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We will be screening short films, feature films and documentaries from across the United States and around the world.

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A Christmas Chance [World Premiere Short Film - Drama -from Atlanta, Georgia] - It's Christmas in a small town. Candace has given up on the holidays when a Christmas party hosted by Tony sparks an interest. Will these two people who knew each other from high school find a connection? Will they learn to enjoy the holidays again?

A Country Funeral [Short Film from Savannah, Georgia] - An aging woman seems to be losing her mind.  She only wants her family to take care of her dogs. No one has seen any dogs. They later discover her brilliant secret.

ALIVE: Inside the Paradox [Short Film - Sci-Fi/Drama - from Waxhaw, North Carolina] - Robotic repairman, FRED-187, discovers a defect in the programming of pleasure droid, HOLLY-813.

An American Sunset [World Premiere Short Film - Crime Drama - from Marietta, Georgia] - It's July 25, 2002 - a year prior to the passing of Mamie Till and the birthday of Emmett Till. Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., cousin and last living witness, accounts the day before the abduction and lynching of Emmett Till that not only a boy was lost in the midst of tragedy but a friend and a young man beyond his years.

Around Again [Short Film - Drama - from the England] - A family flee for their lives in wartime France.

B Positive [Short Film - Drama - from Atlanta, Georgia] - A young girl is plagued by nightmares following a life-saving transplant.

Baseball with Dad  [Short Film - Coming of Age - from Knoxville, Tennessee] - A misguided father forces his unwilling son to spend a day with him learning to play the family pastime of baseball. A tradition that goes back further than he could ever imagine. With the help of an old family bat, both sides learn more about each other and what a relationship means between a father and son.

Before We Break [Short Film - Drama - from the United States] - When a young journalist accidentally reports a fake story, he must carry on the lie to further grow his career.

Bleached [World Premiere Short Film - Drama/SciFi - from Marietta, Georgia] - In a world where the government requires clothes to be bleached white for safety a man discovers a burned book which shows him history has repeated itself.

Bo Legs:  Marvin Arrington, Sr., An Atlanta Story [Documentary from Atlanta, Georgia] - Marvin Arrington, Sr. is one of Atlanta's most significant, yet one of its least recognized, political leaders. Born in Atlanta, then a segregated, provincial town of the Deep South Arrington grew up to help galvanize the city of his birth into the international, cosmopolitan metropolis that it is today. This documentary takes viewers on the journey of one man’s love for a city and his visionary work for its eventual transformation. Battling through the blows of racism and meshing with political opponents over the years Marvin “Bo Legs” Arrington not only found his way but made his mark in civic duty and social justice. By telling his story this film tells the story of Atlanta. The people who worked with Arrington and knew him best help narrate this seminal figure’s storied impact in public service to a modern Atlanta community. No other person’s biography parallels so harmoniously with the successful growth of the city of Atlanta than Marvin Arrington, Sr.

Bouncing Back: The Eric Highsmith Story [Documentary from Marietta, Georgia] - After a near fatal accident a college track star loses everything, only to bounce back in a most unexpected way. His journey to recovery is one of the greatest stories of redemption in all of sports... and life!

Cage : Between Two Battles [Feature Film - Drama - from Istanbul, Turkey] - Cage is the story of the transformation of a nationalist and macho man, defeated by the system, trying to heal the traumas of the war in his soul with other wounds, in the graveyard of the orphans, against the backdrop of a misty, cold and poor Istanbul.  Burak, who grew up in orphanages, is a former MMA cage fighter who lost his squad in the region where he voluntarily went during his compulsory military service and became a veteran by being injured on his face. Returning is not easy for him as he experiences post-traumatic stress disorder. He is thrown into loneliness and cannot establish a healthy relationship with himself or the outside world. Society does not show him the respect he thinks he deserves. Burak, who cannot hold on to life, withdraws himself by avoiding everything about war, violence and struggle, leaving his cage-fighting career completely and moving away from that environment. He is experiencing economic difficulties and tries to continue his life by trying to sell the cats he breeds in cages.   Burak lives in a hovel in a poor neighborhood with his friend Veysi from the orphanage. Veysi is a grumpy dwarf who plays small roles in series and movies but has great ideals.    Burak's lover Ahenk is a young woman who is a dancer and choreographer. She has a long and troubled relationship with Burak. Ahenk complains of the disorder and irresponsibility of Burak. Burak does not want Ahenk to dance.   One day, all breed cats of Burak, except one, die as a result of an infection. They cannot pay their accrued rent debts and become homeless with Veysi. As a last resort, they take refuge in the fight club of Cemal, Burak's former coach.  Cemal tries to persuade Burak, who does not want to participate in cage fights, to participate in an exhibition fight, but he does not accept this fight despite the difficult conditions he is in, but Burak feels humiliated when Ahenk sends him money to help him and accepts the fight. The system pushed Burak to the battlefields again. Although this fight is a simple exhibition match, it goes very harshly. During the fight, his opponent Ertan dies from a heart attack.   Burak, who thinks he caused Ertan's death and feels a great deal of remorse, finds out that Ertan has a 13-year-old daughter named Defne, who is now an orphan.  In order to become a foster family for the girl, Burak and Ahenk get married, legal procedures are overcome, and they become a foster family for Defne.  Although Burak is normally a Category B fighter, he decides to participate in category an extremely dangerous cage fights to offer a good future to Defne, who does not know the truth about her Father's death. Burak, who finds his purpose, starts to respect Ahenk's purpose and effort in her dancing career. He has difficulties convincing the fight organizer to participate in fights.  Burak's path, who had no choice but to look for what the war destroyed on the battlefields, will be full of disappointments again.  People who have to make money off their bodies. A dancer who is a woman's rights advocate, a little dwarf who's an extra, but never gives up on his big dreams, an orphaned girl who feels the truth, but has no choice but to run away from it, and in the midst of it all, a broken ex-fighter who has no choice but to make way for the dead ends where the system is pushing him.  (in Turkish with English Subtitles)

Canton Abbey [Short Film - Comedy - from Marietta, Georgia] - A Household Comedy about a “Hollywood of the South” Producer's wife who has had a lifelong obsession with everything British and period dramas on BBC TV. He surprises her by hiring a British Butler, Cook and Ladies Maid to help live her fantasy. Everyone quickly realizes there are many differences and comedic similarities with living with folks from across the pond. Filmed in Georgia with British parts.

Chameleon [Short Film - Drama - from Woodstock, Georgia] - When a seasoned therapist (Modlish) and his struggling client (Chunn) begin meeting, their lives start to change in unexpected ways.

Code Boys [Short Film - Sci-Fi/Drama from Canton, Georgia]   With the clock ticking, two hacker boys must penetrate an unforgiving database before the whole system busts.

Consent [Short Film from Atlanta, Georgia] A bitter, newly divorced ex-wife is forced to navigate the boundaries of her new life as the resistant owner of her ex-husband's dog.

Coup de Grâce [Short Film - Drama - from Marietta, Georgia] - An elderly couple, stuck in a monotonous cycle at an assisted living facility, decide to "feel alive" one last time by sticking up their local bingo night.

Disconnected [Short Film from Savannah Georgia] - A young man goes hiking to get away from it all shortly after he lost his father.  An accident on the trail causes a significant shift in his life.  He just doesn't want his mother to disconnect him.

Edgar, Evicted [Short Film from the United States] - After being kicked out of their house by his son, an aging retiree sets out to make a new home for himself before his oxygen tank expires.

Fetal Position [Short Film - Sci-Fi/Comedy/Horror - from Stockbridge, Georgia] - A man tries to abort his alien pregnancy, in violation of the pro-life "Heartbeat Bill."

For Who I Am [Documentary Film from Florida] - One community shares their homeless experience and current success inside Gospel Inc., a program housing chronically homeless at no financial cost.

Forget Me Not [Short Film from Bedford, England] - Set during the lockdowns of 2020, a homeless man takes shelter in a church and talks to a stranger about his life. 

Forgotten Song [Short Film from Warsaw, Poland] - A young boy comes to the Friendship Settlement, where the Soviet builders of the Palace of Culture and Science lived in the 1950s, in search of accommodation for his grandparents from Ukraine. Here he meets a girl singing in the choir, who becomes his guide. Seemingly, it is a story about love that cannot happen because of the war in Ukraine, but more deeply it is a story about finding your identity. Music is an integral part of the film. It is not only the background of the events narrated in the film, but its equal protagonist. (in Polish with English Subtitles)

Gummy [World Premiere Short Film - Student/Comedy from Georgia] - After cops discover that she has eaten a mysterious gummy, Elora must dodge the law as the world around her becomes... weird.

Hangnail [Short Film - Romance/Psychological Thriller/Horror/Drama from St Augustine, Florida] - Gage and Hannah are a young couple making a new home off the coast of Florida. Their marriage has been rocky, but all of that changes when the new girl, Julie, moves in next door.  As Gage becomes intrigued with Julie, the pressure of pursuing what he’s found or losing what he already has takes its toll as he’s pulled between two worlds.  As the inevitability of the situation becomes clear, only time will tell if it sets him free or tears him apart.

Inside the Mind [World Premiere Documentary Film from Atlanta, Georgia] - "Inside the Mind" explores how mental health affects millions of people every day. The conditions not only affect the person struggling with mental health, but those around them as well. This micro documentary series dives deep into these people's lives and those who are battling mental health with them.

Jesse's Gift [Feature Film - Drama - from Atlanta, Georgia] A washed-up musician, on the brink of losing everything that matters, finds new hope from the gift of a dying father.

Jouska [Short Film from Miami, Florida] - Jouska shows what being an Artist in today's society is like. Feeling unsupported and dependent to a job that they hate in order to make a living causes Lola to lose touch with their reality.  (in English and Spanish with English subtitles)

Jublowski [Feature Film - Coming of Age/Comedy/Drama - from the United States] - Chaz Jublowski and Wen Benson have known each other for years and have stuck by one another through thick and thin. Now, during their senior year of high school, Chaz is ready to coast through until graduation. However, Wen's motivation to make a student film before graduation and involve most of their school's student body throws a curveball into Chaz's plans.

Junko [Short Film - Drama - from Kathmandu, Nepal] - A newlywed girl is left to live with her mother when her husband leaves to find work in India. He gives her a mobile phone as he departs, and this is to be the sole method of communication between the couple. She waits patiently for her husband to call, but it is in vain. As days pass, longingness turns to loneliness, then resignation to resolve. The girl and her mother ultimately find solace in each other in this affecting film about solitude, abandonment, and self-actualization.   (in Nepali with English subtitles)

Lagoon [Short Film from Atlanta, Georgia] A group of friends go camping and get more they bargain for when they encounter a satanic cult and a lake creature. Will they make it out, before it's too late?

Lizards for Boys, Turtles for Girls [Short Film from Atlanta, Georgia] A young woman's dream leads her to an abandoned home and a surprise meeting with her absentee brother and a nefarious collector.

Look Up! [Documentary Film from Nashville, Tennessee] - The Factory at Franklin was left for dead - and about to be exploded for a movie effects company. Local businessman and metaphysical man of action Calvin LeHew stepped in, sacrificed everything he had ever worked for to save it - and created a space for new art, while keeping community memories alive - passing the torch of creativity to the next generation.

Manufactured Luck [Short Film - Family Drama from Powell, Tennessee] - Manufactured Luck dives into the day-to-day life of a young Appalachian girl and her grandfather as the two attempt to win a bike in a local grocery store sweepstakes. Manufactured Luck follows Ash and her grandfather Jim as the two introverts from vastly different generations try to bond. A semi-successful local "sweeper", Jim spends most of his retired life entering local grocery store sweepstakes, radio contests, and the occasional church raffle. To Ash, Jim is ancient. Someone who she doesn't really understand, and someone with who she has little in common. The two are able to bridge the gap between their generations when Ash notices a sweepstakes display with a new bike at a local supermarket. Jim, seeing this as possibly his last chance to connect with his granddaughter, works diligently to win the bike. However, what they both learn, is that the connection they've made in the last days of Jim's life is far more valuable than any bike or contest could ever be.

Moonlight Sonata, with Scissors [Short Film - Thriller - from Tucker, Georgia] - A reluctant young woman agrees to help a former criminal associate dispose of a dead body with unexpected results.

Mother of Lost Things [World Premiere Short Film - Horror - from Columbus, Georgia] - A young boy (Alex), has a penchant for being a tad selfish and whose mother, Tina, deployed active-duty military, is Missing in Action (MIA), finds a mystical creature in the deep forest behind his family's home.

Night Voices [Short Film - Psychological Thriller/Drama - from Landisville, Pennsylvania] - A jaded talk radio host in a cycle of hopeless and demoralizing monotony makes a life-altering decision while on-air.

Nonna [Short Film - Drama - from Lugo Spain] - Set in Spain two weeks after the alarm state began due to covid-19, Mercedes, an 80-year-old-woman, continues to live confined, alone in her home. One night, she has an accident slipping in the shower. Despite all her efforts to try and reach her family asking for help, they in turn will have a tough time trying to help her soon enough.

Nur and Abir [Short Film - Drama/Comedy/Romance - from Madrid, Spain] - This summer is special, Abir is finally going to the beach thanks to her friend Nur, and behind the back of her dictatorial parents. Together they have come up with a plan to fulfill their dream of swimming together in the sea. (in Arabic with English subtitles)

One Last Drink [Short Film - Drama - from Asheville, North Carolina] After running into his mother that abandoned him at a young age, a recovering alcoholic tries to reconnect with her while struggling to overcome his addiction as a result of childhood trauma.

One Night in Squatchtown [Short Film - Comedy - from Gainesville, Georgia] - A teenage camping trip goes awry when a failed Bigfoot prank results in an accidental concussion.

One of Us [Feature Film - Crime Drama - from Tirane, Albania] - Sula, a traumatized veteran of the Kosovo conflict, gets accepted into the police academy in neighbouring Albania capital city, Tirana. Devoted in his studies, Sula graduates in the rank of inspector. Sula suffers from chronic insomnia. Coming into direct contact with Tirana's evil and corrupt nature, his condition deteriorates. Rejected by a young woman he tries to seduce, Sula takes all his frustration, insomnia, headaches, his post-traumatic stress disorder and turns it into violence. Sula organises a crime of passion that involves corrupt politicians and makes it look like the perfect crime. Sula files a request for a rank promotion, from inspector to chief inspector then sets about solving the crime that he, himself, committed. (in Albanian with English subtitles)

Passion [Documentary Film from Tyre, Lebanon] - A short documentary showing the rehabilitation process of Rivoli Cinema by young volunteers, bringing it back to life after being closed for 30 years. (in Arabic with English subtitles)

Petty [Short Film from Georgia] A man visits his ex-girlfriend and discovers what's changed, for better or worse.

Pizza Time! [Short Film - Comedy/Suspense - from Marietta, Georgia] - A mob boss has a normal day at the office, but when a pizza girl unexpectedly comes bearing the gift of cheese, his whole world gets flipped on its head.

Price Realized [World Premiere Short Film - Drama/Science Fiction/Speculative Fiction - from Pittsboro, North Carolina] - Bored with traditional paintings and sculptures, the rich buy and sell preserved bodies for their art collections. When a striking body goes up for auction, his widow must navigate the characters of high society to reclaim her husband’s remains.

Progression [Short Film - Drama/Dance/Experimental - from Cumming, Georgia] - A man mourning the death of the love of his life is trying to move forward but is haunted by her memory.

Reflections {Short Film from Canton, Georgia] - Public bathrooms can be dirty, dark, or dangerous; sometimes all three. Really needing to pee, Tyler, finds out in the worse way when he has to decide between a dirty bathroom or a dark bathroom.

Reunion [World Premiere Feature Film - Thriller - from Atlanta, Georgia] - Vanessa James things a charming old stranger may hold the key to her husband's secret past.  Instead, she comes face to face with pure evil and the greatest terror imaginable.

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! [Feature Film - Slice of Life/Action/Sports - from Valley Stream, New York] - Two brothers inherit a 67 Dodge Dart and go drag racing. Shot on an iPhone this story is about overcoming obstacles on the track and in life. Being the slowest car at the track the brothers do whatever they have to, to win.

Sweet Star Grief [Short Film - LGBTQ/ Drama/Transgender/Love Story - from Cumming, Georgia] - Sweet Star Grief is a dramatic transgender love story between two childhood best friends reunited by circumstance. Nick is a recently widowed father of a young daughter, and Jodi is a transgender woman who has returned home to care for her elderly mother who has severe dementia.

Thanks for Coming [World Premiere Short Film - Comedy/Thriller - from Madison, Alabama] - A group of friends reunite a year after their friend's death to celebrate her life. What was expected to be a celebration, turns into a party gone awry where secrets are revealed.

The 4 of Us [World Premiere Short Film - Psychological Thriller/Horror - from New York] - A relationship is threatened when inner-egos emerge as shapeshifting apparitions.

The Bag [World Premiere Short Film - Drama/Comedy - from the United States] - Jenny and Nick meet up after a long time of not talking to each other. Nick is eager to see Jenny but Jenny couldn’t care less, she is sick and tired of Nick's mindlessness. Will Nick ever really get it?

The Bunker [Short Film - Thriller - from Atlanta, Georgia] - A man wakes up in a bunker, unsure of how he got there. As he learns more about his situation, he realizes it’s much worse than he ever could have imagined and that Hope can be a dangerous thing.

The Dock [World Premiere Short Film from Marietta, Georgia] - After running into his mother, who abandoned him at a young age, a recovering alcoholic tries to reconnect with her while struggling to overcome his addiction as a result of childhood trauma.

The Duppy Man's Walk [World Premiere Short Film - Drama - from Atlanta, Georgia] - Upon failing to show proper respects at the edge of a mysterious marsh, two young men pay a horrific price for their encroachment, when a restless entity makes its displeasure known.  Following the 1920’s disappearance and assumed murder of Dirty Nat’s Father, he and his family were forced from their rural homestead. Now almost a century later, Nat has managed to orchestrate the reunification of the family’s land. He recruits his Great Nephew Vallon and his friend Byron to help him piece together the remains of his father’s fledgling black community, burned down during the racial animus of the Post Reconstruction South.   Vallon, after being warned by his Great Uncle “Dirty Nat”, to pay his proper respects at a centuries old Hanging Tree before entering a mysterious marsh, finds himself on the wrong side of history. Vallon, In brushing it off as superstition he is seen as a trespasser and incurs the wrath of a restless spirit known as the Duppy Man.  Vallon becomes psychically attached and possessed by the Entity and must be rescued by his friend Byron and flee the marsh before Sundown or incur the full wrath of the protective spirit.

The Dwell Hotel [Short Film - Drama - from Chattanooga, Tennessee] - Penny, a young vivacious aspiring dancer, works as a bellhop/clerk at a forgotten retro hotel. She encounters an elitist guest whose questionable past takes Penny down a rabbit hole of chaos. This forces Penny to examine her future and herself.

The Fox [World Premiere Short Film - Drama - from Woodstock, Georgia] - Two political parties emerged and overthrew the current government. The parties were The Vulpes (represented by a fox) and The Falx (represented by a falcon). Every citizen is forced to align with one party -- neutrality is not an option. The two sides continue to wage war against each other, with the founding beliefs of each party long forgotten. In order to survive and help each other, two women hide which side they are aligned to as they cautiously began to trust each other.

The Gouda News [Short Film - Comedy - from Savannah, Georgia] - A little girl in efforts to sell cheese for a school fundraiser stumbles upon an ingenious marketing approach.

The Great Panic of 1999 [Short Film - Comedy - from Atlanta, Georgia] - The clock is ticking on December 31, 1999, as a group of high school seniors gather in their doomsday shelter to watch the world explode.

The Librarian [World Premiere Short Film - Drama - from Turkey] - Mazhar, who works in a library and is so fond of books and languages that he knows the location of all the books in the library by heart, lives alone with his parrot, but cannot be at work on time the next morning because he reads until late.  Determined to read even the poet Federico Garcia Lorca in Spanish, Mazhar feels “stuck” by the arabesque culture around him and the discomfort created by the Arabic signs and another language that has entered his life. There is another person who will listen to the character of Mazhar, who cannot tell his troubles to anyone and is alienated, and who is shaken by the tragic news of the refugees he encounters in the media, and that is the other Mazhar who often comes across him. After losing his job, he will not only look for a new job, but will make an inner journey that he will not say ‘yes’ to the result, but that he must accept involuntarily. (in Turkish with English subtitles)

The Light of Pip [Short Film from Atlanta, Georgia] An 8-year-old girl named Pip befriends lonely, homeless Mr. Jesse and presents salvation at just the right time.

The Locked Trunk [Short Film - Thriller/Mystery - from Flowery Branch, Georgia] - Struggling author August Bell receives a random key in the mail. After going on a hunt, he finds a lost trunk in the woods. Will his key open it? And what may lie inside?

The Loop [World Premiere Short Film - Drama/Mystery/Suspense/Action - from Grapeland, Texas] - Imagine a situation where every day you wake up, you see the prior day's versions of you doing what you did the days before. Each day you see an additional version of yourself. And no matter what you do, they always seem to randomly appear and disappear. That's the exact thing that happens with our main protagonist.

The New Norm [Feature Film - Drama - from Richmond, Virginia] - As a divorced dad and veteran, Norm holds on too tightly to his teenage son, Gary.  When Norm receives an invitation to a high school class reunion, his predictable answer is “I’m too busy.”  While not completely true, he is busy ignoring his past.  When roped into joining the reunion, he is intrigued by former valedictorian and millionaire Eli’s pitch for a contest promising the winner a dream prize: a paid job for life.   When Gary loses all hope for college, Norm must enter the contest to earn his son’s respect after becoming stalled in life. Personalities clash and schemes develop as William, Steve, Norm, and Olivia compete for the grand prize.  As Steve’s ego grows, so does Norm’s desire to win both the contest and Olivia.  For Norm’s good deeds, he finally helps his veteran friend Sam with rides.  Sam’s wisdom is the catalyst for change in Norm.   The contest brings some characters closer while driving others farther apart.  Steve and Norm add their own competition to win Olivia’s affections. When confronted with more loss, Norm searches for answers that will lead him to the New Norm.

The Other Side [Short Film from Atlanta Georgia] Two close friends find themselves in a world of guilt and isolation after a fatal car crash that is until they find the portal that brings everything together.

The Rise of Elsie Matthews [Short Film - Drama - from Middleton, Ohio] - An overbearing "Stage mom" pushes her 13-year-old daughter Elsie forward into a film career. However, relationships with crew members are tense, as they love what Elsie brings to the table, but question if working with her is worth dealing with her mother. Elsie must find a way to move forward to achieve her goals and move past her mother. 

The Service [Short Film - Drama - from the United States] - A woman of a certain age becomes invisible. Especially when she’s serving your hors d’oeuvres, renewing your library card or cleaning your house. Ruby counts on that.

THE SPRAYER [Short Film - Animation/Drama - from Tehran, Iran] - In the land occupied with the sprayers army, no one has the right to grow any kind of plants either in public or private. So many of the people and soldiers do not even know how dose a plant grows or look like, until one day one of the soldiers finds a seed buried deep down in the dust and his curiosity is just the beginning of something extraordinary, something big, something revolutionary. (in Persian with English subtitles)

The story of 5.18 Gwangju uprising [Documentary Film from Korea] - In 1980, hope for Democracy came to Korea, in the "Spring of Seoul.  However, on May 18 this hope was brutally trampled by a military coup - resulting in the death of over 200 people. (in English and Korean with English subtitles)  

Uncle Ivan [Short Film - Drama/Thriller - from Suwanee, Georgia] - When one girl loses everything she has to the hands of a stranger, she must choose to become an avenger under the influence of her uncle or to maintain her innocence.

Unfriending [Feature Film - Dark Comedy/Drama - from Toronto, Canada] - Blake and his girlfriend, Simone, host a dinner party at Blake's parents home for their closest friends, including Blake's oldest friend, Isaac. The dinner party is actually a set up for a life intervention for Isaac, where the friend group tells him all the reasons he has become a burden to them and society in general, and that he should really just kill himself already. This black comedy is a razor sharp satire on cancel culture and the me generation in general.

While We Are Here [Short Film from the United States] - During WWII, a stubborn spirited girl finds the pitfalls of judging by first appearances when her family's ration book goes missing.

Whiskey Sour [World Premiere Short Film from Elberton, Georgia] - Three siblings lose their grandmother's ashes after an estate sale and have to find them before the funeral.

Xpendable [Short Film - Film Noir - from Medford, Oregon] - 1957. Two crime organizations. Two people sent in to avert a war.  Who will walk away?

YABÁ [Short Film - Drama - from Portugal] - In a fishing village whose ancestors came from Africa, enslaved, ancient ancestral beliefs and cults remain. Neide (Jari Nass) is a former resident looking for ways to save her business, threatened by the decline of fish due to the oil spill in the region. The relations between the old forms of fishing work and their beliefs are contrasted with the need for collective work. (in Portuguese with English subtitles)

ZERO DAY [Short Film - Suspense/Comedy - from Atlanta, Georgia] - Jay’s “Days Since Last Oopsie” counter remains at 0 after he drunkenly runs over a man.