Man in the Wave is an intimate portrait of a New England engineer who unexpectedly finds purpose, connection, and healing through surf photography—after a life-altering diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. As he wades into the ocean with his camera, he captures the quiet rituals of a tight-knit surf community while navigating the slow progression of his illness. Told through stunning imagery and deeply personal interviews, the film explores resilience, identity, and the quiet power of showing up.
We all face expectations about who we should be, how we should look, and what we should achieve. This film explores where those expectations come from, how they shape us, and what it means to break free from the pressure to be perfect.
A short documentary that follows the specialist pain team at a leading hospital in Western Ukraine as they treat soldiers injured in the war using the latest medical techniques.
Nick pieces together a mystery from his childhood: who, or what, killed his mother.
Part of "The Process Tapes"
At a college house party, an underage, socially awkward young man unexpectedly becomes the center of attention when he dominates a game of beer pong against the popular kids. However, his newfound popularity takes an embarrassing turn when his attempts to fit in go horribly wrong.
This is the debut work of “Wosaka,” the globally popular character from the Republic of Tuktue, and the masterpiece of director Nomura Fusso, known as the ”father or mother of stop-motion animation.” The protagonist, Nomura, is an ordinary office worker at a company that manufactures adhesive bandages. One day, a face named Wosaka appears on the sole of her foot and starts moving around as it pleases. Wosaka puts on a suit, Nomura is forced to put on a shoe on her face, and they head to work upside down. As a result, the city descends into chaos! What is Wosaka’s purpose? Can Nomura return to normal?
Stacy recalls a horrible incident that happened a year ago at a party she hosted.
Detective Socks has to find the murder who hangs their victims with a belt. Made in 24 hours.
During the winter of 2011, the young street artist Bilal Berreni travelled to the far north of Sweden and locks himself away in a wooden cabin, to live as a hermit. Ten years later, after Bilal's death, I'm following in his footsteps, looking for his cabin...
Bridport Torchlight Procession in Dorset has been shrouded in tradition, with locals believing it has little history. Step into a journey through time, uncovering its origins as a celebration event, marking elections and how it has evolved over the decades and become a cornerstone of local culture.
A man goes for a stroll in the woods and leads himself through an existential odyssey
Lines that turn into insects, an entire swarm, a landscape – before dissolving once again.
Obscure, aging, and living on the outskirts of London, writer of supernatural fiction Quentin Crisp asks himself a fundamental existential question: ‘Who am I?' This feature-length film-essay is structured around readings of Crisp’s own zuihitsu of the same name, which, in essence, is the story of his life. As we follow Crisp on a walk deeper into the ‘‘little wood’’ of his private landscape, the binaries of success and failure begin to fade away.
Kris, a 30-year-old man who loses an emotion every time he sleeps, fights to stay awake before he loses himself and the woman he loves.
silent short film, shot on 16mm Kodak T200 -- made possible by the Chicago Film Society's Intro to 16mm class. Featuring over 30 locations across the city of Chicago -- an unedited scan of the only, original print. created with a lot of love.
