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Call of the Jab

Documentary Short
Director: Fletch Power
Executive Producer: Idil Ibrahim
Producer: Anthony Pedone
A young man and his father journey to Grenada, where forgotten histories, untold family stories, and rich folklore surface in their quest for the mythical Jab Jab.

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*holds you tight*

Documentary Feature
Director, Producer: Jane M. Wagner
Producer: Carrie Weprin
A lonely night watchman develops a relationship with an AI chatbot, transforming his worldview and challenging his perception of identity and reality.

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Rebel Without A Pause

Documentary Feature
Director: Maya Cueva
Producer: Melanie Miller, Diane Becker, Daniel Tantalean
Co-Producer: Brit Fryer
Rebel Without A Pause tells the extraordinary story of Dr. Quentin Young - personal physician to Fred Hampton and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Told through the eyes of his granddaughter, Director Maya Cueva, the film follows his involvement in the Black Panther Party's health clinics and his advocacy for free health care, all of which brought about intense surveillance and harassment from the FBI.

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Rubbish: The Queer Kingdom of Leilah Babirye

Documentary Feature
Director, Producer: AX Mina
Producers: Kira Simon-Kennedy, Flor de oro Tejada
Artist-activist Leilah Babirye sought a new home in New York after leaving Uganda, where queerness is increasingly criminalized. Spanning a decade, this documentary follows her journey as she creates her own queer sanctuary, turning discarded waste into monumental sculptures serving as powerful visions of liberation.

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Shoots

Scripted Feature
Writer/Director: Kanani Koster
Producers: Chapin Hall, Jen Thym and Damian Bao
When a floundering high school senior, Jasmine, gets her hands on a bag of stolen marijuana before graduation, she ropes in her level-headed best friend, Nainoa, on a late-night odyssey across Maui to make some quick cash for a dream apartment. Dodging drug dealers, overbearing aunties, and past lovers, the two grapple with the oncoming changes to their lives and the island they call home.