Tales and documentaries about being on your own, emerging from it, and one very special turtle.

Derrick is permanently stuck behind a big glass desk in an even bigger glass and metal office. Tasked with guarding an ominous button, only to be pressed in an emergency, Derrick is no longer sure what an emergency is and if this moment right now is one.

Emergency

When nothing is happening everything can feel like an emergency.

The truth behind a cheery wake-up caller's life in the 1970s South begins unraveling with each call she makes.

Good Morning! This is Lana...

The truth behind a cheery wake-up caller's life in the 1970s South begins unraveling with each call she makes.

A delivery man grapples with his own mortality during the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic. When he hears the voice of an old woman through the doorway, he confronts his desire to make human contact with his fear of becoming infected.

The Choice

A delivery man grapples with his own mortality during the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic. When he hears the voice of an old woman through the doorway, he confronts his desire to make human contact with his fear of becoming infected.

Every November, co-Directors Alex Wolf Lewis and Kaitlyn Schwalje celebrate Thanksgiving at Alex's Aunt and Uncle’s house just outside of Philadelphia. And every November they marvel at the fact that the family’s 4-inch-long pet turtle, Snowy, is still alive. Snowy has lived an isolated life in the family basement for the past 10+ years with minimal sunlight and no companionship other than that of his primary caretaker, Uncle Larry. In an effort to improve Snowy's life we ask: Can Snowy be happy, and what would that take?

Snowy

Snowy, a four-inch-long pet turtle, has lived an isolated life in the family basement. With help from a team of experts and his caretaker, Uncle Larry, we ask: Can Snowy be happy, and what would it take?

A medieval knight searches for the Holy Grail in New York City, believing it will return him home to his time period. Convinced that the Grail is a woman he’s infatuated with, the knight must try and win her love, or stay stranded in an age not his own.

Knightman

A medieval knight searches for the Holy Grail in New York City, believing it will return him to his time. Convinced that the Grail is a woman he’s infatuated with, the knight must try and win her love, or stay stranded.

After spending the night in a cell, a homeless man has a score to settle.

Bulldog

After spending the night in a cell, a homeless man has a score to settle.

In an abandoned attic, a recording robot desperately tries to connect with a bird on its window. A beautifully animated short about unusual places one finds a need for connection.

Just For The Record

In an abandoned attic, a recording robot desperately tries to connect with a bird on its window.

Home Stream is a short iPhone documentary about homelessness, shot by a woman who's homeless herself. Home Stream exposes the theme of homelessness in an innovative way (giving agency to people who are homeless themselves), reshaping the viewer's perception of homelessness and debunking myths and misconceptions.

Home Stream

Lily has been homeless for a year and a half. She used a phone to tell us her story.

A silent film about love in isolation, about a lonely widow quarantining alone as the apocalypse occurs outside her front window.

All Alone in April

A silent film about love in isolation, about a lonely widow quarantining alone as the apocalypse occurs outside her front window.

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