I Don’t Ride My Bike Anymore

Gabriel Perez, United States, 2021

FEATURING
Xander Love
Neveah Gutierrez

A boy tries to gather the pieces to his broken bike.

Chump Change

Monet-Chanel Khanyahl, United States, 2023

Chump Change is an experimental documentary surrounding the relationship between the filmmaker and the father she hasn’t seen in eight years. It delves into the role of the Black father while reading excerpts from the father’s autobiography.

About Shifen

Bocheng Liu, China, 2022

A film poem dedicated to Shifen, a Chinese farmer who has given her whole life to the land, livestock, and the people she loved.

Left Behind

Bria Light, Tanay Gokhale, India, United States, 2022

Potters in rural Rajasthan have been making a living plying their craft for countless generations. With the squeeze of modern economic forces, this may be the last generation to uphold this ancient tradition.

Out of Gas

Michael Yu, Hong Kong, United States, 2021

FEATURING
Tong Lai
Kai Yu
Desiree Ho
Alfred Yu

An Asian truck driver and a mixed-race investment banker go about their humdrum, monotonous day of work.

Stache Society

Olive Read, United States, 2022

FEATURING
Olive Read
Isla Read

After an encounter with a mustachioed stranger, a young boy goes to many lengths to find the secret society the stranger may be a part of.

Collect Calls

Jessica De La Torre, Vanessa Flores, United States, 2023

Collect Calls is a portrait of a family impacted by mass incarceration. A mother reflects on the years that have passed since she’s last seen her son and her fears that she won’t live long enough to see him again on the outside.

Racquetfish

Lark Chang-Yeh, United States, 2023

When Lark found a book on how to play racquetball in a small lending library, they knew they had to make this video. How-to graphics are repurposed with  stop-motion . . . because who says you can’t play racquetball with a fish?

Antes del sol
(Before the Sun)

Jessica De La Torre, Jennifer Wiley, United States, 2022

During her freshman year of high school Eva started work picking strawberries in the Central Coast of California. She got the job with fake social security and identification cards, and has few protections against strenuous working conditions and sexual harassment. This documentary explores the life of a teen farmworker balancing work, school, family, and hopes for her future.

Home

MJ Johnson, Williamena Kwapo, United States, 2023

A new transitional home opens in downtown Berkeley and unhoused residents slowly transition from living on the streets to being “Almost Home.”