In this dark comedy, a post mortem reveals more than expected, throwing the participants into a moral quandary.

Chicken Broth Soup

Chicken soup is usually good for you, isn't it?

Two children, caught in the continuing low-level hostilities between their divorced parents, shoot a school-project film on the banks of the St. Lawrence River with their dad. In emotionally true performances, the kids work out their differences more successfully than their parents.

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Love in the Desert

A fun family project reveals the fault lines in this injured family.

The Schaacks are back with their latest, a zany treat asking who gets to decide what the facts are. Justin and Kristin have taken home honors from Big Water in 2018 (Best Short, "Rag Dolls") and 2025 (Best Short-Short, "Fairy Tail").

The Retirement Party

How easy is it to get people to doubt what they just saw?

The modern day relationship advice forum, Am I the Asshole?, kicks off the plot, as our sorry-ass protagonist believes he has seen a post from his wife casting doubt on their marriage.&nbsp;Operatic confusions (in more ways than one) ensue.

Am I the Asshole

A Reddit post throws a man into a tailspin.

Ashland born and bred filmmaker Trey Sorensen takes us into the mind of a vain, self-obsessed photographer as he struggles with the isolation of the COVID times.&nbsp;Jon Huybrecht, whom you may see around the Bay Theater during the Festival-- he's the theater manager-- was a producer on this film, and former long-time Ashland resident Dave Askue turns in a lovely cameo. Trey will be one of our two featured guests at Saturday morning's filmmaker discussion, "Cinema and Cinnamon Rolls."

Wide Shot

COVID isolation forces a vain photographer to face himself.

If you want to know how to build a wigwam, this film, shot at the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa Reservation, is the one for you. But it's much more than that, as Ojibwe culture, tradition, and history are all woven into the willow frame of the wigwam.

To Build a Summer Wigwam

Cultural transmission through the building of a wigwam.

Mumbai uses so much water that a small village with ample water resources nearby cannot use any of it. Women spend hours each day carrying water from increasingly distant sources. Meanwhile, another village has taken charge of its own water conservation initiatives and is thriving. A 90 year old artist, author, and water warrior takes us to Mumbai and to these two villages.

Hell or High Water

Different villages in India confront man-made water shortages.

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