Laser Cat
dir by Lucas AcherAfter Theo, a young boy trapped in a cycle of teenage boredom and rebellion, accidentally causes a neighbor’s cat to fall from a 10 story balcony, he must embark on a frantic search-and-rescue mission through the shadowy streets of São Paulo.
A 12-year-old boy’s obsession with insects and a borrowed MiniDV camera takes him on an unexpected journey during a countryside vacation in 2006, revealing hidden secrets within his family and challenging his perception of innocence.
dir by Lucas Acher2024 Palm Springs International ShortFest
Winner: Best Student International Short
2025 | Hollyshorts Film Festival
While researching the history lying beneath the mysterious Lake Lanier, a young documentarian is haunted by ghosts that threaten to reveal the truth about her own past.
dir by Kwesi Baraka Jonesstarring Dominique Thornerecipient of the NYU 2024 and Black Family Thesis Prize
Amiri, a young art student, arrives at the home of the reclusive artist Marcel Clark for an apprenticeship. Amiri’s idealized preconception of Marcel is quickly crumbled when his histrionic teacher berates him and his art, forcing him into a series of tedious and emotionally probing trials, all in an effort to learn to paint from a place of pure emotion. Amiri soon discovers that Marcel is battling his own demons. Amiri intervenes on Marcel’s destructive spiraling and uses the lessons Marcel taught him to give birth to new, raw art.
Struggling with an eating disorder and a mother mentally trapped in the past, a Black teen is confronted by her younger self on her 18th birthday.
dir by Shannon M. Sutherland
In a day at Central Park, a 10-year-old Iranian-American boy battles his overprotective mother’s anxieties to assert his independence, but her relentless vigilance threatens to undermine his growing sense of self, culminating in a showdown in a man’s most sacred place - the restroom.
Phillip
dir by Ardavan Sepehr
dir by Yohana DestaAn exchange of glances across a cafe table on a crisp day in Harlem. That's all it takes for sardonic 34-year-old Lia and openhearted 35-year-old Nico to go on a winding, impromptu date that forever changes their views on modern romance.
Innerworld
dir by Yohana DestaFor the first time in months, an agoraphobic woman tries leaving her apartment to attend her best friend's farewell party.
A man seeking love enlists the help of the ultimate wingwoman, Satan.
dir by Morgan SimonsonSacramento Film Festival | Best Comedy
New Jersey International Short Festival | Best Short
LGBTQ Toronto Film Festival | Best Student Film