State of Matter (2022)

Dandelions

An interlude of love during the Italian Resistance, when it was a duty to choose which side to take between good and evil.

Yes Mum

Since his earliest childhood, Robert, chap rather typically French, is in love with the dentist's secretary. He lives under the same roof as her mother, possessive cruel mother who forbids him any desires, whether they are carnal or sweet, and watch his slightest actions. Robert, he, dreams about love and about independence.

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

An auto salesman fall in love with a rich girl but she is already engaged.

Sparks!

A happy, code-typing worker android falls in love with his human female supervisor. Just one problem: every time he sees her, his heart literally explodes.

A State of Grace

A biblical interpretation of airline safety instructions.

Casa de Carne

On a night out with friends, Eric tries a new restaurant that takes the dining experience full circle.

Ponyboi

An intersex runaway searches for love and a way out of his working class neighborhood in New Jersey.

ESCAPE

Escape is a short film that was made in 48-hours for the 2880 Film Challenge in Mississippi in November of 2019. It went on the be selected as the winner for the challenge. Written and Directed by Jake Cockrell and Sam Graef. Robert Smith goes to work every day and does his job. But the mundane work, overtime, and high-pressure demands from his boss can't compete with his true passion.

The Big Score

This film was made in 52 hours for the Belhaven B52 Film Challenge. It won in the College/Adult Category. The prompts given were: There must be a theme of perseverance. There must be a water bottle. And there must be something orange. Clifford has found out about a big score and he convinces Tweety Bird to go along with him to get it.

Coming Back

Great Britain voted to leave the EU. While euphoria and disappointment are mixed among the population, William decides to go to visit his parent discovering that love could be hidden in unexpected choices.

Misfocus

Set in the 1960s, a young photographer becomes obsessed photographing a grieving man - the man that holds the truth to her brother's murder. She pushes the man into a spiral, and when her obsession comes to a sour end, realizes the tragic mistake she has made.

After Mother

A son struggles with his father’s violent tendencies while his late mother attempts to help him.

The Bread

A newly-baked bun in a bakery tries to avoid getting eaten.

Table Manner

A birthday dinner turns uneasy when Min-jae’s past love walks in, and Geon-woo senses the spark that still lingers.

Notes from Melanie

A screenwriter known for ripoff "mockbusters" asks his successful former colleague for feedback on his first serious script.

La balloune

With more than 70 years of career, Claude Crest is more than ever a living legend of comedy. From his childhood in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve to the historic success of his number La Balloune, this documentary will take you through an inspiring life that is far from being at its last chapter.

Last Summer

A park bench plays stage to the meeting between two people - Emma and Ben. Here we see them in present day and we learn that they once spent three years very much in love.

The Boy Next Door

When a middle-aged, sexually frustrated, man agrees to help his husband steal the neighbor's prized mid-century art piece in exchange for sex, he finds himself in a compromising position when they unexpectedly discover the neighbor's attractive son has come home from college.

Skinned

In an old building, lost in the middle of the swamp, live two strange women, siamese twins by one leg. At night, the Flayed has terrifying nightmares in which she sees her sister's flesh covering her own body.

The Private War of Joseph Sargent

Porn Star Grayson Lange along with Addison Graham and Robby Valls star in a film about two mercenaries on a secret mission in the jungles of South America. Once captured, their last night together will reveal dark secrets and create sexual tensions. So much so that it will cause unforeseen collateral damage that stretches well beyond the jungle. This highly provocative and erotic film was part of Eroddity(s) 2. Now re-worked as a stand-alone short the film seems to take on new meaning.

Pocket

Spend a year through the ups and downs of the life of an American teenager, told entirely from the perspective of his iPhone.

Born Digital: First Cuts

Collection of tech-related short films marking the 30th anniversary in 2019 of the World Wide Web.

The Daughters of Fire

The story of three young Cape Verdean sisters upon their arrival at a foreign European port, in an attempt to escape another devastating eruption of the volcano Fogo. In this unknown country, they roam, hand in hand, evoking their secret fears through music and singing.

Living all of Life

After a lifetime together, Susana has been abandoned by her husband. She is in denial and holds on to the past. One day, she needs the help of her neighbor, Gloria, a free-spirited woman that she can’t stand. But the friendship that emerges between them awakens Susana's desire to live in the present.

Run(a)way Arab

A queer Arab boy, Nazeem, looks up to his Muslim mother with awe. Later in life, it is only through being a drag queen that he holds on to their lost and fraught connection.

Read Between the Lines

A socially-anxious college student makes multiple attempts to ask out the bookstore clerk that he has a crush on.

Family Outing

A young man is surprised by what he discovers in his first trip to the baths.

Blinking In Childhood

An ambient piece created to preserve the memory of the director's childhood home prior to renovations. The film itself is shot from the perspective of a child wandering around their home and simply observing all of what is inside of it.

Por No Morir Nada Mas Vernos

A couple going through a rough patch must sit out a power outage.

Stains

As Erin packs her old life into boxes, she overhears a violent attack in the apartment above that derails her night.

Becs et ongles

In northern France, where cockfighting is still allowed, Anaïs, 18, finds herself facing a mountain of debt following the death of her father, a former cockfighting breeder.

See You

When 14 year old Nete's twin brother Noah is killed in an accident, her world collapses. Months later, her parents decide to move to Copenhagen to start anew. Nete, still deeply troubled by her brother's death, begins in a new school - but the day she starts, a new boy, Jonas, also arrives. To everyone else, he is just the new boy - but Nete is in deep shock at what she sees.

Lilly White

After her hands are severely damaged in an accident, an over-zealous hand model hatches an ill-conceived plan to get back in the extremity modeling game with her feet.

A Grand Day Out

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

The Wrong Trousers

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.