When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator fights to bring Pepe back from the darkness. A Frankenstein-meets-Alice in...

Hearts and minds change literally before your very eyes as the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus go on a brave and emotional journey out of their comfort zone in the...

Two families go in search of their loved ones who went missing in the fields of Falfurrias, Texas, meeting vigilante ranchers, humanitarian activists, and Border...

Leeds born filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson's thirty three year quest to prove that the worlds film industry started in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1888.

Set in 1980s Saigon, well before the U.S. embargo on Vietnam was lifted in 1994, SONG LANG depicts a gritty underworld whose only source of brightness comes from the...

Shorts Block 1

Ya’ know some Jews don’t look good in shorts but these two films look great. The Israeli film that shows becomes a man on the eve of his Bar mitzvah. And the Yiddish...

The Texas Filmmaker's Showcase is a selection of the best of Texas short films and videos under 40 minutes in length, presented to industry professionals in the...

The Dallas Video Fest is once again proud to bring to North Texas the first film festival with movies shot only with mobile phones. The “Big D Mobile Phone Film Fest”...

ast Call follows a suicidal alcoholic on the anniversary of his son’s death. When he attempts to call a crisis hotline, a misdial connects him with a single mother...

YYa’ke Smith is one of the most dynamic and original voices in cinema. Over the years, he has made uncompromising films that make you think and feel. These shorts...

Femme Frontera is a collective of six women filmmakers from the U.S.-Mexico border region. We advocate for the amplification of films made by female filmmakers from...

Film, by nature, is a collaborative art, but film collectives and collaborations can help spur creativity and help build community. Filmmaker and film curator Daniel...

Narrative Shorts Program !

Hamin is a young private doing his military service in a watchtower in the borderline of Iran and Pakistan. Impatient for a day off to attend his sister’s wedding...

What happens when a happy-go-lucky woman filmmaker realizes she needs a have a baby before it's too late?!? Preceded by Lolo

Seven episodes in one marriage: the story of Noah and Madison. A feature film screening in festivals in 2020. A tempestuous romantic drama in seven vignettes that...

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Born Into The Gig is a music-driven documentary that follows five singer-songwriters who hope to carve their own musical identity in the shadow of their parents'...