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SLOW PULSE
THE OUT
SAME OLD
THE RIGHT WORDS
THE LONE WOLF
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I MIEI OCCHI (MY EYES)

THE DEPORTATION OF A MODEL CITIZEN
In The Deportation of a Model Citizen, a young girl in Denmark faces deportation back to Syria. Torture and/or execution awaiting, the stakes are never

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

THE OUT
It is palpably evident that writer-director Harry Brandrick’s short drama The Out (BAFTA Qualifying) represents a deeply personal project for the filmmaker. Dealing with drug

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

FIREWORKS
Another day at the office beginning, you grab your coffee, down breakfast, and over the phone, have a family squabble before getting down to business.

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