V I A – dir. Jiaqi Kang, Yilan Huang

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Original Film Title: V I A

Director’s Name: Jiaqi Kang, Yilan Huang

Writer’s Name: Jiaqi Kang, Yilan Huang

Producer: Jiaqi Kang, Yilan Huang

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 8 minutes

Film Description:

Set in the far future, the nomads journey is via various landscapes, where the boundaries between technology and nature have blurred, a new era has dawned. Welcome to “VIA.”
Our story folles a group of nomads, bound by a shared ritual. As they journey through the ever- changing seasons, they become one with nature, adapting and evolving, guided by the wisdom of their ancestors and the teachings of their land.As we witness the boundless potential of a future where we walk, via the beauty of our world and via the adventure of the unknown.

The Perfect Shot: Antarctica – dir. Quinn Halleck

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Original Film Title: The Perfect Shot: Antarctica

Director’s Name: Quinn Halleck

Writer’s Name: Octavia Ethridge

Producer: Habib Paracha, Melissa Ganzi, David Runyon

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: Antarctica

Language: English

Runtime: 10 minutes 20 seconds

Film Description:

“The Perfect Shot” is an inventive and captivating documentary that profiles award-winning fine art photographer Artem Shestakov as he attempts to photograph the most remote locations on the planet affected by the climate crisis.

The Matriarch – dir. Octavia Ethridge

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Original Film Title: The Matriarch

Director’s Name: Octavia Ethridge

Writer’s Name: Octavia Ethridge

Producer: Trae Ireland, Alexis Branch, Dani Bryan, Phillip E. Odiete, Jayla Roxx, Swani Love, JoJo McCoy, Octavia Ethridge, Kula Mando

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 minute 26 seconds

Film Description:

In “The Matriarch,” a female-dominated society emerges, with men clamoring for their rights. This queer-centric universe wasn’t always the norm. Over the past century, women have steered the world’s course, and now men stand on the brink of extinction. In response, they’re uniting, poised for battle.

Breakdown – dir. Gabriel Tibi

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Original Film Title: Breakdown

Director’s Name: Gabriel Tibi

Writer’s Name: Morgan Cini, Gabriel Tibi

Producer: Gabriel Tibi

Country of Origin: France

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 14 minutes 49 seconds

Film Description:

It’s a buddy movie comedy between a Republican client and a Progressive Democrat from a uber car driver who hate each other but who are forced to stay together in the middle of the night in New Jersey because the car brutally stopped and they have to fix it together.

LITTLE BIG – It Happens – dir. Alina Pasok, Iliya Prusikin

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Original Film Title: LITTLE BIG – It Happens

Director’s Name:  Alina Pasok, Iliya Prusikin

Writer’s Name: Iliya Prusikin

Producer: Misha Zvagilskiy

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 6 minutes 52 seconds

Film Description:

Veruca is just an average serial dater lost in the monotony of her everyday life. She is in constant search for the typical things in life – love, someone who understands her, power, human body parts. Is it too much to ask?

Eat Me – dir. Thuy-Vu Mai, Oscar Riveros

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Original Film Title: Eat Me

Director’s Name:  Thuy-Vu Mai, Oscar Riveros

Writer’s Name: Vu Mai

Producer: Vu Mai

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 6 minutes 52 seconds

Film Description:

Veruca is just an average serial dater lost in the monotony of her everyday life. She is in constant search for the typical things in life – love, someone who understands her, power, human body parts. Is it too much to ask?

SOLIDE – dir. Bastien Grivet

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Original Film Title: SOLIDE

Director’s Name:  Bastien Grivet

Writer’s Name: Bastien Grivet

Producer: Jessica Rossier

Country of Origin: France

Country of Filming: France

Language: French

Runtime: 13 minutes 48 seconds

Film Description:

SOLIDE is the story of a CrossFit® athlete who recalls the words of her mother, a former great international athlete in the discipline, as she doubts her ability to carry on her mother’s torch.

SUNNY BOY -dir. Morgan LE FAUCHEUR

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Original Film Title: SUNNY BOY

Director’s Name:  Morgan LE FAUCHEUR

Writer’s Name: Morgan LE FAUCHEUR

Producer: Arthur GUÉRIN BOËRI

Country of Origin: Germany

Country of Filming: Egypt

Language: English

Runtime: 55 minutes 35 seconds

Film Description:

“In the midst of a municipal swimming pool, the freediver Arthur Guérin-Boëri finds himself suffocating. His once spacious swim lane has now become a dead end. The French athlete, a multiple world champion in dynamic apnea, decides to escape the warmth of the pool and dive into the icy waters of a Finnish lake, seeking to set a new record. His daring journey then leads him to immerse almost naked under a block of ice, attempting to break another record in the frozen waters of a Canadian lake. In his quest for validation, which brings him perilously close to death several times, Arthur Guérin ultimately finds himself.”

Red Fruit,Blue Sea – dir. Rosing Mao

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Original Film Title: 红的红果,海蓝的海

Director’s Name:  Rosing Mao

Writer’s Name: Rosing Mao

Producer: Wenbo Yang

Country of Origin: Germany

Country of Filming: Egypt

Language: English

Runtime: 22 minutes

Film Description:

In a rural area in Northeast China, a young man and woman arrive at the town’s train station early in the morning. Their goal is to head towards the “sea,” but they don’t board the train. In front of an outdated “stereoscopic viewing machine,” they gaze through two lenses, seeing both inside and outside, here and afar, themselves and others.

RED SEA Brother Islands a Scuba Dive Adventure – dir. Christian Wehrle

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Original Film Title: RED SEA Brother Islands a Scuba Dive Adventure

Director’s Name:  Christian Wehrle

Writer’s Name: Christian Wehrle

Producer: Christian Wehrle

Country of Origin: Germany

Country of Filming: Egypt

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour

Film Description:

“RED SEA: Brother Islands A Scuba Dive Adventure” takes you on an exhilarating journey beneath the waves of the Red Sea to explore the enchanting underwater realms of the Brother Islands. This documentary showcases the vibrant marine life, captivating coral formations, and mysterious wrecks that lie in the depths, offering a glimpse into the beauty and diversity of one of the world’s top dive destinations.