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FILM LIBRARY
2015, films by category (117)
FEATURE NARRATIVE
ASINTADO (Between The Eyes)
Dir: Luisito Ignacio, Philippines, 95 min, 2014, Feature Narrative
In the middle of the preparation for Taong Putik Festival in a province in the Philippines, a young man penniless and in love, takes on a drug couri... more »
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CHELSEA
Dir: Bryan Johnson, Nicholas Fries, United States, 75 min, 2014, Feature Narrative
When Chelsea's best friend Laura gets engaged and
moves out of their apartment, she's left with more than
an empty room. In her increasingly fru... more »
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DUKHTAR
Dir: Afia Nathaniel, Pakistan, 99 min, 2014, Feature Narrative
DUKHTAR (Daughter) by Afia Nathaniel, is a gripping, beautiful and touching story, straight from today's headlines, about the practice of marrying y... more »
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INDIGO
Dir: John Hawthorne Smith, United States, 92 min, 2013, Feature Narrative
Eli Casey, an up-and-coming photographer and recovering heroin addict, implodes after his son is kidnapped. He separates from his wife. He stops wor... more »
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JAMMED
Dir: Yedidya Gorsetman, United States, 72 min, 2014, Feature Narrative
A wild jam-band festival out in the woods is where the buttoned-up Evan finds himself after he agrees to help his free-spirited girlfriend, Rachel,... more »
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MILLIE AND THE LORDS
Dir: Jennica Carmona , Puerto Rico, 90 min, 2014, Feature Narrative
This is the story of Milagros Baez, a Puerto Rican woman in Spanish Harlem who longs for a different life. While she spends her days and nights work... more »
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REUBER
Dir: Axel Ranisch, Germany, 70 min, 2013, Feature Narrative
Robby screwed up and is afraid of going home. He escapes head-over-heels into the woods where there are some dark 'friends',who are just waiting for... more »
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THE DARK SIDE
Dir: Richard Ledes, United States, 52 min, 2014, Feature Narrative
When the lights go out during Hurricane Sandy, Dan falls and butt-dials his ex-girlfriend. Her name also happens to be Sandy. He takes it as a sign... more »
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THE ROAD TO TOPHET
Dir: Steve Schmidt, Canada, 86 min, 2014, Feature Narrative
Charlie, a french-Canadian kid, smuggles drugs over the American border into northern Ontario to make some extra cash. When he decides he wants out... more »
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SHORT NARRATIVE
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Dir: Anna Arlanova, Russia, 49 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Short on resources but rich in feeling, lapsed physics student Mitya is determined to save the life of his ailing, beloved grandmother. Overriding t... more »
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A BOY'S PRAYER
Dir: CHAO KOI-WANG, Taiwan, 29 min, 2014, Short Narrative
A 17 year old loser meets a mysterious and beautiful cleaner girl by chance. They have totally different characters and backgrounds; However, they s... more »
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A BROKEN MAN
Dir: Ellen Andries & Thomas Maddens , Belgium, 8 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Jack Greene is torn between the world he wants and the world he's stuck in. One last job, one final choice... will he choose wisely?A Broken Man is... more »
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A KID FROM SOUTHSIDE
Dir: Peter Lasala & Christopher Ventura, United States, 8 min, 2014, Short Narrative
The Kid tries to ask his supplier to cover him so he can help pay for his mixtape. At home, his girlfriend has trouble supporting his rap career, wh... more »
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BOLDER
Dir: Joseph Rishe, United States, 23 min, 2014, Short Narrative
A 30 year old visionary entrepreneur in New York starts a company with his best friend and girlfriend. They have a product called the 'creative cit... more »
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CLEAN BREAK
Dir: Michael Chmiel, United States, 8 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Karen's preternatural stalker may be back, but she's moving forward. Preferably in one piece. Clean Break is a comedic, genre-bending take on a mode... more »
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COME BACK HAILEY
Dir: Ela Thier, United States, 30 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Nelson has no phone, no job, no future - and no Hailey. Broken and desperate, he shows up at his friend Jamie's door looking for help to get her bac... more »
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CONEY ISLAND DREAMS
Dir: Andrew Serban, United States, 23 min, 2014, Short Narrative
MAGGIE is a troubled young woman at the end of her rope. Desperate to return to her native Ireland, she meets with a mysterious and vaguely sinister... more »
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DIVE
Dir: Nicole Haran, United States, 9 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Rhonda has been stood up by her OKCupid date. She finds herself alone and regretful at a bar in Brooklyn. It's last call and she is stuck taking uns... more »
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DOLL NAMED MOMMY
Dir: Konstantin Mikhno, Ukraine, 13 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Relationships between mother and her son are strained to the limit. They do not know how to listen and understand each other. But there is a magic d... more »
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DOLLAR NIGHT
Dir: Marco Antonio Martinez, United States, 18 min, 2013, Short Narrative
Dollar Night tells the story of Andy, a vibrant 80 year old theater projectionist whose love and passion for cinema is tested when faced with the cl... more »
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DRESSED
Dir: Neal Hemphill, United States, 7 min, 2014, Short Narrative
A wealthy woman reaches out for help. A young man, a world away, answers the call. The only they can communicate is by speaking the Language of th... more »
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ERSTWHILE
Dir: Beatrice Copeland, United States, 5 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Erstwhile is the story of four sisters and the last night they spend together before the eldest goes to college. Part coming of age, and family port... more »
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FIRE ISLAND
Dir: Francis Mead, United States, 14 min, 2013, Short Narrative
Mike and Leah have been together for seven years, but they have never made a decision. As their summer rental on Fire Island draws to a close, thing... more »
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IN TIMES OF PEACE
Dir: Nikos Vouteniotis, Greece, 33 min, 2014, Short Narrative
The government of a country allows to the citizens ten breaths a day to settle it's debt to the creditors. Nobody can understand why. Maybe through... more »
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I'VE BEEN A SWEEPER
Dir: Ciarán Dooley, Ireland, 12 min, 2014, Short Narrative
On his final day of life, the mindful Sweeper reflects on the events that have shaped him, and the unique career that has brought him to the furthes... more »
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JUICE IT
Dir: Christina Raia, United States, 10 min, 2014, Short Narrative
A young couple attempts a 7 day juice cleanse, but quickly realize it's much more difficult than they anticipated as they pass the first 24 hours. T... more »
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LOVE EXPRESS
Dir: Patrick Chen, United States, 18 min, 2014, Short Narrative
One night, commuting home from the city, Ryan finds himself sitting across a mysterious and heart broken young woman. He takes a chance to reach out... more »
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MOUSSE
Dir: John Hellberg, Sweden, 42 min, 2013, Short Narrative
What could be easier than robbing a small bookie place on the outskirts of town? It's during the year's biggest horse race event and the betting cen... more »
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NEIGHBORHOODS
Dir: Marcus Castillo, United States, 10 min, 2014, Short Narrative
In the Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis, Akbar and Aisha pick up their one time friend Sharif from jail; but he only wants to meet up with the sam... more »
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OLD DAYS
Dir: Philip Curcuru, Lou DiNatale, Jimmy Ceribello, United States, 7 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Times change, but music is forever. The Atomik Age Project music is born from a need to find a way to deal with loss. The loss of family, the loss o... more »
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OUR BLOOD
Dir: Max Chan, United States, 25 min, 2014, Short Narrative
A brother and sister meet for the first time on an isolated bison farm. What begins as an attempt to reunite a
family ends in ecstatic violence whe... more »
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PATROL
Dir: Rich Devaney, United States, 15 min, 2014, Short Narrative
When two NYPD patrolmen are called to assist a drunk and disorderly woman at 3:00am, their actions conflict with the oath they vowed to keep; to pro... more »
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SHORT STEPS
Dir: Laura Aguinaga, United States, 10 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Still veering from the pain of no longer being with his wife, Eric (Juan-Pablo Veza) is discovering the difficulties of addressing his future as rep... more »
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SONNET 134
Dir: Eddie Shieh, United States, 3 min, 2014, Short Narrative
A visual twist on Shakespeare's Sonnet 134 told through the eyes of a young conflicted mother who repays a debt to her infatuated sister.
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TEST
Dir: Jay Lifton, United States, 9 min, 2014, Short Narrative
A seemingly unremarkable man spends a day taking a bizarre test at a mysterious facility. Through his day he interacts with the odd, detached employ... more »
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THE BLOOD OF LOVE
Dir: Jeff Meyers, United States, 19 min, 2014, Short Narrative
After the death of her husband, a young woman acquires a machine that will bring him back to life. But the machine operates on blood and her husband... more »
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THE GETAWAY
Dir: Cedric Messemanne, France, 13 min, 2014, Short Narrative
While on a getaway with his girlfriend, a young man sees a stray dog walking by the forest and will then give in to some dark childhood memories of... more »
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THE GIRL IN A BLUE DRESS
Dir: not available, Canada, 14 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Lost in a strange, empty world after the death of her child, a lonely woman is questioned by a strangely familiar man. As she deciphers memories fr... more »
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THE KISS
Dir: Victor Gaspar, United States, 10 min, 2014, Short Narrative
A man journeys to the Beach, where he remembers a special Kiss and a special woman.
A melancholy portrait of a beautiful memory, and its emotional... more »
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THE LAST PIECE
Dir: Rosalyn Coleman Williams, United States, 10 min, 2013, Short Narrative
A young woman preparing to meet her end keeps being interrupted. A film about the surprising things that can make life worthwhile.
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THE SHED
Dir: Brian Mcgleenon, Ireland, 9 min, 2014, Short Narrative
This film poses the idea that compromise is the key to a lasting harmony. A married couple's children have flown the nest to top universities and go... more »
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THE WALK
Dir: Aaron Wolf, United States, 20 min, 2013, Short Narrative
Soon after the death of his father, Danny, a young Jewish boy growing up in late 1980s Brooklyn, meets an older Jewish man, Alfred, outside the loca... more »
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THE WAY YOU LOVE
Dir: Lydia Darly, United States, 9 min, 2014, Short Narrative
The Way You Love is a short film about unconditional love and forgiveness of the past in order to be free. It takes tremendous courage to love and... more »
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VULTURE
Dir: Tim McCullough, Ireland, 12 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Vulture is a journey into a world most of us know nothing about - Bloody operations, abandoned rooms, money changing hands, people getting used. A y... more »
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WILD WOMAN
Dir: Joy Shatz, United States, 12 min, 2013, Short Narrative
The Wild Woman: Legend or reality? This quirky mockumentary takes you on a quest to solve a modern mystery. All roles are played by Joy Shatz, who i... more »
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WITHIN
Dir: Robert Joseph Butler, United States, 22 min, 2014, Short Narrative
Jacob, a hopeless Detroit romantic, is looking for love in the digital era. After miserable dates, he looks for life's meaning through a series of p... more »
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DOCUMENTARY
DESTINATION HOME
Dir: Maria Seppälä & Veera Lehto-Michaud, Finland, 45 min, 2014, Documentary
A Liberian refugee SAM REAYAH and his family have been separated for five years and live in uncertainty waiting for family reunion. While Sam and hi... more »
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MEMORY OF FORGOTTEN WAR
Dir: Deann Borshay Liem, Ramsay Liem, United States, 37 min, 2013, Documentary
Memory of Forgotten War conveys the human costs of military conflict through deeply personal accounts of the Korean War (1950-53) by four Korean-Ame... more »
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STOP
Dir: Spencer Wolff, United States, 88 min, 2014, Documentary
The feature length documentary STOP follows three years in the life of David Ourlicht, one of the plaintiffs in Floyd v. City of New York, the clas... more »
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TRUTH HAS FALLEN
Dir: Sheila M. Sofian, United States, 60 min, 2013, Documentary
The documentary examines the cases of three individuals who were wrongfully incarcerated for murder and sheds light on weaknesses in the US justice... more »
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WE CAME TO SWEAT
Dir: Kate Kunath & Sasha Wortzel, United States, 71 min, 2014, Documentary
For fifty years the Starlite Lounge catered to every race, creed, and orientation. When this pre-Stonewall safe haven is ordered to vacate, the comm... more »
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LGBT
BARRIO BOY
Dir: Dennis Shinners, United States, 8 min, 2014, LGBT
A Latino barber secretly falls in love with a handsome Irish stranger over the course of a cut during a hot and sweaty summer afternoon in a macho B... more »
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BRIGHT IN HERE
Dir: Julia Thompson, United States, 8 min, 2014, LGBT
New Year's Eve in NYC is a night charged with possibility. In 'Bright in Here,' Katrina, a sophisticated "femme" meets Sam, a sweet "butch" at a lo... more »
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CHOSEN FAMILY
Dir: Neha Gautam, United States, 20 min, 2014, LGBT
Even with the increased visibility of LGBTQ+ struggles and individuals, many public spaces remain inherently unsafe for Queer People of Color (QPOC)... more »
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HEAD-TIE
Dir: Alan Weintraub & Amir Levi , United States, 10 min, 2013, LGBT
Head Tie is the story of two lovers who demonstrate the highest and lowest pointsof a relationship within the span of a beautiful and treacherous te... more »
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MIDDLE MAN
Dir: Charlie Francis, Scotland, 4 min, 2014, LGBT
Davie has just started working in a call centre which provides services for the deaf community. When his new bosses turn up for an inspection Davie... more »
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REMAINS
Dir: Yotam Ben-David, Israel, 30 min, 2013, LGBT
Itamar and Thomas share a bed, walls, an apartment and electricity bills. Thomas commands, manages, and criticizes; Itamar is silent and listens. Be... more »
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ANIMATION
BETWEEN TIMES
Dir: Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata, Netherlands, 15 min, 2014, Animation
From the wall of a small town bakery, a cuckoo clock recounts a day where bread was sliced one second thick, lovers fell in sync and time rarely flo... more »
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ENHEBRADO (THREADED)
Dir: Tatiana Pinzón Salavarrieta & Sandra Marcela Obando Morales, Colombia, 19 min, 2014, Animation
Threaded is an experimental animation which takes place in a dream that gradually turns into a nightmare. A man will go through different states of... more »
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SHORT DOCUMENTARY
AS YOU PASS BY
Dir: Georg Anthony Svatek, Amanda Katz, United States, 11 min, 2014, Short Documentary
The roads we erect and the cars we drive maximize our comfort and efficiency, but at what cost? As You Pass By commences an exploration of the Brook... more »
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COMIC BOOK HEAVEN
Dir: E.j. Mcleavey-Fisher, United States, 12 min, 2014, Short Documentary
This short documentary follows 81 year old Joe Leisner, owner of Comic Book Heaven in Sunnyside, Queens, NY as he cantankerously assesses the status... more »
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NOT NEW RUSSIANS
Dir: Abigail Spindel, Brazil, 28 min, 2014, Short Documentary
Dark scenes from Russia in 2004, that reveal the anger and despair of ordinary Russians who feel abandoned by the state infrastructure: Old pensione... more »
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SKIN FEELS
Dir: Daan Bunnik, Netherlands, 7 min, 2014, Short Documentary
In this observational diptych, the narrator, Daan Bunnik depicts the struggles of observing the ageing bodies of his parents. The part about his fat... more »
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