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AGLOW: the prequel

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United States
United States
Virginia
By:
Sara
Kalkati
Sara

Happiness, commonly known as the human emotion, has been physicalized into a spherical object that is regarded as "The Orb", which, when comprising true joy, cannot be destroyed. An individual attempts to live with an orb that fades, but descends into instability as the taunting of the fading orb becomes a force that is far too powerful for her to bear.

Come As You Are

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United States
United States
Colorado
By:
Lilly
Reicher
Lilly

Come As You Are follows Theo, a transgender female in a conservative household. When disowned by her father, Theo finds comfort in the one place he thought would reject him: the church.

Bark

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United States
United States
California
By:
Jules
Brown
Jules

A broke dog walker is surprised when the dog she’s hired to watch is actually a man in a collar.

M(e)rapat Banyumasan

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Asia
Indonesia
By:
Bagas
Wisnuardi
Bagas

Departing from collaboration between communities, Peken Banyumasan succeeded in bringing together between sectors and began to form new movements while maintaining existing cultural values. The collective power that exists in it emerges organically and sustainably from period to period at its events. What is the process of collaborative work and what kind of possibilities are born from this Banyumasan Peken for Banyumas Regency and its community?

A Big Step

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Europe
Italy
By:
Claudio
Recenti
Claudio

While a woman is headed home after a day's work, someone else seems to have already entered her home. The meeting between the two is inevitable but the perspective with which we look at things is not always the right one.

Penumbra

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North America
Mexico
By:
Maria
Saavedra
Maria

After the loss of her grandma, Lia, an artistic young girl, is determined to make the perfect drawing for her as a present for the Mexican celebration at the Day of Death altar , with the objective of making her proud. But as the frustration of not being able to make a drawing worthy enough takes control of her, Lia comes face to face with her true feelings, now she must remember the lessons that her grandma taught her about the true meaning of art, that everything made with love is worthy enough.

There Will Be No Guests After The Funeral.

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Asia
Thailand
By:
Tanapong
Thepparak
Tanapong

Where are we going when we die? Will anyone be there?

A Wigmaker's Tale

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Asia
United Arab Emirates
By:
Vaishnavi
Pramodh
Vaishnavi

Monday, a reclusive wig maker, receives a lost letter from her deceased grandmother, Nani. The letter causes her to confront her suppressed memories of Nani and she becomes obsessed with creating wigs that imitate Nani's hair. Eventually her obsession gets her fired from her job. Devastated, Monday reads the letter Nani wrote prior to her death and finally understands that her love for Nani, and the grief regarding her death cannot be replaced by wig making, learning to move on.

Kenzie's Beaming Light

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United States
United States
California
By:
Allyson
Weisel
Allyson

A documentary film that focuses on the queer female filmmaker and actress, K.Z. Elizabeth and her story of getting immersed into film and making stories that she is passionate about in a currently white male-dominated industry. This film touches on Kenzie's unique experiences navigating college, looking into other career paths post having to drop out of college, and getting involved in the improv. and film communities in Chicago prior to moving to Los Angeles. Kenzie also touches on her hopes and dreams for her career and the film industry.

Time

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United States
United States
New Jersey
By:
John
Stillwaggon
John

A boy reminisces about his past upon discovery of a childhood home video. He journeys through his memories struggling with grief and loss.

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