Brandon Roots

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    Musical Jacob Chase

    Trouble

    Set in 1952, a traveling salesman shows up on the doorstep of a dying old man and can't contain the song within his heart. A dark riff on a classic musical.

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    Experimental Cara Stricker

    The A - Z of Aaliyah

    A poetic take on the iconic life of Aaliyah, celebrating her legacy from her family beginnings in Bedstuy to her timeless, and universalistic influence.

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    Action Ryan Connolly

    Proximity

    From Film Riot’s Ryan Connolly, a man wakes up to find himself prisoner to a proximity triggered bomb attached to his ankle.

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    Dark Comedy Andy Fortenbacher

    Melon Head

    Gordon, a dimwitted but sweet man with pure intentions, follows some bad advice and tries to impress the woman of his dreams by scaring the daylights out of her.

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    Drama Hao Zheng

    New Year's Eve

    On Chinese New Year’s Eve, a 19 year old boy tries to reconnect with his mother after going to kung fu school against her will.

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    Documentary Diane Russo Cheng

    Transenders

    The story of Alexa's journey as a trans woman, navigating the toxic culture that encompasses skateboarding, and what it means to transcend fear through community.

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    Comedy Ben Aston

    Russian Roulette

    London seems a little less lonely when Lucy meets a libidinous cosmonaut on chatroulette.

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    Documentary Killian Lassablière

    Kukeri

    An intimate look into the world of “Kukeri”, a century-old Bulgarian tradition intended to chase away evil spirits.

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    Oscar Short Films 2024: A Voter's Guide

    With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers, Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi, take on the role of voter and whittle the 45-title shortlists down to the 15 short films they think should advance to the nominations round.

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