Experience a sojourn in surrealist dream worlds and soak in sophisticated soundscapes in this stunning screening! These films speak to the bodies we live in, the land that we grew from, and the relationships that flutter in and out of our lives. Be enchanted by ardent artists that aren’t afraid to express complexity in the experimental.

Surf the glittering channels of Xenia's mind in this highly saturated, musical spectacular where she and an old friend begin making sense of the issues between Xenia and her boyfriend, Keke.

A Few Things I’m Beginning to Understand

A booth, a missed concert, and a friendship lost in the memories of a diner's history.

Buzzbrews

An experimental short film shot on 16mm, created with analog editing and direct animation, about Taemong, Korean conception dreams, exploring the relationship between culture, motherhood, future, and gender.

Who Are You? (Nugusaeyo?)

This short film from emerging filmmaker Elsa Hunter-Weston explores the difficulties facing a young person on the cusp of adulthood as she wrestles with her own identity.

Please Introduce Yourself

A man goes on a quest across New York City at night: one that risks tearing his fantastical reality apart.

These Games We Play

After feeling butterflies, a girl is shown what it will be like to fall in love alongside the pain of heartbreak. Including art from 26 artists, this experimental vision explores the concept of metamorphosis and what exists between two halves of a broken heart.

Caterpillar Kisses

Together in an idyllic, isolated forest cabin, two women spend an afternoon baking scones.

The Modern Woman's Guide to Pastry-Making

An afrosurrealist meditation on identity and dream projections, SEVEN MINUTES OF DREAMS is an experiment in time, the pregnancy of images, and the potent relationship between cinema and dreams.
Across seven sixty second vignettes, we are taken on a fragmented journey with a mind collapsing in on itself.

Seven Minutes of Dreams

A trans woman's journey through the changing seasons as she breaks out of her physical mold.

Winter Insect, Summer Flower

Having forgotten the customs and traditions upon her arrival from the mainland to her birthplace of O‘ahu, a half Hawaiian young woman is frowned upon by her family for not being Hawaiian enough.

My Dog Has Fleas

The struggle of not knowing how your body works and the pressures that are structurally in place to control your body. This lack of knowledge makes me scared all the time.

schadenfreude

During times of crisis and isolation, an individual longs for brighter skies and more vivid voices. A visual poem about lost friends.

Hear, There

Aged, hand-painted film married to a recovered audio interview of an anonymous housewife constructs a fragile scaffolding of prescribed domesticity in uncertain times.

Cult of Domesticity

Breaking the Mold

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