Laurita (2009)

The Handmaid's Tale Scene Recreation: "Offred"

A recreation of the opening scene from the pilot episode of The Handmaid's Tale, "Offred." Originally directed by Reed Morano, ASC. Original cinematography by Colin Watkinson, ASC, BSC. Original teleplay written by Bruce Miller. Made in Misael Sanchez's "Filmmaking: Visualizing and Creating Moving Images for the Screen" at Sarah Lawrence College.

Henry John and the Little Bug

Dinner time in a remote home of a prairie family turns nightmarish when a band of blood spattered outlaws break through the front door in search of food, horses, and women. Nothing is as it seems in this constantly twisting genre bender.

Brotherly

Based on a true story of two brothers in 1970's Ohio. It tells of their abandonment by their alcoholic parents and how the brothers turned to each other for support.

On Your Mark

Set in the future: Two men learn that a mysterious winged girl has been taken prisoner, and then decide that they must free her at any cost.

WHOLE

WHOLE revolves around the story of Woman, a cam-girl in her late 20s who struggles with her inner-self most of her life. She turns to hypnotherapy where she meets someone unexpected.

The Progression of Time

A young man questions his own existence following the death of his lover.

Reina

Lola is looking forward to her birthday tomorrow. The 15th is widely celebrated in Mexico as a rite of passage. At the so-called Quinceañera Lola is allowed to dress up, the pink princess dress and the golden shoes are already ready. But first she has to help her uncle out one evening as a waitress.

Time and the Seashell

A young Indigenous boy imagines his future while listening to the sounds of a seashell, while an Indigenous man recalls his past listening to the same shell.

I Thought You Were Not Going to Wait for Me

Graciela receives a letter informing her that her husband Fidel has been released after six years in prison. She has waited for him all that time. They finally meet again.

Chlorine

Miguel and Diego are on the same water polo team. Miguel just wants to enjoy the sport. Diego, on the other hand, has only one goal: to play in the big leagues. Little by little, both will discover that there is more than just chlorine between them.

Dreaming Like Louis

On a summer holiday in the countryside, Louis and Paul spend the time alone making love throughout the day. But as Paul becomes distant, Louis finds connections in his dreams but sometimes his dreams aren't always the safest escape.

A Wonderful Day

During the Sydney Olympics, a young drag queen runs her own race.

Matias and Jeronimo

Matías and Jerónimo know each other since they were just kids. Their friendship is a mix of fun and desire, but everything changes the night they go to the carnival and they see how a group of thugs beat a gay performer behind the scene.

The Name You Carry

When Vlace is suspended for hitting a classmate, Sasha is called to come get his son at school and has no choice but to take him along on his delivery route. During this intimate journey, we discover what provoked Vlace's uncharacteristic act, as father and son find their way toward a new understanding.

Inner Demons

Mya prepares to fight the horrors lurking within.

Am I a Psycho?

The short film surrounds Cassie and her struggle, confusion, and eventual discovery of her OCD. We take a glimpse into her interactions with her friends and family, often paired with flashbacks (intrusive thoughts) of supposed violence towards herself and others. Unknowing of her condition, she is distraught at each thought, and as a result reluctant to share with her loved ones what she is going through.

Falling

In the winter of 1994 in the French suburbs, Léo and Baptiste, two polar opposite students, meet up one evening to work on a school presentation.

Oedipus Complex

Oedipus Complex short film.

Anything Happens

A young boy falls in love with his school teacher and desperately tries to attract her attention. Very soon the teacher shows an interest in this boy and realizes, that he stands out in a crowd. She feels something…but it’s not to the boy’s classmates liking. This can’t continue. This story describes the possibility of high and chaste feelings between people of different ages and shows, how these feelings can transform a person, making it better.

Nefta Football Club

In the south of Tunisia, two football fan brothers bump into a donkey lost in the middle of the desert on the border of Algeria. Strangely, the animal wears headphones over its ears.

Tooty's Wedding

A young couple's marriage hilariously hits the rocks during a weekend wedding in the country.

M3LL155X

An aggressive statement conceptualizing the process of feeling pregnant with pain, birthing creativity and liberation.

Life is Sour

A short film about a whiskey sour.

Victoria

This is the story of a first meeting and, at the same time, a reunion: the moment when Ana sees Clara for the first time.

Parallels

Lena Samoilova, a headstrong and creative teenager in suburban Russia, yearns for the support and approval of her working-class parents in pursuit of her dream to become an actress.

La Vie sur Mars

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Best Friend

In a near future, a lonely man is addicted to a product called ‘’Best Friend” which offers him perfect virtual friends.

Golden

A tale of being different and growing up.

Holiday Camp

At a meeting of the game "Truth or Dare?" two young boys, Matthew and Maximus, are challenging to embrace. The kiss will cause them some excitement. From that time, teens who witnessed this scene are allusions more or less directly to the possible homosexuality of Maxim. A revelation will then destabilize the group.

Shrimp

Shrimp explores the strange, interwoven and often hilarious daily lives of the women and men who work and play in a Los Angeles BDSM den.

They Came from the Attic

A teenage boy is home alone for the weekend but when nocturnal creatures living in his attic escape, he must survive.

The Last Supper

A woman prepares a delicious banquet for a dinner party.

State of Matter

A troubled filmmaker struggles to watch his own film in a cinema inside his head, along with a made-up audience that negatively reacts to his film, State of Matter.

Everything Will Be OK

A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life… or lack thereof.

Dawn

As dawn creeps across London, two lost outcasts meet in the darkness, more afraid of themselves than each other. As the sun begins to rise, and the veil of the night is lifted, the pair look into the cold light of day for hope and it takes more than just the eyes to see inside a soul.

The Focus

The Focus is the film about easy death on the Mediterranean sun.

Pashi

When his mom’s handsome friend unexpectedly shows up in the village, Ashish, a teenage boy living in a remote area of Himachal Pradesh, is swept in a whirlwind of desire and vivid fantasy. As he struggles to rein in his strong impulses, he learns about “pashi”, an ancient technique of trapping birds, and begins to practice it.