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Anywhere the Wind Blows 2024
Having recently fled Chinese political persecution, a HongKonger activist is trying to rebuild his life in the United States, but a visit from his ex-boyfriend rekindles unresolved feelings and threatens to derail his plans.
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I Am More Dangerous Dead 2023
A poetic tribute to writer, poet and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed alongside eight other activists for opposing the environmental damage done in their oil-rich homeland, Ogoni.
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Trifles 2021
A young woman is confronted by an uncomfortable situation when she decides to evaluate whether her upcoming marriage will last through a new simulation technology.
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Hardcore Halbert 2021
A young man with an ailing ficus, desperate to escape his mother’s scrutiny, finds refuge in his connection with his neighbor Abby and their mutual love of Heavy Metal.
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Clothesline 2021
An idle, Arab American stoner discovers a portal to the war memories of his mother's past while doing the laundry chore.
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The Ball Method 2020
Alice Ball, a 23 year-old African American Chemist living in 1915 Hawaii fights against racial and gender barriers to find an effective treatment for leprosy before Kalani, a 10-year-old patient is exiled into the leper colony of Molokai.
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Afterimages 2020    star_border 5
In a world where your five most impactful memories print as Polaroids from your mouth upon death, Sam and her mother, Ida, struggle to reconnect after Sam's grandfather dies.
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种子传说 2020
The story is a journey - a little boy wants to find a special place to burry his golden seed. During this trip, he learns about this world and the growth of his heart.
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Boléro 2019    star_border 8
In a dystopian future where telepaths are deployed at the service of a militant regime, a mute girl takes revenge on her father's killer while simultaneously helping the resistance.
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In The Red 2018
A stock broker receives troubling news from his business partner that will threaten his future.
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Shot in the Dark 2018
A blind girl struggles to escape her violent exorcism by a preacher.
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Fear & Loathing 2018
Paul finally decides to confront his fears one morning.
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The Silent Scream 2017
After moving into a new apartment, Angelika begins hearing strange sounds between the walls, leading her to believe that she might be living next-door to a killer.
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Elsewhere 2017
A girl tried to escape from the village she lives in, but stopped by her mother again and again.
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LAST JUDGMENT 2016
Personal animation short film. A man involved in a group violence
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Drone 2015    star_border 6
A rookie Air Force drone pilot finds himself increasingly attached to a target he watches from halfway around the world.
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Nice to Meeteor You 2015
A lonely wind-up cat discovers a mystery box that may contain friendly creatures, and he has to find the right key to open it.
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A Different Tree 2013    star_border 9
An eight-year-old girl tries to build a relationship with her absent father through a class-assigned family tree.
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Ladies Knight 2012
"Ladies Knight" is Joe Rothenberg's undergrad senior thesis project from USC's Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts.
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The A-Word 2010    star_border 10
In the fall of 2009, Lindsay Ellis, a 26-year old graduate student, went through the painful process of having an abortion. “The A-Word” follows Ellis as she opens up to her family and organizations from both sides of the debate, in search of healing. This is not a film about the protests and debates wrapped up in religious views and political agenda, but rather a personal journey about one woman’s struggle to shed the stigma attached to the A-word in hopes of starting a dialogue.
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