Putrefaction(2022)

Pines(he)

A man returns to the burnt forest where he last saw his brother.

Scopa(en)

Set in 1850s Naples, Italy, two sisters are getting ready for a wedding, but neither of them wants to acknowledge their inevitable parting of ways.

The Time We Have(en)

Alyssa goes through a range of volatile and complex emotions as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her former partner, Mayara. Plagued by treasured memories and the possibilities of what could have been, Alyssa spirals under the weight of Mayara's death.

Big Fella(en)

Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns Gerald escaped of his own will and takes him to stay with a local singer, who offers a refuge from his repressed white parents.

The Oval Portrait(en)

An artist is so consumed with painting a portrait of the women he loves that he doesn't notice she is dying until it's too late. Shot as a silent film.

Runaways(en)

Steve Moore is sixteen and lives with his younger sister, mother Cheryl and her boyfriend John, in a modest house in Bakersfield, California. An abusive and often intoxicated man, John rules the household, and though his attacks on Steve result in emergency hospital visits, Cheryl's loyalty is to her boyfriend. To protect her relationship with John, she "ditches" her son, having him arrested and locked in a correctional "mental" facility, before coercing her older brother Burt, who lives in Hollywood, to take him. Steve quickly discovers that Burt cannot even provide temporary lodging, but an administrator at his new high school directs him to a shelter for runaway kids where he soon learns to navigate his way.

Crossed Destinies - A Short Film About Climate Change(pt)

A papercut stopmotion animation in which human Travelers from 2053 travel 30 years into the past to warn "foundlings" of the future that awaits them. The story follows Jonah and his Traveler, learning about the possible chaotic future that could happen if such measures are not applied.

Mind Games(en)

After suffering a head injury during training, aspiring footballer Jordan traverses his own mind and memory in order to rediscover his passions and fix his broken relationship with his Coach Father.

To Zombie... Or Not to Zombie(en)

A Hamlet-inspired tale of two sisters running their late mother's business. When one sister has a run-in with her (presumed to be dead) mother, chaos ensues.

Scratched(en)

Five university students in North Queensland, Australia, spend one insane summer night tearing their share house apart looking for a hidden million-dollar scratch lottery ticket, as outside, a catastrophic tropical cyclone looms.

Killer Friends(en)

On an unassuming day, Sam's friends come over unexpectedly. Are they there to Hang, or something for more nefarious?

The Maid of McMillan(en)

Quite possibly the first student film, a whimsical romance shot in 1916 by law students from Washington University in St. Louis.

Pollinator(en)

A dystopian future set in a totalitarian world , where a young man's life is about to change.

Kippenschnippen(de)

In order to escape from their lives, the teenage girls Carina and Denise always walk along the edge - smoking, stealing, drinking. When they have to bear the consequences for their actions, Carina gets to know Nikolas and with him another perspective on their painful world.

Acid Noir(en)

Isaac and Vivi, two adventurous young New Yorkers, go on a surreal first date to a mysterious Brooklyn art gallery where things are not as they seem. After consuming LSD-infused olives, their perceptions of reality – and each other – begin to unravel.

STIMULANT(en)

A desperate student races against the clock to find a specific coffee in order to finish his essay before midnight.

Dödlig Natt(sv)

Vykladač snů(cs)

You Okay?(en)

A depressed man spirals as he struggles to open up about his mental health. James, a mid-20s modern day man, has battled with anxiety and depression for an unknown amount of time. It’s unclear what caused is and the solution is even more ambiguous. While he has a loving group of friends and a caring partner, he cannot bring himself to open up, even when directly asked about it. This causes an inner conflict for James. He cannot speak about it, he can’t resolve his issues and the contemplative suicidal thoughts are too extreme to entertain. And so he is trapped with his life sentence, with his mind as his prison. He indulges in substance abuse and often imagines pretend scenarios to escape, but these fleeting feelings only make matters worse.

Kintsugi(en)

Kylie, a college nursing student troubled and traumatized by the recent events of her passing boyfriend, learns to find peace and strength through an ancient practice from the relationships around her.