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The Red Pad of Courage

The Red Pad of Courage

On the day that all girls dread, Sam encounters the inescapable bloody monster on a trip to the bathroom at school. With nowhere to run or hide, Sam is losing hope…until the arrival of a bad-ass female warrior. Together, they must don their red pads of courage and get down to lady-business to demolish the bloody thing.
Directed By:
Chelsea Low
Country:
United States
Genre:
Animated
Minutes:
4
Warning:
Implied Violence‎
Screening:
22579, 22590
The VV Vlog Ep. 2 "How to be a Feminist"

The VV Vlog Ep. 2 “How to be a Feminist”

"How to Be a Feminist" is a three-steps-tutorial for women who want to be sexy but also have an opinion. As Valentina explains how fashion, femvertising, and occasional queerness can set a woman free, one wonders how much of that freedom is piloted by the media and multinational corporations.
Directed By:
Country:
United Kingdom
Genre:
Web Series
Minutes:
5
Screening:
22595
The Welcome

The Welcome

A deadly threat stalks the streets of NYC. Travelers beware. Made for the Winter Film Awards 2021 14-Day Film Challenge.
Directed By:
Country:
United States
Genre:
Film Challenge
Minutes:
3
Screening:
22599, 22594
The Winter

The Winter

This is one of four short films in a series called The Seasons. Each short film represents a feeling related to a season of the year. The Winter applies traditional paint-on-glass animation depicting a story between a peasant and a mysterious deer in a snowy forest.
Directed By:
Xin Li
Country:
China / Australia
Genre:
Animated
Minutes:
5
Screening:
22599, 22590
The Witches of Bushwick

The Witches of Bushwick

Witches Of Bushwick centers around a young woman who is about to be initiated into a modern coven. When things - inevitably - start to go wrong, the witchy influencers find that they are no match for the actual supernatural.
Country:
United States
Genre:
Horror
Minutes:
19
Screening:
22587, 22594
The Wound

The Wound

A 9-year-old girl menstruates after an earthquake and loss of her family. She knows nothing about what is happening to her, and thinks she has been wounded.
Directed By:
Sahar Nourmonavar
Country:
Iran
Genre:
Short
Minutes:
13
Screening:
22579
This Beautiful Journey

This Beautiful Journey

Escape “remotely” or "virtually" from home to India! Find local treasures with Rohini Chandra in the regions of Delhi, Haryana, & Kolkata where no commercial tour guide will take you. As your special tour guide, Rohini takes you to the country where her parents were born and brought up. Through the artistic perspective of her eyes and heart, this travelogue reveals the fresh & personal moments that travel can bring with exuberant joy and life lessons. The rustic & new India is now at your fingertips!
Directed By:
Country:
United States / India
Genre:
Documentary
Minutes:
70
Screening:
22582
Throat Singing in Kangirsuk

Throat Singing in Kangirsuk

Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland practice the Inuk art of throat singing in their small village of Kangirsuk. Their mesmerizing voices carry through the four seasons of their Arctic land.
Directed By:
Eva Kaukai, Manon Chamberland
Country:
Canada
Genre:
Documentary
Minutes:
3
Screening:
22582, 22598
Till The Petals Fall

Till The Petals Fall

Isla comes home to find social workers at her door. After talking to her mom, Isla learns they want to take her away because her mother is not fit to care for her. Thinking she can help her mom get better, Isla takes her to a secret play spot to enjoy the afternoon together. On their way home, Isla is injured while Annie is distracted, bringing another round of social workers' threats. The next morning, Isla leaves a clue for her mother and runs away to her secret spot, hoping to reunite and stay together.
Directed By:
Country:
United States
Genre:
Short
Minutes:
14
Screening:
22603
Touch

Touch

Fei Fei, a married Caucasian western woman living in China suddenly meets Bai Yu, a Chinese blind masseur. Against all odds, Bai Yu and Fei Fei come together in an intense love affair. When Fei Fei pulls away from the affair, Bai Yu grows obsessive, possessive, possessed. Finally, the characters find the demons they’ve created can only implode in a clash of mixed desires and violent impulses.
Country:
United States
Genre:
Feature
Minutes:
97
Warning:
Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Implied Violence‎
Screening:
22597
TrainFish

TrainFish

Majorie loves the ocean, but has never actually seen it. In regular therapy sessions she tries to overcome her fear of trains. When she buys a goldfish that seems to share her longing for the ocean, she slowly starts to face her past. But is her connection to the fish strong enough to go on a train and take him as his last journey to the ocean?
Directed By:
Christian Ewald
Country:
Germany
Genre:
Short
Minutes:
13
Screening:
22599
Two Little People

Two Little People

This hand-painted short animation depicts a story of two little people living in a wheat field. They grow together until the day the man left. The relationship between two little people keeps growing in the woman’s heart.
Directed By:
Xin Li
Country:
China / Australia
Genre:
Animated
Minutes:
3
Screening:
22591, 22590
Unborn

Unborn

Set in a small town in California and inspired by true events, Unborn is the story of a pregnant mother of two girls who feels the pressure to abort the pregnancy in order to fulfill her family’s desire to have a boy.
Directed By:
Country:
United States
Genre:
Short
Minutes:
16
Screening:
22595
Who Got Balls: Jeffrey Cariaso

Who Got Balls: Jeffrey Cariaso

In this episode of the Who Got Balls series, basketball genius Jeffrey Cariaso or "The Jet" in Philippine basketball, gives us his perspective as a team player, coach, and entrepreneur.
Directed By:
Country:
Philippines
Genre:
Web Series
Minutes:
9
You're the Kinda Guy

You’re the Kinda Guy

Michelle Rose's original 1950's-themed song about being involved with a handsome guy who you know is no good, but you're so infatuated with him that you overlook his many flaws.
Country:
United States
Genre:
Music Video
Minutes:
5
Screening:
22599
Your Eyes are No Longer the Same

Your Eyes are No Longer the Same

After the human race has been considered hostile to planet earth, an alien race called The Shenon, that exists with a mission to protect all planets in the universe, begins to elaborate a plan to exterminate the human race. Several Shenons were sent to earth to gather information to help in the invasion, but one believes that this is not the best solution and is willing to go against his people to stop the invasion. Shot on an iPhone 12Pro for the Winter Film Awards 14-Day Film Challenge.
Directed By:
João Medeiros
Country:
Brazil
Genre:
Film Challenge
Minutes:
5
Screening:
22603

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