Bofan Luo
25 min | 2019 | China | US Premiere
A taxi driver goes on his mundane routine, until he picks up a mysterious woman. Their journey unveils a secret that will change his life.
LACK
Parisa Sedaei Azar and Ramin Farzaneh
20 min | 2019 | Iran | New England Premiere
Narges and Mohsen have a hidden relationship. Yet neighbors know something is going on and they protest until the landlord forces them to vacate.
FLOATING WORLD - LIFE 1.0
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Dénes Ruzsa and Fruzsina Spitzer
4 min | 2019 | Hungary | US Premiere
Earth is a small floating world, isolated in the infinity of the cosmos, the only place we know supporting life. The animation presents the first stage in the development and evolution of Life 1.0, as referred to by Swedish-American physicist, cosmologist Max Tegmark.
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Henry Ogunjimi
25 min | 2019 | Nigeria | New England Premiere
It's the 21st century, and Henry carries marks of the culture of the Nigerian Yoruba people on his face. Remembering vividly the teasing from schoolmates while growing up, he goes to Oyo town to find out what is left of this almost-extinct tradition of tribal marks.
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS
Mahsum Taskin
17 min | 2020 | Turkey | US Premiere
Seyithan, a 12-year old boy living in a Kurdish Village in Eastern Turkey is failing in subjects at school. No one recognizes his passion for reading when he is introduced to the tales of The Thousand and One Nights and seeks a way to find missing parts given by the school teacher to his classmates.