My Dad and the Volcano

Gavin built a giant volcano sculpture that's now in his dad's shed. Gavin seeks his dad's understanding but he's uninterested in modern art and refuses to participate in the documentary.

Vinland

Like many others, Daniil has decided to leave his native Georgia and move to Prague in search of better pay. Originally a teacher, he finds a job with Ukrainian laborers controlled by a Russian boss called Sergei and thus becomes a cog in the machinery that takes advantage of the work of illegal immigrants… Vinland looks at the lives of people who exist all around us but about whom we know so little because their identities disappear the moment they relinquish their passports to the mafia who are interested only in profit.

The Handmaid's Tale Scene Recreation: "Offred"

A recreation of the opening scene from the pilot episode of The Handmaid's Tale, "Offred." Originally directed by Reed Morano, ASC. Original cinematography by Colin Watkinson, ASC, BSC. Original teleplay written by Bruce Miller. Made in Misael Sanchez's "Filmmaking: Visualizing and Creating Moving Images for the Screen" at Sarah Lawrence College.

Camera Buff

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.

Smoked

A man stuck at a dead-end job must reckon with a figure from his past.

A Sentença

James

Young James struggles as an outsider at his school. His teacher, Mr. Sutherland, is the only person he feels he can connect with. When James finally puts a voice to his feelings, Mr. Sutherland's response isn't what James had hoped for.

Occurrences of Questionable Significance

When forest animals invade our cities, the world is in disarray. Office vixen Fiona struggles with her banana phone addiction. Will she succumb to it? Temperamental bunny Barbara only gives her stag sugar daddy Nestor his special massage, after he dines her and plays the big spender. This obscure short film pinpoints postmodern tropes of consumerism, eroticism, and art with an homage to the theater stage and references to literature. This work uses a fantasy language and needs no subtitles.

FiSH

After distancing himself from his off-screen boyfriend, an IT graduate (and wannabe painter) finds himself on a suburban odyssey to get his best friend's laptop fixed, his only company being his imaginary friend (a walking talking goldfish).

Garden Party

In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.

Anchor

A 16-year-old athlete sabotages her teammate to be the new anchor leg runner.

The Awakening of Insects

When spring is coming, cute and silly characters wake up from their winter sleep and celebrate the awakening in their unique ways.

The Ridge Grave Girls

A prom queen-to-be must break free from her small town’s ominous legacy of prom queens who die after their crowning.

Going Home

A young man goes home after a day of work.

Friendly Sport Meeting

Futnet - a game similar to volleyball, played with one's feet, and on a tennis court - originated in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s. Now played internationally, village tournaments are still considered a point of pride.

Crag

Natalie and Adam attempt to save their failing relationship through a climbing trip in the wilderness. It’s said that nature is healing, but love is the hardest climb of all.

Do Us Part

A wedding videographer and his apprentice answer a mysterious invite to shoot a wedding in a secluded, ramshackle barn. When they arrive, they find they are not shooting a wedding at all, and are the last thing standing between the world and a demonic apocalypse.

Test

Guernica

The initiation of a young Jewish child into Guernica's world.

Cabbage

On a desolate farm, a couple's prayers are answered after a visitor offers them a sinister deal. Blinded by their joy, they struggle to realize that what they once desired may lead to their own unraveling.