At the end of what she hopes to be her last day at work, a young gas station attendant attempts to leave town permanently.
We take a look at the 2021 Encounters Film Festival programme and pick out our highlights from this year's extensive selection of short films.
A glimpse into the world of a freelance artist (Babak Ganjei) juggling the compulsion of self-expression and the desperate need to not eat beans 12 days in a row.
With award season upon us, it's time for our annual Short Awards. Check out the 15 nominated films and even vote for your favorite - in our Audience Choice award.
In a shadowy interrogation room, a homicide file lies open in front of two frustrated cops. Behind a one way mirror sits their main suspect, a hulking black bear named Canuck Black.
On her 756th day of parole, Leah attacks her routines with the ferocity of someone eager to catch up on twenty-two years of lost time, while also finding the energy to give back to a community of domestic violence survivors in Brooklyn.
After a man watches the TV movie "The Day After" he slips into an existential crisis and calls his first love whom he hasn't talked to in years.
A woman secretly starts taking skateboarding lessons from a handsome teenager to avoid dealing with the problems in her marriage.
Louis, 8-and-a-half years old, is autistic. He arrives at his new school and is about to introduce himself.
