Allie finds herself languishing in her domestic life with a husband and two kids. She spends her days fantasizing about the exotic lifestyle of classmate turned influencer, Autumn. The two come face to face at their twenty-year reunion.

Most Likely To Succeed

Humantises are masters of deception. But can they hide from change? When one Humantis unexpectedly goes through a physical transformation, it struggles to adapt and grow into its new self.

Humantis

Three generations of Mexican American witches live together in a secluded trailer park in the Georgia mountains. The McCarthys have a long held belief that the youngest daughter of the youngest daughter will bend the elements of the earth to her will and change the course of history for witches and hill people alike. The problem is nine-year-old Fox, who is seemingly meant to fulfill this prophecy, is hell bent on becoming a Baptist preacher instead. We meet these eclectic women as they clean up the remains from a raucous party, bickering the way that only family can, until a distraught young man named Billy seeks out the women&#39;s help in order to fall out of love.After they cure Billy of his afflictions, Fox is made to clean up the magical mess but as her Grandmother and Mother return to their bickering, Fox interrupts them to reveal a flame that is perfectly cupped in her small hands. Even witches can’t fight destiny.

Trailer [Trash] Magic

Maggie, a chronic people pleaser, is always getting pushed around. But when she tries to return a lost cat to his owner, Maggie is finally pushed too far and decides to push back… in a most unexpected way.

Maggie's Not Okay

A calf is about to be born. The accident that suddenly strikes a remote Irish farm reveals a secret that has long been deafened and leaves Cáit with a terrible decision to make. A gut-wrenching film from way out in the countryside, a place where the worst things are silenced.

Calf

TEDDY is a verité portrait of a male birth doula working to improve birth outcomes for Black women in Houston, Texas. A security guard by day, Timothy Gant Jr. trained to become a doula after hearing about his own mother’s birth story as a child. As a doula working predominantly with Black women, Timothy helps his clients achieve a positive, safe, and empowering birth on their terms.

Teddy

One day this kid will feel something stir in his heart and throat and mouth. One day this kid will reach a point where he senses a division that isn’t mathematical. One day this kid will talk.  Inspired by David Wojnarowicz&#39;s renowned text, &quot;One Day This Kid&quot; is an exploration of silent struggle and unspoken tension as Hamed navigates an undefined future with his father.

One Day This Kid

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