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A Chair is a Chair

Director: Roxana Barba
Short Film :: Shorties
An invitation turned confession captures the secret and spiritual side of meaningful objects.  Using excerpts from letters in the book Amado Señor by Argentinian author Pablo Katchadjian, this short is...

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A Hand to Hold

Directors: Stacey Davis, Ali Clark
Short Film :: Shorties
Told from alternating points of view, this animated short explores the connective thread of hand holding between parent and child.  When mother and child release hands – and enjoy the...

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A Puff Before Dying

Directors: Michael Reich, Mike Pinkney
Short Film :: Shorties
When marionettes mix with marijuana, a joy ride becomes their last ride. Screening in the Lucky Shorts Block.

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A Sexplanation

Director: Alexander Liu
Documentary Features
To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, 36-year-old Alex Liu goes on a sex-positive quest to uncover naked truths and hard facts—no matter how awkward it may get....

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ACTORS

Director: Betsey Brown
Narrative Features :: Vanguard
WARNING: Appropriation of trans identity, which may offend some viewers.  In this satirical docu-fiction hybrid, actor-filmmaker Peter Vack (Assholes) decides to re-identify as female to maintain relevance in the art...

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Águilas/Eagles

Directors: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Maite Zubiaurre
Short Film :: Shorties
Along the southern border in Arizona, it is estimated that one out of every five missing migrants are ever found. This is the story of one group of volunteer searchers,...

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ALL THESE MEN THAT I’VE DONE

Directors: Lorraine Nolan, Mark Daly
Short Film :: Shorties
Four women explore the constructs that have helped shape their sexual confidence. Screening in the Lucky Shorts Block.

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Any Given Day

Director: Margaret Byrne
Documentary Features
While investigating the treatment of detainees, filmmaker Margaret Byrne befriends Angela, Dimitar and Daniel, participants in a mental health court probation program. Their friendship gives each of them the courage...

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Aquarian Devils

Director: Kamara Thomas
Short Film :: Shorties
Music video for the Durham, NC band of the same name. Pandemic-inspired Tik Tokking featuring anxiety, sparks, and masks of several kinds. Screening with We're All in This Together.

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At Dawn

Director: Fany de la Chica
Short Film :: Shorties
Triana is an Andalusian woman who needs to fight against tradition. She arrives in a village full of mysticism and women where she has the mission to liberate them. A...

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Authentic Artistry

Directer: Emily Peele
Short Film :: Shorties
People listen to new music for profound lyrics, strong sounds, and catchy beats. A look into the life and creative process of artist MoeSOS D.C. reveals where those elements come...

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Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Director: Radu Jude
Convulsions :: Narrative Features
In Bucharest, a schoolteacher finds her career and reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is leaked online. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, she refuses to...

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Bea At Rehab

Director: Kerry O'Neill
Short Film :: Shorties
After being abandoned at a rehab by her mother, young Bea is forced to evade authority figures and fend for herself. Based on the director’s real life. Screening in the...

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Bear Your Bias

Director: Manasi Prasad
Short Film :: Shorties
An explorative, earnest look at combating the implicit bias within yourself.  A Honey Head Mentorship Film Screening in the Clarabell Shorts Block.

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BEAUTIFUL ARTIST

Director: Joseph Rucker Jr.
Short Film :: Shorties
A man who dreams of becoming a successful musician. But sadly he loses everything and becomes homeless. When he finally has a moment of hope, reality hits him. Before he...

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Beside The Still Waters

Director: Regina McCleod
Short Film :: Shorties
A woman has a strange encounter while trying to have a solemn moment at a local lake. Screening in the Twisty Shorts Block.  

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Binky Shorts: Animation

Shorts Blocks
A Hand To Hold Stacey Davis, Ali Clark Told from alternating points of view, this animated short explores the connective thread of hand holding between parent and child.  When mother...

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Birthday Cake

Director: Erika Edwards
Short Film :: Shorties
Two sisters unexpectedly reconnect in the moments before a surprise birthday party.   Screening in the Jangles Shorts Block.

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Blewish

Director: Ezra Edmond
Short Film :: Shorties
Growing up Black & Jewish (aka "Blewish") isn’t easy. Ezra frequently feels out of place because of assumptions based on the way he looks, and ultimately decides to conceal his...

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Brontosaurus

Director: Jack Dunphy
Short Film :: Shorties
A tale of lust, eating disorders, crossing boundaries and tiny toy dinosaurs. Screening in the Binky Shorts Block.

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Bus to Lumberton: Racertrash does Blue Velvet

Special Events
Our annual interactive homage to David Lynch’s mid-career masterpiece Blue Velvet, which was shot in and around downtown Wilmington in the ‘80s. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the...

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