A broke Korean American student walks into a KPOP themed smoothie store and unknowingly orders a overpriced smoothie.

KPOP Smoothie

All this man wants is for someone—anyone—to simply acknowledge the quiet splendor of his $3,500 jacket.

My $3,500 Jacket

After finding a $3,500 jacket for $100, a man expects ample praise for his discovery. Yet it never comes. All he wants is for someone, anyone, to acknowledge the quiet splendor of his jacket—a desire that may ultimately ruin him.

After the loss of matriarch Rhea, George Bellamy Jr and his ailing veteran father, George Sr, are forced to wrestle with years of hurt and expectations that have taken root in their relationship, at the cost of a new level of transparency neither is prepared for.

Now Then Forward

A man and his ailing father are forced to confront their strained past.

In 1991 Miami, a young Latina secretly living with HIV falls deeply in love just as she’s told she only has a few years left to live. Based off a true story, Dying for Love is a female-led, bilingual drama and an intimate, emotionally charged portrait of the power of love set against the fear, stigma, and uncertainty of the early AIDS crisis. As Grace struggles to reveal the truth to the man she loves, what begins as a story overshadowed by death and despair slowly transforms into one about hope, and the radical courage it takes to love someone when the future feels… well… when there is no future.

Dying for Love

In 1991 Miami, a young Latina secretly dying of HIV finally finds the man of her dreams, and risks the only thing scarier than her diagnosis... telling the fatal truth to the man she loves.

Luz is a devout Catholic woman who is suddenly woken by unsettling dreams. In the process of not wanting to stay asleep, she goes the distance to keep herself awake, including eating habanero peppers. As the story progresses, Luz’s desperation increases as her husband notices her sudden change. The story culminates with the audience finally seeing Luz's dream, and her decision thereafter about her identity.

Mexican Delight

When Luz, a deeply religious woman, is plagued by unsettling dreams, she becomes desperate to stay awake at all cost.

On an isolated rural farm, a struggling couple fighting to keep their relationship alive faces a terrifying new threat: a creature that can flawlessly mimic any living organism. As the entity begins replicating, paranoia takes root, forcing them to question who they can trust and whether the person next to them is truly the one they love.

MiMic

On an isolated rural farm, a struggling couple fighting to keep their relationship alive faces a terrifying creature that can flawlessly mimic any living organism.

A devout woman seeks holy solitude in the wilderness of England. Then, one night, a disfigured trespasser emerges from the woods to invade her dwelling. In the end, she must choose whether the nightmare is a curse from Hell -- or the sign from God she's been praying for.

The Anchoress

In the wilds of medieval England, a devout recluse faces a nightmarish trespasser that emerges from the forest.

In honor of the United States of America’s 250th year, the apple interviews is a study on what Middle Tennesseans think the American Dream is in 2026. Filmed during the first half of 2026, every interview was conducted the same way. Each person was given an apple and was asked only one question: What is the American Dream? This is only one apple from a larger group. There are more perspectives, more ideas, thoughts, dreams, but this apple feels the most relevant to right now.

the apple interviews: apple one

While eating an apple, people answer only one question: What is the American Dream?

Life is about transitions, and Alex has experienced many in recent years. Parenthood, divorce and gender transition. COME ON, BOY is an intimate, lyrical portrait of the Memphis-based musician as he reclaims his voice both on stage and in life. Beginning in the present with a live concert performance, the film traces Alex’s journey through life, exploring what it means to rebuild a sense of self. Blending archival footage with new material, the film becomes both a time capsule and a song of transformation: an honest, hopeful meditation on identity, belonging, and the power of music to heal and connect. COME ON, BOY captures the universal longing to be seen and heard for who we truly are.

Come On, Boy

A newly single trans dad must relearn how to sing post transition, to continue his music and reclaim his life.

Through small yet meaningful anecdotes and reflections, a handful of individual voices come together to form a collective narrative that speaks to the everyday lives and challenges of Latinos who have grown up in the contemporary US South.

Oye, We're from Here Too

A chorus of Latino voices in the U.S. South weaves intimate anecdotes into a collective portrait of place, identity, and everyday struggle.

Railroaded explores the impact of allowing big business to dictate recovery priorities after a natural disaster. Is shareholder value the only metric to be considered when rebuilding, even on public lands?
This film follows a small Tennessee whitewater community, struggling to survive, after Hurricane Helene upended their peaceful coexistence with a multi-billion-dollar railroad company. Anchored by strong, independent characters, the film unfolds along an idyllic stretch of the Nolichucky River where livelihoods and ecosystems are at risk. Railroaded explores the collision of economic reality, environmental stewardship, and regulatory oversight, and what happens when those tasked with protecting public land are forced to confront corporate power.

Railroaded

Disasters don't end when the storm passes...that's when the story begins.

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