Suspicious Minds – Directed by Imelda O’Reilly
Runtime: 15:00
A romance at a trippy Halloween rave goes wrong… Lola’s public breakup is disrupted when an Elvis impersonator comes to the rescue. Sharing confidences and ghosts from their past, they reminisce about their homeland and discover meaning in their newly shared bond.
Aqui – Directed by Anabella L. Gonzalez
Runtime: 03:32
A young girl going through stressors begins to physically unravel. With the help of her sister, will she be able to piece herself back together?
VESPA – Directed by Olívia Ramos
Runtime: 14:58
Luiza visits her estranged mother’s new home, inadvertently inheriting her role in a peculiar natural cycle.
Ebony – Directed by Sean-Josahi Brown
Runtime: 20:45
Ebony, a single mom raising six kids in a transitional housing program in Brownsville, Brooklyn, aims to create a better life for her children by moving them into permanent housing. This sensitive narrative playfully blends Ebony’s story with footage taken by her children. Ultimately, a story of optimism shines from the most unlikely place.
Limerence – Directed by Sydney Task
Runtime: 03:44
As capitalism runs rampant in an outdated world, the owner of a sweet shop abuses her access to gelatinous goods, rotting out her teeth in hopes of returning to a handsome dentist. Limerence is a mixed-media short film inspired by a tendency towards obsession, a knack for imbalance, and an overwhelming, but warranted fear of societal collapse.
The Four Dance At Night – Directed by T.S Evering
Runtime: 14:15
The four Marchand sisters need an escape from the stifling restraints of their Black elite status and have created a means by way of sneaking out of their home to engage in a moonlit dance in the woods. Set over one night in a parochial black community in 1949, Giselle, George, Glorie, and Grace prepare to sneak out. But Giselle has a more devious intent and what was meant to be innocent revelry may have awoken something altogether corrupt.
Crawl Space – Directed by Cora Marie Sfida, Eloise Lebee
Runtime: 15:29
Two roommates argue over accusations of stealing, only to discover the real culprit is lurking in the shadows of their closet. Who is the culprit? Hint: It’s not anyone on the lease!
Let Me Fly – Directed by Justin Murray
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Runtime: 21:52
A young boy, Arthur, has his comfortable life growing up on his father’s plantation uprooted upon the arrival of a new slave by the name of Ezekiel, a conductor for the Underground Railroad.