American Painkillers

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    Horror Felipe Vargas

    Milk Teeth

    In this horror-fantasy fairy tale, an orphanage spirals into mayhem when a boy discovers a shadowy creature who comes to collect more than just the children's teeth…

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    The Short Awards 2024: The Nominees

    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.

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    Experimental Eliot Rausch

    Birth Pangs

    From influential filmmaker Eliot Rausch, an experimental video work that expresses apocalyptic dread.

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    Documentary Amy Enser & Drew Christie

    The Beast Inside

    A homeless teen describes his challenges and celebrates the triumph of his creative self.

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    Documentary Malachy Browne & David Botti

    Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol

    The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was perhaps the most widely documented act of political violence in history. The New York Times obtained, analyzed and mapped out thousands of cellphone videos, police bodycam recordings and internal police audio to provide the most complete picture to date of what happened.

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    Experimental Mathew Nelson

    Information Superhighway

    A man participates in an experiment to test artificial intelligence in driverless cars.

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    Horror Mariama Diallo

    Hair Wolf

    In a black hair salon in gentrifying Brooklyn, the local residents fend off a strange new monster: white women intent on sucking the lifeblood from black culture…

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    Fantasy Guy Kozak

    End Zone

    A young football player traverses the underworld.

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    Documentary Turner Ross & Bill Ross

    Dinosaur Curtains

    It's not just another day for this low-income family who prepare a party to celebrate their moment of fame on a popular game show.

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    Drama Reed Van Dyk

    DeKalb Elementary

    **VIDEO OPENS IN A NEW WINDOW** - Nominated for an Academy Award and inspired by a true story, a 911 call plays out against the backdrop of a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia.

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