Balloon Animals

Anna Baumgarten | US | 7

Two grocery store employees have an unexpected, helium-fueled encounter with a late-night customer.

Blue Heart

Samuel Suffren | Haiti, France | 15

Marianne and Pétion, living in Haiti, await a call from their son who has left in pursuit of the American dream.

Chưa Chết, Mà (Not Dead Yet)

Horatio Nguyen | US, Vietnam | 8

Members of a funeral brass band in Saigon, Vietnam reflect on their intimate proximity to death.

Dads Running Club

Claire Siebers | US | 14

It's ridiculous to think that if the Dads can just run faster or harder, they can escape their feelings. And yet, they try.

Im Auto Tapes und Butterbrot (With Tapes and Toasts in the Car)

Kiana Naghshineh | Germany, France | 12

In the face of her body fading into stardust, Shari realizes what truly matters to her.

Living with a Visionary

Stephen P. Neary | US | 15

Narrated by Academy Award® nominee James Cromwell, and based on John Matthias’ memoir, Living with a Visionary is a soulful, bittersweet reflection on John’s fifty-year marriage to Diana, an art curator grappling with Parkinson’s. As Diana’s medication besets her with vivid, often beautiful hallucinations, John, now her caregiver, adapts to her imaginary world.

The Morgue Twins

Rebecca Blandón | US | 15

In the twilight of their lives, retired identical twin morgue technicians, Marvin and Melvin Morgan—named after a funeral home—reflect on a 20 year career in New York City’s death care industry while contemplating their own mortality.

Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts

Shervin Kermani | Spain, Mexico, Canada | 8

After a volcanic eruption, Ramón walks the island of La Palma with his microphone, looking for ghosts.