Moira, an elderly Irish woman, finds herself literally attached to her deceased husband Patrick. When his hand refuses to let go after death, it leads to increasingly grotesque events. Everyone in the couple’s orbit, from their daughter to the local doctor, a farmer, a priest, and a Satanist, all try to intervene with horrific consequences. ‘A Hand to Hold’ blends horror with pitch-black Irish comedy, exploring themes of grief and toxic relationships.

A Lake of the Isles homeowner and a Minneapolis chainsaw sculptor shape meaning (and a twenty foot tall pencil) from the twisted trunk of a fallen oak tree.
But this pencil isn’t meant to last. Every year, thousands gather to sacrifice a part of the pencil in a sharpening ceremony, and in the process renew the collective promise to “do something.”

A firsthand account of the Hindenburg disaster that took place in Lakehurst, New Jersey May 6th, 1937 through a series of interviews from eye witnesses.

Maria, burdened with caregiving for her sick husband, gets invited to a party.

All Heart 
Directors: Michael Govier, Will McCormack
2025 | 9 minutes | Animation Three

Over the course of one night Laura must decide if she will invite her husband Jack, who has recently been turned into a vampire, back into their house.

After the death of a famous actor, his estranged daughter visits his home and discovers a magical THEATER MASK that whisks her back in time, to a majestic stage, where she comes face to face with him as a young man in crisis.

A man discovers he is physically shrinking, forcing him and his wife to navigate life’s ups and downs with increasing creativity and adaptability as his stature diminishes.

A group of best friends are hunted by a possessed bidet.

What does it mean to feel seen by others before you’re ready to see yourself? A filmmaker travels back to 1997 to revisit a dream-like memory from second grade that centers around her queer identity, her legendary PE teacher and a mysterious large plastic fish.

Raven, a young Native American boy, grapples with identity, tradition, and societal pressures in a world that often misunderstands his heritage. Through the lens of a single school day, the film explores the struggle between maintaining cultural integrity and conforming to societal expectations.

On the outskirts of Tokyo lives the lonely Miho, an old widow. On her daily trip to the supermarket she meets a hungry stray cat. The cat follows her home, but soon makes himself more comfortable in her little apartment than she could ever imagine.

Busy Bodies is a hand-drawn animation that combines inkjet and screen printing. Inspired by Rube Goldberg machines, the film explores the undisclosed production journey of easily disposable objects. The images of the film cycle and deteriorate, visualizing the repetition, speed, and destructive nature of the factory method supply chain.

Charlie is Not a Boy is the tale of a hushed soul, bound to a crumbling household in an allegorical America. With a perverted butcher for a father and a mother frozen in a quiet, catatonic spell, Charlie seeks solace in the whimsical world of his eccentric grandmother. As his safe haven unravels, Charlie navigates the hostile worlds of home and the military, caught between his authentic self and the masks he must wear.

Carl just wanted to sit down. The chair had other plans.

A young woman taxidermies road kill in order to restore dignity to their lives.

“Defining Moments” is a documentary honoring Frances Hesselbein, the first national CEO of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., who led the organization’s historical turnaround (1976 – 1990). She was a globally respected leadership figure and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient – a “pioneer for women, volunteerism, and opportunity”.

Worlds collide when a gay pastor in Atlanta, Georgia, bridges the gap between two divided communities by throwing a fabulous drag church service.

From the Academy Award-winning producers and filmmakers behind acclaimed documentaries like “Quant” (Mary Quant) and “Ronnie’s” (Ronnie Scott) comes the first official biography on rock and roll icon Eddie Cochran. Don’t Forget Me is made in partnership with the Cochran Family Estate, chronicling the extraordinary but tragically short life of rock ’n’ roll pioneer Eddie Cochran. From his heartfelt devotion to his mother to his timeless music that continues to electrify stages across the world, this film explores the duality of Eddie’s life: a young man brimming with joy and possibility, and an artist whose voice continues to echo long after his untimely death.

An empty can drops into a bus from the sky. The silence breaks. Chaos spreads. Passengers clash. Caught in misunderstandings, selfish desires, and quiet schemes. A ‘danse macabre’ unfolds inside the bus.

Follow a young boy as he is confronted with his future and the decisions he must make to fulfill his destiny. Inspired by the 1955 Formula 1 Grand Prix in Argentina, where Juan Manuel Fangio had to suffer third-degree burns on his leg in order to win the race.

Forgotten at the bottom of a pool, a rescue dummy drifts into a swirl of longing fantasies, dreaming of being lifted to the surface by a swimmer’s embrace.

Fighting More Than Fire is a documentary that explores the untold history of Black firefighters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Through personal stories, first-hand accounts, and following a “day-in-the-life” of these heroes, the film captures the struggles and triumphs of the men who broke barriers in a segregated fire department. This film preserves their legacy and honors the generations who paved the way for today’s firefighters.

Waiting for the film to begin IS the film in this short comedy from Scott Bateman.

Animation about a group of garden gnomes out for vengeance.

An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads him to danger.

This documentary follows small farmers, visionary chefs, and innovators working to heal the land, improve our food systems, and transition to a regenerative future for people and the planet.

A young girl plays with her toys, unaware that she might just be holding humanity’s remote control. Voices of tech experts blend innocence, hope and mild panic about AI. This whimsical yet cautionary tale asks: Who controls AI, who profits, and who’s still waiting for the manual? Directed by two-time Oscar® nominee Cordell Barker, Good Luck to You All captures the mix of amusement, anxiety and unease we feel toward our potential robot overlords.

On the Isle of Sheppey, two boys try to enjoy a last day together. Their adventures are captured by Gabriel, who has cerebral palsy, on an old camera. But as the day goes on, fears about the future cloud their friendship.

From swimming champion to Hollywood starlet, Esther Williams was arguably one of the most recognizable actresses of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s yet her story has been all but forgotten. She broke down barriers, persevered through tragedies, and showed a level of strength and self-determination that was rare for a woman of her era. “Hollywood’s Mermaid” is the first independent documentary to take a deep dive into the overlooked and under-appreciated career of one of America’s most impressive women.

After finding a phone accidentally left behind by an astronaut, a lonely alien develops an all-consuming crush that tests his hold on reality.

Hypersensitive recounts the turbulent, surrealistic journey of a young woman struggling to understand her unique take on the world. Drawing on her own childhood memories as well as her fertile imagination, filmmaker Martine Frossard paints a compassionate portrait of a woman on a quest for healing in a society with little tolerance for difference. Rich in symbolism inspired by plant life, her film is a heartfelt plea for us all to take greater heed of our emotions, even the most painful ones—reminding us that to be sensitive is to be alive.

A man commits a terrible crime and the consequences are not what you’d expect.

IF THESE WALLS COULD ROCK is the untold story of the Sunset Marquis—the legendary West Hollywood hideaway where rock stars checked in, passed out, and made history. Featuring a Hall of Fame lineup including Ringo Starr, Slash, Cyndi Lauper, Morrissey, and Dave Grohl, it’s the story not just of a family, but of family in general; a celebration of the creative spirit, and the importance of connection and community in an increasingly disconnected world.And, yeah, it’s got some seriously wild party stories.

Il Mio Posto a Tavola (My Place at the Table) is a documentary film that examines the emotional complexities of adoption. Featuring the story of Dr. Santo D. Marabella, who was part of the Italian “Baby Scoop Era”, this film explores the trauma of abandonment, its impact on relationships and loneliness, and the universal need for belonging.

“In the Garden” is a three-generational reflection piece set in rural Georgia, where the director’s mother reflects on the life of her own aging mother. Blending documentary and narrative forms, the film tells the story of the grandmother’s life through a lyrical, long-form poem. What began as an effort to preserve the director’s childhood memories—deeply tied to her grandmother and the Southern landscape—evolved into a meditation on aging and solitude. It’s an exploration of memory, family, and the inescapable pull of home.

A poignant look at the work of renowned children’s author Richard Scarry as his son carries on the family legacy.

Listen is a story of language. It is about resilience and instilling hope in future generations to learn their language, specifically on the Navajo Nation. Currently, there are fewer fluent speakers of Díne Bizaad (the Navajo Language) on the reservation. Despite this, there is hope thanks to a local radio station that broadcasts entirely in Díne Bizaad to thousands of listeners all the time. Notably, the director’s journey in the film highlights the resilience of the language, as it encounters revitalization efforts on the Navajo Nation—an inspiration to protect the language of your people and express your identity through it.

Set in 2008, Doddy, a 14 year old boy, tries to recreate an iconic scene of a zombie film with three of his best friends, using a handycam belonging to Anji, his sad and angry emo brother.

Based on John Matthias’ memoir first published in The New Yorker, Living with a Visionary is a soulful, bittersweet reflection on John’s fifty-year marriage to Diana, an art curator grappling with Parkinson’s. As Diana’s medication besets her with vivid, often beautiful hallucinations, John, now her caregiver, adapts to her imaginary world. When the Covid-19 pandemic separates them, John is forced to admit he can no longer care for Diana, and struggles to free himself from a psychiatric ward. In John’s final phone conversation with a Covid-positive Diana, he reads her the first poem he ever wrote for her, and is left with the memories of her visions.

A young man struggles with his relationship, separated not by distance, but by time itself.

Monster Slayer is a short animated documentary that follows LA artist and dancer Stephanie “Monty” Montgomery after she’s sexually assaulted at the strip club where she works. When the system fails her—ignored by management and dismissed by police—Monty turns to the one tool she has left: her art.

In the void of night, a hungry creature looks for food and perpetuates an everyday cycle.

Upon turning fifty years old, Karyna, a transgender immigrant, is determined to fulfill her lifelong dream of celebrating her Quinceañera in Phoenix, Arizona.

In a quaint Welsh fishing village, aspiring drag queen Henrick secretly longs for Arwyn, a fisherman whose quietness masks a storm of emotions. As Henrick dazzles the local stage alongside his mother, Frida, their glittering acts ignite tension with his tradition-bound father, Clive. Arwyn, caught between love and obligation, wrestles with his heart. When Henrick contemplates leaving the only home he has ever known in search of acceptance, the fate of their forbidden love hangs in the balance.

A grieving septuagenarian widow with two left feet rediscovers herself at a ballroom dance studio.

North Star follows a team of researchers as they uncover the true story of their hometown’s greatest export—legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Through these women’s efforts to know Annie, we learn about the nature of legacy, community and place.

Ammagaru, a widowed matriarch, lives in her ancestral home with Balamma, her long-time housemaid. The two women find solace in each other despite their differing social statuses as they bond through loneliness and unfulfilled expectations.

When news anchor Paul Linnman arrived in Florence OR on November 12th, 1970, he had no idea that the story he was about to tell would forever define his career. Following a small Oregon town, an exploding whale, and the man who made the story famous, Oh Whale is about how we don’t get to choose our fate, only what we make of it.

The story of the iconic electronic music group Yello and their classic 1980’s hit song. Oh Yeah is one of the most recognizable songs of all time, made famous by Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and embodies 80’s American culture more than any other song. While not well known in the United States, the Swiss duo that founded Yello have been making avant-garde music and videos for over 45 years. This short documentary explores the cultural phenomenon of Oh Yeah and its enduring place in the American psyche, while introducing the unique artists behind the music.

After seeing a man lying in the snow, a boy recalls a Saint Nicholas night spent with his father years before. Playing with his father takes an unexpected turn, while his dream toy leaves a bitter aftertaste.

A harried thirty-something woman is forced to decide whether she wants to be a mother after unexpectedly giving birth to her reproductive organs at her sister’s baby shower.

Welcome to a place where the houses have holes, tomatoes are ticking time bombs and snails wander the streets in search of a safe space. In Paradaïz, Sarajevo-born artist Matea Radic uses absurdist animation, archival images and her own slippery childhood memories to explore the real meaning of home.

Two women living with disabilities in Mexico face challenges, yet find ways to love and care for each other.

Join Nancy Reagan and Saint Francis on a mystical journey through enchanted forests and gated communities.

Every party has a buzz kill.

In this dark comedy, an eight-year-old girl has to grow up quickly during a tense car ride. Set in 1985. Inspired by a true story.

A man secludes himself in the forest with his cat. The ghosts of his past begin to torment him, being forced to face his fears and guilts in a try to not be consumed by madness.

When heading to the oceanside, one might expect to see surfers, joggers, and sunbathers—but not this. Each Sunday, a quiet yet powerful ritual unfolds as worshippers in Tijuana and San Diego gather on opposite sides of the border wall. Through song, prayer, and fellowship shared across rusty steel bars, an unexpected act of unity, faith, and resistance comes to life.

In this heartwarming short documentary a dedicated team of passionate bakers work the King Arthur Flour call center, offering expert advice and answering perplexing baking questions from an eclectic array of callers, revealing the transformative power of baking and the unexpected long lasting connections it fosters.

What seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Natives takes a sinister turn as one grows suspicious of the other’s Indigenous heritage. When confronted, deceit turns their romantic evening into a darkly comedic nightmare.

Haunted by pressure and self-doubt, young model Lone retreats to her garden, her only refuge from a world that consumes her. But when a mysterious underground creature begins destroying her sanctuary, Lone’s battle to save it forces her to confront something far darker than what lurks beneath the soil: herself.

“The Finger Wife” is a domestic horror story with a biting sense of humor – part hand-drawn animation, part stop-motion, all bizarro feminist propaganda! It’s 1975. A smart, ambitious woman (The Wife) is stuck in the kitchen. When feisty, martini-drinking Betty steps out of a 1950s cookbook, The Wife is confronted with what she really wants out of life (it’s not to make another meatloaf). Faced with Betty’s tough love and in a desperate effort to find one damn minute for herself, The Wife takes matters into her own hands, with gleefully horrific results.

A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds. Winner: Best Animated Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards.

At the last payphone in New York, deep in a subway station, a young woman is forced by her captor to call her father for a half-million-dollar ransom. But when she makes the call, her unexpected reaction turns the high-stakes hostage situation into a darkly absurd comedy.

In 1975, Italian director Enrico Januzzi began filming a giallo set in Rome – a feverish tale of a blind violinist who rises to first chair of the symphony, only to find herself stalked as a black-gloved killer murders her fellow musicians one by one. The only witness: her seeing-eye dog. Production collapsed after a week, and the footage was presumed lost, until its rediscovery in 2025. Painstakingly restored by WBAZ Films, this surviving fragment is presented here for the very first time.

A Traveler stops to rest in a clearing of a long haunted forest. They soon learn they are not alone and have stumbled upon the lair of a terrifying troll who demands gifts for passage. With no coin or treasure to give, the Traveler must answer three of the Troll’s riddles to survive the night and leave the forest with their soul intact. Much to the Troll’s surprise, the Traveler is more of an adversary than the Troll ever could have expected.

After a Catholic confirmation class, Teresa, a devilish teen, pretends to be a nun but things go sideways when she’s mistaken for a real one.

A young girl’s beloved stuffed snowman guides her through imagined landscapes of memories, fears, and dreams. A 16mm Stop Motion Animated Film.

A movingly tender animation, based on Dean Atta’s eponymous poem, sees two boys (Edan, 19 and Dula, 18) on a journey of self-acceptance and love – for each other and themselves.

Is there such a thing as too much art? One man’s extensive collection of often overlooked black velvet paintings is explored in this mini documentary.

In the streets and skateparks of La Paz, Bolivia, a group of female skateboarders reclaim their Indigenous identity by skating in traditional polleras. Challenging gender norms and cultural marginalization, they ride with pride, all while redefining what it means to be both modern and rooted in tradition.

“Welcome to Dollar Country” tells the story of a radio show/podcast called “Dollar Country” – based out of a basement in Cleveland, OH, the show host “Frank the Drifter” travels around the US digging through the pawn shops, thrift stores, goodwills, and yardsales of rural America in search of the most obscure and unheard of Country Music 45’s from the 1940s-1970s, shining a light and telling stories behind “the whiffs, strikeouts, and beanballs from the Golden Age of Country.”

A third-grade student who’s selectively mute and a grieving 80-year-old school volunteer discover that some of the deepest conversations only require a single word.

In America, the things we create we also find a way to destroy. We follow four people who have never met, but will smash each other to smithereens in a Demolition Derby.

Late one night, a hungry little dog named Skippy searches his home for food and his missing owner, Maria. He finds her lying motionless on the couch just as the Aztec god of death, Xolotl, enters through the front door. Realizing that the god has come to take Maria, Skippy leads him on a heartfelt tour of the house, showing the small, loving moments that defined their life together.

A new generation of parents, teens, and reformers are fighting back against Big Tech’s agenda to define the future of human connection. As lawmakers debate the Kids Online Safety Act, Gen Z launches a global “Offline Club” movement, and a high school dares to go phone-free. What emerges is not a doomsday story, but a hopeful one: proof that the attention crisis is not inevitable and that a cultural shift is already underway.