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American Indie Spotlight
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Cinema For Students Program
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Human Ties
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SLIFF Kids / Family Films
Bob’s Best Friends
Film
Bob’s Best Friends
Directed by Randy Kent
A lonely man discovers he has an ability to talk to dogs after a sudden illness strikes. Through…
American Indie Spotlight
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Cinema For Students Program
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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Human Ties
Brother Verses Brother
Film
Brother Verses Brother
Directed by Ari Gold
Inspired by Francis Coppola's concept of Live Cinema, "Brother Verses Brother" is a radically personal one-take musical film.…
American Indie Spotlight
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Human Ties
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QFest LGBTQ Spotlight
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Women In Film Spotlight
CAITY
Film
CAITY
Directed by Lindsay Calleran
16 year-old Caity and her newly sober father, Paul, co-operate their family business: a locally-beloved haunted house. When…
Studio Spotlight
Club Kid
Film
Club Kid
Directed by Jordan Firstman
A hard-partying New York City club promoter sees his whirlwind lifestyle upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old...
American Indie Spotlight
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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Human Ties
Crystal Cross
Film
Crystal Cross
Directed by Richie james Follin
A quirky Christian singer and a suicidal dad drive cross-country, forging an unlikely bond through bad decisions, bizarre…
Human Ties
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
Dropping Off
Film
Dropping Off
Directed by Ian Scott McGregor, Will Mayo
Shot almost entirely on security cameras and iPhones, Dropping Off follows Thom, an aspiring musician gigging as a…
American Indie Spotlight
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Cinema For Students Program
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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Human Ties
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Women In Film Spotlight
Edie Arnold is a Loser
Film
Edie Arnold is a Loser
Directed by Kade Atwood, Megan Rico
Timid dork Edie accidentally takes the spotlight when she starts a punk band with her fellow “turds”, becoming…
American Indie Spotlight
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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New Filmmakers Forum
Friday the 69th
Film
Friday the 69th
Directed by Alex Montilla
Porn filmmakers in 1981 seek to cash in on the slasher craze by making their own independent ripoff…
Asian Focus
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
Getar Hero
Film
Getar Hero
Directed by Teddy Stern
In the neon streets of Bombay, a down-on-his-luck cowboy has one night to recover his stolen guitar or…
Human Ties
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Women In Film Spotlight
Homebodies
Film
Homebodies
Directed by Rachel Olson
Logline: In a near future where it literally costs money to leave the house, a burnt-out woman risks…
American Indie Spotlight
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Human Ties
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New Filmmakers Forum
Love – Love
Film
Love – Love
Directed by Thomas Leisten Schneider
After their grandmother’s death, two estranged brothers : Andy, who suffers from schizophrenia, and Jeff, an actor searching…
American Indie Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Show-Me Cinema
Mort
Film
Mort
Directed by Larry Ziegelman, Terry Ziegelman
A risk-averse actuary's all-nighter spirals into absurdity when an unexpected visitor claiming to be Death, forces him to…
Studio Spotlight
Mouse
Film
Mouse
Directed by Alex Thompson, Kelly O'Sullivan
Callie and Minnie’s relationship is suddenly upended at the start of the summer before their senior year of...
Cinema For Students Program
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Human Ties
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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QFest LGBTQ Spotlight
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Show-Me Cinema
Ronita Rambo
Film
Ronita Rambo
Directed by Michael Doshier
At a small-town diner in rural Missouri, a tough-talking waitress finds the courage to ask a pair of…
American Indie Spotlight
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Human Ties
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Women In Film Spotlight
See You Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow
Film
See You Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow
Directed by Desdemona Chiang
An aspiring queer stand-up comedian delays her career aspirations to do the greater work of caring for her…
Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
State of Nebraska v. Crotchy the Clown
Film
State of Nebraska v. Crotchy the Clown
Directed by Benjamin Radford
State of Nebraska V. Crotchy the Clown is a short documentary about a clown named Crotchy who took…
American Indie Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
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Women In Film Spotlight
Stop to Stop
Film
Stop to Stop
Directed by Asher Grodman, Samantha Massell
Carolyn is flooded with political text messages. When a chance encounter reveals the identity of one of her…
International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
Stuck
Film
Stuck
Directed by Will Peppercorn
Ambitious journalist Simon is drawn into a bitter rural feud involving one dead dog, two angry men, and…
Studio Spotlight
Tender Loving Care
Film
Tender Loving Care
Directed by Mike Leigh
Amy is a devoted social service worker who puts her heart and soul into her job to care...
Studio Spotlight
The Debut
Film
The Debut
Directed by Jesse Eisenberg
There’s a method to the madness.
Human Ties
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International Spotlight
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Oscar-Qualifying Shorts Competition
WEGWERF!
Film
WEGWERF!
Directed by Cole Edwards
An anti-AI in the arts comedy. A hospice workers gets more than he bargained for cleaning the room…
Studio Spotlight
Wild Horse Nine
Film
Wild Horse Nine
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Sometimes you've got to do a terrible thing for the greater good.