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SAME OLD
THE RIGHT WORDS
THE LONE WOLF
LAIKA & NEMO
I MIEI OCCHI (MY EYES)
IVALU
BURROS
NORTH STAR

SLOW PULSE
In the opening of the Oscar-qualifying short Slow Pulse, we quietly enter the home of a father (Jimmie Fails) who’s had his life turned upside

SAME OLD
Same Old, an Oscar-qualifying short written and directed by Canadian film director and screenwriter Lloyd Lee Choi, is a dark and gritty tale of desperation

THE RIGHT WORDS
When high school kids get on the school bus, they immerse themselves into an ecosystem of sorts. Confined to the claustrophobic interior, having no choice

THE LONE WOLF
If you’re having emotional problems, dialing up Dr. Phil or some late night pseudo psychologist on the radio isn’t really a solution. But if listening

LAIKA & NEMO
Laika & Nemo, an Oscar-qualifying short film written and directed by Jan Gadermann, is a heartwarming animation tale of an Astronaut and a Deep Sea

I MIEI OCCHI (MY EYES)
I Miei Occhi (My Eyes) takes viewers on a cryptic ride through an urban Italian setting. A woman (Kseniya Rappoport) sitting in the driver’s seat

IVALU
Anders Walter’s beautiful Oscar-qualifying short drama Ivalu deals with the most tragic of subjects in a sublime fashion. Although its scope is relatively narrow, it

BURROS
The capital of the Tohono O’odham Nation happens to be 20 miles from the Mexican border. Thousands of migrants travel through the searing-hot Sonoran Desert

NORTH STAR
North Star, an Oscar-qualifying short film written and directed by P.J. Palmer, is a stunningly touching look inside the story of two partners and their