May, a teenage girl wakes up on May 17th expecting a visitor. She gets ready, cleans her room and prepares food for two, but the visitor never arrives. The only thing that accompanies her is a tall, indistinguishable black figure that lingers in the corners of her house.
After the destruction of Block Blast, many become suspicious of the American government. Jacob Crawford has been elected as president, and America is closer to an authoritarian dictatorship than ever before...
When Gio, a Black trans man, calls his best friend Lazette for help burying a body, the two are pulled into an unexpected confrontation with the past. As whispers of family wounds and unresolved trauma echo through the night, Gio must face a surreal encounter with his pre-transitioned self. What begins as a desperate mission transforms into a journey of acceptance, love, and self-forgiveness, reminding us that healing comes from embracing every part of who we are.
In a suburb near Tampa, ALYSSA braces for an approaching storm. She organizes valuables and essentials, including her dad’s old speargun. On the phone with her mom, Alyssa opposes her husband Tanner’s decision not to evacuate. When TANNER gets home, she fails to voice her concern.
Desperate to reconnect with his teenage son, Otto takes Lobo to a concert for his birthday, hoping for a night that will bring them closer. But as plans fall apart, Otto finds himself forced to confront the real barrier between them: his own unresolved struggles and the uncertain future of their family.
Damian- a troubled musician with a history of bad habits- is struggling not only with the passing of his younger brother Olly, but also by the weight of the album they left unfinished. Haunted by guilt and grief, Damian returns to their studio to finish the album posthumously, but is instead consumed by the same demons that pushed him and Olly apart. As Damian falls into a hallucinatory spiral, he must confront his past mistakes and regret- and find a way to make peace with his brother-
When sarcastic teen, Alex, is “broken up with” by her oncologists who can’t wait to get rid of her, she’s ripped out of the chaotic hospital life she finds cozy, and sent back home to her multicultural family. Despite trying to pick up where she left off one year ago, her overbearing immigrant parents, hypochondriac sister, and MIA best friend have all moved on. This is remission. But Alex doesn’t ring a bell to celebrate, throw on a cancer ribbon t-shirt, or organize a multi-million dollar fundraiser. Instead, she begs for her daily morphine drip, clings to her radiation mask as a safety blanket, reminisces about gory hospital stories, and plays heart monitor beeps in her headphones to fall asleep. Despite everyone’s high expectations of her, she can’t get herself to play the part of the inspirational survivor. She’s a bad survivor and everybody knows it.
NORMA PEÑA (57), a polio survivor, faces mortal danger when a storm destroys their backup generator, cutting power to her iron lung. The iron lung is a horizontal mechanical ventilator that breathes for her. Without it, she only has a few hours before her body gives out. LUISA PEÑA (59), Norma’s sister, is her caretaker who keeps the iron lung running. Luisa quickly ascertains they have no power, they’re isolated due to the flooding, and emergency services are useless.
James worries about a future in which he is not around to support his family, and so, in hopes to protect their financial future he applies for life insurance in the form of trademarking his likeness at Triple K Law office. James realizes, in the event of his untimely death by the hands of police brutality, his face and likeness will be at the forefront of yet another civil outcry, with proceeds from use of his likeness going to his family. The perfect life insurance for a Black man in America. But first, he needs to get his application approved, and to do that he needs to navigate a branch manager, a paralegal “white ally” named Dwayne, and the final boss Mrs. K.
Two best friends spend the day together while their partners are at an outing. They find ways to overcome obstacles they face from their disability while completing seemingly simple tasks like ordering takeout or drinking wine. James and Sawsan seem to clash at the idea of asking people for help in times of need. While being independent is a sentiment to them both, the way they define it looks very different.
Promise to Stronger Days connects two different, evolving storylines. The main storyline is about Adira’s internal struggle to hook up with Jerome — an attractive man who rescued her at her friend Keke’s birthday party — after months of having no sex due to her trauma. The other storyline is fragmented at first, but her truth is pieced together: Adira was sexually assaulted by her father after being left alone with him due to marital issues. Adira becomes increasingly frustrated with her inability to connect with others due to her trauma, until she decides to take her power back. After a few failed sex attempts with Jerome, she intentionally returns to her childhood flashbacks to kill her abuser.
The Hemingway is a visually striking short film that explores the complexities of living with ALS. As Patrick struggles with daily tasks, the narrative voice in his head offers insights into the peculiarities of life during his most intimate moments. Unexpected twists reveal the intricacies of relationships in the silent world of ALS. The film masterfully balances life’s beauty, dark humor, and poignant revelation, offering a touching exploration of the human experience through life, death, and shit. Directed by Patrick Sean O’Brien and Evan Mathis, and edited by Doug Pray.
A paranoid germophobe becomes convinced he's been infected by a deadly virus. As his anxiety to be clean spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to rid himself of the infection take a tragic turn.
On a lazy weekend morning, a disconnected couple finds themselves in a heated argument. When they mute the TV to continue their fight, they find they’ve not only silenced the TV, but also themselves and the entire world.
A mysterious man is pressing green and red buttons. He continues to press them quickly, going back and forth between the buttons. It is revealed that the buttons are for a traffic light, which a frustrated driver yells expletives at when the light quickly changes from green to red.
As adulthood’s pressures threaten to drown him, Hugh turns to an unexpected companion from his past, hoping to find that unconditional love really does exist.