A Sacred Pause (Formerly entitled "Selah")
Genre: Documentary

At Selah Carefarm, grieving families explore healing that holds rather than fixes grief; sparking a quiet revolution in how we mourn, connect, and carry love forward.  +

Take Five
Genre: Drama

A jazz pianist and DoorDash driver in Chicago risks everything to repay a dangerous debt, as music, family, and survival collide in his double life.  +

In Loving Memory
Genre: Drama

An old, lonely man coping with the death of his only brother is reunited with his estranged son for the upcoming funeral.  +

little bunker hill
Genre: Drama

At a decaying utopian commune, Ellison must contend with the suspicious arrival of her wayward brother.  +

Silenced
Genre: Documentary

Japanese immigrant Kenji Shimizu & U.S. veteran Blake Robertshaw embark on a poignant journey across continents to document untold stories of WWII internment camp survivors.  +

The Third Guy
Genre: Drama

An immigrant and an online sex worker get to know one another over the course of one night in New York. But each has a secret that threatens to ruin what starts off as flirtation  +

Always Enough
Genre: Drama

A woman spirals through memory, trauma, and surreal visions, confronting her past in a haunting journey toward healing, truth, and self-worth.  +

Le Faux Marin
Genre: Drama

A young woman and her father break down on the side of a desert road while en route to her wedding.  +

Seeking Rapture
Genre: Drama

A young16-year-old girl falls in love with a man who can hear the voice of God.   +

Bowery Hunter
Genre: Comedy

A bounty hunter confronts the delusions of his reality as he tracks down a local gangster on the lawless frontiers of downtown New York City.  +

A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching
Genre: Documentary

A love letter to our kindred avian neighbors: New York City’s pigeons—told by the New Yorkers who adore them (and even some who don't).  +

Sacred Animals
Genre: Drama

An estranged father and son revisit their deer hunting tradition in the Idaho mountains. Packing out their kill brings their wounds to the surface.  +

The War Joint
Genre: Science Fiction

When lifelong friends Shane and Jamal partake in a particularly potent strain of marijuana, they find themselves trapped in a bewildering repetitive cycle.  +

Rishta
Genre: Drama

A dependent little brother fears losing his only friend when his big sister is introduced to a potential rishta (suitor) during an Eid gathering.  +

Wide Awake
Genre: Student Film

In rural Texas, a sensitive teen and his troubled friend confront cycles of violence, testing their bond and choices between revenge and forgiveness.  +

Dear Michelle
Genre: Comedy

A trio of pre-teen misfits must rally their small town Southern community to save their local ice rink from closing in the summer of 2002.  +

One of These Days
Genre: Comedy

A production assistant rushes to find a pair of important shoes and her roommate’s missing boyfriend.  +

SELFLESS
Genre: Drama

A devoted mother, desperate to fulfill her and her husband’s American promise for their son, enacts a tragic plan to secure her son’s future—forcing her family  +

BIG GIRL FACE
Genre: Comedy

BIG GIRL FACE is a crime-comedy about a desperate young woman who kidnaps an arrogant neurosurgeon to save her mother's life.  +

Artists Did This!
Genre: Documentary

ARTISTS DID THIS! reveals how artists and determined neighbors reclaimed 1970s –‘80s New York, transforming abandoned spaces into cultural hubs.  +

Haunted Basement
Genre: Horror

An imaginative young boy must confront a nightmarish monster that lives in the basement and cannot be seen by his parents.  +

My Great Great Uncle's Music
Genre: Documentary

A filmmaker documents the revival of a forgotten composer’s music, only to question how stories are shaped, remembered, and rewritten through filmmaking itself.  +

Chasing Ownership (Working Title)
Genre: Documentary

After more than five decades of collecting rare and vintage pieces dating back to 1932, Samu Qureshi, a Washington football fan, believes he is finally ready to part with his  +

Rest Assured
Genre: Comedy

In this dark ensemble comedy, a motley crew of insomniacs, who have tried everything, attend a sleep retreat in order to learn how to sleep.  +

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