Multi-Film Screening: Around the World and Back Again!

Canvas

This is the story of a Therukoothu artist, it depicts how he challenges his problems and what all he went through behind the screen (offscreen) due to his challenging phase in life. Can he get out of his real life (tension, sadness and fear) and get into the reel life as a character of a Therukoothu artist is the plot of the story.

Time Spent

Nathan and his girlfriend are struggling with the cost of living crisis in the UK, so when Nathan gets a chance to interview for a dream job, he jumps at it. 

After arriving in London for his interview, Nathan finds himself at a luxury apartment which feels a world away from his council flat on the estate. Nathan quickly realises that something is off when he's faced with making an impossible decision that will affect the rest of his life. With the clock ticking, Nathan will have to decide whether to accept an opportunity of a lifetime or give up his memory of these events. 

Stories of Culture: Oaxaca in Santa Cruz (Food)

While finding ways to recover during the COVID-19 post-pandemic, indigenous elders share how accessing traditional food from their homelands in Oaxaca are a vital tool for healing not only themselves but also their communities in Santa Cruz, CA.

Food is the story of our community past, present, and future.Learn the histories of the amazing mole dishes and tejate drink from Doña Lorenza and Maestra Fe Silva Robles. From Santiago Laxopa in northern sierras to Santa Ines Yatzeche in the central valleys of Oaxaca.

Wheels Of Hope

In the heart of Bangladesh is one of the most populated cities in the whole world, Dhaka. Around 22 million people are sharing the space. One of the most popular ways to travel short distances is taking a rickshaw, a traditional human-powered vehicle. The colorful patterns and paintings of the rickshaws enhance the busy streets of Dhaka. For many families, this is the only source of income. Not only is this profession physically exhausting, but it is also risky as many accidents happen on the streets. While many stories remain untold in the chaos of the city, this short documentary invites you to look behind the steering wheel. Firoza, Suruj, and Chunno share their stories of hope and despair.

The Future is Wilder

Mother Nature has a voice. Now It’s time for us to listen. At a time when nature is given space to rewild, how will human’s be allowed to integrate with this? In a dramatic dialogue between an aggressive cowboy and Mother Earth herself, this film explores the human psychology of how, the issues of greed and ownership verses letting go and uniting with our true nature.Starring Jess Impiazzi.

Zero Coordinates

As two Nazi’s general are trading the canes of power they realize that Hitler is dead and of the general refuse to trade the cane of power to the other and the second general tries to get them

Sheepish

Sheepish is the story of a young-stylish Spanish woman residing in New York City with her American boyfriend who is detached from any emotional concerns of others around him. When she receives a call from her elderly mother who demands that she drop everything and return to her home in rural Spain due to a death in the family. The daughter struggles to share the news with her boyfriend who is too self-involved to give attention to what she wants to say.