Situations

With the help of his friends, a hopeless romantic attempts to decipher his enigmatic crush at a house party, and whether or not he’s the only one there who’s interested in her…

Time-traveling anthropologists document the heartbreak of an aspiring entrepreneur in Los Angeles. In ir/reverent homage to mid-20th century documentary films, this fictional documentary turns a comically “objective” lens on the shadows of trauma lurking behind American masculinity.

When a disenfranchised, world-famous photographer is interviewed by university students and presented with a portfolio of his life's work he is transported back to his very first photoshoot with a special yet mysterious subject.

Shot in long, contemplative takes, Madrona Marsh lingers on the last remaining vernal freshwater wetland in Los Angeles’s South Bay. Amid Torrance’s dense urban sprawl, the film observes the marsh as an unlikely oasis—home to birds, fish, insects, reptiles, and moments of quiet human presence. Influenced by the rhythms of slow cinema’s great masters, Devereaux shapes stillness and habitat into a meditative portrait of fragile ecology and the persistence of life within an urban environment.

A frustrated couple seeks the help of a therapist to solve their unique intimacy problem.

A struggling actor’s commute to a callback takes an abrupt detour, thrusting him into an eye-opening LA excursion with an unlikely companion.

Richard Rent, a volatile LAPD cop, and Joe Thomas, a boarding schoolteacher, become targets of the city’s corrupt political machine and are forced to flee to Mexico. In the humid jungles of the country’s Pacific coast, an unexpected affair unfolds. As passion turns to reckoning, both men must confront the violence they fled and the illusions that once defined who they were – and who they fear they might become.

Past memories bring Rendra (25) back home after three years away pursuing his career. A vague memory from his childhood when Rendra found a camera in the trash. When he returned home, Rendra felt so alienated from his parents, Herman (56) and Mira (53), which made Rendra find a goal, namely to get acquainted with his parents again, especially his father who was against Rendra's dream of becoming a photographer. Herman's old camera that Rendra found sparked a discussion that destroyed Herman's ego, which had forced his son to bury his dream. Openness, beautiful memories, and momentary affection became the keys to forming a family discussion space that had been missing in Rendra's house.

Battling against the legacy of childhood trauma, internalised misogyny, and the image-obsessed fat shaming of the LA music business, aspiring singer-songwriter Frankie Ramirez finally snaps, with bloody results.

Glen suffers from severe stomach problems during a disastrous date night out with his girlfriend Nina, only to find an unexpected connection with a stranger in the most humiliating of circumstances.

It's an intense and sensitive short film about apprehension about the future and fear of failure within a long-standing friendship, fractured by things left unsaid.

A cinematographer's love letter to her two best friends who are learning what dreams are worth fighting for.

Mackenzie, a public school student, is invited to a home-school prom by a guy who is more interested in using her as bait to reel in his prized catch - his old girlfriend, Ruth.

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.

Set in an alternate, post-apocalyptic 1976, a filmmaker follows a worn and disillusioned photographer who, despite the circumstances, continues to make pictures.

Caroline and Margo respond to a "Missed Connections" ad on Craigslist, only to realize that there whirlwind romance was a trap, and the man of her dreams is leading a secret life. The Two women join forces to bring down the dangerous con man who simultaneously romanced and duped them.

Marcos' life turns upside down after he loses the same day his girlfriend and his job. Marcos' life turns wild after to meet Raquel.

Dana loses her cool by the pool as her gay best friend drifts away.

On his way to an audition, struggling actor Shaun Davis is asked a bizarre favor by a friend which takes his day in an unexpected direction.

On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.