American Painkillers

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    Documentary Dana O'Keefe

    Aaron Burr, Part 2

    A contemporary re-imagining of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. The film explores the idea of history as a contested narrative. Also, it is a comedy.

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    Satire Nick Park

    Creature Comforts

    Marking the beginning of Nick Park's career (creator of Wallace & Gromit), this film features a cast of zoo animals discussing their living conditions. Did I mention it was nominated for an Oscar?

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    Q&A with New Theatrical Shorts Distributor Dedza

    "Our acquisition process is very different from a traditional distributor" - Dedza founder Kate Gondwe joins us to discuss the release of 'Who Will Start Another Fire', a short film anthology by emerging filmmakers released in virtual cinema and on Svod today (June 11th).

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    Drama Alexander Farah

    Sahar

    Having witnessed his sister Sahar’s rebellious attitude towards their conservative parents, obedient young Nadim ignores her pleas to let her into the house when she returns late in the night — which triggers a chain of events leading to a police interrogation days later.

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    Documentary Lance Oppenheim

    The Paradise Next Door

    As America's largest retirement community continues to expand, cracks, both literal and metaphysical, are suddenly opening beneath the senior utopia.

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    Documentary AJ Schnack

    Speaking is Difficult

    The fear, chaos, and disbelief triggered by mass shootings have become an inescapable yet unbearable reality. Speaking is Difficult represents five years of an American crisis.

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    Poem Juan Delcan

    The Spider

    This chillingly simple animation of Gabor Barabas poem “The Spider” cracks into the depths of the human cycle in a sharp three minutes. The Spider shows us the contradictions of life—love and death, beauty and indifference.

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    Drama Anya Leta

    Points of Origin

    An American radio host and his wife struggle to maintain their relationship through the tribulations of an outsourced pregnancy in India.

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    Adventure Erick Oh

    Way Home

    A dung beetle sets out to roll his prized find back along the long road home.

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    Drama Laura Moss

    Fry Day

    On the night of serial killer Ted Bundy’s execution, a Florida teenager is taken for a ride.

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