Selected Collection

Director: Kari Melissa Kennon / Description: The hero of the town of Beaufart dies and leaves his widow Miranda Wright to pick up the pieces.

Director: Jayil Pak / Description: -Based on a true story- When the police refuse to investigate their daughter’s alleged suicide, two computer-illiterate parents decide to design a protest banner. Based on the infamous Miryang case in South Korea which shocked the nation in 2004 and continues to fuel public outrage even today.

Director: Ema Poposka / Description: Logline: 12-year-old scuba diver Ema sets on a quest to find out why corals around the globe are dying but somehow in Hong Kong they are more resilient. Synopsis: We are the only planet with oceans, and they are indispensable for our survival. However, many people are unaware of the importance of ocean creatures and how to protect them. This is because they don’t really see them every day. Sea creatures are just lunch or dinner or an ingredient in cosmetics. Young scuba diver Ema Poposka believes if people could see the beauty of the ocean and of the corals, they will change their minds about sea protection. This inspired her to join Action for a Cause to produce a documentary film about Hong Kong corals. Ema’s aim with the documentary film made by kids is to raise awareness about the uniqueness of Hong Kong corals, the need to start taking care of corals, and how we can do this in our everyday life. This documentary was made by a crew of 12-15 year old students.

Director: Lisa N. Alexander / Description: Two young adults re-live the single police encounter that changed their lives forever. Now they're demanding change and helping other dual-status youths live productive lives.

Director: Ben Richardson / Description: Hailey and her brother Kevin visit their grandpa’s farm for the weekend. They discover that the caretaker has vanished, and Grandpa has a new nightly ritual of sharing a drink with his deceased wife and another unseen entity.

Director: Aliza Brugger / Description: When Gramma gets sick, Roan must learn to survive on her own in a world without drinkable water.

Director: Sara Werner / Description: As a queer half-white, half-black woman, Joy Cassa doesn’t know where she fits in our binary society. Her dream of being a professional dancer never materialized, and her “day job” as a personal trainer to the elite has taken over her life. As Joy tries to find purpose in training her classist, racist clients she is plagued by unrelenting, vivid fantasies of brutally murdering said clientele. When Joy finally snaps and crosses the line with a particularly offensive client, her shock over her own violent capabilities coupled with her client's surprising enjoyment of them, leads her to the office of eccentric, tough love therapist, Dr. Maya Busara, for guidance.

Director: shiyou Chen / Description: The hero is a poet from a small town, who stubbornly insisted on his lyric poetry writing career, and decided to perish after being denied and broken in love.

Director: Marie-Noelle Marquis / Description: The Agent is the story of one man’s journey to bring love back into his life. An artful tribute to all things noir and nostalgic, the film follows Max, a National Security Agent sent on a mission to find and destroy an underground substance known as “Santa”. Up against the clock and compelled to act because of a blackmailing Femme Fatale, Max must figure out how to stop “Santa” from threatening the joyless world of 2099, or it could cost him his wife’s life. With the help of a few unusual characters, Max’s quest takes a colorful turn leading him to discover that the very thing he is trying to destroy might be the antidote that could bring him and his wife back together.

Director: Koji Yamamoto / Description: A cold-hearted reaper, MAKHALISS, meets a dying teenage girl, SATSUKI, who struggles to save her mother from the worst agony any mother could go through: seeing her own child die. As MAKHALISS witnesses SATSUKI's cruel yet beautiful love for her mother, she slowly learns why some human spirits choose to suffer.

Director: Kari Kennon / Description: A glamorous 50 year old widow goes on dates with a variety of men whom she meets on the elite dating website "Fast Forward Style".

Director: Zoë Dobson / Description: The Cunning Man is inspired by a real Cunning Man, John Harries (c.1785 - 1839). It's an enchanted tale of compassion in the face of callous greed.