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In a post-graduation landscape of boredom, uncertainty, and struggle, there is a desire for the simpler life: a shepherd and artist in the middle of the rural South.

Alex, an employee at a failing high school, finds Hugo the Dragon. Hugo loves children and he loves making them happy. However, Hugo may be hiding a dark secret.

An experimental documentary featuring international college students commenting on their experiences of cultural isolation in America.

The Ones Who Bought Bushwick investigates the historical, political, and economic forces driving development and gentrification in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood.

The story follows 16-year-old Shatu, who has spent her life tending cattle but secretly longs for city life. The day after her wedding to her traditional cousin Ardo (17), she finds a potential path to escape. As they lead their cattle to graze, the silence and tension between them build into a heavy confrontation of unspoken truths and life-altering decisions on the plains.

Across Central Europe, reports are mounting of Ukrainian refugees — the vast majority women and children — facing harassment and attacks. What’s really behind the headlines about Ukrainians, who were welcomed with open arms in 2022, now facing hatred and hostility? And what role do local politicians play in fueling the violence? The Kyiv Independent’s new documentary investigates anti-Ukrainian aggression in Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland, the countries that have taken in the largest numbers of Ukrainian refugees since Feb. 24, 2022. Journalist Danylo Mokryk and his team uncover the stories of Ukrainian women who have faced harassment and analyze tens of thousands of posts on X, revealing how hate speech on social media and in political rhetoric escalates into real-world violence.

A quiet look at the vibrant everyday life inside a busy market captured entirely through still frames

29-O Dana reconstructs the decisive hours of the floods that struck Valencia province on 29 October 2024, tracing the warnings that arrived and the choices made as the emergency unfolded. Alongside relatives of those who died, the film confronts the political response—and the questions the disaster leaves unresolved.

The Way Out drops you right into the action across the globe, from heavy Alaskan spine lines to local backyard laps in Whistler. It represents a path toward total freedom, whether tracking Hoji, Chris Rubens, and Mark Abma across the iconic Swiss Alps, or capturing breakout skier Lucy Leishman storming through Japan’s deep powder with three legendary freeskiers. The verdict is simple: the soul of skiing isn’t dead. It’s alive and well, wherever the snow is falling.

Paul Decembered is a cinematic triptych featuring the witty and gritty poetry of Foster Gareau. A tender homage to amateur 2010s camcorder porn that vignettes experiences of intimacy on the market and queer hookup culture.

When a young woman finds herself at a surprise party she never wanted to attend, an unexpected turn of events sends the celebration spiraling into absolute chaos.

A man stands paralyzed while a battle between his friends and his bladder controls his night, fearful of pissing either of them off.

Alice, a mad scientist, is obsessed with furniture. She is simultaneously discouraged and inspired by the lack of creativity in the modern day furniture industry. She is impassioned to carry out a series of transgressive, experimental projects where she knows no bounds for her creative vision.

In a room with two entrances and exits, four plinths are arranged at equal distances from one another, forming a square embedded in a corner. On each plinth a number from 1 to 9. A stationary camera is positioned several meters away, angled toward the lower half of the body. The characters enter and exit the room, sometimes interacting with one another and sometimes not.

Saka (31) was diagnosed with an undiagnosed illness after suffering a work accident while driving a truck carrying hazardous chemicals. Saka, who did not believe in non-materialistic beliefs, visited a cult that practiced mass healing rituals. During the ritual, a riot broke out among the impatient worshippers who wanted to be healed. The cult leader appeared to heal the followers' wounds to diffuse the chaos. The incident left Saka amazed and convinced of the miracle, strengthening his faith in the cult. When it was Saka's turn to be healed, his condition worsened, and the wounds on his body grew larger. His faith began to fade, and Saka wanted to expose the cult's fraud.

Among brief on-screen texts and hilarious sound design, total darkness becomes the protagonist of a short film that is as minimalist as it is ironic.

A newly hired stagehand struggles with his first day on the job