Songbird

Charlie doesn't want to be here. Stuck at his tyrannical Grandpa's house while his mom is away, he finds a secret passage in his dad's old room. Following it, Charlie finds a hidden link to his father.

In this experimental short film, Kristian Day collected artwork created by the public. He found the majority of the pieces at "Sharpie marker demonstration tables" and it took almost a year to collect the artwork. All pieces were created by chance with no prior thought. He originally intended on using the photos for a collage canvas piece, however after deciding that a short film would stand the test of time longer, he took individual shots of over 30 pieces. The drone music was created using a variety of simple sound generators & tapes that are being manipulated by delays, filters, and reverberation effects.

Based on the book by famed author John Gunther about the life and early death of his teenage son Johnny, who died from a brain tumor.

A mechanic father and his son grapple with understanding each other, their relationship hanging by a thread of movies & junk food.

A Labrador retriever named Quill begins specialized training as a guide dog from an early age, then the canine is paired with a blind man who is initially reluctant to rely on his new partner.

An Italian magistrate leads a crusade against organized crime which ultimately costs him his life in this biopic told through his daughter's eyes.

A young boy lives out his dream, but with a heartbreaking twist.

The marshmallow test became the poster child for the idea that there are specific personality traits that are stable and consistent. And this drives Walter Mischel crazy. "That iconic story is upside-down wrong," Mischel says, "That your future is in a marshmallow. Because it isn't."

A mother of a boy with muscular dystrophy is diagnosed with uterine cancer. A daughter of a prima donna decides to chase her dreams, to the ire of her mother. A woman with breast cancer asks her son to find her first love.

The mental unraveling of Rowen, a religious leader faced with questions of identity and meaning as a prophesied revelation approaches.

A high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of yesterday. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, can their love grow with every new beginning?

Ten years ago, on a train home during the busy Spring Festival travel period, fate brings Xiaoxiao and Jianqing together. Like many young couples, they meet, fall in love, and strive to make it work, but eventually, the harsh realities of life make them drift apart. Ten years later, they run into each other again. Will they make the most of this second chance and rekindle what they once lost?

Grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child after a tragic school shooting.

This film is about entering the flow of the scream and seeing its color.

Narrated as a letter to a mother, this short film traces the emotional undercurrents of leaving home and adjusting to a new environment, blending inner transformation with the changing landscape.

Shi Miao hates her brother Shi Fen. So, she makes a birthday wish: She wants her brother gone. However, she did not expect the wish come true.

A story about a karaoke-addicted old woman struggling with her self-worth and a sense of betrayal at her long-lost husband's funeral where she encounters his younger and more sophisticated girlfriend while she finds out her kids might have been secretly in touch with her late husband all these years.

Gustav tells us a little about himself

It's supposed to be his day off.

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