Looking for You, 4min., Germany
Directed by Christian Scharfenberg
Shemp, the main character of 2021’s wonderful ‘Shots of Light’ returns to the screen as an intergalactic hero, on the search for their soulmate.

https://instagram.com/morganfinlayontour

What we imagined, 3min., USA
Directed by Shubhavi Arya
In a magical park, two children meet across a divide — one fast like a cheetah, the other once feared. Through questions, sketches, and a desktop of dreams, they invite us into a story of transformation, truth, and imagination. Their message ...

Queer Study, 4min., USA
Directed by Abigail Espinal
A hopeless romantic tries to figure out if her best friend is gay in the worst ways possible.

https://www.instagram.com/abigailespinal1/

Get to know the director/actor:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

This film was my final projec...

Hide and Seek, 5min., China
Directed by Yu Sun
In a decaying factory, a domineering girl forces her timid friend into an endless game of hide-and-seek — until a hidden threat changes the game forever.

CYCLES, 3min., USA
Directed by Yashin Phillips
Woman uses exposure therapy to heal her inner child at a laundromat.

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Nothing Sticks, 1min., Netherlands
Directed by Roze Elisa, Kuba Szutkowski

Get to know co-writer/writer/actor Roze Elisa:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

I wanted to make something funny that we can all relate to - awkward dates
and missed opportunities. I signed up for a 1-min film c...

Oh Deer, 1min., South Korea
Directed by Jeongeun Lee
The story begins with a single sphere, a form without shape or name, holding within it every possibility. As time passes, the sphere transforms into a human form, learning names and roles, and building its identity.

Performed by Val Cole

Haunted by his wife’s disappearance during a corporate yachting accident, Teller, a dubious husband, fakes his own cryopreservation to uncover the truth. When he discovers Chrono-stasis' cryo-suspension CEO is secretly running the company from a remote island—alongside Teller’s double-crossing wi...

Performed by Val Cole

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Bean Point Requiem

For Abhigyan Patel

I stand waist deep, bobbing in the undulation, half blinded by the sun.
Royal terns glide swiftly by – blurs of white against a background of lapis lazuli.

They shriek, as if possessed. Further out, a rescue boat returns, slowl...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

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Get to know the poem:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

At its core, My Storm in a Bottle is about loving someone who's unpredictable, expressive, human - someone who's been through things and not afraid to be themselves. It explores devotion from a different angle,...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

Not the first couple
for there is no guilt
but not the last
for there is no guilt
alone in the world
and there is no world
only two on this raft
riding the sea
with no sail
no continent
no destination
no direction
but each other
plumbing the depth
of being
look...

Performed by Val Cole

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Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

The theme of Footsteps is the exploration of humanity's deep connection to nature.

2) What motivated you to write this poem?

I was raised in the forests of Northern California, where my life was always int...