After losing her main actor for a music video the very morning of the shoot, the director does anything in her hands to get the improvised new actor to perform for the role of Hercules and make the music video happen, pushing the boundaries of ambition and morals towards madness. Trailer + Director Bio below
Documentary Short. A couple copes with repeat visits from a mouse in their Brooklyn brownstone apartment. Interviews were shot while the events in the film were occurring in the middle of COVID quarantine. Recreation footage was shot 2 years later. Blending factual journalism with style this film is a true work of art. Trailer + Director Bio below
This is a sketch comedy show pilot. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you definitely be asking yourself, "how did we get here?" Trailer + Director Bio below
1932. At the height of prohibition and the growing American eugenics movement, the state of Vermont passes a law allowing for sexual sterilization of "idiots, imbeciles, feeble minded or insane persons likely to procreate." Trailer + Director Bio below
In the land occupied with the sprayers army, no one has the right to grow any kind of plants either in public or private. So many of the people and soldiers do not even know how a plant grows or looks like, until one day one of the soldiers finds a seed buried deep down in the dust and his curiosity is just the beginning of something extraordinary, something big, something revolutionary. Trailer + Director Bio below
When Alex, a queer radio programmer, discovers an injured dog on the side of the road, their night takes a turn for the unexpected. Through their journey into the night, and Milo’s fight for his life, Alex comes face to face with what it means to be alone, and the work it takes to let someone in. Trailer + Director Bio below
Awkward teen Max escapes to the woods to live life as a hermit. Unfortunately the woods are full of horse racing enthusiasts, a hostile teenage girl and an angry man called Onion. Trailer + Director Bio below
Alice is a talented writer but mostly, she’s broke. With the end of the Covid epidemic, she lost her "writing of eulogy" day job, and the release of her last novel has been canceled by her publisher who finds it too “world before”. To help Alice pay her bills, her psychic offers her to write horoscopes for cats and dogs. Trailer + Director Bio below
A young woman, Christana Ramos, finds herself battling in court in a he said she said situation based on an incident that she claims affected her badly in the workplace. This battle is between her and her boss, Jorden Bernot. We go back and forth from past and present leading up to and revealing the truth of the incident and final verdict of plaintiff vs defendant. Trailer + Director Bio below
MEET AARON. HE'S STARTING HIS 2ND CAREER AT AGE 65...AS AN ACTOR. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?... A SHORT COMEDY-DRAMA ABOUT LEARNING TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN HEAD. Aaron starts his second career at age 65 as an actor, but when he finally manages to land a major role, he discovers he's his own worst enemy as his inner doubts threaten to derail his lifelong dream and his marriage. Trailer + Director Bio below
An artist is doing her sketchbook in a cafe. when she finishes the portrait and leaves the table, the sketch portraits come to life. Trailer + Director Bio below
When a young girl is shot, two detectives attempt to solve the crime with differing methods. Trailer + Director Bio below
Sydney is doing everything she can to meet the demands of being a new mom. She feels the pressure to bounce back, care for the baby, and be the best wife. Exhausted from a lack of uninterrupted sleep, a never-ending stream of dirty laundry, and pumping until her nipples are sore, Sydney decides to return to the office as a means to feel “normal” again. However, unable to secure childcare, she remains tied to the house. Trailer + Director Bio below
When a woman is pulled over by her high school sweetheart, she has to deal with her own life choices, while trying to cover up rumbling in the trunk. Trailer + Director Bio below
A day in the life of two runaways as they navigate their world and face an uncertain future. Trailer + Director Bio below
A dinner party goes horribly wrong. Trailer + Director Bio below
When a feisty woman is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she resolves to reach a family milestone only to be sidetracked by a chance meeting with a stranger who nearly kills her. Trailer + Director Bio below
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