Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 2:10pm Friday, April 17 at 9:20am Sunday, April 19 at 1:30pm
Draft Paper Directed by: Olivia Moon Synopsis: An unfulfilled fashion designer faces the moral implications of creating art when given an intriguing opportunity during World War II. From Jazz to Jackboots Directed by: Justin Stephenson Synopsis: A study in censorship – Dance/Music film based on 10 Dance band rules and regulations from Nazi Germany. HOLY HEAVÊNESS Directed by: Farnoush Abedi, Negah Fardiar Synopsis: The unbearable lightness of the death of loved ones. There are wounds in life that eat away at you like leprosy. The weight of the death of loved ones sometimes becomes so overwhelming that to get rid of this weight another birth is inevitable. Waiting for the Crash Directed by: Ben Wild, Debuchelon Synopsis: Animated satire on accidental nuclear war and the state of modern society with music from Debuchelon.
WEB 5000.0 Directed by: Sishir Bommakanti Synopsis: WEB 5000.0 is a mythological retelling about the rise and fall of The Internet. Far in the future.
The Robe of Rainbow Feathers Directed by: Wesley Price Synopsis: The story traces a girl whose bond with the natural world shows her that love and gratitude outshine fear.
On Saint Nicholas' Eve Directed by: Emy Mirel Ivasca Synopsis: A boy remembers a Saint Nicholas evening spent with his father.
Fangio: Courage or Destiny (Coraje o Destino) Directed by: Nicolas P. Villarreal Synopsis: Fangio: Courage or Destiny follows a boy confronting destiny choices, inspired by F1 driver Juan Manuel Fangio’s leg burns, 1955.
Screening Time(s): Friday, April 10 at 9:10am Monday, April 13 at 2:35pm Friday, April 17 at 9:30am
Prawn Bhuna United Kingdom Directed by: Howard Charles Synopsis: A meal at a restaurant. A taxi. And a kidnapping. Not necessarily in that order.
Broken Dawn South Korea Directed by: Hae-oh Park Synopsis: An elderly substitute driver navigates a long night in Seoul, confronting loneliness, dignity, and survival at dawn.
Dance Mom Canada Directed by: Chad Cole Synopsis: An uninvolved father gets swept up in the world of children's competitive dance.
Ivanko's Childhood United Kingdom Directed by: Vera Graziadei Synopsis: A Ukrainian refugee boy seems lost wandering around an English village, but he's on a mission to save his Motherland.
Over Australia Directed by: Duncan Ragg and Anna Phillips Synopsis: A father confronts his apathy when his son steals his boat and refuses to return until he's saved the world.
Screening Time(s): Monday, April 13 at 9:05pm Friday, April 17 at 11:10am Saturday, April 18 at 3:40pm
Southwest Sangria Directed by: Joseph Steely Synopsis: A dreamlike, stream-of-consciousness piece that recalls archetypal film imagery to reimagine the relationship between narrative and images.
The End of Nicole Kidman Directed by: Liz Manashil Synopsis: 2009: we shot a film based on a dream about Nicole Kidman, gender and artistic compromise. 2026: we edited it.
Tangled Directed by: Simran Sawhney Synopsis: A woman brushes her hair to soothe herself to sleep until a dream interrupts the ritual and forces confrontation.
Chicken Salad Directed by: CK Thornton Synopsis: A surreal cinema poem about a woman finding solace in her art.
Estrange Directed by: Lauren DeJolie Synopsis: She drives into darkness, leaving control, when a blinding light appears—deliverance, damnation, or something unexplained?
A Man in a Castle Loses His Mind Directed by: Dustin Little Synopsis: A man confined in a tower grapples with his slipping perception of time and the incessant chirp of a cricket.
BlueBeard GasLight Directed by: Kyra Miller Synopsis: A woman working on a puppet version of “Blue Beard” clocks that her partner is not to be trusted.
Where's My Coffee Cup? Directed by: Yehuda Sharim Synopsis: This story of John, who at 64 and still confined in a prison not designed for the aging, is a poignant demand for compassion and justice.
Screening Time(s): Wednesday, April 15 at 2:20pm Friday, April 17 at 4:00pm Sunday, April 19 at 11:25am
The Ride Directed by: Slava Denisov Synopsis: 1976 Plymouth reflects on decades of human life, witnessing freedom, temptation, and redemption as it passes from owner to owner.
May I Put You On Hold? Directed by: Ash Blodgett Synopsis: Liz is accidentally transferred to the Afterlife, and must outwit cosmic bureaucracy if she wants to get back to Earth. I Often Dream of Trains Directed by: Billy Baker & David Gianopoulos Synopsis: A lost man tries to find his way home.
Sugar Directed by: Eden Ohayon, Alexandra Nedved Synopsis: When a rookie sugar baby meets a first-time sugar daddy, their encounter becomes intimate in a way she didn’t expect. The Callback Directed by: Kara Herold Synopsis: A comedy about following a dream into a waking nightmare.
Another Day in the West Directed by: Matthew Sliger Synopsis: The true cycle of the West reveals itself when a cowboy steps up to defend the honor of the woman he loves.
Screening Time(s): Thursday, April 16 at 6:50pm Friday, April 17 at 4:55pm Saturday, April 18 at 9:00am
[BLEEP] 'EM! Directed by: Andrés "Flash" Otalora Synopsis: When a deadline approaches, a struggling screenwriter faces their inner perfectionist in an emotional drive to finish the perfect script.
MINT Directed by: Tomasz Grabowski Synopsis: Set in a world without sound, this silent experimental film explores Deaf perception, intimacy, and communication beyond hearing.
Eremos Trilogy Directed by: Sam Arnold Synopsis: The first self-funded Deaf short film anthology: three Deaf protagonists face modern isolation, linked by eremos (“solitude”).
Don't Look Directed by: Danny Murphy Synopsis: A group of friends play ‘Don’t Look,’ unleashing deadly spirits and facing their worst fears to survive.
Dinner Table Syndrome Directed by: Charlie Ainsworth Synopsis: A deaf boy armed with “miracle cure” cochlear implants navigates a Thanksgiving dinner with strangers who call themselves his family.
