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An aspiring home cook strives to craft the perfect omelette for his partner in this passionate food film.
When Hollywood teeters on the brink of collapse, two struggling filmmakers have just days to create the next blockbuster. Desperate for an original idea, they make the boldest creative decision imaginable: a movie with absolutely nothing in it. As their bizarre experiment goes head-to-head with an overblown sci-fi epic from egotistical studio executive Harvey Warner, an unlikely rivalry erupts that turns the film industry upside down.
After an accidental murder reverses the fortunes of a failing restaurant, an ambitious chef must turn to sinister methods to keep up with the increasing demand for his new mystery meat.
Daniel and lifelong friend Noah find themselves lost in the woods. But when Noah begins acting in increasingly disturbing and irrational ways, Daniel can no longer trust his own senses. As reality blurs with delusion, he must decipher what is true, before the forest and his mind consume him completely.
In a world where human messengers replace instant messaging, a messenger’s ordinary workday reveals the growing distance between people.
Ava is a "content creator" Jake is her boyfriend and he just invited over her top subscriber...
An extraterrestrial-obsessed man is troubled by nightly visitations from a mysterious presence.
Set during the summer of 2016, Jared's world shifts when his best friend, Bando, lands his first job—forcing Jared to confront the one thing he's been avoiding: growing up.
The feature film debut for Real Inck Studios, and passion project of writer-director Luke Sorenson, Imperfect portrays the story of Nizan (Shiloh Heffernan) over one fateful day, as his life is changed forever when a mysterious figure offers him the chance at a different life.
Edith, a woman in her sixties, avoids looking around, terrified of catching a glimpse of the creature behind her hallucinations. She spends her day staring at a blank wall, lost in painful memories of her daughter.
"No Small Matter" pulls back the curtain on a radical shift: a court designed not to punish, but to provide a final, desperate lifeline.
A documentary following the story of EDP445's attempted meetup with a 13-year-old.
An elderly man struggles with both health problems and loneliness in the run up to Christmas.
When a widowed birdwatcher reluctantly teams up with her granddaughter for a local birdwatching competition on an island in Scotland, their search for rare species becomes a heartfelt journey through grief, love, and letting go.
A short drama exploring how different people deal with grief.
An animated short made as part of a 24-hour film challenge.
A woman arrives at The Bureau, a mysterious in-between, where her life is put to a test before her fate can be decided.
A hot summer is in full swing. A bronze Pushkin has taken up residence in the city of N. Garbage truck driver Pyotr drives along familiar routes, emptying sun-baked bins. Everyone waits for rain, but only furious thunder rumbles on the sultry evenings, doing nothing to cool the hot Earth. Only the splash of a small fountain offers relief from the stifling boredom. A wedding is in preparation. Pyotr is planning to marry off his only son, a cold and stern figure who is steadfast in his love for his parents. At night, the fountain retires, leaving only Pushkin's bronze shoulder, a place to cool a head weary from the day...
