To nourish is to provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition. It is to show love in its most recognizable form – caring for a person and the wellbeing of their body and...
Take an hour on Saturday morning to enjoy light hearted shorts that everyone in the family will enjoy! Beware though – you might be seeing Sasquatch hiding in every wooded shadow after this block! A Beetle’s Day Off (animated) (2:08)...
Are we becoming PLASTIC PEOPLE?Our ground-breaking feature documentary investigates the growing threat of microplastics on human health.Almost every bit of plastic ends up ground down into “microplastics”. These microscopic particles drift in the air, float in the water and sit...
Our human relationships are our greatest source of joy, but also frustration. We rely on our relationships with others to nurture us, but they also cause jealousy, grief, and yearning. Films in this block include powerful and relatable representations of...
In OBSERVER, filmmaker Ian Cheney embarks on an experiment in which he brings a series of keen-eyed observers – scientists, artists, a hunter – to a range of locations around the world, often without telling them where they are going,...
“Enongo” is an award-winning, feature-length, animation-documentary hybrid and the inspiring story of rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate, Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, a.k.a., Sammus. With her autobiographical and afrofuturism-inspired music, Enongo tackles various subjects including (but certainly not limited to) mental health, growing up, and relationships....
Siblings reconvene at their childhood home, where they spend a precarious weekend drinking and talking. 105 Ely’s Historic State Theater
At ten, filmmaker Alexandra Shiva lost her mother Susan to cancer – a diagnosis her mother had kept hidden from virtually everyone. 36 years later, as Alexandra is set to outlive her mother, she embarks on a cinematic journey to...
Much of human culture and connection today is shaped by how we interact and what we see online. Amidst ongoing conversations about screen time, artificial intelligence, current and future relationship dynamics and health, the shorts in this block examine the...
Family – whether given or chosen – are people who will be there for us through thick and thin. The shorts in this block explore how we approach legacy, artistry, health, grief, and teaching moments. Shorts: The Last Houseboat...
