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After celebrating the birth of their first child, James and Lola are faced with family expectations and financial strain as they fly in a Mohel to perform their son’s Brit Milah – The circumcision ceremony. Written & Directed by Charles Wahl Starring Daniel Maslany, Kaelen Ohm, Sam Rosenthal, Sherry Smith, Bob Mann, JoAnne Miller, Breton McKay Editor: Amy Mielke DOP: Guy Godfree CSC Production Designer: Michael Pierson Colourist: Wade Odlum Executive Producer: Mike Masters Producer: Charles Wahl, Evan Kelly, Gharrett Patrick Paon World Premiere – 2021 SXSW Film Festival Winner – 2021 Palm Springs International ShortFest – Best Live Action Short 15 Minutes and Under **Oscar Qualifying Official Selection – 2021 Seattle International Film Festival Official Selection – 2021 Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival Official Selection – 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival Official Selection – 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival Official Selection – 2021 Hamptons International Film Festival Official Selection – 2021 San Diego International ShortsFest Official Selection – 2021 FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival Official Selection – 2021 Salute Your Shorts Film Festival Winner – 2021 Charlottetown Film Festival Best Screenwriting Official Selection – 2021 UK Jewish Film Festival Official Selection – 2021 Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Official Selection – 2021 Boston Jewish Film Festival Official Selection – 2021 Atlantic Jewish Film Festival Winner – 2022 Denver Jewish Film Festival Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Short Official Selection – 2022 Austin Jewish Film Festival Official Selection – 2022 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Official Selection – 2022 Fargo Film Festival

The des hume initiative (dhi) is a for-profit organization researching utopian social dynamics. Based out of Vancouver, the dhi has produced publications, art installations and released a smattering of EPs, singles and albums since 2019. Their work has been played on terrestrial radio stations such as BBC Radio One and KEXP, streamed millions of times, and featured in the Netflix series “Tiny Pretty Things”. ‘huh.’ is a single from their forthcoming album ‘FM.era’ https://ift.tt/UKz93DF

All living things are born and die. Water flows and never returns back. The money you have might be gone away. However, you might become friends with someone who was your enemy. Everything keep changing and never be the same. Even these ideas could be changed, just in a moment.

A lighthearted sailing passage goes awry when Eli, Alex and Alex get caught in an unexpected tropical storm. Directed by: Alex D’Agostino Animation by: Annika Danenhauer Filmed by: Alex D’Agostino & Alex Haughton Colorist: Caleb Chicoine

A reinterpretation of the ancient myth, the Black Dog.⁠ ⁠ The film depicts the return of an animal from the dead through an exploration of sensory fragments. As the dog walks through the film, it rediscovers and remembers all the sensations, places, textures, movements and sounds from its’ past. ⁠ ⁠ Find the full film, stills and BTS on our website – https://bit.ly/3xGx6MW ⁠ Credits Creative Direction & Production: Optical Arts Direction & Art Direction: Fabrice Le Nezet Sound Design: Niccolò Chotkowski 2D/3D Supervisor: Fabrice Le Nezet 3D Artist: Nicolas Damour, Izaak Pardey

A quirky couple from the American South journey through Tijuana, Mexico to attend a bullfight. ———————————- Starring: Laura & Carlton Moser Directed by Bobby Moser & Michael Barth Producer: Gia Rigoli Production Company: Florence Co-Producer: Enrique Unzueta Field Producer: Diana Trejo Executive Producer: Jerad Anderson Associate Producer: Jorge Cardenas Color: Kaitlyn Battistelli Sound: Jackie! Zhou

The story is narrated in an unknown time, in a ruined modern subway. People in this society have animal faces, they have forgotten humanity and ethics and they do not avoid sins. There is someone with a deer face who is trying to reform the society.

VOTING CLOSES 4/21. Follow this link to support California Natural in the Webby Awards Food & Drink category: https://bit.ly/3s226U7 California Natural offers a sensuous immersion into the world of natural winemaking pioneer, Martha Stoumen. The film illuminates this first generation winemaker’s ethos and values as she explores the shifting tides of climate change with creativity, expertise and joy. Director: Lindsey Hagen Executive Producers: Lindsey Hagen & Martha Stoumen Creative Director & Producer: Jaylee Adams Assistant Producer: Nina Kravetz Head of Production: Aaron Schurman Post Supervisor: CJ Taglione Lead Editor/Colorist/Sound Engineer: Jared Blizzard Colorist: Jack Ieronimo Director of Photography: Chris Naum Mixer/Drone Op/Grip/Gaff: Tim Terry Special Thanks Assistant Winemaker: Tim Lyons Creative Collaborator: Jon Patch 3/8/22 | Premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival 3/14/22 | On view for Community Supported Wine Club members 4/12/22 | Public premiere

After losing a well paid engineering job, Toomas, a young hot wolf, gets cornered into working as a gigolo to support his family. He is keeping it a secret from his pregnant wife Viivi. Viivi also has a secret: she is attending a female empowerment seminar involving male slaves. When Toomas gets a role in a sexploitation movie it becomes harder to keep his new profession a secret. Directed by Chintis Lundgren Script: Chintis Lundgren, Draško Ivezić Music: Terence Dunn Sound design: Pierre Yves Drapeau Cast: Draško Ivezić, Leon Lučev, Lee Delong, Dražen Šivak, Chintis Lundgren Produced by: Chintis Lundgren – Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioonistuudio (Estonia) Draško Ivezić – Adriatic Animation (Croatia) Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron – Miyu Productions (France) Distribution: Luce Grosjean – Miyu Distribution Supported by: EFI – Estonian Film Institute Cultural Endowment of Estonia HAVC – Croatian Audiovisual Center Arte France 2019