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Animation

Yuan Yuan and the Hollow Monster Eight-year-old Yuan Yuan (Jackie) is determined to protect her newest pet, a tiny turtle named Lucy, at all costs. Even if it means chasing down a massive hurricane called the Hollow Monster.
Lemon & Elderflower Two sibling hummingbirds have to build different inventions in order to solve their “big” problem: to take flight with other birds.
Gallery Experience The girl had a magical experience by visiting the gallery with her dad for the first time.
Tricked A young girl decides to make a family visit and discovers something horrifying.

Black Voices

The Hard Part A heart to heart conversation leads to the truth about their relationship.
The Ballad of Mecca Graves The Ballad of Mecca Graves centers around a young African American woman in her 20's who has an appropriated idea of what love, for her, should look and feel like. With the comments and opinions of others, she finds it hard to accept that she can be loved and deserving of it without having to...
Body and Soul A malevolent phony preacher plots to take advantage of a woman from his congregation who happens to be in love with his long-estranged identical twin brother.
Lying Lips A nightclub singer refuses to "date" customers, so she's framed for the murder of her aunt, convicted of the killing and sent to prison.

Children / Family

Colors of A Black Belt 14 year old Emerson struggles with their self-identity and often lashes out in many ways. One of these ways is stealing their Karate instructor's black belt. After a moment of delusion, reality hits and Emerson is forced to deal with the consequences.
A Home for Curiosities A young boy discovers a house full of forgotten imaginary friends. Along with his friend Alice, Wallace helps bring these curiosities back to the real world to meet new human companions.
Ribbons Lucy is a studious high school junior who dreams of attending the Sadie Hawkins dance with Tomás, a classmate who keeps to himself and sits behind her in Spanish class. After devising a way to get his attention, the two strike up a flirtatious friendship, setting off a chain of events that inspire...
Carl's Big Adventure Join Carl, some new friends and old, in his first mini-movie as he sets out on a thrilling adventure to make his car wash bigger and better for some very dirty, oversized construction vehicles.

Cinema History

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. It is the annual fair in Holstenwall. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens...
Nosferatu Wisbourg, Germany based estate agent Knock dispatches his associate, Hutter, to Count Orlok's castle in Transylvania as the Count wants to purchase an isolated house in Wisbourg. They plan on selling him the one across the way from Hutter's own home. Hutter leaves his innocent wife, Ellen, with...
The Man Who Laughs Disfigured by a king as a child, an 18th-century clown again becomes the pawn of royalty and star of the freak show of a travelling carnival.
Metropolis In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

Classic Animation

Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse steers a steamboat down a river. He entertains his new passenger, Minnie, by playing music out of the menagerie on the boat. Steamboat Willie was the third of Mickey's films to be produced, but it was the first to be distributed
Walt Disney's Oswald The Lucky Rabbit-Merry Old Soul Oswald goes to a dental clinic for treatment to his cavity problem. While the dentist tries to pull out his damaged tooth, news break out of a radio in the shop, reporting that the king is in serious depression and needs to be cheered up. In this, Oswald abandons his dental treatment, and heads...
Betty Boop Bimbo's Initiation (1932) Fleischer Studios Bimbo the dog is initiated into a secret society in a sadistic 'fun house' then Betty Boop (with dog's ears) takes a hand.
Disney's Oswald The Lucky Rabbit-Confidence (1933) Confidence is a Pre-Code animated short subject, produced by Walter Lantz, directed by Bill Nolan, and featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. In the film, Oswald was voiced by multiple actors in this short. Oswald is a farmer whose farm falls prey to the ominous influence of the Great Depression.

Comedy

Death By King Cake Daisy Moreau’s dream is to become an actress and her goal is to get into a Performing Arts School. She must present her family background to the admissions director which may be a challenge - considering Daisy’s family history which includes professional wrestling, blackmail, and a deadly plastic...
MarriageFit A disconnected couple is alerted their marriage has three years remaining which sets in motion an artificial intelligence (AI) mobile app to reconnect the relationship puzzle pieces that truly make us human.
Brass Ring A fanatic finally meets his favorite over-the-hill wrestler at a mediocre comic book convention and attempts to make him relevant again.
In Place of My Thumb In this One-Man Show movie, 33 year old Joe (who plays himself at various ages and other characters) takes a journey in his mind to remember certain events in his life to figure out why, when he stopped sucking his thumb at 5 years old, he began to fear change.

Documentary

Olu "Olu" is a Milwaukee WI-based short study of Olusegun "Olu" Sijuwade. A lover of speedskating, cherished friend of many athletes, and personal longtime mentor of speedskating Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis.
Missing Parts Until the age of 28 Elina Geida had no idea who her father was. As a young girl growing up in Latvia, she'd always wondered but the information wasn't there. Then, overnight that changed when she discovered he lived in Cuba. This is her story.
Becoming Rich Follow the story of magician, mentalist, prankster, YouTube celebrity and family man Rich Ferguson as he takes us through his rags-to-riches life in this playful yet poignant documentary.
We Don't Walk in Fear We Don't Walk In Fear follows Daryle Lamont Jenkins, an American political and social activist who has founded One People's Project. One People's Project seeks to combat far right-wing groups and individuals by monitoring and exposing them to the public. His work also involves his ability to help...

Drama

Roses Committed to ending his own life, a grandfather spends his final moments with his granddaughter.
Make A Wish A 27 year old rachel visits a company named 'MAKE A WISH' which rents out people , they rent mothers , father , aunts , uncles , sisters . brothers . boyfriend , girlfriend , bff , ex girlfriend , basically anything for anyone . They have a huge number of actors in their actors cart . This is a...
Oliver Tibbold Oliver finds himself stuck between his past and the reality of his dwindling independence as he is hit with reality.
Love Theory A group of friends are forced to deal with their romantic feelings towards one another after they are trapped during a winter storm.

Experimental

Sleeping A short narrative film directed by Shimizu K. 2019/Japanese/English Subtitled. A middle-aged man spouts out endlessly his original method of recovering from insomnia - but where is he now, and who is he talking to?
Fish Eye Fish Eye explores the struggle of expression through the eyes of a homeless man's soul wandering through a diverse city. It is a 15-minute stylized film starting from the perspective of a homeless artist. After his sudden death on the streets, his soul wanders around the city viewing strange...
icons Five hundred years of world art in five minutes, featuring three dozen iconic works rendered with nylon-tip pen and animated old school style. Each painting is onscreen for three seconds; the transitions between them also last three seconds each. Made up of 2,500 individual drawings, with a musical...
Definitely Soy A modern day David and Goliath urban adaptation, whereas this trippy short is turned - and David evolves into the young villain; and, Goliath is the misunderstood, narcoleptic and handicapped (verbally challenged aka mute ) hulk, being followed by his rude entourage.

Horror / Thriller

Exquisite Corpse Deucalion, a man made of the corpses of other people, murders and dismembers a man on the street, Manny, to replace his rotting hand. Although he successfully attaches Manny’s hand to his own wrist, his efforts to cover his tracks prove faulty, and Manny’s skull remains alive, tethered to his...
Fragile Sofia struggles to fend off Michael's relentless advances after a Sex Addicts Anonymous meeting, leaving her in a compromising situation.
MadMa!d After her husband's death, Florence covers herself as a maid in her enemy's home, waiting for a revenge.
The Rage A young girl decides to make a family visit and discovers something horrifying.

International

The Stand For many years now, Levent has been selling books and many things have been difficult. Every day, he has been searching for the previous day both financially and spiritually.
Golden Bream
The Cemetery An alone woman comes out of the empty graves and is confronted with herself.
Survivor Some immigrants by the sea are waiting for them to cross the sea.. A young couple with other immigrants are going to the light of the world, but they have problems when their baby is born.

Music Videos

Close To You Music video for song, "Close to You"
Cronica De Flor Sabrina Estepan Crónica de Flor is part of the ACHILLES’S REDEMPTION movie soundtrack. "ACHILLES’S REDEMPTION" a journey where new opportunities are born, tells the story of a man who has fulfilled justice for ten years and now tries to redeem his life with a decent job, but his son's illness forces him to make an...
Buzz - Soul "AT ITS CORE, SOUL IS ABOUT ETERNITY. IT’S A BRUTAL, AGGRESSIVE, AND SPIRITUAL 3 MINUTE WORLD THAT MIGHT BE WHAT AYAHUASCA WOULD SOUND LIKE IF IT WERE A SONG. THE HARSHNESS OF DEATH IS BALANCED BY THE BEAUTY OF EXISTING AT ALL, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THESE BEINGS WITH ENERGY THAT LIVES ON" - Buzz
MIRAGE - Chasin' Treezz The official music video for "Mirage" by Chasin' Treezz

TV/ Web Pilots

There's An App for That or the last 150 thousands years, mankind has longed for a time when all of human knowledge and wisdom could be at his fingertips. And with the internet and mobile devices, that time has finally come. However, there have been some unexpected consequences.
LARS LAME AND THE FUZZBOX SHOW! S1:E6 The Lost Episode A teenage man and an amplifier from outer space join forces to form LARS LAME AND THE FUZZBOX SHOW! Lars Lame and his buddy, the Fuzzbox, host a DIY television show directly from their basement. This show asks all the important questions: Will Lars and Fuzz make it through an episode without the...
LARS LAME AND THE FUZZBOX SHOW! S1E5: Psychobilly A teenage man and an amplifier from outer space join forces to form LARS LAME AND THE FUZZBOX SHOW! Lars Lame and his buddy, the Fuzzbox, host a DIY television show directly from their basement. This show asks all the important questions: Will Lars and Fuzz make it through an episode without the...
LARS LAME AND THE FUZZBOX SHOW! S1E4: Surf A teenage man and an amplifier from outer space join forces to form LARS LAME AND THE FUZZBOX SHOW! Lars Lame and his buddy, the Fuzzbox, host a DIY television show directly from their basement. This show asks all the important questions: Will Lars and Fuzz make it through an episode without the...

Women Voices

Forever Dana, a rising fashion magazine editor, as she explores the complications of compromise. It shows the difficulty of attempting to balance her personal and professional life. The film also explores what it means to love something and someone at the same time, and whether that’s possible to...
Pregnant Based on a short story by the French author Anna Gavalda, "Pregnant" is a window into a woman's existence as she lives her internal life ever so delicately as her external life. Becoming a mother for the second time, she prepares for the unknown.
The Best Time Sydney is doing everything she can to meet the demands of being a new mom. She feels the pressure to bounce back, care for the baby, and be the best wife. Exhausted from a lack of uninterrupted sleep, a never-ending stream of dirty laundry, and pumping. Sydney decides to return to the office as a...
Want to Hear Something Funny? A young woman explores the adversities that she has faced throughout her life such as poverty, addiction, infidelity, and abuse, and discusses how she has learned to laugh at these moments. After experiencing more trauma than most, she imparts wisdom that displays a maturity beyond her years.

VA Voices-Podcasts

VA Voices w_ guest LAWRENCE LEE WALLACE.mp4 Independent filmmaker LAWRENCE LEE WALLACE discusses his career as an actor, writer, producer, and director and what he does to keep focused on achieving his career goals.
VA Voices 'BACKSTAGE' w_ guest Mark Atkinson Independent filmmaker MARK ATKINSON discusses his career and how he makes every project count.
VA Radio_ Harold Dennis Chicago's Very Own HAROLD DENNIS, the hardest working actor in Chicago, talks about his career and his love for filmmaking.
VA Radio_ Candi Gomez Chicago Radio Personality CANDI GOMEZ discusses her career and herinsights on life, success and her pursuit of happiness.

Various Artists Originals

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