Our film is based on a true story about a Surfer (Avo) that lost his brother (Zama) to a tragic shark attack when they were young boys at their home break in Port St John’s. The ocean is the link that bonds the two in spirit.

Amanzi Olwandla (Ocean Water)

COLOR OF HIS EYES is a 16mm short about a day in the life of Malcolm, an artist at the end of his rope. The story builds towards a final question that centers around the price of creative expression and human connection. Color of His Eyes is lyrical, ambiguous, and human.

Color of His Eyes

Color of His Eyes is about a day in the life of Malcolm, an actor at the end of his rope who is forced to confront the disparity of his privileged creative counter-parts.

In this animated short film against the backdrop of a 1990’s Chicago Southside, an adolescent (nameless) black girl is educated by her southern grandmother on the sacrifices that it takes to survive as a woman in their violent, crack infused environment. With her grandmother’s mobster-esque support and a sawed-off rifle in a Malboro duffle bag, she emerges victorious from the fight of her life, only to realize that the world was no longer a suitable opponent for a gladiator like her.

Down With Goliath

When all you need is a slingshot and a rock.

A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head with less-lethal ammunition during the BLM protests in Austin, TX. When the city doesn't react, a tech worker turned internet sleuth decides to find out what cop shot the boy by dissecting found footage of the event.

Less Lethal

A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head with less-lethal ammunition during the BLM protests in Austin, TX. When the city doesn't react, a tech worker turned internet sleuth decides to find out what cop shot the boy by dissecting found footage of the event.

A young man of the near future wistfully searches for love on a dating app, only to find that it has been corrupted by a seductive new marketing system. This darkly comedic sci-fi satire is the debut short from writer/director Christian Klein, and has received numerous awards on the festival circuit for its screenplay, cinematography, and visual effects.

Sweet Nothings

A young man of the near future wistfully searches for love on a dating app, only to find that it has been corrupted by a seductive new marketing system.

Ready to Wear' is the tale of a woman who is comfortable in her own skin and is able to enjoy the freedom of that. Quite literally. Our film is a mischievous look at the vitality and energy of women. Sam (our protagonist) demonstrates how spirit and self worth never go out of fashion… Despite what society tells us, age should never be a passport to invisibility.

Ready to Wear

What happens when a woman comes into a store armed with nothing mote then her bare naked wit? Litreally.

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