​Greed ~ Dir. Amber Danger Johnson ~ St. Paul, United States ~ 2021 ~ 4:00

A revolutionary message for women everywhere to break the binds of their patriarchal overlords, dispel the myth of greed and take what is rightfully theirs.
Men take heed, a reckoning is coming.
Closed captioning and audio description can be provided upon request.

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Black Till I Find Darker ~ Dir. Azin Shariati ~ Tehran, Iran ~ 2021 ~ 1:52

​A young woman sewing black shawl...

​Life & Death ~ Dir. Ashley Coleman, Heather Coleman, & Jason Coleman ~ Valley Village, United States ~ 22:21 

Life & Death is a short film 20-years in the making, a re-imagining of a completed feature film that never was. A film family - former married couple Jason and Heather Coleman, along with Jason’s father Michael - made the original movie, sold everything they owned, and went broke when it failed to sell. Flash forward 20 years, a copy of the film on VHS was discovered by the couple’s transgender daughter, Ashley, an aspiring editor and YouTube content creator. It was Ashley’s idea to reedit the movie, with both her mom and dad each adopting one segment of the film and transforming it into three smaller short films. Comprised of forgotten film footage from the former failed film, each short is as unique and different as the filmmakers themselves.
Life & Death includes: Stolen, flirting with death and dating from both the male and female perspectives, One and Done, the story of a man seeking redemption for his past dark deeds, and Ponder, which delves into the psychology of violence and mayhem within the mind of a female assassin. The production team also features actor/producer/father Michael Coleman, and Ashley’s little brother Jack, who was given the task of naming the clan’s company, “Film Family Presents.” Life & Death is truly a family affair.

​The Italian Genio ~ Dir. Wayne Master ~ Italy ~ 1:36

​The Italian Genio is the first experimental fashion film that celebrates people, places and atmospheres of one of the biggest Italian excellences: Prosecco DOC. A solemn and metaphorical representation of the most evocative moments of the production process of the world’s most famous bubbles, through a sensorial and metaphorical journey between parallelisms, revelations and visual and sound allegories. An elegant sensorial flow, timeless and incredibly immersive, directed by one of the biggest names in fashion photography in the world, the American (but Italian-adopted) artist Wayne Maser.

​Swiped ~ Dir. Billy Kay ~ South Huntington, United States ~ 2020 ~ 13:41

A GIRL sits alone at her local neighborhood bar, bored, swiping away at the dating app on her phone in vain. However, one particular profile catches her eye… and as she daydreams about the handsome stranger in the photo, her GUY unwittingly becomes the leading man - and pawn - in her fantasy.
SWIPED is about how modern society uses digital technology and social media excessively as its primary way to connect, and how this ultimately hinders organic human interaction and relationships. As Guy gets pushed deeper and deeper into Girl’s bizarre digital world, will it be too late for them to create a true offline connection in the real one?

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​Going to Beyond ~ Dir. Kalli Paakspuu ~ 2018 ~ 5:00

"Going to Beyond" is based on the song, "Üle Toonela tumeda vee" (“Over the Dark Waters to Toone”), and is about going to the land of the dead in the Finno-Ugric mythology. Sung by singers that were recent refugees in Toronto and conducted by Maestro Roman Toi in 1954, this film is a creative treatment of the emotional story of leaving everything that is known; It tells the singers' story of despair and renewal.

​Idol ~ Dir. Kris Fleerackers ~ Gibsons, Canada ~ 2021 ~ 13:45

​Disenchanted with the women around him, a man creates an idol of the perfect female and falls in love with it. This live-action puppet short film uses the classical Pygmalion story to explore contemporary issues such as objectification, media culture, social withdrawal and hikikomori syndrome.

​I am Not Seen ~ Dir. Aurore Dal Mas ~ Brussel, Belgium ~ 2021 ~ 10:51

The film is a succession of still scenes from online surveillance cameras that dialogue with poetic subtitles reflecting on love, life and humanity. The sound evokes being inside the camera and is balanced by some more musical moments; bringing a feeling of wory, dull violence. The atmosphere is dark and develops the ideas of immigration, belonging, overabundance, pollution, instability and human nature. The need for protection reveals a deeper fear, which would be: the fear of death. As if not being seen, meant not being known and, ultimately, not existing.

​Doma ~ Dir. Beth Warrian ~ Toronto, Canada ~ 2021 ~ 11:00

On the eve of leaving her crumbling generational home, Noa struggles to break the silence with her emotionally shuttered older sister, Katya, while Katya’s obsessive work on a mysterious machine learning project draws her deeper into a crippling nostalgia.
DOMA interweaves AI generative art with live action to reflect the mounting complexities of loss and memory in the digital age.