• Thicker Than Water

These films explore the connective tissue and complicated dynamics of bloodlines - all about family.

Short Films

BABY BROTHER

Eleven-year-old Benni always has to take crap from his older brother Pascal. But when Pascal has a moment of weakness on New Year's Eve, Benni senses his chance to finally get even.

CHANGING ROOMS

César is 12 when his older sister Lou is sexually assaulted. In his fencing class changing rooms, everything is measured by the yardstick of violence. César would like to take part in every fight, but he doesn't have the weapons.

FIDEL

A young Filipino man learns to be the caregiver of his abusive grandmother who suffers from dementia, only to be mistaken as her old lover.

LIGHTS IN THE NIGHT SKY

Manu searches for his sister in the city and discovers why the two became estranged.

SIRENA

A young Dominican woman is forced to reconsider her journey to the United States to be with her fiancé when a dark family secret is exposed.

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