• For the Win

    96 minutes |

Tales of (often unchecked) ambition in settings from the Old West to the Middle East. These aspiring alpha men and women will go to great lengths to be top dog, provoking plots that are funny, farcical, silly and downright sinister.

Short Films

Dunya's Day

Hours before her graduation bash at a lavish estate near Riyadh, Dunya is faced with the sudden disappearance of the domestic help.

Heads or Tails

Panicked at the idea of losing his position, incumbent mayor Joseph L'Heureux refuses to accept the result of his hometown’s municipal election.

Men of Vision

At the turn of the 20th century, swaggering inventor Hubert Moss is in the midst of a dry spell that threatens to ruin him. Could the young acolyte who shows up at his door be his salvation?

Somebody and Nobody

In this compelling Western that’s as breathtaking for its visuals as it is for its twists, Jonah, a young cowboy, wants to avenge his murdered brother -- to finally step out of his shadow and prove his own manliness to their father.

Will “The Machine”

Pride and ambition run rampant when an off-kilter high school football star finally meets his match.

film details

Running Time: 96 minutes

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