A curated collection of thought-provoking and powerful dramatic short films, all of which center around the complications of familial relationships, biological or otherwise.

A blue-collar gambling addict reaches a new low on Christmas Eve.

In A Bad Way

A blue-collar gambling addict reaches a new low on Christmas Eve.

When Dina is invited to spend Labor Day weekend on a trip to the Hudson Valley with a new group of friends, she slowly realizes these women aren’t what they seem to be.

Labor Day

When Dina is invited to spend Labor Day weekend on a trip to the Hudson Valley with a new group of friends, she slowly realizes these women aren’t what they seem to be.

Ivan is a 60-year-old worker born in former Yugoslavia. He lives with his wife in a small village called Torviscosa in the Friuli region of Italy. One day he decides that the time has come to undertake a journey that will take him back to the places of his childhood, trying to solve the sense of guilt that he has felt since he was a child.

Il confine è un bosco (My Border, My Forest)

Ellen’s ability to keep her traumatic past at bay is challenged when she discovers her adoptive child’s periods have started. Battling with memories she must navigate her own damaged self-perception to offer up support to those she loves.

Mors dag (Mother's Day)

Ellen’s ability to keep her traumatic past at bay is challenged when she discovers her adoptive child’s periods have started.

When a pastor’s sex addiction begins to affect both his marriage and job, he must finally confront his sins and seek redemption.

A Righteous Man

When a pastor’s sex addiction begins to affect both his marriage and job, he must finally confront his sins and seek redemption.

Megan bonds with her non-custodial mother through virtual reality, but everything changes when her mom suffers from a stroke during one of their sessions.

Buried Words

Megan bonds with her non-custodial mother through virtual reality, but everything changes when her mom suffers from a stroke during one of their sessions.

Shorts Program 1 - Family Plots

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