Lean into light bending structures, melodies in loving memory, and all-around visually immersive experiences with these undeniably original experimental shorts. From poetic journeys to steadfast subversions of tradition, storytelling is readily refigured in this array of dynamic films.

The little boy wanted to take an adventure in the desert, but the mother could not leave the family behind. Meanwhile, sand is pouring into the house continuously, covering the family members around him . He realized that this was an irreversible hourglass of time……

Hourglass House

The universal struggle between making independent and imposed choices. Our “true” life path decisions are heavily influenced by many external factors (known as the imposed choice) such as our environment, our friends/families, and spiritual inclinations. However, this internal compass (known as our independent choice) such as personal passions and feelings that help guide us to our mind’s “true” path.

LACHESIS

A VISUAL ALBUM CHARTING THE SPIRITUAL TRAJECTORY OF AN EMOTIONAL MARATHON.

Riḍā

A non-linear short film that exhibits the various memories of a son’s journey to rebuild his connection to his late father. A five-part story told through imagery, poetry, dance, and music - based on the song “Nile” by Beyoncé &amp; Kendrick Lamar.

NILE: A Visual Embodiment of a Sonic Experience

The discourse in the mind of a girl who only has the power to control her anger, sexuality and fear for the day she may end up just like the people who raised her.

when to sleep

In San Francisco, years after his hideous crimes, the fiendish water creature Vodník emerges from Czech folklore to recount his beguiling tale.

Vodník Many Years After the Rainstorm

A film about our love-hate relationship with Instagram.

@scroll_alice

A group of peculiar individuals prepare themselves for a dinner party that ends in a devilish surprise. Chokehold explores a gothic fantasy in the form of fashion.

Chokehold

Pandrog is about the trappings of gender and masculinity within the diaspora. The hope of a great escape, from Babylon.

Pandrog

An animated collection of memories recounting a loss

I Find Him In The Weather

In a vinyl record shop packed of his childhood memories, an 80-year-old man reminisces about his good old days. As the vinyl spins and the melody plays, it brings to life all of his life's chapters spanning 80 years.

Vinyl Beginning

Confined in their flat in Berlin, March 2020, a Mother and her 7-year old son collaborate on a playful testament to creativity — a fantastical short made using only a clothes horse, a shiny hula hoop, and a lamp. In the process, they transform their ordinary corridor into a ghostly and experimental place marked by gamelan sounds and transfixing light imagery.

Korridor

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