Just a Couple (2024)

Glimpses of the Outskirts

In an alternate reality where the decline of nations has given rise to corporatist regimes, any trace of culture or tradition is suppressed by these new leaders to prevent the masses from reclaiming a national identity. However, rebel cells have emerged to counteract this agenda.

Café Chairel

Two lonely people cross paths while working in a coffee shop. Even with opposite personalities, they both want to move forward with the business which they use as a conduit to heal their wounds, even though they know nothing about coffee.

She Paradise

17 year old Sparkle discovers a free spirited group of Soca dancers at a car show in the bustling streets of downtown Trinidad. Enamored by the glimpse of sisterhood, she uses her wit to convince them to take her under their wing. The women bring Sparkle into a dizzying nightlife of partying, glamour, and money, but as things spiral out of control, Sparkle is forced to make some tough decisions.

Promise

Karla and Olivia go on a series of dates, exploring their connection through laughter and shared moments of joy. However, when Olivia expresses her desire to make their relationship official, Karla hesitates, unsure if she's ready for the commitment.

Fragments of Us

As Louis prepares to move house; he relives memories of a past relationship, figuring out what went wrong and hopefully finding the key to moving on for good.

little death

A promiscuous girl falls in love with a woman after a series of random hook-ups.

Quantum Suicide

The story of a physicist on a quest for the Grand Unifying Theory of Physics. In the process of his experiments he suffers radiation poisoning, loses his vision and alienates his partner, who leaves him. But in his obsession he finds clarity and the key to understanding our reality. There is one final test he must perform.

Recap

A boy reflects on his summer break through a school assignment.

Heels

With the help of his supportive mother, a young Puerto Rican man prepares for his first performance as a Drag Queen — while trying to keep it a secret from his conservative, domineering father.

Decisiones de Papel

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CANDLE BEARER

Elly, a former artist, and Dej', a troubled musician, find themselves locked in a fragile and tense dynamic as they navigate, or rather fail to navigate, the weight of Dej's addiction. On a cold night in the studio, the band find themselves in a familiar, but ever so painful, situation. Dej's constant intoxication and Elly's ongoing denial push bandmates to leave, cause songs to be abruptly cut short by drunken mishaps, and lead to empty promises being tossed around amid incomprehensible antics. Elly must decide whether taking a step forward, no matter who she might leave behind or how difficult that might actually be, is the right thing to do - if there even is, or ever has been, a 'right' thing to do for her. The internal struggle unfurls as Elly's night becomes one that could either mark a new beginning, or bring everything to an end.

FRIDA!

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Skeleton Girls. A Kidnapped Society

A young woman on the run must survive a news cycle frenzy in order to escape a dangerous plot involving a notorious girl gang.

Recall 126

After killing the original that made him, a newly free clone must fight for his life against an all-powerful billionaire that destroys everything in his path.

Dolly Baby - Rhythm & Flesh

In a world where humans are treated like dolls—every part replaceable—Adisa, a struggling musician, faces pressure to buy a new voice before a career-defining gig. Desperate, he turns to the Body Shop, a chaotic underground clinic. The procedure could change everything for him… but is this what he really wants?

Different Love

Max Devereaux and Suko Pyramid documentary about the making of their first three albums together as a duo and the story of their inspiring, international collaboration. Produced entirely remotely, featuring never-before-seen photos, videos and audio as well as interviews with close collaborators from all over the world.

Além da Máscara

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Wes and Kyra

Wes and Kyra is a story about a vampire couple in New York City who rent a room for three days to drown out their addiction, face the toxicity in their relationship, and grapple with the idea of death as it circles all around them.

April Fool

A depressed 28 year-old reconnects with his estranged family and comes to terms with the loss of his father.

One man show

A working class musician struggles to fund his own dreams. We follow his story where he navigates feelings of grief, loss and small glimmers of hope.

Génesis

In an inner world suspended between oblivion and creation, a female figure moves through a dreamlike space where forgotten ideas take shape. Genesis is an experimental piece that explores the journey toward the origin of an idea — of oneself.

Crónicas de una traición

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Dawson's Christmas

A Christmas Obsessed boy named Dawson has his world turned upside-down when he learns that he is moving to Florida - and the date of the move is December 24th.

A Certain Kind of Quiet

Sierra joins her ex and her ex's new boyfriend on a weekend trip. Some things are said, most aren't.

Limelight

Chicano first-year college filmmaker Joshua Trujillo carries the burden of three unfinished projects. Despite the setbacks in his career, his countless prayers to God have convinced him that this journey is one of divine purpose. With a bike to traverse the winding landscape toward recognition, Joshua embarks on a quest to craft a picture worthy of advancing his filmography into the limelight.

Mustang

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CLUMP & THUD, THUD, THUD.

A young woman finds herself stuck with a clump in her head. Unsure what to do about it, she roams the streets of Dublin in an attempt to rid herself of the monotonous thuds and escape her roommate's acting practise. Safe travels you old clump.

Lucid

Winter and summer, day and night, life and dreams. Lucid is all about duality. Anxious and awkward in real life, Everett decides to make a change. After coming across studies in the art of Lucid dreaming, Everett hopes to improve his inept social skills. Will having full control of his dreams help him feel complete? Find out in the second feature-length film imagined by Nate Ross & Daniel Walker: Lucid.

All Roads Lead to Cubao

A couple breaks up and spends the night wandering the streets of Cubao as they ponder on their relationship “what ifs”--struggling to let each other go in a place where all roads eventually lead to each other.

Blood and Lust

Gus fills the empty void in his soul with sex, drugs and gambling, he's spiraling out of control. His tendency for self-destruction becomes a quest for survival when one faithful night he's faced with unspeakable terror and is stalked by a bevy of beautiful creatures of the night.

Those That Go Unnoticed

This is a short film about two childhood best friends who have always been inseparable. As they now embark on a new chapter of their lives, they are forced to confront hidden truths about their friendship, and the emotional echoes of memories.

Reminiscence: A Life Through the Lens

A visual essay on the stimuli that draw a bridge to past memories of my life; a real documentary about where I was and where I am, what I did and what I do; a reflection of the person I was and continue to be.

The Way My Eyes Beam When I Look At You

A moment of joining a couple on their walk.

A Day in the Life of a Cat

A black cat is enjoying and living his day.

Art Gave the World a Voice

A young artist journals her surroundings in an attempt to discover the meaning of art.

Zoom Out

The attempt to make a short film about editing a short film about editing an argument between 2 friends during the editing of an incomplete short film about the decision to make a new short film from scratch or to re-upload an old short film.

Wrench

A recovering kleptomaniac plots an impromptu Christmas dinner with her unconventional family to win back her ex-boyfriend, but an unexpected proposal reveals old habits die hard.

Mimic

A young couple makes one last ditch effort to recuperate their failing relationship. Taking an impromptu trip to a secluded camping location amidst dense woods they soon make shocking discoveries.

The House Was Not Hungry Then

While searching for her estranged father, a young woman breaks into an empty house in the countryside where every visitor disappears. Now she must avoid the man posing as a real estate agent who lures victims inside.

The Documents!

In March 2020, an ambitious tabloid reporter cooped up in quarantine must look into rumors of leaked UFO documents to keep her job, but she gets swept up in a conspiracy that could make or break her career.

Lagoa do Nado - A festa de um parque

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Disorder

After getting in debt with Russian gangsters, Nick is given one final chance to redeem himself: find a mysterious woman being protected by the Korean mafia. But finding her may cost him more than he ever imagined.

What Happens in Miami

Spring break becomes trouble in paradise for a group of best friends when one of their own goes missing and they are the prime suspects.

In Generic Company

A day in the life of office workers... with a twist. Watch as a documentary team captures the raw footage of their workplace shenanigans. Work rivalries, long lasting feuds, office pranks calculated to deliver sweet justice, or just plain loathing. It is a dog eat dog world after all.

Saint Lucia

A slasher film centered around the Swedish celebration of Saint Lucy's Day.

We Are Their Children

A documentary film comprising of 26 interviews with students who are LGBTQIA+ and who go to L'Anse Creuse High School. The film is the first feature-length film by and about queer youth. The film was made to combat recent anti-trans laws.

Life Without It

A documentary film about 20 people who identify someone on the aro/ace spectrum, Asexuality and Aromanticism to Aegosxuality and Cupioromantic, along with other featured identities. With additional personal anecdotes from the life of Maxwell Reh, the film's director.

Scenes From Choir

A documentary film about the goings on of L'Anse Creuse High School's Choir. Featuring behind the scenes footage, rehearsals, and their choir concert on April 19, 2024. The film is presented in a direct cinema/cinema verité style. Made independently from L'Anse Creuse High School.

Off The Binary

A documentary film by and about non-binary teens, comprised of interviews with them, as well as a eulogy for Nex Benedict (He/They).

Souls of the Damned

A group of witches gain power of one man's suffering through horrific nightmares.

Traveler

A raccoon on a voxel boat talks about his job.

Winter of Empires

To avoid galactic war, the treatment of a frozen planet and it's people must be decided.