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101 minutes of short films. Pay-as-you-can! A portion of all donations are shared with the filmmakers.

Burlington Beer Company | 180 Flynn Ave, Burlington, VT

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The World Is Ours (Le Monde Est A Elles)
Nadia Louis-Desmarchais | 21:27 | QC


Six Montreal teenage girls with symptoms of anxiety and depression, leave their urban environment for the first time to take part in a nature canoe-camping expedition.


 

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Weight, What?
Sarah Furie | 28:12 | MA


Imagine you diligently and dedicatedly work for a company, and suddenly they fire you solely for the way you look. You’ve gained weight and they don’t want you on their payroll any longer. It’s 100% legal here in Massachusetts.

 


 

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Thirty-Second Season
Charles-Emile LaFrance | 18:46 | QC
 

Normand lost his wife Alexandra eight years ago and has been isolated in his apartment since. His longtime solitude is interrupted when an old friend walks in with his camera.


 

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The Shadow Tale
Susan Chasen | 17:39 | MA 


*VTIFF Award for Best Experimental Film*
Creating a living animal from the inside out is not easy. It takes devotion, craft, and care. But even with all of that, results cannot be controlled, and can be heartbreaking..


 

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Clitoris Andromeda
Abigail Wilkins | 15:07 | VT 


After dropping out of college mid-semester, Shayla moves back home to Minnesota and begins cam girling under the noses of her parents.


 


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