• On Dangerous Ground

This gripping program features characters in precarious situations, whether handling backstage drama at an opera or surviving as an undocumented immigrant.

Short Films

Fall of the Ibis King

The antagonist of a dark opera becomes increasingly unsettled following the unlikely return of the former lead actor.

Bestia

Ingrid is a secret police agent working during the Chilean military dictatorship. Her relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations reveals a grim fracture of her mind and of the country.

In His Mercy

On the eve of his execution date, a man on death row sees the door of his cell opening. Exhausted by endless interrogations, he drags on through the dark prison corridors, tossed back and forth by various mental states.

Tala’vision

Trapped in a war ridden reality, with the hope of one day playing in the neighborhood’s football field, 8-year-old Tala finds solace and freedom in a forbidden television. However, the secret TV becomes a matter of life and death.

Jordan ‘96

At the disco Andriy, an 18-year-old boy, meets his classmate Zhenya, who moved away from their provincial town a few years earlier. When Zhenya disappears, all suspicion falls on Andriy who returns home in his friend’s sneakers. Zhenya's father, a local criminal authority, independently begins the search for his son.

Some Still Search

A sweet 5-year-old boy is suddenly thrust into the care of strangers when his undocumented mother is unexpectedly detained by ICE.

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