Whether leaving, returning, or (re)forming something entirely new, the binds and possibilities of ‘home’ emerge as fertile grounds of existential exploration in these five shorts.&nbsp;

An aging hermit frees herself from the caretaking of her ailing mother when a strange and wounded dog appears in her home, demanding all of her attention.

Tropicalía

An aging hermit frees herself from the caretaking of her ailing mother when a strange and wounded dog appears in her home, demanding all of her attention.

Rose, a 'professional dog walker" has recently occupied a vacant house which she now calls home. While claiming to take care of the property until the return of the landlady, the new "tenant" creates intimacy with the house develops a fascination for the absent woman.

SCARCE (ESCASSO)

Rose, a 'professional dog walker" has recently occupied a vacant house which she now calls home. While claiming to take care of the property until the return of the landlady, the new "tenant" creates intimacy with the house develops a fascination for the absent woman.

This film explores the relationship between a boy’s imagination and the realities that affect his community.

IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME

This film explores the relationship between a boy’s imagination and the realities that affect his community.

A day in the life of a modern, rural Midwestern community as a farmhand hunts for the cow he scared away.

Flyover

A day in the life of a modern, rural Midwestern community as a farmhand hunts for the cow he scared away.

Booker returns to South Central L.A. after several years away. Confined to the interior of his car, we watch as he interacts with the people and places he once knew, floating between moments of nostalgia and the subtle realities of a subconscious search for identity.

CIVIC

Booker returns to South Central L.A. after several years away. Confined to the interior of his car, we watch as he interacts with the people and places he once knew, floating between moments of nostalgia and the subtle realities of a subconscious search for identity.

United States of America

Narrative Shorts: Roots & Leaves

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