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Browse 39 movies from University of North Carolina School of the Arts
A young boy and his teenage sister deal with the death of their mother and the absence of their father in two very different ways.
May 2003
Short film made in 1997 while David Gordon Green was attending the North Carolina School of Arts that formed the genesis of his feature film debut, "George Washington".
Jan 1997
In the southern United States, two young women meet by chance in the back of a police car and, without saying a word, experience the injustice hovering above them.
Oct 2019
In the outskirts of rural suburbia, two renegade hunters spend their days searching for game, the socially expendable being their victims.
Apr 2014
Claire, trapped in an endless white void, is questioned by an unseen being with a series of patterns. One of them reminds her of her forgotten past.
Apr 2022
Daniel is a performance artist. Everything is going great with his new girlfriend Maggie, until his best friend convinces him to use her as the subject of their latest art piece.
May 2004
After trying out for the all-boys high-school hockey team, Rhea, a young goalie, must navigate her place in the sport amidst her mother and coach.
May 2024
After her father, the don of a rich mafia family, suddenly dies, Francesca must fight for her rightful spot as head of the family.
Apr 2023
Led by Dylan Arnold (Oppenheimer, Halloween, Halloween Kills, Netflix's You), premiering at Cannes Court Métrage and landing its creators on Variety Magazine's "Students to Watch" list, Helpless comments on the high stakes of violence in America.
Sep 2013
A dancer must battle a supernatural manifestation of their anxieties in order to achieve greatness.
Desperate for her shot at fame, an amateur weather reporter and her smitten cameraman attempt to film a strange natural phenomenon, only to be met with a sinister force of nature.
Two teenagers push the boundaries of their friendship while they explore an abandoned farmhouse together.
Feb 2017
A cargo-ship-piloting alien is on his usual livestock abduction route when an angry farmer sneaks aboard the ship disguised as a cow, with a burning desire for vengeance.
Jul 2024
A park ranger is led down a path of hope and grief in the same woods where her daughter went missing.
A deceased horror actor is put to trial by manifestations of his former roles, debating whether his mediocre performances in life should allow him to rest in peace.
After a deadly car accident, a boy finds himself trapped in a sinister hospital and begins to wonder if he could be more than human.
May 2015
Patrick, a senior outcast in his small town high school, is on a journey to reunite with his estranged older brother.
Two best friends find out they're competing for the same scholarship to play college basketball.
Nov 2024
Three unlikely individuals attempt to escape the dark prison known as "The Void."
Austin, a lifeguard at an indoor pool, has a crush on Jessica, his co-worker. So to impress her, he pays young children to pretend they're drowning so he can "save them." Until one day, a little fireball named Ryder decides that he has plans of his own. He's going to fake drown so Jessica can save him, and he can get some mouth to mouth action with her and steal her away from Austin forever!
Apr 2017