In a trash-filled city, a homeless woman's encounter with a fish takes an unexpected turn. Elly Stern directs “Waste Away,” a beautifully designed and executed stop-motion animated film, an allegory of motherhood in various forms, and a depiction of the overabundance, wastefulness and decay of mo...

A Single divorced Dad tries to put aside his selfish needs to be a good dad to his two boys for the day. Directed by Whit Conway. Written and Performed by: Carmen Christopher. Featuring: Clark & Jude Conway, Karolena Theresa
Additional VFX: Eric Overton.

A Catholic school boy trying to understand his budding sexuality looks to the animal kingdom for answers. The ingeniously devised, “Premium Pornography,” directed by Simon Ruscinski, is a comedic exploration of masturbation, condom purchasing, and alien psychology. It takes the form of a deadpan ...

A Florida man records an unboxing video for his YouTube channel. Directed by Corey Hughes.

Pal falls in love with the prettiest girl in the classroom, Iris. He daydreams of living on the inside of her eyelids hoping that she will notice him. This one goes out to all you softies. Directed by Bradley Bischoff.

"Joy Kevin" contains another remarkable performance from Tallie Medel (who burst on the indie scene in 2012 with "The Unspeakable Act"); here she is aided to great effect by the fact she plays a dancer. Her physicality is amazing and she’s given free reign to use it, not only in the numerous danc...

*Note: Click CC for English Captions* While her fish struggles to survive in a jar, a troubled young girl fixates on becoming famous on social media. “Tina,” directed by Antonio Vasaturo, is gritty realism from Italy rendered with sensory detail and richly saturated visuals. Though her dream seem...

In this unsparing portrait of a contentious relationship between father and child, a young filmmaker explores family history through impromptu interviews and old photographs. A reflexive essay documentary, “Father, Can’t You See I’m Burning?”, directed by Grant Conversano, offers a penetrating st...

A queer sci-fi about 10 aliens in human host bodies learning how to be men. Joseph Sackett directs “Dominant Species,” a profound and strangely funny exploration of what it means to be a man, and a commentary on social conformity and masculinity as dictated by narrow cultural and biological stand...

When the night fish arrive, their job is to feed on your sanity. Presented in second-person point of view and comprised primarily of crudely animated fish floating across a cosmic starry black landscape, “The Night Fish” directed by Albert Birney is a poetic rumination about the fears that keep u...

A mechanic in a small midwestern town would do anything to leave her boring life but she can’t seem to break free. Tipper Newton directs and stars in “The Dangerous Type,” an entertaining throwback to 80’s (and before) tropes that renders its snappy banter and B-movie characterizations with style...

In the aftermath of an audition, a delusional actress takes her positive outlook to the extreme. Ava Hase’s “Thank You” explores a cycle of rationalization and overcompensation while discussing her performance with a casting agent. The audition has ended but the camera stays rolling. In a ramblin...

A fashion-forward model questions his self-image when he crosses paths with the "cooler" version of himself on a photoshoot. “Coolguy,” directed by Nicky & Z, is a pop comedy sketch about overthinking one’s appearance. A man struts onto set exuding confidence and swagger, owing to his carefully c...

The screening event for a debut indie feature gets turbulent. Allie Viti and Zach Schiffman present “Blue Summer,” a purported document of the technical and natural disasters that occur during the screening of their first feature film. Amongst a sold-out audience of eager indie film watchers, eve...

In her mid-twenties, Fanny moves back to her hometown to attend the local University but struggles to bond with other students and reckon with her past. This short dramatic feature from Norway is a beautifully-made character study about a young woman at a vulnerable time. During student orientati...

Wrestling with the responsibilities of being a mother and also the wife to an incarcerated husband, a young woman tries to find herself. Ricardo J. Varona directs “Hector’s Woman,” a drama set in Puerto Rico a year after Hurricane María. Paola, with her daughter in her arms, goes to visit her hus...

After their plans are disrupted, two best friends move in together as roommates. Sophia de Baun and Miriam Gabriel direct and star in “Filling Holes,” a scene-to-scene ensemble that embraces both drama and comedy as it observes the dynamics and quirks of a group of friends in Brooklyn. Mimi and h...

The messy love life of Mia is explored in intimate detail as she encounters relationships with several different women. A sensual drama about connection, often depicting a gap between emotional and physical intimacy, set apart by its forthright conversations and depictions of sex. | Directed by E...

Rachel’s daily ritual is her only defense against profound boredom.

A man is confronted by his violent past while living in a limbo of his own making. “The Seventh Circle,” directed by Alexandra Velasco, is a frenzied experimental horror film soaked in isolation and ambiguity. Whispering to himself in Spanish, a man called El Minotauro moves through a cavernous h...

A dancer is secluded in his parents’ Brooklyn brownstone after being forced to cancel a show in Berlin. As he waits for a rare book dealer to arrive on behalf of his parents, he reckons with the collapse of his industry and his need for an audience. KA. Writer and Director: Naz Riahi. Cast: Andro...