The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen People – 2 min Yemen remains the site of one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world. The fighting between the Saudi-led forces and the Iran-supported rebels has been ongoing since 2014. More than half of the millions of...

A Sonic Pulse

A Sonic Pulse People – 7 min Through a combination of cinematic shots and scientific research, Sonic Pulse explores the relationship between the deaf community and sound vibrations. This documentary – style film examines the ubiquitous language that is...

Ascent

Ascent People – 5 min Presenting “Ascent,” a story of passion, resilience, and surrender. “Ascent” follows the journey of Sanjna Pandit, a high school student and Bharatanatyam dancer, as she prepared for and performed her arangetram, the debut...

Women Are Gold

Women Are Gold Film & Animation – 9 min “Women Are Gold” is a film about a local shop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia called Penh Lenh, empowering marginalized and at-risk women by providing them with education, skills training, and career opportunities. Penh Lenh...

Yukon Kings

Yukon Kings People – 7 min Set in the remote Alaskan Yukon Delta, Yukon Kings follows Yup’ik fisherman Ray Waska as he teaches his grandkids how to fish during the summer salmon run. With environmental and cultural forces threatening their subsistence way...

Esperanza Y Futuro

Esperanza Y Futuro Short Film – 11 min Esperanza Y Futuro is an orphanage located in Guatemala providing love and help to young teens and their children due to abuse. DIRECTOR Claire Imler EDITOR Claire Imler SPECIAL THANKS Esperanza Y Futuro home in Guatemala...

Summer Days

Summer Days Short Film – 5 min Summer Days is a coming of age film about a high school girl who is stuck at her grandmother’s home for the summer. Bored and aimless, she tries to connect with her grandma by teaching her English, and explores a romantic...

Barrio de Paz

Barrio de Paz People – 17 min Set in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Barrio de Paz tells the story of peace worker Nelsa Libertad Curbelo and the city’s gang youth, who have left behind a life of crime to come together and provide services to their struggling community....

Black Girl Poem

Black Girl Poem People – 2 min In ‘Black Girl Poem,’ black women take a surrealist approach in confronting the power dynamic of sexual harassment and catcalling within the African American community. The three women towering above the city act as a...

Silent Crescendo

Silent Crescendo People – 4 min An intimate portrait of ex–Yugoslavian émigré artist Slobodan Dan Paich, Silent Crescendo follows his daily ritual of creating simple drawings with tea and ink. In response to the modern pace of the art scene, Slobodan has...