Please note that the film We Were The Scenery will only play in person, it will not be available online

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Winner of the Short Film Grand Jury Prize&nbsp;
When a filmmaker of Palestinian descent based in Scotland unearths a rarely seen film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, he decides to reclaim the footage.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

When a filmmaker of Palestinian descent based in Scotland unearths a rarely seen film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, he decides to reclaim the footage.

Winner of the Short Film Jury Award for US Fiction&nbsp;
Journeying through the interior landscapes of a Jornalero’s dreams, his waking reality in Los Angeles, and what it looks like when a group of people relegated to serving others labors for their own elevation of body and spirit.
This film contains strobe effects.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Trokas Duras

Journeying through the interior landscapes of a Jornalero’s dreams, his waking reality in Los Angeles, and what it looks like when a group of people relegated to serving others labors for their own elevation of body and spirit.

Winner of the Short Film Jury Award for International Fiction 
During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her Queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.
This film contains strobe effects.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites

During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her Queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.

Winner of the Short Film Jury Award for Animation 
Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado

Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.

Winner of the Short Film Jury Award for Non-Fiction&nbsp;
In 1975, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled from Vietnam by boat and docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras during the filming of Apocalypse Now.
This film contains strobe effects.
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We Were The Scenery

In 1975, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled from Vietnam by boat and docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras during the filming of Apocalypse Now .

Winner of the Short Film Special Jury Award for Animation Directing&nbsp;
Convention and sexuality are explored through slugs, rituals, and the eating of an orange.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Eating of an Orange

Convention and sexuality are explored through slugs, rituals, and the eating of an orange.

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.
Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

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.

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