Motion picture plays -- 2011-2020

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"The story of Miguel, a fictional baseball prodigy, whose journey is inspired by the many Cuban players who defected from Cuba prior to 2014. These young men made the difficult choice to leave the island, believing they could never return to see their loved ones." --Abstract.

Overview "1438 Touches seeks to mobilize the female body by exposing its ability to transform and reconfigure itself through drawn animation. The film explores the tension between the representation of the female body and itsactive, expressive potential. The structure of the film follows a woman touching herself as the artist touches the medium, leading to a masturbatory act on a representational and material level. The film is constantly moving between the body of the drawn figure, the body of the...

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"Alexander at the End of the World is about Husrev, a Turkish photographer in Boston who suddenly loses his wife and feels doubly alienated afterwards, since the current political volatility prevents him from returning to Turkey. Husrev falls into an artistic crisis, which leads him to re-establish through miniature art his severed connections with the place of his origin and identity." --Abstract.

Overview "The film is meant to vaguely mimic television narrative structure as a pilot for a potential web series. The plot follows awkward, fish-out-of-water protagonist Roger the Robot. One year after Roger's mad-scientist creator, robot fiancé and best frenemy all die at once in a fiery explosion, the lonely robot must face reality that he is a male stripper living out of a cardboard box behind the library he frequents and not an aspiring ballerino-in-training. Following a librarian's offer of a...

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"AMYDEE is a short memoir film that utilizes a narrative script and cinema verite documentary filming to tell the story of AMY (30) a bartender, who, after suffering a physical assault begins to reexamine her life and place the world." --Project description.

Overview "An Average Woman follows a young woman through four pivotal moments in her life, starting at the age of eighteen and spanning a decade. Through the perspective of the protagonist, Cara Williams, this script examines what many women endure in our patriarchal society including abuse, harassment, and neglect. The film also looks at how women come back from difficult relationships. Cara slowly accepts her childhood sweetheart, Teddy, in an intimate relationship, learning to develop love and...

Overview "Aster and Sidney is a 19-minute narrative short film directed by Sean Temple and written by Sean Temple and Sarah Wisner. Aster and Sidney are survivors. What destroyed their world is unknown, but what keeps them alive is a constant state of vigilance. Former strangers, they have bonded together against the threat of those who would harm them for the food in their packs or the shoes on their feet. They travel away from the city, instinctively seeking isolation in the hope that wilderness...

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"A minimalist thriller-mystery that follows a young man as he searches for help for an injured dog that he hit on an isolated, rural highway. The film deals with the themes of isolation, guilt, masculinity, and pain." --page 8.

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"Babies is a story about a young mother who awakens in the middle of the night to the sound of her baby crying. She sets off in her nightgown to buy some formula to feed her child. At a nearby 24 hour grocery store, the mother purchases the baby food, but then, mysteriously, instead of turning back, she is forced to drift further and further away from her home and her child." --Abstract.

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"After the death of her father, traveling saleswoman Charley assembles a checklist to overcome her anxieties and give her the confidence to take out the life insurance company that cheated her family." --page 6.

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"The short film Beneath The Light shot on super16 follows the abrupt journey of an actress undergoing a mental and emotional crisis." --Abstract.

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A science fiction comedy film that follows The Scientist, a goddess-like woman who believes she created the perfect existence and the happiest civilization -- BLISS. The Scientist is, though, about to come to terms with accepting she failed on her endeavor. Therefore, she decides to send a couple of Blissed teenagers to the past, to Planet Earth. --Abstract.

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Bloody Henry is a short (30 minute) narrative horror film, inspired by Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," about Henry's struggle to survive despite physical and mental illness. A Bible salesman travels through small towns slaughtering sheep to transfuse blood into his veins. --Abstract.

Overview "An original, psychological horror film about a young girl, Sasha, who envisions an ominous monster lurking in her home after her mother comes back from an extended hospital stay. Formatted as a 15-minute short, the film will explore Sasha’s inner turmoil as she witnesses her family dynamic crumble in the face of a physically disabled mother and emotionally distraught father. The application of horror to this context is used to explore the societal issues of prescription drug abuse/addiction...

Overview "Does a Bear Need Many Glasses? is an eight-minute fiction short film. It tells the story about a man who always wears a bear costume, which does not have a smile on the face. He goes to a craft store to buy some drinking glasses and falls in love with the woman who runs the store. When he gets back home he cuts his bear face to make a smile. The next day, he catches a thief who is stealing from the store and fights the thief. But he is defeated and the woman thinks he is attacking the man....

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"Set in 1950s Puerto Rico, a 16-year-old boy's physical altercation inadvertently leads to the disappearance of his employer and mentor. A ten-minute fictional narrative film, El Desaparecido incorporates music, dance, and documentary elements to pay tribute to actual events and to explore the cultural ramifications of Puerto Rico's relationship with the United States." --Abstract.

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"A film that tells the story of a girl who revisits her grandparents' vacant house five years after their deaths to find it is still filled with thousands of their trinkets. Exploring the house and remembering her past, she attempts to let go. This film is inspired by true events." --Abstract.

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"A story about a band's first show back after the death of their lead singer, an exploration on finding the ties that bind us to the things we love." --Abstract.

Overview "Good Lovin' is a feature-length screenplay that tells the story of Joanne "JoJo" Gooding, an uptight college professor and Brooklynite, who has her world turned upside down by Duane "Sonny" Daring, a suave and carefree jazz musician from Harlem trying to restart his life after an unsuccessful music career. When Joanne needs inspiration for her book, they cross paths at a singles' mixer. Their relationship is far from perfect, but Joanne learns that sometimes love can be a good thing."...

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"Hyphen is a magic[al] realist, short fiction film based on the director's own memories and experiences. It follows the transformative chronicle as four character versions: Mimi, Maia, Mia, Ria. They learn to use imaginative forms of art, dance, and music to realize each of their dreams, fears, and achievements. Conjuring the impalpable power of creativity, they are able to overcome different challenges to create their own identities past cultural and gender expectations." --Abstract.