Ali Mashayekhi

Marriage Test

In a mosque waiting room in 1980s South Wales, a young Welsh woman and her Iranian fiancé prepare for an Islamic conversion ceremony that will test the strength of their love and their resolve.

Drifters

A man comes to terms with his fate as he swings from the real to the unreal in this dreamy sci-fi romance.

Heirlooms

Jaime’s quest for healing leads her to restore a family heirloom. But what begins as a therapeutic project, soon spirals into a battle against an ancient evil that has plagued her bloodline for generations.

Spaceman

SPACEMAN uses mime, stop motion, classic animation, and theatrical elements, to explore one artist's loss of creative passion, and his journey to get it back again.

Grace

A young girl is confronted by her father’s depression.

Sleep Tight

A young boy struggles to navigate everyday life as his parents battle through their divorce and he faces the trauma caused by his sleep paralysis demon.

Samanthology

A woman's death affects a host of friends and acquaintances.

A Monster Origin Story

When a couple fights, their daughter turns to a new toy for comfort

The Old Man and the Barber

An old man walks into a barbershop and begins telling the story of his life to the man cutting his hair — unaware the barber is his son. As his early dementia sets in, memory and identity begin to blur. Shot in real time with quiet restraint, the film is a meditation on fatherhood, aging, and the unspoken spaces we create to hold on to those we love.

An Acquired Taste

What if a horrendous chef accidentally created the one dish that changed the culinary landscape forever? This mockumentary follows a talentless Michelin Star Chef who stumbles upon a culinary sensation.

Mourn

A grief counselor is visited by a very disturbed man.

Liminal

The cycle of Steve's life choices are too large for him to recognize any pattern within. But as time is compressed and he flows through spirals of love and sexuality, he begins to sand down distractions and distortions to reveal an essential wound at his core. In liminal, the abstraction of dance may hold a place where our imaginations can project an ineffable experience. Words can fail in cinema where dance and movement may succeed.

Otherwise

When a couple breaks up, they no longer recognize each other.

Play It Again

Kitty has been secretly in love with her best friend Erin for one thousand one hundred and fifty three days, and tonight is their final movie night together before Erin flies away. A grand romantic gesture has been planned - something worthy of Classic Hollywood Romance. But life hardly plays out like a movie, and Kitty must make the decision -- does she tell Erin that she loves her? Or does she simply watch her best friend get on that plane?

The First Goodbye

A woman downloads an app that helps connect her to her estranged wife for a brief time.

An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order

Directed dy Chris Agoston, Clara Altimas, Nabil Badine, Neil Huber

The Last King

A world famous Iranian detective Shahriar and his ward Vahid are called upon the murder of a shipping magnate. His list of suspects, short but close to him, his three daughters and wife stand by as they tell their version of the events leading up to the patriarchs death.

Let's Rap

A hapless brother and sister with a gift for pop-culture infused banter embark on an ill-conceived quest to get their own talk show, encountering romance and sabotage along the way.

Eulogy to Us

A genre anthology about the dark side of dating and relationships.

Witches Midnight

A babysitter's phone sex is interrupted when she notices something unusual on the baby monitor.

One in Two People

Emily is surrounded by her friends as she reveals her dark secret.

Cringe

Life can be hard. But for Lila, being a functioning adult is harder.