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LAIKA & NEMO
I MIEI OCCHI (MY EYES)
IVALU
BURROS
NORTH STAR
NAKAM
STENOFONEN
TALA’VISION
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
NAKAM
In Hebrew, Nakam means revenge, and from 1939-1945, the Jewish people had ample justification for resorting to the mindset. But even in the face of
STENOFONEN
Before you meet a single character in Nicolaj Kopernikus’ Stenofonen, you meet the violin. The central characters in the film are Jorn (played by Jesper
TALA’VISION
Tala’vision (shortlisted for an Oscar) is a remarkable and beautifully shot short film from writer/director Murad Abu Eisheh. It tells the story of an eight