A diabetic grad student fights to survive a deadly cat and mouse game in Pins and Needles. Max (Chelsea Clark) is a biology grad student, who is driving home from a retreat with her friend Harold (Daniel Gravelle), though warning signs go off after Harold also offers a ride to the shady-looking Keith (Damian Romeo)….
A neurodiverse teen forms an unlikely connection with a queer student from Shanghai in Queens of the Qing Dynasty. Star (Sarah Walker) has been admitted to the hospital after an apparent suicide attempt. An (Ziyin Zheng), a student from Shanghai volunteering at the hospital, is assigned to look after Star throughout her recovery. The asexual…
Two sisters try to ward off a demon that hunts in the light in Flee the Light. Andra (Annie Tuma) is worried about the well-being of her sister Delfi (Ariana Marquis), who has been showing signs of mental illness. However, Delfi comes to believe that she and Andra are part of a coven of witches…
A college student is forced to become a confidential informant for law enforcement in The Dakota Entrapment Tapes. In May 2014, 20-year-old college student Andrew Sadek is reported missing and is found dead two months later. In the ensuing investigation, it is discovered that Andrew found himself in the middle of an aggressive war of…
A man who’s slowly going invisible tries to save his daughter in The Unseen. Bob Langmore (Aden Young) is an ex hockey player, who is now a struggling mill worker in a quiet town. Bob abandoned his family 8 years earlier, partly due to the fact that he has a condition that is slowly turning him…
A nerdy white college kid becomes a sensation in the world of battle rapping in Bodied. As research for a thesis paper, Adam (Calum Worthy) attends a rap battle hosted by the Killerfornia Battle League, accompanied by his less-than-impressed girlfriend Maya (Rory Uphold). Afterwards in the parking lot, Adam finds himself placed in an impromptu…
A woman chronicles her and others experiences with chronic fatigue syndrome in Unrest. Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea seemed to have a bright future ahead of herself when she was suddenly struck with a mysterious illness that left her bedridden. Brea would later learn that she was suffering from ME, more commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome….
The controversy surrounding US drone strikes is explored in Drone. Shortly after the attacks of 9/11, the CIA announced to George W. Bush that they had the capability to arm drones. Drone strikes went on to become the defining weapon of the War on Terror, with the main selling point by politicians being that these strikes…
The controversy surrounding US drone strikes is explored in Drone. Shortly after the attacks of 9/11, the CIA announced to George W. Bush that they had the capability to arm drones. Drone strikes went on to become the defining weapon of the War on Terror, with the main selling point by politicians being that these…
The Thing is supposed to a prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter sic-fi/horror classic, rather than a remake. This is apparent early on in the film, where a group of scientists on a Norwegian base in Antarctica discover the alien creature buried in the ice. However, the film begins to move really close to remake territory as…
