The Strange Case for Normalcy

The Strange Case for Normalcy 2023

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"The Strange Case of Normalcy" is a subtle examination of how each of us lives on the edge of normalcy while we construct an illusion of "the normal" by which we define ourselves.

2023

Tabitha's Aquarium

Tabitha's Aquarium 2010

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Tabitha, a self-proclaimed fish enthusiast, is convinced that her 'touch' is lethal after pet fish and unexpectedly dies following contact. Consequently she dons a pair of latex gloves and finds work in a taxidermy studio where the risk of killing anything else is minimal. Yet just as Tabitha begins to relax and discover the joy in restoring dead fish, tragedy strikes again and ultimately forces her to choose between her isolating phobia and a budding relationship with Wade, the quirky owner of Living Dead Taxidermy.

2010

Loose Ethics

Loose Ethics 2018

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LOOSE ETHICS highlights the home as the child's first classroom for ethics, and asks if a lack of value-based teaching is nurturing crime in society. Does connecting children with elders help children learn how to empathize? Whose responsibility is it to introduce children to spirituality? Filmed in Mumbai, India.

2018

The Well

The Well 2017

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When Anna arrives at Jane's house for a date, she finds a quick high and kinky sex. But their sexual chemistry can't quite overcome the class and race differences between them, and the encounter leaves Anna wanting more.

2017

Hokees

Hokees 1970

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Anahida, a contemporary Armenian woman, is pregnant with the child of her Turkish lover who is haunted by the past. An artistic blending of the real and unreal, the past and present are tightly woven into emotionally visual experience. In Armenian, Hokees literally means "soul" or "spirit."

1970

Howlin’ Refrain

Howlin’ Refrain 2023

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A raw, gritty, uncompromising and heavily stylised independent feature production, based on the ancient Greek narrative, Homer's: 'The Odyssey'.

2023

Hungry

Hungry 2015

2.00

An idealistic grade school teacher has a fear of speaking up in public (other than in front of her kids). But when she finds out that children in her school are going hungry- thanks to federal cutbacks in school lunch programs- it compels her to do things she wouldn't have thought she could do, including confronting a Congressman, in order to help the children.

2015

Vena Amoris

Vena Amoris 2013

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"Vena Amoris" celebrates life with hope in our hearts and an eye toward the future. This film depicts how easy it is to live a happy life when we're surrounded by friends and family who love us and how easy it is to stray when left alone James (Christopher Newell) is a successful and attractive businessman who will be married tomorrow, but before he is married he has to goose step his way past a beautiful temptress (Laurine Price) and endure painful torture at the hands of his fiancé's father (Allan Charof). Will James' love be strong enough to get him through the gauntlet to his wedding day, or will he be swayed by the promise of pleasure and impending pain that threaten to crush his dream of being a good and faithful husband?

2013

The Handkerchief

The Handkerchief 2014

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Alistair meets June on a park bench at lunchtime. She's not aware he is blind but when he misses the handkerchief she is trying to pass him, she realizes. She feels sorry for him but then he charms her with his conversation and acute sense of smell. They agree to meet again but June is late and Alistair is beset with doubts about her interest in him. When she shows up he can't hide his irritation. Eventually they make up and arrange a proper date. They picnic and Alistair introduces June to the many and varied scents of roses when he guides her, blindfolded, through the gardens. At last they kiss. Alistair caresses June face which comes into focus for the first time.

2014

#artoffline

#artoffline 2015

6.80

#artoffline is a feature documentary that explores contemporary art and its problematic relationship with information technology.

2015

Afternoon

Afternoon 2012

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Critically acclaimed DO PAHAR recounts the unlikely and fascinating friendship that forms between Sudha, an elderly abused woman and Bilal, a young hit man who she observes one day planning to murder her neighbor. He becomes her hero and savior; she becomes his most improbable partner-in-crime.

2012

The Bones on Greenwich Shore

The Bones on Greenwich Shore 2023

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Aiko, a 24-year old Japanese woman, moves to London to study painting and meets Oliver, a much older, British artist. Oliver becomes obsessed with her, his new passion revitalising his art. When she finally agrees to visit his studio in Greenwich, their attraction becomes mutual.

2023

Kelp

Kelp 2010

9.00

An idealistic grade school teacher has a fear of speaking up in public (other than in front of her kids). But when she finds out that children in her school are going hungry- thanks to federal cutbacks in school lunch programs- it compels her to do things she wouldn't have thought she could do, including confronting a Congressman, in order to help the children.

2010

The Battle for Jericho

The Battle for Jericho 2019

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When sorting out her mother's estate, Sarah uncovers evidence that the real cause of her sister's death was an attack by a mutant, brain-eating jellyfish that had infiltrated the water supply.

2019

Freckles

Freckles 2016

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"FRECKLES" is a short psychological drama that follows a super-freckled thirty year-old virginal, self-hating woman's descent into a dark, depressive, lethal insanity.

2016

The Graft

The Graft 2015

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Inspired by Pirandello’s l’Innesto, THE GRAFT tells a story of sexual violence, love, sexism, and marriage. Laura and Giorgio have been married for 7 years, unable to conceive a child. Away on a seaside painting retreat, Laura is raped and becomes pregnant. Personal dramas conflict between husband and wife, magnifying the question of whether to keep the child.

2015

There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood 2023

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Gentrification and displacement are affecting all big cities throughout the world, but none more egregiously than my hometown of New York City. As a Native New Yorker, I am disturbed to see my beloved hometown become a haven for the wealthy when it was once a city that valued culture and community over money. Before Covid happened, the sky seemed to be the limit for corporate greed and that is when I started making this film. I chose specifically to focus on two lower-class neighborhoods that are in peril- Queens and the Lower East Side. In documenting these neighborhoods under threat, I met local activists whose lives centered around maintaining the ethos of their community.

2023

Unplugging Aunt Vera

Unplugging Aunt Vera 2015

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What if your living will mistakenly gave the power to a stranger to unplug your life support? Kay's elderly Aunt Vera, a formerly promiscuous showgirl, falls into a coma and is at the mercy of a local psychic.

2015

Sirena’s Gallery

Sirena’s Gallery 2021

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Sirena's Gallery follows a Salvadoran-American woman's struggle as an art gallery owner during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently widowed, Sirena adapts to self-isolation, grief-induced visions, and the world of e-commerce.

2021

Another City

Another City 1970

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Two strangers, fleeing failed relationships in other cities, meet on the streets of New York. As they connect over a single evening, their outlook on life and love is tested.

1970