Balloon Animals

Two grocery store employees have an unexpected, helium-fueled encounter with a late-night customer.

Crisis Actor

Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction

Fired from her day job, an impulsive actress crashes a support group and spirals into a chaotic night that forces her to face her addiction to drama.

Stairs

A woman’s life unravels after she becomes addicted to throwing herself down flights of stairs.

DON’T TELL MAMA

A Montenegrin father takes his teenage daughter on an unforgettable dinner date.

O’Sey Balamma

During the Sankranti festival celebrations, a matriarch and her housekeeper confront solitude through the intimacy of each other’s company.

Birdie

In 1970, a 16-year-old Nigerian refugee in Virginia tries to keep her family together when a newcomer draws her sister away.

The Liars

Thrown into adulthood, Matías and Jaime try to make sense of the world. One day, Jaime is arrested by a security guard at a mall and Matías must ask a stranger to pretend to be their father to free him.

Together Forever

A Mormon couple ties the knot.

Gender Studies

When a trans college student learns the girl she idolizes is sleeping with their teaching assistant, she takes drastic steps to emulate her.

Seniors

A high school senior goes on his first college campus tour the day his parents’ marriage begins to fracture.

Faux Bijoux

Mireille promises Johnny the big screen, dragging him to an audition whose rules only she truly knows.