BREAK THE SILENCE – dir. Dax Phelan

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Original Film Title: BREAK THE SILENCE

Director’s Name: Dax Phelan

Writer’s Name: Dax Phelan

Producer: Dax Phelan, Eric M. Klein, Benjamin Cheek, Shyanne Aponte

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming : United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 minutes

Film Description:

“Break the Silence” is a 1-minute Public Service Announcement produced to encourage people, who are struggling with mental health, substance use, and more, to seek help by calling the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. [Note: Please view with proper speakers or headphones.]

Lady Henze – dir. Eduardo Cantón Torres

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Original Film Title: Lady Henze

Director’s Name: Eduardo Cantón Torres

Writer’s Name: Eduardo Cantón Torres

Producer: Raquel Calvo Méndez

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming : United States

Language: English

Runtime: 2 minutes

Film Description:

Britt Henze, an artist from San Francisco, California, paints under the moniker Lady Henze. This micro doc explores her journey through addiction, survival, and creative rebirth. Focusing on themes of duality and identity, Henze reflects on how her art and personal story now inspire others on their own paths.

胡蝶之夢: The Butterfly Dream – dir. Suhyeon Scholastica Jin, Aria Suhyun Kim

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Original Film Title: 胡蝶之夢: The Butterfly Dream

Director’s Name: Suhyeon Scholastica Jin, Aria Suhyun Kim

Writer’s Name:Suhyeon Scholastica Jin, Aria Suhyun Kim

Producer: Suhyeon Scholastica Jin, Aria Suhyun Kim

Country of Origin: Korea, Republic of

Country of Filming : Korea, Republic of

Language: English, Japanese

Runtime: 3 minutes 17 seconds

Film Description:

There was.. no.. is a part of me that wants to wake up from all of these one day. Maybe this world IS a lie and maybe that’s just what I WANT to believe.
There was a time when I questioned everything. Inspired by the ancient Taoist parable Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Dream, this film explores the blurred boundary between reality and illusion.
But does it matter? Whether this world is a dream, a simulation, or an undeniable reality, the answer changes nothing. It’s not about finding the truth but about existing within the unknown. Whether this is a dream or reality, a construct or the truth, the answer holds no weight. What difference does it make? Life goes on, and so do I. I simply live ‘today’.

Birthday – dir. Tin Cheung

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Original Film Title: Birthday

Director’s Name: Tin Cheung

Writer’s Name: Soko Club

Producer: JWAGG Productions

Country of Origin: Japan

Country of Filming : Japan

Language: Esperanto

Runtime: 7 minutes

Film Description:

“Birthday” is a 7-minute short film exploring the inner life and sexual liberation of the modern woman, powerfully performed by Sharol. This comedic erotic film highlights the profound ability of women to find pleasure and happiness within themselves, without the need to please others. It celebrates the joy of self-love, the empowerment of embracing one’s desires, and the pleasure of cherishing oneself. The script was crafted by Fukuoka-based manga artist and illustrator, Soko Club, while direction and editing were handled by Hong Kong-born, Onomichi-based Tin Cheung. This independent film is a collaborative effort from three artists hailing from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan. The film emphasizes that the joy of pleasure is universal, regardless of nationality.

Ben Carre: A Parisian in Hollywood – dir. Thomas Arthur Walsh

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Original Film Title: Ben Carre: A Parisian in Hollywood

Director’s Name: Thomas Arthur Walsh

Writer’s Name: Thomas Arthur Walsh

Producer: Thomas Arthur Walsh

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming : United States

Language: English

Runtime: 30 minutes

Film Description:

“Ben Carré: A Parisian in Hollywood” is a story about the art and history of silent films and Art Direction for the cinema. His life and career spans the arc of motion pictures beginning in 1905 in Paris until his retirement in Hollywood from MGM in 1964. • He is the only Art director from the silent era to have written a 400 page detailed and un-published memoir about his life and career.

La Mission – dir. Arnaud Favre

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Original Film Title: La Mission

Director’s Name: Arnaud Favre

Writer’s Name: Arnaud Favre, Romane Bagnoud

Producer: Arnaud Favre

Country of Origin: Switzerland

Country of Filming : Switzerland

Language: French

Runtime: 10 minutes 16 seconds

Film Description:

One night in the city of Geneva, John is on a mission. As he navigates the streets, he faces a dilemma that could change everything. Caught in a world of espionage where action and suspense unfold, he must make a decision – one that could determine his fate. Immerse yourself in a world of intrigue, deception and suspense set against the backdrop of Switzerland’s diplomatic capital.

The Multidimensionals: Star Envoy – dir. Ewa Pirog-Rojas

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Original Film Title: The Multidimensionals: Star Envoy – dir.

Director’s Name: Ewa Pirog-Rojas

Writer’s Name: Ewa Pirog-Rojas, Alex Kruz

Producer: Alex Lora Cercos, Alex Kruz

Country of Origin: Poland, United States

Country of Filming : United States, Canada, Poland

Language: English, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Navajo, Polish, Quechua

Runtime: 1 hour 15 minutes 27 seconds

Film Description:

Many of us have connections to other lives in places outside of planet earth. This Sci-Fi drama is based on factual accounts gathered by the writer in his 30+ year career in government programs along with his regression work on hundreds of subjects.

“The Multidimensionals: Star Envoy” shows the beginnings of STAR ENVOY an unacknowledged Defense Intelligence Agency Operations Group assigned to protect Global interests among the galactic community via specialized “ambassadors” whom are alien hybrids. It follows Ulrin, a lifetime government grey man, and alien hybrid, as he recruits the specialized ambassadors from different walks of life (Anuba, Karson, and Phoebe). It also goes into their encounters with different galactic species (Annunaki, Arcturian, Grey, Reptilians, and others).

The work stands alone as a feature film or can be a pilot episode being a combination of 3.5 of the nine episodes in the series. Shot on 35 mm Department of Defense camera – digitized and a BlackMagic 6K Pro.

REMY & BO: BLOOD DEBT – dir. Terry Chez Nasty Hall

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Original Film Title: REMY & BO: BLOOD DEBT

Director’s Name: Terry Chez Nasty Hall

Writer’s Name: Terry Chez Nasty Hall, Pierre Pohan

Producer: Pierre Pohan

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming : United States

Language: English

Runtime: 48 minutes 25 seconds

Film Description:

A woman on a mission of vengeance threatens a tenuous peace agreement between the Church and a Master Vampire.

Perpetual Love – dir. Danny L Lee

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Original Film Title: Perpetual Love

Director’s Name: Danny L Lee

Writer’s Name: Danny L Lee

Producer: Danita K Lee

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming : United States

Language: English

Runtime: 2 hours 3 minutes 1 second

Film Description:

Waking to a different wife everyday in his own bed, is only the beginning of his problems. Caught in this perpetual loop, he only longs to be back with his real wife. The question is: can he survive and endure the labyrinth, now that time is irrelevant.