Gregory Alexander Foltynowicz - 20, Bennett Barbosa - 19, Haley Johnson - 20, Katelyn Clarke - 20
California

The Art of Healing is a short film that beautifully depicts stages of grief and healing through the eyes of a homeless man who mourns the tragic loss of his daughter. This man’s artistic delusion, including a personal muse, form the basis of this message.

Art in Motion

Hailey McGill - 19
Washington

A fruity depiction of life with a large chest.

Reclaiming Me

Emma Penaz Eisner - 16
California

Joining with his shadow, the first god creates himself, the progenitor of humanity. This surrealistic film intermixes stop motion animation, time lapse photography, and live action sequences to re-imagine one of the paradigmatic creation myths recorded in antiquity.

A Screening Darkly

Pedro Tamames - 21, Isabel Padilla - 22, Britney Ngaw - 18, Rhea D'Souza - 24
Spain

A girl spends her time eavesdropping on a young couple whose relationship is falling apart.

Radical Experiments

Elias ZX - 19
New York

A film about romance, scams and romance scams.

Radical Experiments

Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan - 23, Hannah Schierbeek - 22, Keaton McQuarrie - 22, John Eblahan - 18
Phillippines

In modern day Philippines, a metaphysical merging of past and present permeates through the landscape as ancient deities are reawakened, causing people to experience the spiritual connection between body and nature.

Radical Experiments

Ella McKeon - 11
California

An honest, and brutal look at how one adolescent sees herself in a changing world. It begins with this thought - “We are not what people say we are ... that’s ok.”

Come As You Are

Natalie Harris - 21
New York

Uma Fruta Estranha is a visual poem exploring the difficult realities that bind Afro-Brazilians and African-Americans across continents. However, it is also an expression of gratitude for the resilience and beauty that their ancestors taught them - the glue that connects them within the African Diaspora.

Facing the Frontier