Alive To Possibility (21:54)


What do you do when things don ’t go your way? Alive to Possibility investigates the way we face problems in our lives, and how our perception of the issue can in fact be the hurdle itself.
Producers
Daniel Beresh
Haley Geier
Director
Jonathan Keijser
 
Director of Photography
Arjun Kamath
Sound
Peter Bawiec
Adam Joe
Editors
Naomi Iwamoto
Dingwen Mei
Cast: Jorge Millan, Ben Zander, Todd Brown

Cuddling with Strangers (16:54)


Trailer

Professional cuddling services that provide non-sexual snuggle sessions to customers have been opening up around the world. But can these services really alleviate loneliness–or are they a Band-Aid on an open wound?
Dierctor/Writer/Producer
Sara Joe Wolansky
Cinematographer
Alix Spence
 
Sound Designer
Joshua Paul Johnson
 
Production Sound Mixer
Assia Shao
Post–Production Sound
Joshua Paul Johnson
 
Editor
Clark Harris
 
Composer
Jacques Brautbar
 
Cast: Steve Maher, John Walsh, Monique Darling, Matthew Hurtado, Jennifer Zilavy, Sabrina Hurtado, Adam Paulman, Nathan Darling, Sara Joe Wolansky

HomeGirls (20:55)


Former gang members Maria and Joselyn attempt to start new lives while overcoming the temptations of addiction and street life.
Director
Elizabeth Cirillo
 
Producers
Daniel Leeds
Kelley Chatman
Cinematographer
Angelique Molina
 
Editors
Joshua Kadish
Candy Li
Sound Designers
Christopher Lee
Lina Suh
Cast: Maria Hidalgo, Joselyn Hernandez, Ruby Aguilar, Amadeo Hidalgo, William Findley

Jihad in Hollywood (26:39)


Once a successful Syrian actor, Jihad Abdo has arrived in Hollywood and struggles to reinvent himself and his career.
Director
Genie Deez
 
Producers
Omar Al Dakheel
Coerte Voorhees
Cinematographer
Ayana Baraka
 
Editors
Calvin Herrmann
Marcus Heleker
Sound Designers
Adam Billingham
Johnny Vong
Cast: Jihad Abdo, Fadia Afashe, Werner Herzog

Out of the Bag (15:55)


A short documentary exploring the ways in which artists are re-appropriating the surplus of single-use plastic bags as their medium to create artworks, with varying intentions: from raising environmental awareness, to expressing the conflict of personal emotions.
Director/Writer
Adam Bradbury–Aranda
Producers
Laren Ouellette
Jacqueline Walukas
Associate Producers
Yana Bille
Ellen Eastaugh
Director of Photography
Sara Simons
Editor
Corey Sherman
 
Sound
Nikki Guirre
 
Assistant Sound
Emily Chan
 
Assistant Editors
William Yelton
Juliet Devette
Composer
Amanda Yamate
 
Gaffer
Wiley Jones
 
1st AC
Elizabeth Petersen
 
Cast: Dianna Cohen, Lena Wolek, Pam Longobardi

Spanish FLY (23:06)


A short documentary about the rise of Chicano Rap and the fall of the group that started it all.
Director/Writer
Jamal Holland
 
 
 
Producers
David Paul
Marlon Gregory
 
 
Cinematographer
Kenzo Okamoto
 
 
 
Sound Designer, Production, Sound Mixer
Christopher Ortega
Steven Taylor
Editors
Angelica Lopez
Boris Zhang
 
 
Cast: Frank Contreras Jr., David Araelleno Zamora, Tony Alvarez, Christopher Ramirez, Ruben Soto, Frank Contreras III, Dr. Victor Viesca, Jaime Ochoa, Brian Alvarez

Stream Dream (19:09)


Join a Plague Doctor's journey through the world, aesthetic, and people of STEAMPUNK: The present re–imagined through the lens of the Victorian past.
Writer/Director
Mischa Cantu
 
 
Producers
Grazyna Kolondra
Jacob Eben
 
Cinematographer
Stephen James Thomas
 
 
Sound Designers/Mixers
Shasha Li
Jahmal Holland
Editors
Henry Liu
Bowen Shi
 
Composer
Gabriel DiMarco
 
 
Lead Actor
Derek Passmore
 
 
Cast: Derek Passmore as Nero von Hauser, Ave Rose as Ave Rose, Jason Anderson as Jason Anderson, Eiraina Schmolesky as Raina Schmolesky, Will Blagg as Will Blagg, Nathan Seekerman as Captain Nathan Seekerman

Winners Always Quit (23:22)


When NFL player Eric Bakhtiari is cut from a team one last time, he attempts to move on and come to terms with life after football.
Director
Katie Pyne
 
Producers
James Tinsley
Ezra Nachman
Cinematographer
Anna Romano
 
Editors
Sasha Flamm
Andrew Hou
Sound Designers
Dwight Hwang
Christopher West
Composer
Alberto Bof
 
Title and Graphics
Andrew Fink
 
Cast: Erick Bakhtiarai, Andrew Bakhtiari, David Bakhtiari, Keith Mitchell, Karl Bakhtiari, Charhriar Assad, Crystal Cruz, Max Rulon Miller

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