Her - Holly May Medic Him - Ibrahim Gomina Director - Marcus Ibanez Producer - Moa Looft DoP - Joao De Botelho Editor - Nik Kohler Music - Korantemaas   Produced by New Land

‘Polished’ is a vulnerable glimpse into the decisions - simple and complex - a young woman must make while navigating a busy work day in New York City. Short Film, Written + Directed by Colleen Dodge Starring: Jane Stiles Producer: Michelle Moretta, Andrew Wonder, Sara Golden Executive Producer: Eric McCasline Cinematographer: Andrew Wonder Editor: Betty Jo Moore Post Sound + Composer: Max Phillips Sound Mixer: Jason Mendez Colorist: Vlad Kucherov 1st AC:T hom Cameron Camera: John Henri Coene, Matthew Barniea Art: Sara Golden, Micheal Cummings, Madeline Sadowski Nail Technician: Christy Williams Additional Nail Technician: Sophia Rosen Mother: Karina Hill Child: Kalani Sampson Reception Nurse: Yiqing Zhao Patient: Rachel Torin Nurse: Nikki Neretin Special Thanks: Final Cut NYC, Tomorrow, Bridge Post Official Selection: Short of the Week Cucalorus 2021 New Faces New Voices Fall 2021 New York International Shorts Film Festival 2021 Awards: Best Female Filmmaker - LA Independent Women's Film Festival 2021 Best First Time Filmmaker - Berlin Shorts Award

(PLASTIK) follows a child who looks through a telescope she made out of a plastic bottle and experiences glimpses of our plastic-polluted future. This short film is made with MeshMinds (www.meshminds.com) in association with United Nations Environment Programme to raise awareness and catalyse action to end plastic pollution in South-East Asia. Directed by Philip Rom (https://vimeo.com/philiprom). More about the film: https://www.studiobirthplace.com/plastik

At the tail end of a great date, Jack and Rachel bond over a shared interest in deconstructing traditional relationship structures. When Jack reveals the reality of his "radical" open relationship, things take a turn for the absurd in this short film about the co-option of the language of liberation as means of manipulation and control. Directed by: Bianca Poletti Written by: Allison Goldfarb DP: Corey C. Waters Produced by: Shayna Gianelli EPs: Mindy Goldberg + Jackie Calleiro x Bianca Poletti Production Co: Epoch Films + Disco Pants Inc. Starring: Allison Goldfarb + John Hein Edit by: Nina Sacharow Color by: Mikey Rossiter Music Supervision: Abbey Hendrix Post sound: Peter Trepke Wardrobe by: Christina Flannery Titles by: Fifty One Eight Inc Opening song: 'Nobody but Me' by The Stunners

Across the Bay Area, illuminated windows reveal volunteers for Exhale, a hotline for people seeking help in processing their abortion experiences. In the still of night, these volunteers lend an ear to those who need it. Directed by: Jessie Zinn Featured Voices: Meghan, Janelli Vallin, Elaine, Nina Pine, Susan Chorley, Cait, Sierra McGovern Associate Producer: Aurora Brachman Cinematography & Editing: Jessie Zinn Written by: Kirra Zinn Production Assistant: Michael T Workman On-location Sound: Aurora Brachman Story Consultant: Kirra Zinn Music: Alaskan Tapes Colourist: Sean Wells Sound Mix: David Sandwisch Faculty Advisors: Jamie Meltzer, Elizabeth Lo Technical Support: Mark Urbanek, Paul Meyers In collaboration with Exhale: www.exhaleprovoice.org Produced in the Documentary Film M.F.A Program, Department of Art & Art History, Stanford University

As the frontlines of America’s HIV epidemic continue to migrate away from metropolitan centers - and invariably into territories least-equipped for battle – a funeral director in the heart of the South confronts an environment of societal shame and ignorance to ensure a dignified finality to those fallen from the disease. CAST Trey Sebrell CREW Brian Bolster & Jonathan Napolitano, Directors & Producers Thomas Harrington & Kayleigh Napolitano, Executive Producers Jonathan Napolitano, Cinematographer Brian Bolster, Editor Jerome Kurtenbach, Original Music Drew Fuccillo & Jay Pellizzi, Sound Design & Mix Curtis Abbott, Colorist

a film by CINZA SYNOPSIS A rainy day in Pyongyang, North Korea. KOREA is part III of a project that explores areas marked by conflicts looking for a personal and contemplative look at its landscapes and people.(part I and II were featured on Nowness and Vimeo Staff Picks). Having the ultra-secretive North Korea as a subject imposed many obstacles whilst capturing the images due to restricted movements and constant supervision. Through these images and sounds, we look to evoke and shed light at the tense atmosphere of a country that looks displaced in time and space. Previous instalments in the Tur series: Doku-Tur (presented by Nowness) / Vimeo Staff Pick https://vimeo.com/160706570 Bosna-Tur (presented by Nowness) https://vimeo.com/228497534 Photography: José Menezes Editing: Lucas Justiniano Original Soundtrack: Apeles Produced by: Thereza Menezes / Ana Gabriela S. Campos Sound Editing & Mixing: Jamute Post Production: Zumbi Post Color Grading: Henrique Reganatti Acknowledgement: Bo-Sung Seo, Gabriel Vieira de Mello, Patrícia Marins Vicky Justiniano

Emma grapples with the aftermath of reporting sexual harassment in the workplace. Cast: Angela Wong Carbone Tony Costa Tricia Merrick Ken Driesslein Frank Lewallen Reece Ennis Grace Merriman Crew: Written & Directed by Hazel McKibbin Produced by Stephanie Fine Cinematography by Allison Anderson Associate Producer - Meera Vaidya Production Design by Julia Payne Editors - Jordan Anstatt & Hazel McKibbin Colorist - Jacob McKee Re-Recording Mixer - Evan Anderson Sound Design - Tom Morris Gaffer - Ariel Nehorayoff Production Coordinator - Silvia Chen AD - Meera Vaidya HMU - Camila Zapeda Wardrobe - Grace Merriman First AC - Jack Berner Second AC - Walker Smith DIT - Elizabeth Navarro Grip - Robert Jones Sound Recordist - An Chu Boom Operator - Rider Laskin Script Supervisors - Jeff Chang & Michael Kenny PA - Ethan Mermelstein

Reclaiming The Negative looks at a North Korean defector's extraordinary and harrowing escape from her country of birth and the artistic process of a large format photographer who captures a series of stunning portraits of her and other North Korean refugees living in Seoul, South Korea. Tim Franco's book: http://www.timfranco.com/unperson-the-book Eun-Ju Kim's book: https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Miles-Freedom-Escape-North-ebook/dp/B00S58ED0C (author listed as Eunsun Kim) Since the end of the Korean War in 1953, roughly 31,000 North Koreans have defected from their home country to South Korea. In 2018, photographer Tim Franco began shooting a series of large format portraits using an unusual technique for a book detailing some of their experiences. The film takes a more intimate look at the human side of the highly political subject matter. Film and Music by Mike Beech Translations by Jiwon Lee Sound design by Ben Hensor Special thanks to: Sei Yeon Lee Seoul Foreign Press Center Kathy Yun