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More than a year after a violent assault leaves two young people permanently scarred, two grieving families reunite for a

Living a life of privilege and luxury, Bianca appears to have everything—until a private confrontation exposes the emotional cost of

Told entirely through the eyes of six-month-old Vyom, “Baby Manual” follows a baby who believes his first-time parents need a

Lightkeeper is an uplifting music video celebrating the people who guide us through life’s darkest moments. Set against a series

Bee, a woman in her mid-twenties, finds herself at a crossroads, struggling with body image and a deep disdain for

A woman estranged from her family reunites with her mother and brother after three years apart – only to discover

Decarb tells the story from the Finnish clean tech entrepreneur Matti Malkamäki about splitting methane (natural gas) into clean hydrogen

A documentary crew follows an ambitious high schooler who, determined to win Best Delegate at a Model UN conference, must

Directed by Carmen Cecilia Halphen (USA)

“Forward” by ØUTLR is a powerful reflection on resilience in the face of internal battles. Blending raw emotion with subtle

Bob (Albert Čuba), a lonely scientist, is on the run from a gang behind development of an app capable of

For Sale is a short film that addresses mental health in the African American community by telling an intimate story

Brittany, a young girl, kidnaps three of her classmates and forces them to play Russia roulette with her. Directed by

David Owens finds himself enduring a lonely, monotonous evening in front of the television, when a strangely old-fashioned commercial suddenly