EMPATHY (a digital love letter)(2017)

Escape(en)

A couple is stuck in an escape room, and a failing relationship, with no way out.

O malém světě(cs)

Modern Guatemala City(en)

This FitzPatrick Traveltalk short visits Guatemala City, touching upon its sights, customs, and history.

I Am One of the People(en)

Harmful chemicals are disproportionately affecting Black communities in Southern Louisiana along the Mississippi River. I am One of the People is an experimental short film exposing the environmental racism of “Cancer Alley.”

Larisa(ru)

Elem Klimov's documentary ode to his wife, director Larisa Shepitko, who was killed in an auto wreck.

Antigravitation(lt)

An isolated village in the Lithuanian countryside. Seated in her house, an elderly woman recites an old folk story. Then she climbs up the tall ladder that takes her to the rooftop of the church.

Scum Manifesto(fr)

Delphine Seyrig reads passages from a Valerie Solanas’s SCUM manifesto.

Julieta(es)

The life and times of the mexican pianist Julieta García Rello, as told by her granddaughter.

Cat in the Eastern Palace(zh)

Su Jin meets Li'er. As their bond grows, the weight of Su Jin being the crowned prince and Li'er as a cat spirit grows heavy.

Transgender Nuclear Suicide Sojourner(en)

Lies can kill. Transgender Nuclear Suicide Sojourner is an exploration of propaganda, lies, and the overwhelming urge to end it all.

The Colour of His Hair(en)

Based on an unrealized film script written in 1964 for The Homosexual Law Reform Society, a British organisation that campaigned for the decriminalization of homosexual relations between men, "The Colour Of His Hair" merges drama and documentary into a meditation on queer life before and after the partial legalization of homosexuality in 1967.

Del mero corazón(en)

A lyrical journey through the heart of Chicano culture as reflected in the love songs of the Tex-Mex Norteña music tradition. Performers include, Little Joe & La Familia, Leo Garza, Chavela Ortiz, Andres Berlanga, Ricardo Mejia, Conjunto Tamaulipas, Chavela y Brown Express and more.

Ôrí(pt)

A look at the Brazilian black movement between 1977 and 1988, going by the relationship between Brazil and Africa.

The Reach(en)

An sick elderly women hears the voice of her deceased husband and he tries to convince her to travel to the mainland.

Timber Front(en)

This black-and-white archival film outlines the importance of Canada's forests in the national war effort during the Second World War.

A Search Through Nine Lifetimes(zh)

For love to travel for thousands of years, they will eventually meet.

The Fox Spirit Repays a Debt(zh)

A wife and a concubine seek freedom. In a game of seduction, together they join forces to defeat their oppressors.

Second Place(en)

One of several Kevin Jerome Everson pieces regarding African-American rodeo riders, SECOND PLACE brings us inside the big show. The jerkily pixilated view of a bucking bull offers an aesthetic equivalent of the cowboy's wild ride while the film's silence lends an unexpected repose to the contest. Whether anticipating a bull's blasting out of the gate or watching an old hand stretch out his back, Everson's camera is ever-attentive to the action at the edge of the frame. - Max Goldberg

Boss in Love(ko)

Se-young stays alone and works overtime. Her lover, Hye-mi, visits Se-young's company and they have a date there. Suddenly, the new employee, Joo-ah, returns to the company.

Birthday Wish(en)

Starring Mike Brayden, Yvette Angulo and directed by Ryan Casselman. Birthdays can be tough. Often a reminder that our lives are moving at rapid speed, and while you may have aged a year older over night, you realize that not a whole lot else has changed. That is certainly the case with Jeff, a greeting card creative who has the 'birthday blues' and struggles to find someone to share his birthday with.