1. It Turns Blue (2023)

15 min | Short, Drama

Follows Pari, who tries to cover up that her brother beat up his 3-year-old daughter. Her plan of manipulating the little girl into thinking it was all a game seems to go well, but they realize the truth can't be hidden for ever.

Director: Shadi Karamroudi | Stars: Hana Dezhagah, Mansour Nasiri, Leili Rashidi

2. Flores del otro patio (2022)

15 min | Short

Set in the Colombian Caribbean, follows a group of queer activists who use extravagant performative actions to fight together against the various social injustices that plague the region.

Director: Jorge Cadena | Stars: Saray Nohemi Rebolledo Ospino, Rubén Barrios Rodríguez, Andru Suarez Rojas, Eudes Rosado

3. Nai Nai & Wài Pó (2023)

16 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy

It centers on Nai Nai and Wài Pó, my grandmas. Together, they are a grandma super team that dances, stretches, and farts their sorrows away.

Director: Sean Wang | Stars: Yi Yan Fuei, Zhang Li Hua

4. Suddenly TV (2023)

18 min | Documentary, Short

After the fall of President Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese make their way to demand civilian rule. Protestors occupy the military headquarters. A group of young revolutionaries create an imaginary television station.

Director: Roopa Gogineni

5. The Flute (2023)

9 min | Short, Comedy

Fleeing a long term relationship, a young man seeks refuge with his best friends. After discovering their strange instruments, he'll learn the bachelor lifestyle is not as sweet as it sounds.

Director: Nick Roney | Stars: Joe Carnegie, Dan Carr, David Finch, Stephanie Kerbis

6. Pennies from Heaven (2023)

11 min | Short, Comedy

Pennies from Heaven is a short comedy about two eccentric twin sisters who stumble upon a pickup truck full of pennies and follow the adventure wherever it takes them.

Director: Sandy Honig | Stars: Sabina Meschke, Annabel Meschke, Tevin Bailey, Tyler Bailey

7. The Debutante (2022)

8 min | Animation, Short

A spirited young woman persuades a hyena from London Zoo to take her place at a dinner dance being held in her honour.

Director: Elizabeth Hobbs | Stars: Joanna David, Alexa Davies, Naomi Stafford

Votes: 65

8. Christopher at Sea (2022)

20 min | Animation, Short

Christopher embarks on a transatlantic voyage as a passenger on a cargo ship. His hopes of finding out what lures so many men to sea sets him on a journey into solitude, fantasy and obsession.

Director: Tom Brown | Stars: Jocelyn Si, Andrew Isar, Florian Desbiendras, Maynard Bagang

Votes: 52

9. Different Than Before (2023 Music Video)

6 min | Music

As an Asian family celebrates their daughter's engagement by singing karaoke on stage, a group of racists shout at them. The head of the family sings next, and transforms into "Baba". He finds courage to be the force needed for good.

Director: Mayumi Yoshida | Stars: Tzi Ma, Olivia Cheng, Amanda Sum, Matthew Kevin Anderson

10. Residente Feat. Ibeyi: This is Not America (2022 Music Video)

4 min | Music

In the music video of Residente featuring Ibeyi for the single "This is Not America", the artist presents the problematic of South and Central America when it comes to dealing with violence... See full summary »

Director: Gregory Ohrel | Stars: Naomi Diaz, Ibeyi, Lisa Kainde, Paco Mufote

Votes: 5

11. Breaking Silence (2023)

17 min | Documentary, Short

Follows a Deaf activist and his formerly incarcerated daughter, as they build new bonds through the experiences they've had in the criminal justice system.

Directors: Amy Bench, Annie Silverstein | Stars: Leslie Estes, Walter Estes

12. When You Left Me on That Boulevard (2023)

13 min | Short

It follows Ly and her cousins as they get high before a family Thanksgiving at their aunt's house in San Diego.

Director: Kayla Galang | Stars: Whitney Agustin, Allan Wayne Anderson, Melissa Arcaya, Kailyn Dulay

Votes: 15