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Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition

LIFE MODELS

Film LIFE MODELS Directed by Jean Paulo Lasmar LIFE MODELS follows Mika, a breast cancer survivor who rejects reconstruction and chooses to live flat. When she…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Little Shrew (Snowflake)

Film Little Shrew (Snowflake) Directed by Kate Bush A little shrew searches for Hope as she makes her way across a bombed-out city. Blissfully unaware of…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, SLIFF Kids, Spotlight On Inspiration, Women in Film

LOOKING UP

Film LOOKING UP Directed by Elena Neuman LOOKING UP tells the inspiring story of Eitan Armon, a young man battling progressive blindness who refuses to…
International Spotlight

Loss of Balance

Film Loss of Balance Directed by Korek Bojanowski Although Maja has devoted all her energy to acting, she sees no future in it.

Everything changes when…
QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Love Birds

Film Love Birds Directed by Elliott Kennerson, Angel Morris In 1972, scientists George Hunt and Molly Warner discovered ‘lesbian seagulls’ in California—and sparked a media storm that…
Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Women in Film

Love Chaos Kin

Film Love Chaos Kin Directed by Chithra Jeyaram An unexpected pregnancy compels an Indian immigrant mother to help her adopted twin daughters reconnect with their White…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition

Love Reigns Supreme

Film Love Reigns Supreme Directed by Adewole A. Abioye Love Reigns Supreme explores prolific Chicago designer and artist Norman Teague. In this story, Teague takes us on…
Race in America: The Black Experience, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Magan’s Fare

Film Magan’s Fare Directed by Chris Knoblock, Dana White Magan, a ride-share driver, takes Jorani, an older woman with mild dementia, back to her nursing home on…
American Indie Spotlight, New Filmmakers Forum, Show-Me Cinema, Women in Film

Magic Hour

Film Magic Hour Directed by Jacqueline Christy Harriet, a once-promising filmmaker, is stuck in the suburbs of New Jersey. Alienated from her cheating husband and…

Making Waves / Out Of The Shadows

Program Making Waves / Out Of The Shadows Filmmakers will be present for a post-screening Q&A.
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience

Making Waves: The Rise of Asian America

Film Making Waves: The Rise of Asian America Directed by Jon Osaki, Josh Chuck Making Waves is a timely, thought-provoking about the vital role that ethnic studies have in shaping the narrative…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Studio Spotlight

Man on the Run

Film Man on the Run Directed by Morgan Neville Paul forms new band Wings after Beatles breakup. Archival home footage shows Paul’s life with Linda, who influenced...