Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)

Samah attempts tirelessly to escape wearing a burkini for her middle school swim meet, feeling embarrassed by its shape and cultural meaning.

An experimental documentary portrait of director Malcolm Quinn Silver-Van Meter's grandfather

When the Birch brothers inherit a failing funeral home from their decaying father, they must resort to unsavory means to save the family legacy.

This visually ravishing and thought-provoking work portrays one of the USA’s great shames—the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till by two white men in Mississippi—and movingly reminds us of this dark episode’s enduring relevance.

Based her grandfather’s boyhood in St. Louis, Yasmin Gorenberg tells a story of the pain passed from refugee parents to their children and the hope that can overcome it. “40 Nickels” captures the image of a generation of immigrants to the United States in the 1920’s and 1930’s and through that spotlights the effects of the 1919 pogroms in Eastern Europe. This is a film about parents and children: how trauma never leaves a family, and how hope and resilience is also passed down. It asks the question: Can a new generation look at the world with wonder rather than fear?

A talkative man finds Mr. Right in the men's room.

Valentina Moreno, a single mother who works as a housekeeper for a wealthy Manhattan family, takes decisive action when something from her past threatens to ruin her personal and professional relationships.

At a shiva with her parents, a college student runs into her sugar daddy.

When a girl finds out she is being evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she elicits the help of some gangsters. A dark comedy and true story starring Sarah Stiles.

Ten aliens in human host bodies learn how to be men.

Rural Appalachia explored through the eyes of two young brothers.

On the day Maria commands her six-year-old son never to scream, John begins to perceive his mother's suppressed pain, as well as her intolerance for weakness. Ten years later, John's shameful secret will cause Maria to break her own rule.

The friendship between Avi, a former drug addict, and Jaber, a Sudanese refugee, is in danger. It is Jabber's last day before being sent to Holot Detention Facility, and Avi decides to take matters into his own hands.

Pedro, an outsider trapped in a passionless marriage, secretly escapes through music. When he meets Kira, another outsider who shares his yearning for true intimacy, they begin a risky conversational affair.

'A Woman's Gaze' is a story about the struggle and growth of a lesbian tomboy. It realistically explores the bittersweet between a popular lesbian and a previously straight girl. A genuine story spanning across 6 years about finding our identity and discovering the courage to love. (Story Chen)

An Olympic platform diver struggles to return to the pool after a horrific training accident.

Prom nears and things seem to be spiraling out of control for the typically composed Isatu. In this coming of age story, West African tradition conflicts with American idealism as Isatu is forced to reassess her idea of the perfect dress.

A young man's livelihood is put to the test when he gets profiled and stopped by the police on his way home from practice.

A distraught teen attempts to track down her recently-deceased father’s missing cat, only to unearth a devastating family secret in the process.

A young woman comes home to Taiwan, to say goodbye to her father before he goes to prison.