Identity & Belongingshort films
The quiet lifelong work of who you are and where you fit. Shorts that catch the moment someone stops performing.
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Identity & Belongingshort films
The quiet lifelong work of who you are and where you fit. Shorts that catch the moment someone stops performing.
Two timelines reveal one story, as perception distorts truth
A young disabled girl tries to escape the control of her religious mother
After a decade in the U.S. and a fight with addiction, a man returns home to Mexico
James confronts toxic masculine friends on a trip to define his manhood
A Doomsayer is trying to recruit people for Satan's army
An inspiring doc about an old man telling some of his stories
Come spend some time with the girls at the beauty salon
A deaf boy flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead
Two farmers on a breathtaking Swiss Alp need to adapt after going viral
A worker reads tarot, reflecting how work devoured him
A Swiss street drama where loneliness, crime, and drugs tighten their grip
Nathanaël the Great shares his struggles in a workaholics support group
A doc about a search that lead a young Spanish to Switzerland
A short doc about an Afghan finding work and goals in Switzerland
A singer battles through PTSD after a sexual assault
A doc about rural Mexico, where heritage and modern forces reshape coexistence
A grieving boy struggles to move forward without his best friend
A woman is gaslit by her AI wellbeing smart hub
A teen genius travels back in time to uncover the mystery of his absent father
A doc about Clint who finds messages in bottles and tracks down the senders
In a dystopian surveillance state, a solitary rebel bonds with his neural implant
A troubled young outcast is haunted by a tormenting doppelgänger
Trapped in Mumbai’s red-light district, a woman dreams of freedom
An experimental film about isolation and motherhood
A former squash champ gets caught in a toxic father-son relationship
In trying to outrun his grief, Rui is forced to face the one thing he can’t escape
A high school basketball prodigy hits a wall of expectations
When his blood supply runs dry, a vampire is forced back into the hunt
A high school wrestling coach recruits an outsider, a student with Autism
I've parked my car in the friend zone...again
Small minds often resort to hate and violence when confronted with the unknown
Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension
Two criminals confront their inner demons in a lawless, unforgiving world
A comedic tale about the ways Swiss people communicate with each other
An ancient Indian tale about infertility driving a wife to seek a sage
The fate for those who steal from black artists
This film happens to be about a man who loses his penis
Psychedelics blur reality as friends are hunted by unseen horrors
A struggling actress kills at the audition of her life
An unemployed Plan B junkie, has difficult conversations with a mannequin
Miranda struggles to move on as fragments of her past love resurface
An inspiring doc about a former small town fighting to preserve its soul
An Eastern European actor fights against stereotypical casting
Two strangers hunting for an apartment in Los Angeles
A fake-woke millennial falls in love with a talking bottle
A divorcing couple enjoy a final dinner together
A joyful teen with a happy image struggles with depression
A gay couple is attacked. Why? Because they taste the best
Who can you trust to find your dream apartment?
In the truth wars, the only side to take is your own
Three friends. Alcohol. Male ego. Pride. And an Irish Folk Song
A woman’s journey of self-improvement hits a bumpy road
A white man's unease escalates when he hears Arabic singing
A teen's suicide unraveled through past events
The unlikely story of a musician experiencing a life-changing opportunity
A son is determined to stir his dad's memory while facing his own
An artists becomes a connoisseur of toilet doors
Two strangers meet at the rooftop of a hotel building
How a Japanese chef sparked a fish revolution in the UK
Two musicians delve into their feelings for each other
Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, GoT) fighting for forbidden love
Lee needs help to become the world’s first vampire influencer
The intimately captured story of a humble gardener
Ren longs to find their other half and become complete
Is who's top or bottom all they should be worried about?
Being a good person, in a forest, with a shovel
A sad, shallow man receives a strange gift
One man's fight to break out of his father's shadow
The sweet intimacy and destructive power of social media
A model meets an abusive predatory photographer
An immigrant tries to help his family while a pandemic is breaking out
A super fun doc about a childhood dream of becoming a pro wrestler
Emotional complexities of love poetically explored through everyday moments
A young man creates an alter ego to help with his struggling confidence
A cautionary tale of false connections and toxic relationships
A mad man is late for an interview in Cardiff and also stuck in a time loop
A young woman feeling blue is visited by an alien who fancies a chat
Shit hits the fan when a beloved comedian is accused of sexual assault
A documentary about a filmmaker's dilemma of being commercially successful
A woman waits for her date to arrive, and he is not as expected
A man struggling with his mental health is trapped in an endless corridor
An inspiring doc about finding happiness in yourself
A doc about a family's experiences of living with an autistic child
A Muslim doctor stumbles upon the body of a right-wing politician
The most famous scene of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' in 7 languages
A doc that looks into the lives of a group of lovable magicians
A predatory dater always runs off when the bill comes
A hilarious reflection on actors being the worst
A doc about the annual survival games in Alaska
A doc that looks at the myths and markings of prison gangs
Russell Tovey (Being Human) & Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) in a WW1 short
A woman's story of lust, disappointment and waiting for 'The One'
A maltreated receptionist decides to take matters into her own hands
A powerful short film about two men who meet five different times
When an old lady loses her beloved husband, life becomes intolerable
Emilie is born as a girl but inside she has always been a boy
A man wakes up as a mantis on the day of his job interview
Joseph Mawle (Rings of Power, Game of Thrones) in a cinematic tale about running away
Highschool sweethearts hit a crossroads, when Alex starts embracing himself
A female jogger returns to the scene of a crime looking for closure
The lives of a homeless man and a property developer become intertwined
A man wants to go on a double date while his friend is turning into a vampire
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