Movies: Slice of life

Documentary following some stoner friends over the course of roughly a day. Featured here is Bill, a guy who got kicked out of the Marines for doing dope steadily for six years (I'm not gonna do it forever--or maybe I will, who knows?) and Barry, a f...

The unlucky in love writer Bandaged searches for a moral of the story that explains why his romantic experiences never end in "happily ever after." The conflict worsens when... Ops, better not give any spoilers!...

In Inadequate, by Mylla Fox, we follow the drama of Amanda, an obese young woman, and her mother, who is obsessed with her own body and a certain healthy standard of living. The insistence on imposing their lifestyle on their daughter causes that the...

"A feature-length deluge of incessant, brilliant bursts of images (short takes and jump cuts, single frames in series, freeze-frames slightly altered between takes) it creates a Joyce-like dense and sombre mosaic of memory and sensory impressions, a ...

A short documentary about a group of open-water swimmers on Long Island who gather every summer morning in Hampton Bays. Born out of the post-pandemic era, their daily swims provide a sense of calm and a newfound community, proving that it’s never to...

In 2006 Berkeley, amidst the throes of first love, queer teens Nina and Jay grapple with understanding Jay's uncharted trans identity. Nina's well-intentioned but misguided efforts to assist push them apart....

An intimate portrait of the lives of Delvys and Carlos, siblings who live alone with their elderly mother in a rural part of a small Cuban town. The film portrays a family engulfed in their inner worlds. Between the sacrifices they make out of love f...

Shot in a series of long-takes over several days, the film follows a flower shop attendant (played by Devereaux, then actually employed at a small flower shop by the beach) in fragmented detail. The order of scenes resists chronology: moments recur, ...

After Billy finds a winning scratch ticket, the gas station gets a new lottery machine that becomes the talk of the town. Part of [adult swim] smalls and second Gassy's Gas n Stuff short...

On a bachelor party, Lucas, a withdrawn and shy man, evoques the last memory of his first love...

Three Families heal each other, while they spend their most difficult times with Strangers...

A week after the events of the first film, a new girl arrives. She appears kind but this soon proves to be a form of persuasion on her part....

Eva is going through a troubled time in her life. After a breakup and amid professional uncertainty, she discovers an unwanted pregnancy. Faced with obstacles, she tries to continue her routine, hoping that the problem she doesn't want to deal with w...

Over the course of the summer until her graduation, with changes she can't control but also being protected by the mochi which looks over important times, Yuna, a 15-year old student begins to change so that she will not forget....

A day in the life of a solitary old-timer, where routine collides with the surrealism of his home – a tree hollow on the outskirts of a village....

Brazilian documentary short about the life of Edna — actress of Iracema....

A bunch of friends are making a movie in an attempt to win the shortest film competition. But when people have to go to work, things get challenging. Can they finish the movie in time for the deadline?...

Second part of collaborative project Brise-Glace. Directed by Titte Törnroth....

After a chance encounter on the DC metro, Ryan and Julisa spend the next twenty-four hours discussing their hopes, dreams, and fears. Slowly but surely, they reveal more and more about themselves, and fall in love....

First short film from Queens-based Filmmaker Shawn Solomon that captures various memories and moments across 2023....