NAIROBI HALF LIFE

DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Despite his parents’ wishes, Mwas leaves his small village and embarks on a journey to Kenya’s capital in order to pursue a career in acting. Naïve and filled with hope, he quickly learns why the city is nicknamed “Nairobbery.” A few innocent mistakes land him in jail, which eventually leads Mwas to connect with...

NANI

DescriptionDescription In this AFI Conservatory Thesis Film and a 39th Student Academy Award® winner, Oscar, a teenage graffiti artist, and Isabel, an elderly nursing home resident, form an unlikely bond through misadventures in graffiti.

MOVING STORIES

DescriptionDescription Two young airplane passengers adventure toward a mysterious future.

MOXIE

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MEN OF THE EARTH

DescriptionTrailerDescription A privileged encounter with a secret somber ritual of working men takes place when traffic is delayed on the edge of a roadwork site. Trailer

THE MOST FUN I’VE EVER HAD WITH MY PANTS ON

DescriptionBiosDescription After spreading the ashes of her father, Andy and her childhood friend Liv set out on a road trip from L.A. to Austin – to decompress, try new experiences and basically see what it’s like to do crazy things. It's more about the journey than the destination. Shot on Super 16 and digital, the...

LOVE DRAIN (AMORES PASSAGEIROS)

DescriptionDescription During a routine sewer inspection, a lonely worker has an encounter that marks the beginning of a perplexing relationship

MAGNETIC RECONNECTION

DescriptionTrailerDescription An experimental short-form documentary contrasting the northern lights with the harsh landscapes and decoying man-mode remnants of Churchill, a northern Canadian town. Trailer http://www.magneticreconnection.ca/trailer

MATRIARCHE

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LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE

DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription With his new film, Abbas Kiarostami goes to Tokyo and delves even more deeply into the world of artifice that he explored in his last film, CERTIFIED COPY, by crafting characters wrought with shame, whose emotional wounds lead them to engage in even more layered and dangerous games. The masquerade begins when Akiko (Rin...

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