The night before a big interview, Alice finds herself in Sleep's Waiting Room, where a mountain of interactive paperwork forces her to confront her past, her fears, and ultimately... herself.

Alice in Somnia

The night before a big interview, Alice finds herself in Sleep's Waiting Room, where a mountain of interactive paperwork forces her to confront her past, her fears, and ultimately... herself.

When Rose and Julia's dying mother forgets the most important household rule (don't touch the violent cat), they realize that the time has come to put him down. The vet, played by Mindy Cohn, promises them a smooth process, but the cat has other plans.

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When the psychotic family cat attacks their dying mother, young sisters Rose and Julia clash over whether or not to send him to cat heaven. What transpires is a cat fight over the best way to grieve.

Jake is waiting alone at a restaurant for his blind date to arrive, and he starts to project (catastrophize) how the night might go and. Reality and imagination blur together as his anxiety increases.

Blind Date

As a young man waits for his blind date, his anxiety asks him - "What's the worst that can happen?"

After the tragic death of this daughter, Richard, a self - made billionaire, devises a "southern strategy" that will cast 1000's of actors in the state of Kansas to rig an election. The story follows Kathryn (30-40), an emerging actress living in NYC from the time of her audition for Governor through training for southern politics and ultimately President. The political drama reflects on how advances in technology will change the democratic process.

Acting President

After the tragic death of his daughter, a technology billionaire decides to utilize unethical surveillance and hired actors to manipulate a Presidential election.

Triana is an Andalusian woman who needs to fight against tradition. She arrives in a village full of mysticism and women where she has the mission to liberate them. A conceptual film that tries to fight against stereotypes and patriarchal status.

At Dawn (Al Alba)

A conceptual film that tries to fight against stereotypes and patriarchal status.

In the near future, a young working-class Latino is wrongfully arrested. Realizing he has no means of recourse in the fully automated and privatized justice system, he attempts to reach a human who can set things right.

Please Hold

In the near future, a young working-class Latino is wrongfully arrested. Realizing he has no means of recourse in the fully automated and privatized justice system, he attempts to reach a human who can set things right.

A dark and beautiful music video to parallel these dark and changing global times. The clathrate gun hypothesis describes climate change induced thawing of permafrost which releases methane deposits into the atmosphere at an unimaginable quantity and speed. While the threat is still a topic of scientific debate, the potential burden on the atmosphere and the effects on climate change would be catastrophic. We imagined this in our clip.

Clathrate Gun

A dark and beautiful music video to parallel these dark and changing global times. 'Clathrate Gun' from Tilman Robinson's third album CULTURECIDE on Bedroom Community.

One day, WAO encounters three strange people.
They are aliens, and WAO is told that he must return to his home planet with them.
He is worried about leaving behind his parents, who do not get along with each other, and tries to repair the relationship between them with the help of the three.

One day, three aliens appeared in front of Wao and said, "Let's go back to our home planet together."

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