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Vanguard

A Great Lamp

Director: Saad Qureshi
Narrative Features :: Vanguard
Max wheat pastes pictures of their dead grandma, Howie listens to fountain pennies and grants wishes, and Gene lives out of his car in exile from his family, when they...

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Abigail Falls

Erica Dunton
Narrative Features :: Vanguard
Just out of college, Abbey navigates a relationship with her troubled friend Jude who has recently been diagnosed Bi-Polar. Abbey is thoughtful and guarded while Jude is her opposite, an...

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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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Assholes

Peter Vack
Narrative Features :: Vanguard
Adah and Aaron are recovering addicts who share a foul fetish and are struggling to stay sober. After meeting in their psychoanalyst’s waiting room, they fall in love, relapse on...

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Automatic at Sea

Matthew Lessner
Narrative Features :: Vanguard
On a whim, Eve (young Swedish traveler) accepts an invitation from Peter (wealthy heir) to vacation on his family’s private island off the coast of New England. As a series...

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Bangs Shorts: Dance

Directors: Various
Shorts Blocks :: Vanguard
But First... Director: Erin Brown Thomas / 4:48 Coffee literally changes the way I see, think, and interact with other people. But First... is my way of exploring this through...

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Birds Without Feathers

Wendy McColm
Narrative Features :: Vanguard
A bleak reality introduces us to six characters, all yearning to be seen and heard. Jo, a woman with multiple personas, lives in the desert and uses dating to avoid...

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Black Magic for White Boys

Director: Onur Tukel
Narrative Features :: Vanguard
An aging magician is about to lose his small New York theater, but has a devilish plan to save it. A middle-aged man finds his sovereignty in jeopardy when he...

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Bouffant Shorts: Drama 2

Directors: Various
Shorts Blocks :: Vanguard
A Period Piece Director: Sylvia Ray / 5:12 Cheered on by her best friend, a teen confronts her greatest fear - tampons. Shelter Director: Jo Hatcher / 7:00 A young...

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Buckjumping

Lily Keber
Documentary Features :: Vanguard
Buckjumping takes the pulse of present day New Orleans by turning to its dancers, the men and women who embody the rhythm of the city and prove it on the...

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