BORDER HOPPERWhen a Latinx filmmaker is offered a dream job abroad, she discovers a supernatural way to navigate the U.S. immigration system and get the coveted travel permit she needs. But what seems like a magic solution soon shows unexpected consequences.

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BORDER HOPPER

When a Latinx filmmaker is offered a dream job abroad, she discovers a supernatural way to navigate the U.S. immigration system and get the coveted travel permit she needs. But what seems like a magic solution soon shows unexpected consequences.

CARTOON OF A CAT SLEEPINGA 7-minute comedy which unfolds entirely in one shot with no edits, cuts, or camera movements. As the story gets more and more chaotic, one big question looms: Will the cat ever wake up?

CARTOON OF A CAT SLEEPING

As the story gets more and more chaotic, one big question looms: Will the cat ever wake up?

FRATELLI CARBONAIAs Italy lurches to the far right, a Malian migrant finds a place amongst a family of charcoal burners in the remote Calabrian mountains.

FRATELLI CARBONAI

As Italy lurches to the far right, a Malian migrant finds a place amongst a family of charcoal burners in the remote Calabrian mountains.

HEART OF WATERAspen Film Summer Camp 2023.

HEART OF WATER

I CHOOSE YOUDulcinea was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and left on some church steps as a young infant. She was adopted and immigrated to the United States at 10 months of age. A week after arrival, she received life-sustaining brain surgery at Children's Hospital in Denver, CO. Through years of therapeutic interventions, she is now a typical 15 year old freshman in High School. She is part of the leadership team and yearbook committee. She enjoys music, art, and writing. One of her paintings is included in a traveling foster care exhibit and her first manuscript is pending publishing. "If someone tries to blow out your candle, burn brighter!"

I CHOOSE YOU

A film about international and transracial adoption and how one young adoptee, after surviving a life-threatening congenital condition, is redefining what family means in America.

I NEED IT YESTERDAYA boss tells two work friends that he needs the client report and he "needs it yesterday". One friend assumes this means the job needs to get done quickly, while the other goes down a rabbit hole into theoretical time travel to try and literally send the message back in time.Ratings

I NEED IT YESTERDAY

When his boss insists that he needs a report "yesterday", Chris embarks on an epic quest to send a message back in time.

MUNABritish-Somali teen Muna is desperate to go on the school trip - but her parents aren't so sure. Tragedy strikes when her grandfather dies back in Somalia, and Muna must navigate a confusing mourning period for someone she never really knew - all while still hoping to persuade her mother to change her mind.

MUNA

A British-Somali teen must navigate a confusing mourning period for a family member she never met.

PRIMETIME MOTHERThe audition process for an exploitative game show becomes the latest test of a long-suffering mother’s fortitude and tenacity.

PRIMETIME MOTHER

The audition process for a game show becomes the latest test of a long-suffering mother’s fortitude and tenacity.

THE TORNADO OUTSIDEA young woman named Anna lives in a stable, perfect house, anchored in space, locked safely away from the chaotic Tornado that rages outside. Only when her house keys are blown away, is she forced to confront the chaos that she works so hard to avoid. As she navigates her way through the tornado to retrieve her keys, she encounters a variety of people, living their normal lives, embracing the chaos. Anna's perspective on life is challenged as she must decide whether to join the unpredictable world of the tornado, or go back to the safety of her tethered house.

THE TORNADO OUTSIDE

WE EXIST IN MEMORYHow do you rebuild “home” from nothing but memories? This verite-style film thrusts us into the intimate conversations between Maria and her grandchild, Marucha: two Indigenous refugees living in displacement. To Maria, the Venezuelan delta is her home. To Marucha, these refugee camps are all she knows. Through the rhythms of their daily lives, we witness the complexity of raising a new generation in displacement and explore how land, memory and identity are deeply intertwined.

WE EXIST IN MEMORY

How do you rebuild “home” from memories for a new generation growing up in displacement?

WIRE &amp; CLOTHWhen opportunity comes knocking for mercurial Indian immigrant Hema, she fantasizes about becoming a sophisticated career woman. But her young daughter Anika has other transformations in mind for Hema: to be the kind of mother she was never destined to be. Woven with early 90s American TV, heartbreaking psychology experiments, and neuroscience poetics, Wire &amp; Cloth is an encounter with all the diverse factors that teach us how to show love.

WIRE & CLOTH

Anika accompanies her mercurial mother to a wealthy friend’s home, where they connect over fantasy – and doomed longing.

YUCK!Yuck. Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst is, you can't miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won't tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.

YUCK!

Yuck! Kissing on the mouth is disgusting. But secretly, little Léo really wants to try it…

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