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When Death develops the hots for one of the souls he's assigned to reap, the two must navigate the hijinks of their deathly romance with a liberal moral compass.

Karel Vachek’s graduate film offers us a documentary essay which is both a light-hearted and aggressive little piece and also a parody of investigative film journalism. The Strážnice folk festival, backed by the cultural Party apparatus of the time, for years had little to commend itself to authentic folklore. In the film the event assumes the form of a bizarre stage spectacle with almost surrealistic elements that Vachek reinforces with unconventional approaches (commentary appearing as titles on screen, singing, declamations into the camera, feature etudes, the fusion of news coverage and fiction). The result is a stirring film collage depicting various characters, from crowd-pleasers, Easter egg decorators, kitsch artists and peddlers, to museologists and local residents, all of whom come up against the eccentric "identical” twin reporters Karel and Jan Saudek and a bored actress who appears as an extra. Using their special blend of irony and wit, they present us with the sad truth.

"A young filmmaker studying at the Alexandria Higher Institute of Cinema (AHIC) struggles with an internal conflict; torn between his deep loyalty to his hometown of Alexandria and his burning desire to immerse himself in the vibrant film scene of Cairo, the bustling capital. He discusses the matter with a fellow AHIC student, where they share their thoughts and questions about the meaning of success and their personal aspirations. This shared exploration becomes a search for a guiding light, a clue that reveals whether their chosen paths will lead them to their desired futures.

Jacob Faulk, an obnoxiously brainy high school student, enters the most important race of his life, running for the class presidency. With his signature annoying tone and pompous attitude, Jacob fights to win the election.

A brief portrait of famous and brave bullfighter Manuel Benítez el Corbobés; an account on still photos of his triumphs and failures.

Pilar and Isabel are stunned when a woman approaches them and asks how they do it. She just wants to know how they flirt; at her age, she's fallen in love with a woman and is completely lost.

A young witch tries to find 'the oasis' and has captured a young man who knows it's exact location. But before he tells her where she can find this mystical place she first has to convince him that magic is in fact very real.

A Sentença

"holding hands with the moon" is a celebration of a not-so-common-coming-of-age inspired by isolation during the pandemic and the consequential anxiety that came with it. Terra is not only learning to live with her anxiety, but also appreciating all of the little things in life that bring her immense joy and her unwavering (and borderline obsessive) love for the moon. Through it all though, magic is never too far away from Terra’s familiar life.

An exhausted detective interrogates three suspects after an altercation gone awry. As these mischievous suspects delve into their stories, will Detective Finch squeeze the truth out of them?

Baptist Fernandes is an undertaker by trade, but he has dealt with death all his life.

Family visit turns wild.

Journalist learns about battle in a small village.

Caught in a compromising position, a young research assistant summons her closest friends, but quickly realizes she needs to learn to rely on herself.

Two instants separated by 99 days conflict with each other.

Human action is often influenced by the desire for knowledge. This desire is in itself a positive impulse and could be said to be the basis of all progress. Let's move this statement to the ground of scientific research at CERN, and see if it applies here - and then test the common experience that human stupidity permeates every social stratum and, in the case of the elites, is a potential threat.

A prom queen-to-be must break free from her small town’s ominous legacy of prom queens who die after their crowning.

Three different scenarios, intercut, all using the same words but with very different meanings. A corrupt cop is more interested in the money on the criminals he catches than justice; a young woman discovers she's pregnant, and her boyfriend is unfeeling; and a young man calls a prostitute it's the first time for both, and neither can go through with it. Ultimately, all the stories come together.

Letter to L.Y is Stephanie Mavi Garcia Panclas' second experimental film for their class. The film surrounds the feeling of nostalgia shown through the layering of video.

Alli, an antivax college student is bitten by a zombie at a party. Convinced that her homeopathics are the remedy, she must persuade her concerned friends that she’s totally fine… unless?