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Videoart inspired by Daisies (1966) by Věra Chytilová. This short film explores teenagehood feelings as a woman by mixing psychedelic...

A mosaic-style comedy following the life of a woman as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and...

In search of housing, a student stumbles upon an advertisement for renting an apartment at a very reasonable fee—and promptly agrees with a...

Mello, Judd, & Tooth Floss is a slice of life short about two friends who sit in their car by the ocean on their lunch break as they make up stories...

A short film collaboration between director Kristian Day and make up artist Patrick Boltinghouse. Patrick had created the make up for Pride Weekend...

Julia experiences a confused world seemingly against her after receiving a pessimistic tarot reading, as her feelings inevitably differ from her...

Amoré (1min, 16mm film loop, experimental installation) In 2005, Amoré won the Best Canadian Film award at Toronto’s...

That Child with AID$ tells the story of Brazilian advocate and artist Lili Nascimento, who was born with HIV in 1990. Lili has worked to expand...

Heart Murmurs is a poetic dialogue between the filmmaker and Dean, a young man living in Hong Kong. In reflecting on his experience living with a...

This Bed I Made presents the bed as a place of solace and agency beyond just a site of illness or isolation. Through the shared stories of two...

Ananias, a San Francisco Bay Area artist and immigrant, performs the folkloric Danza de los Viejitos (the Dance of the Old Men). Originally from...