Film Festival

While  exploring a warehouse alone, Caz discovers a mysterious orb that  transports anyone who touches it to a heaven-like realm.  There is a  cost however, the user's desire to use the orb overpowers any other  drive they have.  As well as the orb appears harmful in some nebulous  way.  Once Caz's friend Aaron shows up, tensions rise as the orb takes  its toll.

A portrait of the asian-identifying students attending BB&N.

A tiny fly, smitten with a magnificent dragonfly, risks everything for a love that could crush him!

A new kid in town tests the limits at the High School basketball tryouts.

A naive  young woman and her troublesome boyfriend struggle to record a fake  kidnapping video in hopes of extorting her rich father.

When a dance  competition opens up in their town, a group of young girls take it upon  themselves to perform their own distinct routine.  The girls are  determined to show their strength, regardless of the outcome.

NIÑA is an  experimental nonfiction film that collages 16mm film, stop motion, hand  drawn ephemera, and VHS-c film.  The piece divines connection between a  childhood and present selves by repurposing personal audiovisual data.

The film  tackles the challenging questions surrounding the lack of diversity in  our school and how it affects particular students.

My  Grandmother Alison (Iya) and I look through a photo album created by her  mother, my Great-Grandmother, Olga (Mamo).  As we read and relive the  photo album together, it is brought to life through animation, Mamo's  annotations, and Iya's words.  Only a week before, Iya's youngest  brother David had passed away, and the day we filmed fell on Iya’s 73rd  birthday.  This film emerged from a period of both mourning and  celebration, the throughline being the peace and repair found in  storytelling, and the necessity of remembrance in these times.

There is a  herd of deer living in the forest.  The hunters attack them and one of  them is injured.  After a while, the wounded deer gets better and wants  to go back to his old life, but he realizes that there is no going back,  he has changed.  The deer starts to migrate so that he can know his new  self.

The Story of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist told through animation and photos.

The film  follows Noor, a queer Pakistani Muslim woman who brings her Puerto Rican  girlfriend home for the first time on the family's annual game night --  which happens to fall on Christmas Eve!  All cards are on the table  when Noor's eldest sister unexpectedly shows up, sending the night into  chaos and putting all their relationships to the test.  The film  explores themes of sisterhood, belonging, and breaking the rules of  tradition.

Struggling  with mental health and disordered eating, a filmmaker documents her  story searching for inner peace and healthy ways to cope with  insecurities and emotions.

Two people sit on a bench.

A music  video of “Time Settles” showing vivid animations.   It seems to weave a  circular narrative, echoing the cyclical nature of life.

'Upasana'  translates to worship or devotion.  The song delves deep into the  struggles of artists while celebrating the profound beauty of their  craft.  The song honors the journey of creativity and resilience.