Cicada

In order to escape the reality of his depressive state, a man imagines his life as a goofy Seinfeld-esque 90s sitcom. But when the lines between reality and fantasy are blurred, his double life begins to crumble.

Told through the eyes of her little brother, 17 year old Autumn struggles to heal from an eating disorder.

A making-of documentary for the short film Ever-Flowing, directed by Lauren Good. Crafted as a love letter from the entire crew to their director.

Upon inheriting a mystical cottage on the anniversary of her brother’s fateful disappearance, Ella Grimm must learn to believe in make-believe when she finds herself magically whisked away to the Land of Nod.

A male #metoo story set in the classical music world.

A guilt-ridden bounty hunter, haunted by a massacre he unwittingly caused, partners with his manipulative father to track a vengeful outlaw, only to face a moral reckoning when their final standoff reveals the true cost of his past actions.

In September of 1968, middle schooler Rita Pettis runs into her neighbor's niece rocking an afro, the first she's ever seen. When encouraged to try the new hair-do, she reports to school only to find herself suspended for wearing her natural hair.

A boy suffers from wanderlust and longs to see the world.

Kaz, a Japanese college student, is thrown into a world of depression after his best friend is murdered in America. Elsewhere, a girl named Michi stands in front of a grave high in the mountains of Japan. Kaz embarks on a spiritual journey, where he crosses paths with Michi who is trying to escape the influence of Ito, the leader of a suicide club. Will Kaz and Michi go through with their self-destructive plans, or will divine intervention show them a way out?

A runaway asylum patient hallucinates about stalking his college professor.

Tamotsu is expecting a persimmon to dry and yet he cannot accept that it is time for a man on his deathbed to die. As the persimmon mysteriously, or supernaturally, holds out from drying, so Tamotsu tries his hardest to keep the man alive. Only when Tamotsu has let go can the persimmon take its natural course.

A pensive 11-year-old girl challenges the status quo with a group of misfit friends while attending a religious summer camp.