The New Hands (2023)

All About Steve

After one short blind date, Mary Horowitz, a brilliant and eccentric crossword constructor, is convinced that Steve, a CCN cameraman, is her soul mate. Because his job takes him hither and yon, she crisscrosses the country following Steve, with the encouragement of a reporter, turning up at media events he's at to convince him they are perfect for each other. Along the way, she befriends an assortment of misfits who accept her for who she is, leading her to reassess her reasons for this strange journey.

Polyester

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.

Hot Frosty

When a young widow's magic scarf brings a dashing snowman to life, can he help her rediscover romance, laughter and holiday cheer before he melts away?

Young Werther

Charming, passionate, totally irresponsible young novelist Werther is sent to the city on an errand by his mother. By chance, he meets lovely Charlotte, whose allure and commitment to her impressive, stable fiancé Albert will turn Werther’s life upside down. Werther and Charlotte embark on an emotional affair, while Werther and Albert start an awkward friendship. The more entwined this trio becomes, the harder it is to navigate the complexities of lust, affinity, and love.

Kim

Kim, is a quirky, slightly eccentric, reclusive character who is persuaded by his inner voice to get out of the house and enjoy some social interaction and find friendship.

Bricked Up

When Milo wakes up to a kilo of cocaine in his recycling bin, he’s thrust into a chaotic race against time - dodging a ruthless kingpin, bungling police officers, and his own spiraling bad luck.

The Cocaine-Over

Calvin, a millennial burnout, wakes up hungover on his couch to his estranged mother, Bambi, standing over him before strapping a brick of cocaine to his chest and sending him on a strange odyssey.

Sunday Special

On the day of Gandhi Jayanti, when meat sale is prohibited nationwide, an 11-year-old girl goes on a quirky adventure in pursuit of a forbidden chicken curry.

CONCRETE DOGS

An Outlaw. A Jester. A Psycho. An Artist. A Sage. A Slut. One Suitcase. One Key. Six Concrete Dogs.

Finals

In this mockumentary, high school senior Matthew Reese documents the final day of the first semester.

Work

In this follow up to the mockumentary Finals, we see high school senior Matthew Reese filming himself working a boring shift at the local movie theater, Phoenix Theater on the first day of winter break.

Namas Dei: The Tucker J. James Story

A clueless wannabe movie star moves to LA and goes viral for all the wrong reasons, only to evolve into a slightly less terrible version of himself. #blessed

Sorry, We're Dead

The ennui of a filmmaker, trapped between aspiration and reality, frames Lana Jing’s quirky, sarcastic, and cinematic-joke filled quarter-life crisis. At her lecture hall job, where aging white men wax on, self-involved, Lana accidentally frames her friend and co-worker when she destroys the only copy of an aging tech-bro’s high-profile lecture. Lana is forced to navigate stop motion animation, a secret admirer, and terrible bridge traffic to sort out a way forward to her destiny… kinda.

Earmark

Meet Mark. A daydreamer who has lived with hearing loss for his whole life. As his condition deteriorates, Mark must listen to his past and face the present, in order to move forward with his life. Sometimes loss doesn't mean lost. At a routine checkup with his lifelong audiologist, Mark is presented with a hearing aid and with a choice. Between the torment from his childhood - and his stigma around wearing the hearing aid - he lashes out. But he remembers his young self, loving and loved; along with the care his late mother showed him. Through courage, he is able to connect with her; as she guides him through this tumultuous time in his life. He realises he can either continue to shut himself off from the world, or open up and begin to accept himself for who he really is.

Bach and the Gap Year Program

This documentary follows a group of filmmakers on a journey to capture the unique experiences of the Enlightenment Academy's gap year program in Sudbury, Ontario. The project was initiated by Bach Van Dyke, a self-proclaimed world-famous actor, director, producer, and model, who enlisted the help of a small team to bring his vision to life. Despite Van Dyke's larger-than-life persona, the documentary offers a more grounded perspective on the program and its participants. Viewers can expect to encounter a colorful cast of characters, including Dr. Raymond Cism, a social media-savvy health doctor, and the program's students, Sheen, Jake, and Butch.

Proverbial Luck

Historical idioms garnish our language but are often hard to translate. This comedy helps to illustrate them and tells the story of two Austrian neighbours, who become enamoured. “Foam-beater" (boaster) Hanspeter throws an eye after an addleheaded Annemarie, but she just "shows him the bird" (indicates that he is chuckoo). He must "jump over his shadow" (take the plunge) and get a foot in her door. Amusement for proverb fans who love to make whoopee, gaze into the pale blue yonder, or get to the point.

Employees Must Wash Hands

Employees must wash hands. Literally.

Harold's Going Stiff

Harold is suffering from a terrifying new disease that is turning him into a zombie. As his condition deteriorates, he and his friendly care worker end up on the run from a group of violent vigilantes.

Extra Extra

It's Junior Photographer Salmonella Sinclair's birthday and she only wants one thing- photographic proof of extraterrestrials. What lengths will she go to, along with her mirror-companion, Kitty, to achieve this goal? One ill-fated tour guide is about to find out.

Watusi Zombie!

Set in Kochi right before the pandemic, micro-celebrity and boy genius Gabriel finds himself in the midst of an ugly rumor as he deals with small people with big city ideas.

3 Boys In Hollywoodland

Set In 1926, three friends and struggling child actors in Hollywood search for roles that lead to competition threatening their friendship. Through a series of auditions, conversations, and dances, the film navigates the challenges of child actors in "Hollywoodland" and the importance of friendship despite the forces against it.

Cookie Logic

A young scientist studies the mechanics of time travel by having a conversation with a group of her future selves.

Beauty Sleep

Beauty Sleep is a retro futuristic short film about beauty, identity, and the dangerous pursuit of perfection. Cosmetic enhancement is more extreme than our own. New boobs, butts and faces can be purchased, sewn on and bedazzled to your choosing. And the latest beauty trend? “Sleeping Beauty Makeovers”, created by a Mortician, where teens, for their Sweet 16, jump out of a sparkling coffin instead of a giant cake.

Narcissus

A quirky deep dive into the mind of a confused young man struggling to balance personal ambitions and family responsibilities.

Clouds of confetti

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The Boy And The Three Rituals He Goes Through

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All in the Game

What happens when two game show producers....lose the 1 million dollar prize?

A Shitty Story

A group of mafia solving a problem.

The Dream Job

After a violent blow to the head, a lonely office worker wishing to be noticed suddenly finds himself the center of attention, which makes him question his reality as he slowly unravels

Le Petit Sentiment

Adnan, who cannot express his feelings, is tested by Jess, his girlfriend, to determine if Adnan cares for her.

Project Maggi

A teen kid stuck in a residential school craves for Maggi and his wish is granted but to what extent ?

RadHead

A series of video game reviews hosted by a ginger that loves to yap!

Mick Mondo's 99 Nightmares

A delinquent tomboy takes the job of a murderous carney's assistant.

WESTLEIGH

Two gangs. One McDonald's. In this local comedy short film the roadmen battle it out, head to head to name the territory as their own. But is McDonald's really worth fighting for?

A Jellyfish Who is Afraid of the Ocean

Robin is a bit clumsy in life and struggles socially. When he finally gets a friend, Lilly, it becomes difficult for him to cope with the fact that his one friend has more friends than just him.

Common American Crow

Common American Crow centers on Doug Mioducki, a Denver local musician and record store employee who happens to be bonded to a murder of crows.

The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice

The bickering of envious mistresses, the criminal intentions of fraudsters and the love of two young people are at the center of events, in the middle of which unfolds the fate of the city executioner Jiří, who longs to break free from his destiny and become a proper burgher. He is not heard, but he manages to expose the iniquities and their culprits, reunites a hard-pressed couple in love and his undeniable merits for the city and eventually bring him luck.

Blonde Animals

Fabien, former star of a television show, always seems disoriented when he wakes up. He feels abandoned since the disappearance of Corinne, his co-star, whom he loved so much. Nothing surprises him already, not even his encounter with Yoni, a sad young man, who carries in a bag a beautiful and disturbing token of his own loss.

Deadly Medicine

A pediatrician becomes trapped in a web of betrayal and guilt when her best friend, a nurse, seems to be a baby-killer.

Rapunzel

The charming Delta Pi, Rapunzel, turns down a proposition for a wild night out with friends, unaware of fate's cruel game and the fierce fire that will soon engulf her room in flames.

Exit Plan

Insurance broker Max's life is about one thing - keeping his walnut brain tumour in check. He eats properly, exercises and lives properly, but all of this self-consciousness makes him more and more depressed. When he realises that his beloved wife plans to leave him, he decides to take his own life.

Just Another Immigrant: Romesh at the Greek

Romesh Ranganathan, a successful comedian in England, moves his entire family to Los Angeles to pursue his lifelong dream of making it as a stand-up comedian in America. He then takes the drastic, and possibly foolish, step of performing his first ever U.S. stand-up show at the six-thousand seat historic Greek Theater.