Ephemera
Director: Cici Clancy
Country of Origin: Canada
Premiere: Nashville
Synopsis: Trapped in a digital void of endless porn, ROBIN, a lonely gas station worker discovers salvation in shadflies - creatures born purely to mate, a carnal pleasure she can no longer access. Her porn cravings grow more extreme. She used to be able to make love – now she can't even maintain friendships. Her best friend, GAIA, sees through her digital haze. As a modern witch, Gaia knows there's only one way to pull Robin back: strip naked in the forest and learn to love her body again. In nature's purest act of sacred eroticism, Robin might finally wake up.
Hang On, Little Tomato
Director: Shalyn Grow and Asya Hildenbrand
Country of Origin: United States
Premiere: Tennessee
Synopsis: Hazel returns to her childhood home after her estranged mother has died. As she enters the repast looking for her younger sister, Hanna, it is clear that presence causes a stir amongst her family. She has an awkward run in with an uncle and a slightly hostile exchange with her mother's best friend and Hazel's aunt, Cindy. Hazel convinces Hanna to sneak away with her to the local park to get away from the repast and the two smoke cigarettes and discuss their feelings on the death of their abusive mother.
Shelly Belly
Director: Stephanie Mishelle Ard
Country of Origin: United States
Premiere: Tennessee
Synopsis: Belly—Shelly’s Belly—embarks a comical journey to embrace its uniqueness, challenge norms, and uncover its dreams amidst a world struggling with body insecurities. An intimate and odd exploration of what our bodies might reveal… if they could talk.
