(USA,2016) Dir. Alvaro Ron / 16min / Rated: PG

Synopsis: In the drought-stricken town of Agua Dulce, in the California High Desert, a ten year old girl challenges her grandfather, a cranky retired firefighter, to follow a crazy plan and bring the water back to the dry river.

(Cayman Island, 2016) Dir. Laurel Burgam / 10min / Rated: PG

Synopsis: Self-Prescribed was produced in the burgeoning film industry of the Cayman Islands. Home to over 150 nationalities, this Caribbean nation is known for it’s cosmopolitan nature and it’s world-class banking industry. This unprecedented cultural and financial bedrock has given rise to a new generation of creatively expressive youth. Produced by dozens of Caymanians, Self-Prescribed is an unorthodox Caribbean film, yet uniquely emblematic of the Cayman Islands. Directed by female director, Laurel Burgam, Self-Prescribed is also proud to feature an original theme song, “Moments of Clarity,” produced by Caymanian artists.

(Costa Rica, 2015) Dir. Nicole Villalobos / 9min 6sec / Rated: PG

Synopsis: Carlos Arrieta is an accountant in his fifties. Facing depression, he enlists himself in a christian church. One morning he receives a visit from Daniel, a young preacher from the church.  When the conversation flows, a strange tension between them begins to be felt.

(USA, 2016) Dir: Xavier L. Neal- Burgin / 8min 7sec / Rated: G

Synopsis: Renee Johnson, a mother living in South Central LA, must make a difficult decision when she’s late for her job interview.

(USA, 2016) Dir: Xavier L. Neal- Burgin  / 14min 40sec / Rated: PG-13

Synopsis: Demarkus Jackson, a young basketball star from South Central, Los Angeles, puts his life at risk when he comes home for revenge against his abusive father.

(Cayman Island, 2016) Dir. Trevor Murphy / 13min 49sec / Rated: PG

(Canada, 2017) Dir. Blake Morrow / 8min 27sec / Rated: PG-13

(Costa Rica, 2016) Dir. Adrian M. Ramirez / 7min 10sec / Rated: PG

Synopsis: Father Efrain has just moved into the next room, a lover of classical music and the word of God. Sofía turns to her window, waiting for the winds that will make her finish her first novel, but instead, the bells of a nearby church resound.

(Indonesia, 2015) Dir. Rahma Nurlinda Sari / 5min 18sec / Rated: G

Synopsis: The film depicts the daily life of grandmother in the kitchen. She is cooking with traditional furnace (stove). Gradually, grandmother’s health interrupted because of smoke from the furnace are often inhaled. Once when grandmother fell ill, she was hospitalized until died. A little granddaughter who left by her lovely grandmother felt very lost and strew the flowers at her grandmother’s stove. This film is campaigned about health awareness for the traditional people especially in rural areas.

(USA/Belize, 2016) 27 min, Dir: llana Lapid

Synopsis: Yochi is the story of a 9-year-old selectively mute Mayan boy who guards a nest of endangered Yellow-Headed Parrots in Belize’s pine savannah. When his beloved older brother, Itza, returns from the city, Yochi learns that he’s in debt and has turned to poaching – setting the brothers on a collision course. Yochi is a film about connection, finding your voice, and protecting that which is most sacred to you.

(USA, 2016) 9 min, Dir: Samantha Smith

Synopsis: Two strangers collide on a desolate bayou road and form a bond under a most bizarre circumstance.

(USA, 2016) 5 min, Dir: Ron Sierra

Synopsis: Two sister decide to create the perfect family for themselves by way of taxidermy.

(Brazil, 2016) 10 min, Dir: Wayner Tristao

(Brazil, 2016) 3 min, Dir:Vanessa Malheiros, Wayner Tristao

(Venezuela, 2016) 17 min, Dir: Vadim Lasca

Synopsis: Fabricio, a Chavista young man, is stuck at home during the rioting occurred in Venezuela on 2014. Alejandra, his former opposition girlfriend, who is participating in the street rioting, is pursued by the National Guard, and arrives, without knowing, to the Fabricio’s house, who helps her to hide. Due to the volatile situation in the streets, Alejandra should stay with Fabricio until it is safe to get out. During this time together should deal with their political differences, which in the past led to their separation.

(USA/Belize) 12 min, Dir: D.E.Hyde

(Israel, 2015) 9 min, Dir: Ariel Weisbrod & Yossi Meiri

Synopsis:Nathan finished working on the most important project of his life and he is trying to upload the file, but the neighbor’s child is stealing his Wifi connection and prevents him from doing so.

(USA, 2015) 16 min, Dir: Vincent Pendarvis

Synopsis: In this Howard University MFA Film Directing Class project, a college president struggles to maintain his dignity and his sobriety following a tragic event.

(USA, 2015) 8 min, Dir: Jake Alexander McAfee

Synopsis: Trained as a medical doctor in his native country, Madou Dossamodo moved with his
family to America for a better life. He found many challenges trying to transfer his
skills as a doctor, nonetheless he persevered and turned to Goodwill to help him
build a better life for himself and his family. 2nd Life is not just the story of Madou,
but of so many of the men and women who turn to Goodwill for a 2nd chance at the
American Dream.