Everything Will Be Okay directed by Junting Zhou
Length: 10:22
Two gay men wait in line to get into a techno party in Bushwick, Brooklyn while reflecting on clubbing culture, gay culture, and the pandemic.
Sitting directed by Jones
Length: 12:48
Bryn’s week goes from bad to worse, when her latest babysitting gig turns out to be a grown man. Kyle is terminally ill, and wants company for the last hours of his life – he intends to kill himself by the end of the evening.
Talk To Me In Silence directed by Julia Ngeow
Length: 11:15
“Which memory will you keep?” A nostalgic woman confronts a stranger in her house, one who ultimately reveals their shared history and the love they have for one another.
Macrocosm directed by Clayton High
Length: 02:30
Two friends play video games together after school. The situation quickly spirals out of control.
Food In Your Belly directed by Gabriella Medrano & Lukas Chin
Length: 15:00
Food in Your Belly is a story of a young woman’s one thousand, four hundred-mile hike undertaken as a way to recover from an eating disorder. Aster has two goals: hike the Appalachian Trail and eat. These seem like possible goals until you realize Aster will be hiking in the dead of winter and she has struggled for years with an eating disorder. Through a series of interviews and observational footage, we learn about Aster and watch her navigate through 6 months and 1400 miles of the infamous Appalachian Trail in winter. Through a tremendous display of vulnerability we learn about Aster’s inner struggles, hear how loud her eating disorder voice can get, and watch her grow to love the trail and herself.
Mámi directed by Marisela Grajeda Gonzalez & Christina Roussos
Length: 16:09
A first-generation Mexican American woman in her late thirties struggling to stay afloat in NYC while pursuing a career as an actor learns her mother, who lives across the country, has been diagnosed with cancer.
40ish… directed by Traci Hays
Length: 24:51
A 40-year-old actress, refuses to give up her dream of “making it,” in Hollywood, but 20 years later, she won’t face the reality, that age and how many followers you have, dictates the rules for talent and when she lands her big break, she struggles to tell the truth, when casting demands to know her “real age,” before they’ll hire her for the role.