• Beneath the Surface

Whether encouraged or denied, with intention or by accident, something is brewing and bubbling up beneath the surface of these films.

Short Films

14 IN FEBRUARY

A hard-of-hearing 13-year-old student’s reality closes in the more she spends time with her teacher.

SHELLSHOCK

Haunted by the desire to do good, an injured military doctor struggles with physical pain and emotional isolation. As she becomes obsessed with her past accomplishments, her reclusive life takes a dark turn, blurring the line between heroism and obsession.

SUCH A LOVELY DAY

Seen through the eyes of 11-year-old Sam, we are taken on a journey through the loveliest of days— a family gathering in a perfect English summer garden. And then, this being a brilliant party, there’ll of course, be a surprise.

TAKEAWAY

Like many times before, delivery person Sheena is delivering food in a Tesla-filled summer cottage neighborhood. When she encounters her childhood friend Calvin and his new life in the upper class, she invites herself in for a rather unusual dinner.

THREE

At her birthday party, a Chinese woman who has recently moved to the United States to live with her daughter strives to keep her daughter's private life from her new friends.

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