Short films may contain mature content and may not be appropriate for all ages.

In China, a high school teacher has introduced a death education class for young students. On the traditional Tomb Sweeping Day, they bury unnamed ashes at a public cemetery where they contemplate and contextualize the meaning of death.
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Death Education

In China, a high school teacher has introduced a death education class for young students. On the traditional Tomb Sweeping Day, they bury unnamed ashes at a public cemetery where they contemplate and contextualize the meaning of death.

A chronicle of the power and complexity of the relationship between Corinne and Tiana, two Queer Black womxn who experience cycles of life’s joys and pains together in the home they share.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Hold Me Close

A chronicle of the power and complexity of the relationship between Corinne and Tiana, two Queer Black womxn who experience cycles of life’s joys and pains together in the home they share.

Winner of the Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing&nbsp;
A portrait of award-winning, internationally acclaimed Indigenous artist and elder Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of the iconic Tiger T-shirt company.
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Tiger

A portrait of award-winning, internationally acclaimed Indigenous artist and elder Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of the iconic Tiger T-shirt company.

An Ivorian father and his daughter set out to continue the book he never finished about a war he experienced as a child. With children in his village today, three generations create timelines, dreams, and memories.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Entre le Feu et le Clair de Lune

An Ivorian father and his daughter set out to continue the book he never finished about a war he experienced as a child. With children in his village today, three generations create timelines, dreams, and memories.

A singer confronts inspiration porn, exploitation, and impostor syndrome in pursuit of a life on the stage without legs.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

View From the Floor

A singer confronts inspiration porn, exploitation, and impostor syndrome in pursuit of a life on the stage without legs.

Stuck in their Algiers neighborhood, Sifou and Mahrez gaze at the sea while thinking of their brothers who left for new lives. As uncertainty lingers on the horizon, they wonder if they can break the deadlock.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Deadlock

Stuck in their Algiers neighborhood, Sifou and Mahrez gaze at the sea while thinking of their brothers who left for new lives. As uncertainty lingers on the horizon, they wonder if they can break the deadlock.

Virtual reality creator Hiyu is facing kidney failure. His online friend Photographotter travels from New York City to Stockholm to be a live donor to Hiyu.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Reality of Hope

Virtual reality creator Hiyu is facing kidney failure. His online friend Photographotter travels from New York City to Stockholm to be a live donor to Hiyu.

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