"Rooted In Truth" is a silent short film adaptation of The Parable of The Sower from the Gospel of Matthew made by Aj Richardson, Jackson Ormond, and Jordan Neel for a film school project.
Rakan and his wife Rim are looking for an apartment to rent instead of living with his aged mother. It seems they have found the right spot, except for the hole in the wall that looks as if someone bashed it with a hammer. Rakan seems strangely unengaged, however, barely speaking to his wife. Gradually, as we slip from present to past, we piece together the story that explains his barrage of unwanted calls, chance encounters with shady characters and outbreaks of violence. When his mother’s home is burgled and she is attacked, he is confronted by the person he least wants to see.
During a stage rehearsal for a play featuring two eating-disordered track runners, the director becomes furious as one of his actors struggles to remember their lines.
Audiovisual exploration of female corporality and what happens to it during a mystical experience. This is the combination of the carnal and the spiritual, with the contact of catholic symbology. Religiosity and the erotic, and also temptation and violence, all of these elements come together to illustrate an earthly spirituality. The following short film is inspired by true accounts of religious women, their perspective and their relationship with Jesus of Nazareth and the configuration of him on the female body.
At age eighteen, Jayden Morton was sentenced to twelve years in prison for manslaughter after accidently shooting and killing an innocent child. Released shortly after his thirtieth birthday, Jayden wants two things, to be a father to his twelve-year old son, Noah, and to find a way to redeem himself. Juggling the pressures from the outside world. Jayden must confront his past, seek redemption and convince his son to avoid the same mistakes he once made before Noah makes the greatest mistake of his young life.
After years away from his family, Eduardo returns to decide his mother’s future but ends up having to confront his father and brother about issues from his past.
In a world that has made her grow too fast, Adia, 10 years old, finds her only refuge in her music box. A heart-head conflict will push her to discover unexpected truths.
Egyptian farmer Abdo and his wife Saniya are desperate for a child, which leads them on a daunting journey to New York City for infertility treatment. The treatment itself is intimidating but the couple faces an additional hurdle: they don't speak the language and are unfamiliar with the American way of life.
After leaving his job and suing his boss for discrimination, a tired old man just wants revenge. He sets out to make a movie about his boss with the help of his only friends, a group of IDD artists and a young film student named Dexter.