabeth TorresYutaka TakeuchiRodrigo Duarte ClarkAn immigrant single mother disenfranchised by her regular life decides to take a chance working at a Japanese restaurant and realises her dreams to become a sushi chef to provide a better future to her family.
- DirectorIan ThorpeStarsBarrett CrakeMyko OlivierEric RobertsTodd Lucas is a naive songwriter from the Midwest. BJ Fairchild is a brash saxophonist from The Valley. Alone, they are pathetic losers. Together, they form the most mediocre R&B duo of the 1980s - Eternity.
- DirectorScott GracheffStarsMark BinghamAlice HoglanTHE RUGBY PLAYER is an uplifting and stereotype-shattering documentary that tells the story of a mother, a son, and what it takes to be a hero. The film explores the lives of Mark Bingham, one of the passengers of United Flight 93 on 9/11, and his mother, Alice Hoagland, a former United Airlines flight attendant. THE RUGBY PLAYER is an intimate portrait of how a son's heroism can inspire a nation, and how a mother's love can turn profound loss into unshakable resolve. Utilizing footage shot by Bingham himself, this timely film provides keen insights for the national debates on LGBT rights, marriage equality and gay athletes in sports.
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsMichael B. JordanMelonie DiazOctavia SpencerThe story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.
- DirectorGraham HughesStarsMandy BhariRay CrofterScott CunninghamA feel-good film about suicide! After many failed attempts at suicide, twenty-something Tom comes to the conclusion that he needs to think outside the box. He plans out the spectacular suicide.
- DirectorAprill WinneyStarsDon ScimeGuy AdkinsAntoinette LaVecchiaDavid, the host of a local gay radio show in Buffalo, New York, struggles with self-doubt when his single sister asks him to be the father figure for her soon to be adopted Brazilian child. This story explores the exceptionally colorful relationship between a brother and sister, and the impact of the spoken word on the human spirit.
- DirectorPawel PawlikowskiStarsAgata KuleszaAgata TrzebuchowskaDawid OgrodnikA novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.
- DirectorEugenio MiraStarsElijah WoodJohn CusackKerry BishéA pianist with stage fright endures a performance under the eyes of a mysterious sniper, who will shoot and kill him if a wrong note is played.
- DirectorJoo-Ho KimStarsCha Tae-hyunOh Ji-hoMin Hyo-rinIn late 18th century ice is a commodity more valuable than gold. When corrupt officials conspire to form a monopoly and fix its price, a gang of 11 professionals is formed to steal all the royal ice blocks in five storage for a night
- DirectorReshef LeviStarsSasson GabayMoni MoshonovPatrick StewartIn Jerusalem, a bullied teen befriends his grandfather and long lost uncle and soon they decide to solve their financial problems by robbing a bank.
- DirectorDon McKellarStarsTaylor KitschBrendan GleesonLiane BalabanTo survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.
- DirectorJoel SurnowStarsChristopher MeloniDevon BostickDean NorrisA young guy decides to skip college in favor of joining his father on the lot of his used-car business.
- DirectorPaul LazarusStarsDean KamenSlingShot focuses on noted Segway inventor Dean Kamen and his work to solve the world's water crisis. An eccentric genius with a provocative world view, Kamen is an inspiration for future scientists. His inventions help people in need and ease suffering. SlingShot is about an indomitable man who just might have enough passion and innovative thinking to create a solution for a crisis affecting billions. Kamen lives in a house with secret passages, a closet full of denim and a helicopter garage. His latest passion: the SlingShot water purification system created to obliterate half of human illness on the planet. Kamen reminisces about improving home dialysis technology and choosing to forgo parenthood while lamenting he has only one lifetime for inventing. SlingShot is both an inspirational character study and a look at Kamen's vapor compression distiller from its earliest development through recent trials in rural Ghana and beyond.
- DirectorSameh ZoabiStarsAli SulimanDirar SuleimanMahmoud Abu JaziPalestinian and Israeli businessmen co-found solar energy company amid community opposition. Utilize social media to garner support for their venture and Israel-Palestine peace process.
- DirectorMatt JacksonStarsGena ShawKane HodderMarissa SkellTwo sisters travel to a cheesy tourist trap where they battle toxic monsters dressed in bigfoot costumes in order to save the ones they love.
- DirectorHamad AlawarStarsLatifa Bin GhannamIbrahim al KhemeiriTwo loving couple are blessed with a newborn baby. Their new blessing changes everything, and the mother is taking the major load of baby duty. Until one day she gets to a point where she decides to leave the house for a break, and leave the father for the very first time alone with their kid.
- DirectorSteve WoodSimple silhouettes and old photographs shape hand-colored 16mm textures into a dream-like vision of shorelines and seascapes.
- DirectorBill PlymptonStarsJeremy BaumannWalt CurtisThe adaptation from a poem by Walt Curtis about a cowboy town that torments the local drunk.
- DirectorMatt BerentyDavid BokserStarsHunter CurraJillinda PalmerLove in the Time of Advertising is an animated short film about a young man living inside of a billboard, charged with updating the advertisements. When a tear in the sign reveals a beautiful young lady living across the highway, he falls instantly in love. Unable to leave his billboard home to tell her how he feels, he decides to use the only method he knows in order to get his message across - advertising.
- DirectorEoin DuffyStarsGeorge TakeiA black comedy exploring some of life's common fears: fear of the unknown, of failure, rejection and finally the fear of death. Narrated by George Takei.
- DirectorLaurent WitzAlexandre EspigaresMr Hublot is a withdrawn, idiosyncratic character with OCD, scared of change and the outside world. Robot Pet's arrival turns his life upside down: he has to share his home with this very invasive companion.
- DirectorWilliam JoyceBrandon OldenburgStarsJoe BluhmCalvin O'Neal Jr.Tyler SchatzThe Numberlys is an epic homage to Fritz Lang's Metropolis, but for kids. Friends 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live in a world where there is no alphabet - only numbers. One day, they decide they want something different from their orderly, black-and-white world. They set out to create each letter of the alphabet and bring color, creativity and jellybeans to their world.
- DirectorEllen OsborneCats, dogs, ants and swans enjoy an unexpectedly adventurous and colorful evening of frolic, music, libations and more.
- DirectorSascha GeddertStarsGottfried MentorIn the vastness of space, there's a a small speck of rock inhabited by the most peculiar lifeforms: Dark little dots that start to replicate fast and begin to show signs of intelligence.
- DirectorSteven Vander MeerFive thousand salmon colored index cards, the seven deadly sins, bizarre anagrams and a host of serendipitous occurrences have mingled in the artist's imagination and emerged on paper as Salmon Deadly Sins. With music by Leftover Salmon, this seven minute flip book style film is a moving drawing; each frame was created individually, by hand, on a 3X5 inch index card. Artist Steven Vander Meer creates his drawings with inspiration derived from words. These include the titles of the film's seven chapters: envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth and wrath. Each chapter also has an anagram of Salmon Deadly Sins, to inspire further creativity in the drawings. Self portraits are prevalent in the artist's work, and remind us that creativity comes from within.
- DirectorAnthony Farquhar-SmithSometimes life is not about the destination. It is about the journey.
- DirectorGeorg-Sebastian DreßlerDaniel von BraunStarsThomas RushforthEDGAR a true bachelor, who devoted himself to the compulsive logic of reason and the categorical imperative, not only denies the existence of coincidences and stroke of fate, he also despises those to which the inexplicable happens. True to his motto: 'Every man forges his own destiny' EDGAR sees bad luck as something of others, if someone experiences is - it is just their own fault. But fate (in the form of truly strange angel) is sending him on an odd path of reformation.
- DirectorChris LandrethStarsDon McKellarRon PardoPatrice GoodmanForgetting somebody's name is the starting point for a mind-bending romp through the unconscious.
- DirectorSteve BakerStarsBill WatersSue BakerHis name is Desmondo Ray. He enjoys peeing in the rain, altering offensive graffiti, and listening to sad music while having happy thoughts. This is his dating tape.
- DirectorViktor GorbachovStarsPavel AkimkinArchibald ArchibaldovichMaria FetisovaSergey Krugov works at the Research Center for Personality Reconstruction. His job is to modify people's fates by changing their past. But can he make them truly happy? And can he find his own happiness?
- DirectorTarik Abdel-GawadBradley G. MunkowitzStarsTarik Abdel-GawadBox explores the synthesis of real and digital space through projection-mapping onto moving surfaces. The short film documents a live performance, captured entirely in camera.
- DirectorBen HowlingYolanda RamkeStarsAndy RodoredaAlison GallagherRuth VennStranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect his infant daughter.
- DirectorPornsak PichetshoteStarsBobby CampoLauren KruseHaley WebbA man travels back in time to tell himself his life will get better if he cheats on his girlfriend.
- DirectorMartha GoddardStarsElizabeth DebickiMatt ZeremesArthur DignamA time-travel romance between one of the great minds of the 20th Century, Kurt Godel, and a lonely particle physicist, Serita Cedric, a research student working at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.
- DirectorJeremy UngarStarsRoss PhilipsSara LindseyNicholas CutroA young man moves back in with his parents after college, only to discover that the monster - which tormented him as a child - is still in his bedroom.
- DirectorJames CunninghamStarsDamien AveryCalum GittinsAnna JullienneHeroine Connie Radar defends the moon from the USA and attempts to prevent the first moon landing.
- DirectorJames CrokeStarsLindsay FarrisShameer BirgesChloe SchwankA discredited scientist plans an elaborate heist to prove his genius and reclaim his ruined reputation.
- DirectorMotke DappStarsJohn FergusonColleen HelmBeth MathewsBaldwin's life is spinning out of control. Luckily, he's been working on a time machine with some friends and decides to take a chance to see if he can fix it.
- DirectorMu SunStarsKim KutnerKieron ElliottJeff BlumbergLaura Fein has an appointment at a time travel agency to have a burning question answered: Does her coworker like her?
- DirectorAlex OrrStarsAlex OrrKatie OrrDaniel L. KellyAn inventor accidentally lands his mother in jail for child pornography with a teenage sex tape he kept. In this raunchy, comedic blend of personal nonfiction and sci-fi, panicked dad to be Alex solves the disappearance with the world's bee population while driving his wife insane through her pregnancy. Shot throughout the 9 months before their child was born, husband and wife team Katie and Alex Orr turn the cameras on themselves and end up with a modern look at becoming a parent and mixing your real life with fiction.
- DirectorMatt SzymanowskiStarsEdwin LiNoreen LeeCarla ClayInspired by the standup acts of real life Chinese American comedian Edwin Li, a young man in San Francisco spirals downward into disappointment until he finds solace in a brief sexual encounter with an older woman to whom he may or may not be related.
- DirectorBrenda GoodmanRemember how you learned about sex? Sex(ed): The Movie captures the humor, shock and vulnerability people face when learning about sex, through the lens of the often hilarious, only sometimes informative, sex-ed films from 1910 to the present day.
- DirectorRok BicekStarsIgor SamoborNatasa Barbara GracnerTjasa ZeleznikRelations between the students and the new teacher of German are extremely tense. When one female student commits suicide, her schoolmates blame the teacher for her death. An awareness that things are not quite so black and white comes too late... (based on true events)
- DirectorMohammad GhorbankarimiStarsIman AfsharMohsen HosseiniAyoub AfsharA poetic, visual treat about a young boy in search of his mother who was lost at sea more than eight years ago, the story inspires courage, hope and determination.
- DirectorFrauke FinsterwalderStarsGisela AderholdChristoph BachMargit CarstensenA number of individuals in Germany whose lives are connected in some ways, and all of them have dark sides which may shock us to the core.
- DirectorAaron SchimbergStarsLee AzzarelloDoug BarronBurton CranePhysical and psychological devastation ravage a forsaken town. Based on the folktales of Jonathan Mallory Sinus.
- DirectorDon HardyDana NachmanStarsSean PennA documentary that explores chemicals found in everyday household products.
- DirectorJosh SoskinStarsAngel Soto CasteloCarlos ValenciaPeter ReinertThe film follows a 13 year old boy (Manny) from Tijuana as he embarks on his first drug smuggle across the 'Devil's Highway', a notoriously fatal stretch of desert on the Arizona/Mexico border.
- DirectorYulin LiuStarsQian LiHai MaoXinxin NiuOn Chinese New Year, a little girl learns reality is not what it seems as she discovers how betrayal can be done out of love.
- DirectorAndreas ThaulowStarsLisa CarlehedMads Sjøgård PettersenJohanne FossheimAgnes and Ragnar, a couple in their late 20s, are planning to climb a mountain in Northern Norway. In this potentially deadly situation where trust is an absolute necessity, the relationship is put to the test as Agnes reveals Ragnars disturbing secret.
- DirectorTara MotamediStarsNazli K. LouChervine NamaniKamran Malak MotieiA crowd of people in Iran gather to watch the execution of a young girl. She cries and begs everyone for help. Horrified, people look away as the girl is about to get hanged, but one particular bystander cannot remain silent.
- DirectorMartha FergusonStarsStephen ChigorimboJohn DennisonMartha FergusonA Woman and Her Driver, Another Man, a State of Mind. A contemporary love story set in Africa that explores the cultural tension surrounding a woman's desire.
- DirectorCharles Chintzer LaiStarsVanessa KirbyHenry Lloyd-HughesImogen StubbsTwo Londoners lose sleep but find each other.
- DirectorDavid ForsterStarsJohn BrumptonKaitlyn ClareDamian HillPeter has spent years protecting his only daughter Ginny from the painful truth of their past but when his estranged brother unexpectedly arrives, the day that follows will unearth a secret long kept hidden.
- DirectorRobert SickelsIn having lawns, are we giving in to societal expectations that have no real rationale, or do lawns have more meaning than we are typically willing to give them? Is the grass really always greener on the other side? For a lot of people, "in lawns we trust" is more than a motto: it's a way of life. Conversely, many folks see their lawn as an enemy. American Lawn explores this fascinating dichotomy, resulting in a lighthearted, insightful, and kaleidoscopic portrait of Americans of all stripes grappling with their relationships to lawn.
- DirectorWendy JohnsonAnnie NocentiThe sport of falconry in uncharted territory: the deserts of tribal Pakistan, with an international cast of Qataris, Baloch, Lebanese, Egyptians...made by American women. DISARMING FALCONS illuminates the falconers' all-consuming love for his bird, and the falcon's wily, fierce prey--the Houbara Bustard. This film chronicles one of the most exciting road trips in the world. A naturalist's delight.
- DirectorAnne KmetykoEtched in Skin is a short documentary that offers insight into the world and the work of today's Tattoo artists. Several tattoo artists from Quebec, the USA and France share in their own words, their experiences and vision in the world of Tattoo.
- DirectorJessica KayeStarsFabian DeboraFabian Debora, A Life for Art tells the transformative story of East Los Angeles painter Fabian Debora and how a spiritual encounter with a near death experience awakened him from the darkness of gang life, incarceration and drug addiction.
- DirectorLindsay BlattPaul TaggartStarsJóna Guðbjörg GuðmundsdóttirArinbjörn JóhannssonGudlaug M. JónsdottirHerd in Iceland is a documentary about the annual round-up of the Icelandic horse, isolated for centuries by the country's oceanic borders.
- DirectorFrank StiefelStarsMargo AmerMARGO is a documentary that traces the final weeks in the life of Margo Amer, a hospice nurse who has helped hundreds of patients deal with their impending death. Margo has been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer and during this film she explores the lessons she learned as a hospice nurse, her belief in god, her fears and struggles during these final days. Her brave testimony during three interviews is inter cut with footage of a weekly hospice meeting where her case is discussed by other hospice professionals and her life as a passionate and competitive horsewoman.
- DirectorJilli RoseStarsTim AdamNicholas CarlileGryphon Whaley ChanningExiled from the tropical paradise where they evolved, a handful of stick insects clung to life on a windswept bush on the world's tallest sea stack for 80 years. Now they're back from the brink of extinction, but when can they go home?
- DirectorSimon ChristenAdrift is a love letter to the fog of the San Francisco Bay Area. The film maker chased it for over two years to capture the magical interaction between the soft mist, the ridges of the California coast and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. The film showcases a unique way of looking at the movement of fog, which is usually hidden in time. Simon Christen lifts us above that thick cold blanket to reveal a beautiful ocean that crests, flows and ebbs. Only the highest points of the city and it's bridges can peek through, becoming adrift, while the rest is caressed by this natural beauty.
- DirectorMatt WinnStarsTom BurkeNatalie DormerRufus SewellA thirty something couple, concerned that they're out of touch and no longer fashionable, decide to rectify the situation by dragging themselves to the latest hip brunch eatery. As they journey through London, they discuss the idiosyncrasies of their friends and the ups and down of their aberrant relationships. However, when they bump into Tom, an uber-hipster friend of theirs, what he reveals puts their quest into a thoroughly different light.
- DirectorAlan KingStarsAlan KingDino MarnikaAlbert GoikhmanIt is 1853 and in Eastern Australia two men have toiled, driven by the belief that once they strike gold their struggles will be behind them. However they're about to discover that sharing the rare metal will be the hardest test of all.
- DirectorBogdan MuresanuStarsMichel Horatiu BobAlexandru GeorgescuVictor RebengiucAt the beginning of 1991, after the Romanian Revolution, an old barber meets by chance his former torturer who came in for a shave. Quickly, the parts are inverted though the client refuses to acknowledge that he has been recognized. He says that it is a mistake but to no avail because the barber is convinced he is right. And while latter holds the razor against the client's neck, he gets scarier and scarier wishing for revenge and payback time. Will the victim spare his former torturer?
- DirectorJoseph OxfordStarsKeiko AgenaWill ChoiFarah GriffinCreating a universe between two small pieces of Cardboard. When Jack and Jill of Cardboard City are separated by Jill's torrid illness, Jack must think outside the box to assure they will be together again.
- DirectorMauricio OsakiStarsTrung AnhMai VyMy Father's Truck is a part coming-of-age part road film about 10-year-old Mai Vy as she skips school one day to help her father with his passenger truck for hire.
- DirectorSusana CasaresStarsKimya MarefatMarissa Yardley CliffordJoey NaberBeing a teenager isn't easy, especially for Nayla, a Muslim American girl who wants to join her new high school's cheerleading squad.
- DirectorLyubov LvovaSergey TaramaevStarsAleksandr AlekseevskiyMariya BiorkSergei DorofeyevThe film portraits a complicated journey thru life, love and hate of a homosexual in Russia.
- DirectorRichard ShepardStarsJude LawRichard E. GrantDemián BichirAfter spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.
- DirectorDome KarukoskiStarsPeter FranzénLaura BirnJasper PääkkönenNeo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.