Afterimages

Boléro

In a dystopian future where telepaths are deployed at the service of a militant regime, a mute girl takes revenge on her father's killer while simultaneously helping the resistance.

Grapefruit & Heat Death!

An astronomy lesson on the scope of the universe by an impassioned substitute teacher sends a pair of high schoolers on an odyssey deep into the mind and out to the galaxies.

12 Days of Christmas

Childhood friends Amy and Steve come home from their first semester of college for a relaxed winter break, but must navigate turbulent reunions, unspoken romance, and even an unplanned pregnancy. There's no place like home for the holidays!

House Rules

An Asian American teenage girl, dying to lose her virginity, breaks some house rules (among other things) in order to get what she wants.

Everything Stays

Gabe, a Filipino-American high school senior, has led his younger cousins through childhood; but as the summer after graduation winds down, his cousins have one last chance to tie him down in Illinois, forcing Gabe to decide what's more important: his family or his future?

I Never Picked Cotton

In this animated student documentary short, Yolanda Morgan recalls her experiences with racism and the impact it has had on her.

Like You Said You'd Be

After her latest project is canceled due to circumstances out of her control, Nicole searches for an escape from her defeat.

A Beautiful Nightmare

Daniel, a highly accomplished dancer, comes home from college, only to find himself entangled in a battle between himself, his concerned father, and paranoid schizophrenia.

In Another Place

With no final destination in sight, a couple takes a leave-it-all-behind road trip up north. Their perspectives on life clash as their relationship unravels.

Sex, Baseball, and All Pussibilities

After a year of celibacy, Cathy trusts Jazelle to sexually prepare her for her Friday night D(ate) back in the game. As Jazelle trains Cathy through the steps of first, second, and third base, Cathy must navigate her past fears with love and inexperience with sex while embracing a side of herself she didn’t know existed.

A Reason To

When Anna reunites with her old friend Harley, she is confronted with a hazy intimate memory, realizing they may have nothing in common anymore.

Toyland

On a winter morning, a mother goes to waken her son Heinrich; his bed is empty. She leaves her flat to find him. The neighbors' door, with a Star of David painted on it, is ajar, the furnishings in disarray, the family gone. She asks passersby, runs to the police then on to the rail yard. Flashbacks show that Heinrich and the neighbors' son Paul are six years old and best friends. Paul's family's deportation is expected soon; Heinrich's mother tells her son that they're going to Toyland. Heinrich wants to go with them, has a bag packed, and listens for their departure. His mother realizes he's joined them, and her resolve becomes more urgent. Will she arrive in time to save Heinrich?