JIM CALDWELL, IN-DEPTH
Director: Jen Suwak and Steve Abruzzese
2024 | 30 MINUTES
Exploring the life of a Navy underwater demolition team diver who lead an international maritime recovery firm
KRUSH THE WRESTLER
Director: Alex Megaro
2023 | 14 MINUTES
Exploring the innate intimacy of submission wrestling, a lifelong wrestler turns his talents into an on-demand fetish video service.
LOVE HURTS
Director: Paddy Thunder
2023 | 10 MINUTES
A complete idiot tries to win the heart of a paramedic by getting himself into a series of accidents.
LOVE OF THE LAND
Director: Travis Van Alstyne
2024 | 9 MINUTES
A short animated film based on the true and tragic story of Vermont farmer Romaine Tenney. His farm was in the construction path of Interstate 91 in the 1960s and the State of Vermont seized his land through eminent domain. 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of his passing.
MARTYR’S GUIDEBOOK
Director: Makzymilian Rzontkowski
2023 | 9 MINUTES
In Martyr’s Guidebook, Tony is the ultimate good guy — sometimes to a fault. From nabbing the smallest slice of cake in grade school to guiding lost strangers in the city, his kindness knows no bounds. He also shares a flat with a giant Angel.
MERMAN
Director: Sterling Hampton IV
2023 | 11 MINUTES
A 58 year-old black queer man speaks about his life as an emergency nurse, leather title holder and civil rights advocate.
MY VAGINA
Director: Shannon Burkett and Neil Burns
2023 | 4 MINUTES
PTA Prez Keli Pam Convoy is the perfect mother who does everything perfectly except this one little thing…she accidentally sent a picture of her vagina to her manny (male nanny), who also happens to be an assistant teacher at the school. Can Keli come back from this disastrous faux pas? Will she be able to show her puss (her face!) at the next bake sale?
NAKED AMBITION: BUNNY YEAGER
Director: Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch
2023 | 71 MINUTES
She popularized the bikini, invented the selfie, discovered Bettie Page and slyly snuck feminist agency into the most unlikely of spaces—men’s magazines. Her creative contributions were both unabashedly delectable and ahead of their time. Miami photographer Bunny Yeager (1926-2014) made an indelible mark on US popular culture yet today she remains largely unknown.
NANCY REAGAN’S TOP 3 COCKTAIL RECIPES
Directors: David Pierce, Gary Francis, and Xavier Cullen
2024 | 6 MINUTES
Join us as Nancy Reagan shares her top three cocktail recipes. Follow along for fun refreshments we can all enjoy.
NUN OR NEVER!
Director: Heta Jaalinoja
2023 | 11 MINUTES
A nun digs a man up from the ground and loses her grip on everyday life. Can secrets and harmony coexist?
OUTSIDER
Directors: Ted Haimes
2023 | 40 MINUTES
OUTSIDER tells the story of Maury Ornest–– on track to be a baseball star when his world was derailed by mental illness. His schizophrenia devastated his life and that of his kin. His sister Laura struggled to understand Maury’s destructive behavior and the limits of her help as she fought to keep her beloved family intact. When Maury died at age 58, Laura discovered over 1400 paintings, sketches, and journal writings that revealed his rich, tormented inner world and demonstrated how painting had saved him. OUTSIDER unfolds visually through Maury’s art and through his writings, voiced by comedian Gary Gulman. The film presents a rarely seen, unvarnished view of a family’s painful journey with mental illness and captures an unexpected way they found connection.
R.I.P. DOUBLE DECKER
Director: Nicholas Luciano
2024 | 5 MINUTES
In November 2023, Jamie Holmes, owner of Allentown’s Double Decker Records announced that he was selling the store after 27 years of business. This lo-fi short by Nicholas Luciano documents the beloved record store’s final days.
RECOVERY CITY
Director: Lisa Olivieri
2023 | 96 MINUTES
A raw exploration of what it means to be in recovery as seen through the eyes of four women whose lives share a common thread: addiction. In the working class city of Worcester, Massachusetts, Christine fights to regain custody of her young children while grappling with a traumatic past, and battling stigma from the very systems that are designed to help her. Bridget, who found recovery while in prison, now facilitates peer-led support meetings for women. On the frontlines, recovery coaches Janis and Rebecca navigate the city’s toughest corners offering support and trying to save lives. In this portrait of resilience, grit, and camaraderie, the women use their lived experience to lift up those still struggling while refusing to give up hope.
RHAPSODY FOR PIANO AND LID
Directors: Kevin Kiernan
2024 | 6 MINUTES
An ambitious soloist delivers a unique concert hall experience.
