• Things We Do For Love

Extremity and intimacy meet in these stories of momentous efforts mounted in the name of love.

Short Films

AUGANIC

A man strikes gold when he discovers a special ability during an intimate moment with his husband.

IF I DIE IN AMERICA

A young man fights for a chance to grieve his husband after his traditional Muslim in-laws demand their son's body be sent back to the Middle-East mere hours after the untimely death.

PALESTINE ISLANDS

Maha is part of the last generation of Palestinian refugees in the Balata camp. When her blind grandfather falls ill, she hatches an elaborate plan to convince him that a return to his homeland is possible.

SAVING ART

Instead of telling his son that he has leukemia, Brian tells Arthur his chemotherapy will give him superpowers. Brian is haunted by his lie, but sometimes fighting darkness with joy can be a form of medicine. Inspired by true events.

WHEN WINTER COMES

A mother from China searches for her daughter who has gone missing in New York.

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