A selection of short films that offers an array of thought-provoking drama, comedy, and animation, with characters facing unbelievable odds, fantastical scenarios and taking extreme measures. There will be a live Q&amp;A with the filmmakers on Zoom! No recordings will be given out afterwards.

A Guatemalan mother and daughter must try and survive the route of death in Mexico to get to the US border to seek asylum.

La Ruta

A mother and her daughter meet a father and his son on the challenging and harsh trek to the US border from Mexico known as La Ruta De La Muerte (The Route of Death).

Cat and Rita have had enough of their soul sucking jobs. When an opportunity arises, they take matters into their own hands by swiping wallets as they swipe right on Kindred Spirits: an online dating app.

Swiped

Cat and Rita, who have had enough of their soul sucking jobs, take matters into their own hands by swiping wallets as they swipe right on Kindred Spirits; an online dating app.

The exquisitely handcrafted world in this stop motion animated short follows a house full of peculiar monsters waking up amuck in this askew home. This quirky and tactile household is full of frenetic energy set off by the morning alarm. Discover what the ruckus in the kitchen is really about in this colorful nod to film noir and German expressionism. It's horrifyingly delightful.

Creatures in My House

This quirky and tactile household is full of frenetic energy and gets set off by the morning alarm, but you’ll find this suburban house brewing with an unusual group of characters, that are horrifyingly delightful.

Dom Copley becomes unhinged with grief and anger after the most precious thing in the world is taken from him - His beloved cat, Mister President.

Litany for Mr. President

A man seeks revenge for the death of his cat.

Yeona is a Korean immigrant residing in Queens, NY who has a severely scarred face and suffers from deep-rooted self image issues. As a tailor at a local dry cleaners, she wears a cloth mask to hide herself from the world. Yeona decides to seek plastic surgery at a Korean black market hospital to fix her appearance once and for all. When she is urged to remake her appearance beyond recognition, Yeona is forced to question what can and cannot be repaired by going under the knife.

Mirror

A Korean immigrant with a severely scarred face visits a black market hospital in Queens to seek plastic surgery.

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