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A young girl memorializes her late grandfather by attempting to obtain his favorite fruit. Curiously, she receives the aid of a couple of unexpected visitors when she lands herself in hot water.

Sofia is a young woman who, like everyone else, lives her life intertwined with technology. However, she's unaware that all her daily activities, both online and in real life, are being recorded and stored by a digital entity. One morning, she receives an unexpected visit.

When a trans Latinx mermaid defies her mother’s warnings, she is forced to confront the violent legacies of colonialism, environmental destruction and the danger of being desired in the human world. The BlackStar Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab is presented with support from Independence Public Media Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation. This project has been supported by The Philadelphia Independent Media Fund administered by Scribe Video Center with funds provided by the Independence Public Media Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.

An isolated Woodsman discovers a Calico Cat in his forest, leading him to treasures that grant him the life he has always dreamed of.

A young swimmer's life changes drastically when she begins to suspect that what she loves most is actually her greatest threat.

A rescue dummy gets forgotten at the bottom of a swimming pool. Behind his fixed smile, a whirlwind of emotions floods his plastic carcass as he fantasises about being picked up and brought to the surface in the strong and reassuring arms of a swimmer.

Eight-year-old Josh (Bradley Belanger) faces the grief of losing his grandfather while learning the secrets of his mother's (Mary Rupert) dreadful childhood.

A lowly temple servant in a clay-bound world makes a shocking discovery that hurls their devout society into chaos.

Three old men are the last inhabitants of an abandoned village. Despite the daily difficulties, they want to live and stay in their own place.

A fleeting, magical relationship blossoms when Diego, abandoned by his wife, meets Amanda, a fanciful teen amputee trampoline jumper. A meek mermaid and a disoriented, free-falling man's unlikely bond.

A prophecy foretells that when the Blood Moon rises, a chosen ancient vampire will gain their new powers to enslave all living beings. Only few know of this prophecy, can they stop her before it is too late? and what will it cost when they do?

A man secludes himself in the forest with his cat. The ghosts of his past begin to torment him, being forced to face his fears and guilts in a try to not be consumed by madness.

"Río Seco" tells the story of Omar, a police officer of Mapuche descent who tries to solve a cattle rustling case in the Chubut municipality of Gualjaina. To his surprise, the case turns out to be much more complex than he initially thought.

Years ago, there lived a witch called Maya in the dense forest of Kalbuni. She dreamt of being the most powerful witch in the universe. To fulfil her dream, she started the process of summoning the dark lord 'Pishach'. She started kidnapping the new born girls from nearby villages and offered them to the 'mighty fire'.

A dull young man sits in a park with his lively father talking about fond memories to cheer the young man and make him realise the world around him.

Three teenage friends struggle with the challenges of school while trying to keep a well-hidden secret: they are mermaids. When their secret is exposed on social media, they embark on a journey to a secret island, where they hope to give up their magical powers. Their adventure is full of surprises and the unexpected, and the girls discover what truly matters in life.

One evening, Prosper, a loser Uber driver who still lives with his mother, picks up a dying man who has just been shot. Freaked out, Prosper gets rid of the body but not before stealing his pair of crocodile boots. As he slips them on, Prosper finds himself inhabited by the spirit of the deceased: King - a respected gangster feared by all. Split between these two opposing personalities, Prosper and King, united in one body, investigate to unmask King's killer.

Hellen is a scientist who creates a plant-person, Quimera, in a small terrarium. They long for an impossible encounter.

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A young woman on the brink of collapse receives a mysterious key that leads her into an alternate reality both very similar to and very different from her own.

Chelsea keeps her secret of being a superhero from her boyfriend. When they get into trouble, she immediately transforms into Super Babe, much to Prince's surprise, and it becomes an obstacle to their love.

Miguel's new relationship takes a drastic turn when she starts ghosting him.

In an endless desert, a weary group trudges forward, burdened by the weight of their packs. Among the travelers is Sov, frail and struggling against the relentless terrain. When exhaustion overtakes him, he collapses, slipping away from the group. As the others press on, Sov awakens alone in the vast emptiness, forced to confront the desert—and himself—in a journey of survival and revelation.

An 11-year-old boy, who loves his father more than anything learns that his father had a tough childhood, miraculously gets a chance to travel to past and tries to make his father's childhood happy.

On a remote volcanic island that everybody wants to leave, little Nana learns to stay. Her mother, Nia, went into exile right after she was born and Nana grows up in the family of her father. One day, the family learns that Nia is ill. Nana begins to develop high fevers and is sent to the foot of a volcano for treatment. There she encounters a world steeped in magical realism, between dreams and reality. Later, when Nana is a teenager, her mother Nia finally returns to the island.

From the park bench where they first met, a young couple uses their love for each other and a magical spell to summon a galactic deity who will grant them a wish. When they recite the spell's magic words and the result isn’t what they imagined, they find a crack in their once solid relationship that threatens to undo everything. Also, there’s the matter of an intergalactic war between good and evil…

As she struggles to finish her short film, a first-time filmmaker travels through her memory bank in search of inspiration.

Liu Liu is living in a strange new land. While his mother looks after the shop, he goes exploring. Encountering a ghost monster, a fierce battle begins. Behind the shop counter, Liu Liu’s mother listens to audiotapes to teach herself Hungarian. Bored and frustrated, Liu Liu goes in search of adventure. Exploring this new and foreign land, he encounters a mysterious monster.

A struggling artist going through a creative block rendering his mind void of inspiration.

Based on the old Norse poem, 'Þrymskviða', Freyja is called to Asgard to help Thor and Loki find Mjǫllnir, hoping it will satiate Asgard's hunger for war.

A struggling actress in Brooklyn finds the iconic Loki mask and goes on a wild, drunken escapade for the entire world to see, creating a new viral sensation.

Year 1703: the tyrannical madness of King Louis XIV of France has taken hold. The Musketeers hatch a plan to eliminate him and free his twin brother Philip, who is imprisoned on the island of Saint-Marguerite, but before they can act, he is executed. The Musketeers subsequently manage to recover Philip's body and, together with some loyalists to the monarchy, capture Louis. Louis XIV, in chains, is now victim of a ritual of blood and power.

An experimental short film inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities.

Two kaiju go head to head on mechanical one monster.

Experience four spine-chilling stories woven into one dark and seductive fantasy. A late-night podcaster reveals his own tales of horror as he is pulled into the unspeakable world of an ominous caller who claims to be a vampire. Four unique filmmakers knit their harrowing narratives together to create a film of life, death and resurrection.

Misato loves food from all over the world and sees ghosts everywhere. She gently pets a fox spirit and believes that each person has their own unique ghost. As in a clichéd film, Misato falls for the handsome Takuto, who can read minds.

Tara, a spirited 22-year-old, defies her protective parents to embark on a solo trip to Switzerland, inspired by an old romance novel that comforted her after her grandmother's death.

Hero, Midway through his search for the archetypal fragments occupying this fantasticaly impossible world is approached by The Lover, with a desire that intrigues Hero. The two follow the Lover's lead until they discover the fabeled Magician, known only as "Spades". With this discovery, their understanding of their world, their conections, their memories and their selves are not just questioned, but almost destroyed.

Jai Faustus, an overworked associate at Underworld Enterprises, finds himself face to face with his toughest client yet, Lillian Reithwin, the entitled and morally bankrupt corporate lawyer who storms in mere moments after the office closes. Desperate to protect her spotless legal record, Lillian demands a deal, but her outrageous requests leave Jai in a professional and moral dilemma. As Lillian's shenanigans ensue, he finds himself wondering which of the two is the real devil.

After fulfilling a congressman's fetish for being zipped into a suitcase, two male scorts plot to rob his house and run through the streets of Rio.

A young girl lives in the mountains of Northern Thailand. When she is tragically orphaned, she sets out on a lone quest for a new home and family. Her journey will take her across Thailand, and bring many adventures.

A critique of the culture of transparency and excessive exposure. The spectacularization of the body empties intimacy and destroys the depth of relationships. Based on the book The Transparency Society by Byung-Chul Han.

Depicts the life and spiritual journey of Muktaai, the revered sister of the saint and poet Sant Dnyaneshwar, highlighting her profound impact on Marathi literature and culture.

Follows the experiences of young Black men whose lives have been abruptly snatched away. Micah is a young man who finds himself in the Inbetween, a mysterious realm between life and death, after his life is suddenly cut short. As he journeys through this liminal space, guided by a group of other young men, they confront what it means to be a Black boy in today’s society, weaving together a narrative of resilience and self-discovery, in order to ultimately empower each other to embrace empathy, mutual compassion and self-worth.

After a night shift in the factory, a man realizes that he is able to vomit coins. For two weeks, he collects huge amounts of coins in his apartment and drags himself into a luxury boutique with the last of his strength. The salesclerks are amazed by his unusual ability.

A young reporter travels to an isolated village in the mountains, intrigued by the surprising rumor that its inhabitants have found the remains of a giant buried deep in the forest.

A musical fantasia on religion and the nature of exploitation.

A boy discovers a mysterious button that promises to change his life

On his grandfather’s 84th birthday, 12-year-old Jackson encounters Patina, a towering woman whose past is slipping away.

A comic book character searches for a new home after leaving his own story.

Wu Ming Tian is an office worker who has been in the workforce for three years. One day, his life takes a dramatic turn when a "God of Time" meteor visits Earth, triggering a mysterious time loop that causes his day to repeat over and over again. From that moment on, his ordinary, routine-filled life as a corporate cog is completely upended. Escaping the predetermined path of exhausting labor, his youthful heart begins to yearn for a new kind of life… a life of choice, meaning, and self-discovery.

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When Amalia breaks a friendship spell, her best friend Daniela disappears from her life and memories. Now, Amalia must redo it before it's too late.

A lonely supervillain falls for the superhero that arrives to stop his latest scheme. With the help of his best pirate friend the villain sets out to win the hero’s heart.

An eerie anthology consisting of a young man's actual dreams.

Leaving isn't easy, but sometimes all it takes is a simple reminder of what you had to show you that home is always there, no matter how far away...