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Browse 62 movies from Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
When a painfully ordinary man becomes the internet's latest obsession, he turns his life into content in a desperate attempt to feel seen, only to find that fame deepens the loneliness he can't escape.
Apr 2026
Elder Braxton Barlow, a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, while proselytizing in the streets of New York City with his missionary companion, encounters a fortune teller who gives a life-changing tarot card reading.
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A short film about a family faced with tragedy and evil in the shadow of a looming forest.
May 2019
A young couple awaits the results of a pregnancy test that could change the fate of their lives forever.
Jan 2025
A young Pakistani girl from Queens, New York finds herself growing distant to her father as his taxi business starts to decline with the rise of ride-share apps.
Sep 2022
Under the pretense of an owl prowl, a grieving teenage birdwatcher and his two childhood friends search for a local ghost rumored to have reappeared, only to discover the real danger isn't the legend.
Set against the streets of the Lower East Side, Lost and Found follows Marco and Nez, two young boys chasing excitement and trying to act older than they are. When they stumble upon an abandoned handgun, what begins as a thrilling discovery quickly spirals into chaos during a reckless game of show and tell. Told through both the boys' perspective and the detached gaze of the gun itself, the film is a tragic coming-of-age story about innocence, masculinity, social pressure, and the desperate need to belong in a world forcing kids to grow up too fast.
Jason, an 11-year-old boy who suffers relentless torment at the hands of his older brother, Davey. Their sibling rivalry unfolds through constant bullying and intense video game battles, where Jason is always at a disadvantage. But when one seemingly ordinary gaming session takes an unexpected turn, the power dynamic shifts in a way no one could have predicted.
Two waiters kidnap a pair of unruly restaurant customers to give them a lesson in civility.
Canelé is a playful comedy about pregnancy cravings, competition, and the small battles we fight before life shows us the bigger picture. When a devoted but exhausted father-to-be sets out to secure a single pastry for his very pregnant wife, he's pulled into an absurd, high-stakes race against his equally stubborn neighbor. What begins as a simple errand spirals into sabotage, rivalry, and sheer chaos-until a sudden twist reminds everyone what truly matters.
Jan 2026
A lyrical meditation on love, creation, and a woman's quiet reclamation of her own power. An artist sketches a woman who comes to life. As he dives deeper into his work, she questions the limits of her existence.
Aug 2025
Dancer Dana uncovers her partner Yan's voyeuristic obsession with their neighbor, Lotta, igniting a silent gender power battle for control, self-expression, and the reclamation of her agency.
May 2025
An absurd nightmare comedy about an ex-military suburbanite begging his neighbor to have sex with his wife, in order to save his marriage.
A sleepover turns stressful when one of the girls suffers a miscarriage, and all must work to cover it up before breakfast. PLAYER ONE is a dark comedy about the struggles and idiocies unique to teenage women.
Oct 2020
Family tensions come to the surface when a Muslim mother living in New York gets a call from her son's school, asking her to pick him up early.
When an ex-cop's deathbed confession hints at a terrible crime, a dutiful daughter is forced to confront the differences between the stories we tell ourselves and the truth.
Expecting their first child, a married couple struggles to find romance and connection while building a new life together in America.
Mar 2023
While Isaac believes the two are establishing a future together, Joan is comfortable with the relationship coming to an end. While they struggle to find common ground, the couple must figure out how to keep a roof over their heads.
Feb 2023
A billionaire obsessed with reversing the aging process turns to an experimental treatment involving his own son.
Jun 2025
During a visit to New York from Egypt, Mark, a 32-year-old Orthodox Christian, decides to lose his virginity, facing all the cultural and religious restrictions that have shaped his character. After a failed blind date, Mark is persuaded by his friends to seek something other than a soul mate. Their solution? A prostitute.
Aug 2024