Village in the City

My Friend from a Care Ho... Nina is 28 and has spent most of her life in care homes, but the pandemic changes everything for her, as staying in a care home is no longer safe. Arina, a young professional from Moscow, invites Nina to temporarily live with her. When restrictions are finally lifted, Nina has to go back to care home, but after spending lockdown together, the young women had grown very close. They settle on a plan to take Nina out of the institutional system for good.

Unspeakable BLM Unspeakable is a :60 second PSA that assembles diverse individuals of the Deaf community. This digital presentation amplifies their voices to collectively proclaim through American Sign Language (ASL) that Black Lives Matter.

Strength Among Us The story of four refugee women who stand on their own feet despite their families' pain and difficulty.

Raided: Part Two Raided: Part Two takes the viewer inside the largest no-knock "gang" raid in New York City history.

Jayro When a seven-year-old Texas boxer steps into the ring to face his next opponent, the pressure of the fight is not the only thing on his mind. The film is constructed as an allegory for the challenges faced by people of color and immigrants in the US.

Llaves A young mother, whose family is separated by ICE, shares her story in this short animated documentary.

Unbalanced

'Amal This short documentary piece follows the journey of two Syrian refugee twins (age 18) who were forced to flee their country in 2013. In this social impact documentary we highlight the story of Salam and Raghad and their goals for the future. They are striking examples of not only female but also youth and refugee empowerment as they share wise words from the lessons they have learned in and out of war. The girls now live in Salt Lake City, Utah where they are studying in the fields of medicals sciences and social justice while leaving the label of "refugee" behind them.

Histoire d'une larme When a terminally ill patient decides to give up his affections, his memories, his friendships, his life and asks to put an end to his cruelly "biological" survival, his will must be respected and embraced with the pietas that constitute the strength and coherence of secular thought. Based on the book Ocean Terminal by Piergiorgio Welby.

Itch A troubled teen smokes from a mysterious object which summons a malevolent monster. As he runs to escape it, questions arise as to who the true source of his torment is. Itch uses tools intrinsic to the horror genre to explore themes of substance abuse, familial trauma and gender identity.