Aspiring YouTuber Vendela decides to get up in front of her high school class and shows a disturbing video that disrupts the lesson and causes her teacher to fear for her life.
A boy has a chance encounter with a young woman from a different culture than his, but the two learn that they share a common bond: their hair and the sacred nature culture and society places upon it.
Student films are often overlooked as amateur, receiving little to no attention, even within the film community, but these short films often allow young
We all like to imagine what would happen if we could read people’s minds. Peggy (Or: The Art of Coveting in the Age of Social Media) gives us an idea of this, with all the local parents in a community going to a child’s birthday party.
Rakan Mayasi’s short film Bonbone tells the story of two lovers who come up with an unconventional way to have a child when the husband is imprisoned in an Israeli jail.
Wale tells the story of a young boy in London who is trying to get his life on the right track, but finds himself at the mercy of a sinister plot. It has been screened at the Arizona Film Festival, the Brooklyn Film Festival and the Norwich Film Festival.
An adolescent boy attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unraveling of his father, and the little creatures inside us all.
A story of a young woman’s quest to become a French citizen against the backdrop of her Cameroonian heritage.
Nikolai Gogol’s classic short story, “The Overcoat,” is retold in a visually stunning film of the same name. In a story that takes the classic proverb, “Clothes make the man” to heart.
The short film 2nd Class (or Second Class) tells the story of a young teacher, Charlotte, who learns the horrors of prejudice firsthand when she
In this stop-motion feature, one woman and one man, both made of clay, contemplate the consequences that come out of the choices we make out of life.
I love writing stories about women, and I have a dark sense of humor and like quirky character pieces so I immediately wanted to write a story about these unlikely heroines.
I think writing the essay, making this film, talking about my experiences, and helping others has been instrumental in my healing journey. I think it gave me a lot of confidence and hope in my physical and emotional progress.
Trust your gut, if you love something – do it and fight for your dreams even if they seem impossible. Elle is my battle cry to children to inspire them to keep going in what they love – no matter what gets in the way.
For a child, going to the doctor can be a nightmare. Even as an adult, one diagnosis can change your life. Just imagine being diagnosed
Back when Terry Rossio was in college, he came across a newspaper article that said some rich guy would reward $100,000 to anyone who could prove the existence of a soul.
I saw that there was little or no live action footage of wire walking so set about researching the art form more. This led me to find Mirette On the High Wire.
I find it a great source of shame that our nation, one of the leading economies in the world, is doing so little to help the situation it bears some responsibility for creating, and arguably profits from.
Most people understand that women are exploited throughout the world but we rarely put a face on people who go through this.
90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents – this is such a common issue.
I believe deep down we really want to be part of a strong community – trust each other and be kind to one another. But could I stand up for a stranger when someone is pointing the gun at my kid?
I wanted my first film to be somehow personal.
I don’t believe life always has a resolution for you. Especially when you live in a country like China. Things you set out to do or problem you set out to solve, don’t always have a solution in the end.
“I like to think of it as an ode to the power of standing up united. A study of how ‘divide and conquer’ works on a small scale and how it could be defeated in an ideal world,” says film director Kristof Deak.
The film balances Calatrava as artist, architect, and engineer. But, most importantly, asks more questions than leaves answers. Is enigma a part of the art? Must we inhabit something in order to create it? What is it to find our own language, independent from schools or tendencies?
After an accident report obliges Luna to watch old security footage, she notices that Diego secretly likes to dance when he thinks nobody is watching, instigating a series of the two making pseudo-dance videos for each other to watch on the security camera, which they access through the use of the titular timecode.
The film speaks about loneliness, the power of imagination and the faith in love.
This process forces me to continue drawing, and not get distracted by operating the camera or deciding when the next frame will be captured.
I wanted the film to be much more of a character piece than a broad statement regarding global issues of environmentalism. As a filmmaker, it’s great to see the film function in a variety of contexts and with a variety of messages depending on what perspective the viewer brings to the film.
I’ll never forget the feeling of driving through the oil fields at night for the first time. It was like an otherworldly invasion with lights from oil rigs beaming in distant wheat fields and flames bursting out of the ground.
Leslie Tai is a second-generation Chinese-American filmmaker. In her short documentary film, Grave Goods, the director pays homage to her grandmother with a sensitive reflection on mourning and remembrance.
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