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Glowing in the Dark(en)

Set against a backdrop of spectacular neon footage of Vancouver, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, the film is an illuminating exploration into the vibrant history and contemporary use of neon. The movement, power, and raw exuberance of neon is revealed through a fascinating demonstration of how neon is made, a montage of notable neon installations and commentary from a colorful array of neon experts.

A Conversation Between Parents(en)

A year after Thadd and Shannon gave birth to their son, A Conversation Between Parents highlights a climactic conversation in their lives -- as both young parents grasp at the last threads of their ideal family. On an afternoon off of work, the couple sits on their couch, while their son sleeps in his crib, and the family grapples with their limited options one last time. Dietrich’s camera ties the couple’s painful conversation together with flashbacks of both parents’ precious memories of their first year with Jasper, attempting to find a way to articulate their struggles in the last conversation they have together as a couple.

La quemada(es)

12 years later, a failed school short film is resignified to share the multiple experiences that exist in the creation of a film.

Sleepless far from home(fr)

Incapable of falling asleep, Mamadou starts to walk endlessly to tire himself and be able to have a final dream of where he was born.

Coffee and Cigarettes(en)

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

Feeling Right Now(zh)

An experimental film about the relation of Time and Space.

Arizona Sheepdog(en)

Arizona Sheepdog is a documentary film that was originally released to theaters by Buena Vista Distribution on May 25, 1955 as a double-bill with Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.

Pico Sacro [The Holy Mountain](gl)

In a leafy forest, a Galician sovereign who longs to attain wisdom meets a sorcerer, who tells him: “Go back to your country and study the Earth and the Stars in the sky; anywhere in the world reflects an image of it. You will ride on this arrow, which you must keep for a hundred years and a day. After this time, stick it in the widest valley of all those you possess, with the tip facing the sky. Then the Moon will come and, just as it exerts its action on the waters of the sea, it will act on the arrow, turning it into a holy mountain." - Legend about the Pico Sacro Inspired by Hokusai's views of Mount Fuji and Cézanne's paintings of Mont Sainte-Victoire, "Pico Sacro [The Holy Mountain]" aims to reveal the mystery and the magic that underlie reality.

A gifted nation...(bg)

A short documentary film about Czech-Bulgarian painter Ivan Mrkvička

Wild Boar Piglet(ru)

They say that if a daughter looks like a father, then she will certainly be happy. But what if you look like a person whom you have never seen in your life? And all you know about him is speculation, fantasy and a small bronze figure.

In Dreams(en)

A couple stroll through a wintry landscape - Is this a dream? Is this Heaven?

Las Frías Sobras(es)

Capital is dead labor that, like a vampire, lives only by sucking up living labor; and the longer it lives, the more work it sucks.

Me and the Wannabe Indians(sv)

A documentary about Freia who lives with her mother in a hippie collective. She has thoughts on everything from the things her parents are doing to life in New York and the world.

unbroken rhythms(en)

a poem. trees. fragments of fritz. love—and nothing besides!

Risky Business(en)

A documentary film about trading security and stability for passion. A surprising number of small businesses and niche restaurants originate and thrive in the small college town of Provo, Utah. A senior capstone project at Brigham Young University.

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet(en)

A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.

A Brief History of Circles(en)

An experimental video essay which uses circles and waves to explore neurodivergent experience.

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