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Happy Sleep

When the time comes, what will happen when sections of humanity wish to “opt-out” of AI super-intelligence? “Happy Sleep” is a short film made entirely with AI for less than $100. The scene is set, just days before super-intelligence gets “switched on.” What happens next is a stunning, yet unsettling

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Happy Sleep

When the time comes, what will happen when sections of humanity wish to “opt-out” of AI super-intelligence? “Happy Sleep” is a short film made entirely with AI for less than $100. The scene is set, just days before super-intelligence gets “switched on.” What happens next is a stunning, yet unsettling journey: from peaceful, sustainable communities […]
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Midnight brunch

An angel and a demon face a choice over a soul tested by hardship, yet both fear to delve into its complex inner world of the man.
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The Living Tree

When a newlywed couple retreats to an off-grid treehouse in Costa Rica, their paradise turns to paranoia as the AI hosts begin testing the limits of their love and loyalty. The Living Tree is a psychological sci-fi romance that explores intimacy, isolation, and what makes us human.
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The World Is My Stage

The story of a ballerina who was robbed of chances to perform on stage but fell back in love with her profession. The career of Anna Shcherbakova, prima ballerina of the Russian state ballet, ended abruptly once the pandemic had started. All theaters were closed; all productions and tours were cancelled. But Anna had eventually […]
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Brujeria

Kia, a young and brilliant college student takes matters into her own hands when her best friend is attacked by a group of bullies.
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Winter Threshold

Tag Line In the face of adversity, a mother’s love lights the path to a brighter future. Log Line In Iran, during the pandemic, a devoted mother named Mahsa navigates the challenges of online education to secure a bright future for her son, Kasra. Despite her own struggles with poverty, early marriage at 16, and […]
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The Day I Had To Grow Up

You’re Never Too Young To Start Making a Change.
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One-way mirror

I am your reflection. Do you hate me?
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A Niggling Question

This lighthearted comedy explores a questions most of us have asked ourselves at least once whilst home alone.
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Dastoor

Dastoor is a documentary shot around the 2019 elections focusing on the day-to-day lives of tramps living in and around Thane station. The film focuses on various aspects of lives and the varying degrees of attitudes to the street life. There is no fiction here but a bare capturing of reality as it happens, and […]
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The Eternal Footman

When somebody dies, it can be very stressful for all involved, especially for the person who died. On meeting Death, a documentary filmmaker talks him into sitting for an interview in which Death talks about the many different ways people deal with the news of their demise.
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Vasomotor Rhinitis

The film’s central theme is the condescending attitude of a simple civil servant towards high-ranking government officials. The short film was based on Anton Chekhov’s “Death of a Civil Servant” story. The film’s main character, a man, sneezes in a concert hall and puts a high-ranking official in an embarrassing situation. Despite apologizing, the main […]
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The Plumber

In this adventure/suspense take, as curfew approaches, an everyday heroine risks it all in a smuggling operation from Nazi-occupied Poland.
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we

In the pursuit for love and happiness, Ethan, with great ambitions and a big heart, must face many obstacles of which some that threaten to halt his quest.
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Clouds of Chernobyl

A young woman is forced by her mother-in-law to have an abortion during the communist period in Romania because the children were born dead or with malformations after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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Compulsory Conscription

A group of children, mandatorily enlisted for soldering under the command of an Old Man, find themselves on a roof. After enduring the abuses and harshness that the man imposes upon them, they manage to escape. A decade later, the man is alone. The children return, attempting to transform the roof into a pleasant place, […]
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Voiceless

Fereshte a girl who dreamed of singing but her dreams ended when the Taliban came but….
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Reclaiming Our Humanity

In Reclaiming Our Humanity, we explore the remarkable journeys of six African American men who defied the odds, by rebuilding their lives after incarceration. Their stories are testaments to the power of determination, redemption, and the human spirit. Reclaiming Our Humanity is an inspiring collection of stories that reveals the incredible potential for change and […]
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Long life to memories

A house with windows. The smell impregnated in a coat. A forest, a brother. Kisses, photos and hugs. Rupture, misunderstanding and abandonment. A story with several plots threaded by love and mourning and love, where each end offers us a new beginning.
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Beyond the Genocide

Beyond the Genocide is a deeply human documentary that traces Rwanda’s journey through its darkest hour and toward its most remarkable rebirth. Told through the eyes of survivors, former perpetrators, and the children of memory, the film unearths the emotional truth of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi — and the extraordinary national decision to […]
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Mashhad

Mashhad Directed by Sarah Solemani 2025 · 19 min · United States · Persian A spirited young ghetto girl in 1930s Iran is naive to the great lengths her family must go to keep their identity a secret. An innocent day of play with a neighborhood friend puts her family’s life in jeopardy. Set in […]
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Blink

After a father suffers a debilitating stroke, his devoted daughter becomes his caretaker, as his independence fades. Struggling with feelings of guilt, helplessness, and the slow erosion of the man she once knew.
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The Funeral Of Kwadae

In the vibrant town of Nipa Hia Mmoa, Kwadae, a struggling boutique owner, faces an uphill battle against the tides of misfortune. His once-thriving shop has become a mere shadow of its former self, plagued by financial difficulties and an insatiable loan shark named Atsu, who looms over him like a storm cloud. Following a […]
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Electric Queens of Brixton

In a city that never slows, two creators turn Brixton’s pulse into power.