A night out in New York City goes in opposite directions for teenage best friends Melissa and Stephanie. One gets the club fantasy of their dreams; the other learns why it’s best not to meet your heroes.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 4: City & State.[…]
Up-and-coming artist Anisa is woefully unprepared for the pettiness and performative antics taking place at the gallery opening for her latest pieces. Everything but the artwork seems to take center stage. With an absent girlfriend and career-oriented bestie focused on their own priorities, Anisa is left to spiral alone at the end of the night.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 4: City & State.[…]
While on tour for their sophomore album, emo band HOME IS WHERE pulls up to venues across the country and provides moments of community, celebration, and freedom for their trans-forward audience as well as themselves. Energetic performances are the bridge between moments of vulnerability for the two trans women who lead the band and the fans lining up to see them.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 4: City & State.[…]
Two fiercely ambitious aspiring filmmakers make a pact to break up with their boyfriends to free them up for the next phase of their careers. This hilarious take on the romanticizing of prestigious filmmakers and the desperate passion of aspiring artists is explosive, rambunctious, and delightfully surprising.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 5: Comedy.[…]
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