All films, A–Z.

A socially reclusive young man makes a friend in this short film.

A vagabond, questioning his life, searches for a place to sleep on a cold night.

A couple confronts the meaning of love, loss and legacy in a world where death is now a choice.

Training, Take-Off, Grand Prix. Legacy is one of the most valuable and celebrated horses in show jumping. In pursuit of victories, she is flown between competition venues across the globe. Air Horse One follows Legacy on her long journeys in the business class of equine air travel.

Jason has been secretly in love with his best friend Niels for ten years. He knows it will never work out, but Jason still can't give up on his dream. However, it is time for Jason to let go of his unrequited feelings when Niels has to confess something to him.

Almira Fales from Burlington, Iowa was one of the first women to come to the aid of Union soldiers during the American Civil War.

Late night fun takes a dark turn when a college boy and his adventurous crush stumble on a dark secret.

After a humiliating public outburst lands her in court-mandated community service, Sally Babesmilk becomes fixated on reclaiming the plaque honoring her legacy as Guam’s first female jet ski instructor. What follows is an increasingly absurd and theatrical attempt to restore her sense of greatness.

Alice (Lark Kennedy) is having her birthday the same as always, uncared for by absent minded parents. The nanny, Zoe (Amberly Dal) is the only one who cares to show her love on the most special day of a child's life. When a demented baking show hosted by Martha (Meredith White) and Lilian (Tori Nelson) causes Zoe to put too much love into her baking and it becomes the little girls last birthday ever.

As the U.S. Civil War draws to a close, a small group of Union Soldiers are tasked with bringing the rogue, Confederate General Beaumont to justice.

In the wake of a failed exorcism, a grieving father does "whatever it takes" to destroy the entity that took his daughter, even if that means committing an unforgivable sin of his own.

Teenage pigeon Dirk grows up in a world where everything is properly grey, just as the supreme bird demands. After dinner, he’s told to go to his room to do homework. But once his devout father leaves the house, Dirk secretly sneaks out through the attic window. Together with his feathered friends, he flies to the city, where fun and temptation burst in every imaginable color. The teenage birds go all out—after all, color is corrupt—so even the kissing lady robins and a flamboyant bird of paradise fall victim to their chaos. But then, Dirk is hit hard with a confrontation... with his father.

Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, the Sauk war leader known to the American settlers as Chief Black Hawk, wrote in his autobiography about visits to Shokokon, the area that is now called Burlington, Iowa. He held counsel in “a secluded but romantic spot in the midst of the bluffs, not far from the river.”

Iris is hooked on Ichor, a mysterious and powerful party drug that offers strength and euphoria at the cost of an unquenchable thirst for human blood. Finding herself out of Ichor, blood, and time, Iris takes to the streets to hunt for more. From ‘Queen of Iowa Horror’ Carrsan T. Morrissey comes "BLEEDERS," a pitch-black meditation on addiction, lust, and survival.

Zosimus the patriarch is about to die and Leonidas, the youngest monk in his community, sees in it as an omen of their grim faith. Deeply shaken and forced to venture into the city, Leonidas discovers a brotherhood of an entirely different order than his own: the bodybuilders of the Boa Gym. Convinced that he is destined to save his congregation from their own weakness, Leonidas rediscovers the power of his physical body and begins a radical transformation.

In the unforgiving wilderness of 1850s Alta California, a dwindling group of gold prospectors encounters a feral boy who forces the men to confront the horrors lurking in the woods and the sins of their past.

A junior footballer navigates the brutal hierarchy of a 1988 professional football club steeped in a culture of systemic bullying . His growing unease culminates in a hesitant act of defiance sparking a brutal backlash, turning the violence directly onto him.

A border guard at the US-Canada crossing of Tolstoi, Manitoba falls victim to the effects of a strange weapon that separates her mind from her body.

A road weary comedian falls down a hole of paranoia as she kills time in her hotel room and begins to suspect the room's bible is part of a demonic cult's grand design.

In a time and place where abortion is illegal, a pregnant woman’s repeated attempts to end her pregnancy fail until she crosses paths with a strange bus driver.

While exploring a seemingly abandoned school in the middle of nowhere, a young woman becomes trapped in a time loop, with each reset revealing deeper and deeper terrors. Finally, when confronted by a mysterious stalker, she decides to burn it all down. Music Video for St. October's BURN.

After Josef brings home an unusual table, his relationship with his roommate stretches thin.

After she's abducted on her way home from work, a single mother wakes up locked in a cage—and discovers her only chance at escape lies in gaining the trust of her captor’s young daughter.

An escaped convict finds himself in even more trouble when he stumbles upon a family with a very troubled son.

Have your cake...and it eats you.

Carl just wanted to sit down. The chair had other plans.

A Roomba escapes it's house and ventures into the world. What will it find?

A director making a documentary about fossil fuel extraction is consistently subverted by an AI agent that wants to tell a generic love story. Made in collaboration with Gen Z film students at Cal Poly Humboldt, the film looks at generational responses to the climate crisis through an absurdist lens, connecting the extraction of natural resources to the extraction of our human data and the extraction of our attention in this post-information era.

On routine Afternoon break, two strangers Alex & Christina strike up a casual conversation in a coffee shop. What begins as a small talk quickly turns into an unexpected connection-one Alex doesn't fully recognize until it's too late.

A hardened crime ringleader must confront his deceptive young confidante after the murder of his nephew.

In a wasteland of rubble and ruin, J. Doe—a Black Patient Zero—navigates the wreckage of a nation haunted by its own reflection. Pursued by histories of violence, erasure, and resistance, he confronts the ghosts of an unfinished reckoning. Blurring archive and hallucination, Disordered is a visual requiem—part ritual, part rupture—that confronts the consequences of a soul that cannot forget, yet refuses to remember its past.

A struggling author, annoyed by a neighbor and hounded by her agent, finds a mysterious tape player that inspires her writing—but at what cost as all hell breaks out?!

Death and Life follows a wealthy man with a dark past, whose life unravels when a mysterious intruder forces him into a sinister card game that exposes his deepest sins and connections to a web of corruption.

Ramiel is on the subway with his girlfriend when he see's someone from his past on an adjacent running train. He decides to get some closure.

Detour is a tense, emotional drama about a young woman trapped in the shadows of abuse while working at a high-pressure corporate job. She hides the truth behind polite smiles and late nights, but her friends begin to notice cracks in her carefully built façade. As her boss piles on pressure and hostility, the walls close in, leaving her questioning if she’ll ever find a way out—or if the road she’s on will end in ruin.

In the midst of a storm, a man struggles between burying his fears or facing them head on.

"Don’t Cry For Me All You Drag Queens" pays homage to the legendary Mother Cavallucci by weaving together the present and past to provide a striking portrait of belonging and memory. Joseph “Josie” Cavallucci (aka Mother Cavallucci) is a legendary New Hope drag queen that would host annual wedding celebrations in the 70s and 80s that served as fundraisers and a community party. Poetically merging archival photographs and present day footage from a community drag show, the film sparks conversation about the modern day issues Mother Cavallucci revolutionized.

A man tries to escape impending doom.

Dennie, a swim coach grappling with PTSD and struggling to connect with her team, must overcome her biggest trigger as the team dives into their crucial first meet of the season.

Colin is a former heavyweight who, after a bad experience in the ring, lets guys punch him in the face for beer money. After a rough night, he suddenly gets confronted with his past.

The Farewell film is a live action adaptation of a script initially conceived as an animated film. This film utilized the talents of local and regional actors and crew, and was filmed for the most part in Brown and Redwood Counties in Minnesota. In keeping with the surreal genre of the film, it will leave a question at the end to ponder. We hope you enjoy it.

A short slice-of-life documentary about the director's cat, Marley.

A man keeps a mysterious fish captive, but she is far more than she seems. As her desire for freedom grows, reality begins to unravel in this haunting, surreal tale of control, transformation, and release.

Mike has a secret he never asked for: flashes of the future strike him without warning. The visions are never clear enough to explain why they happen, only who will suffer. When a glimpse reveals that the people he loves most are at the center of an unfolding chain of tragedies, Mike makes it his mission to stop what he’s seen, even if it means unraveling his own life in the process. Each attempt to change the future only seems to twist it into something worse, forcing Mike to confront a cruel paradox: knowing what’s coming may be the very thing that causes it. As the visions grow darker and more personal, he must decide how much he’s willing to sacrifice to protect the people he loves.

A deeply personal reflection on love, memory & longing for home. Forgotten Motherland follows the complex thoughts and feelings of an international student who is torn between two worlds - her new home and her home country.

The documentary filmed in illinois follows an eccentric, fiercely creative artist who spends her days hand-sewing puppets from everyday things, transforming them into expressive characters with lives of their own. Then there is a full puppet piece that blends humor, vulnerability, and handmade chaos—revealing that the real story isn’t about winning the show, but about watching an artist claim space for her imagination in a world that rarely slows down to notice it.

A mystical tale of cloaked identities, systemic traumas, and insatiable consumption: The ecology burns, reclaiming its environs.

With over 40 years of ceramic experience, Carstens utilizes his specialized skills to create high-quality works that strive to enrich everyday life. His primary focus is to create sculptural and functional work using traditional and innovative techniques. Carstens' work is created by hand utilizing his custom stoneware clay body and fired to vitrification, making the ware durable and lasting. He runs Mississippi Mud Studios, which was established in 2006 originally as a community studio in Dubuque, and is now a more private concern located in Maquoketa, IA.

A group of kids navigate their lives and interpersonal relationships while a rumor about the end of the world spreads around town.

In this no-dialogue horror/thriller, an explorer ventures into a cave system to investigate an unknown substance. When he becomes trapped, the silence gives way to something far more unsettling, turning the descent into a fight for escape.

Driven by loneliness, a bachelor reaches out to an enigmatic company to rent a family. At first, it's everything he'd hoped for, but it's not long before this arrangement turns into something much stranger.

Dead 2 Me is an infectious and saccharine turn into more traditional "Pop Rock" for the band which calls to mind some of the biggest emo and pop punk hits of the mid 00s while still keeping the hard rock edge that fans have fallen in love with from the band. Another toxic relationship-fueled song from the band but with a decidedly more uptempo, upbeat, and brighter tone.

Eclypse Haunted Attraction celebrates its fourth year of operation! Co-Owners and father and son duo Kaiden and Kary Ray share what they've learned working in the haunt industry.

A place where dreams are real, wishes come true, and everything is always awful for everyone.

Marnie wakes up after a night out with a wicked hangover, and finds the house (and her life) in a state of disarray. A string of visitors throughout the day could push her to a breakdown.

A reluctant school teacher goes on a blind date that turns into a night to remember.

Amber is living in a world where global warming has reached the tipping point and life has become a race to survive. While the people who live in the most affected areas are relocated north, middle America needs to wait it's turn, and it's timing is being pushed back. The heat is rising and things are getting worse by the day. It is so hot and becoming unbearable, or is it. Maybe the heat is closer than you think.

As she starts seventh grade, Amelia (12) faces new insecurities about her body and social norms. She realizes that many of her features are not what they "should be." Desperate to fit in, she begins tearing off parts of her body and hiding them in a drawer, between smudges and cutouts—until she can no longer ignore them, as they transform into a creature, a reflection of everything she let go of herself.

In Los Angeles, an ordinary morning fractures without warning. A man is forced to flee as an unseen threat closes in, reducing a life to instinct and movement. What begins as routine turns into a silent struggle for existence.

Music video made for musician, VILL

One's journey of coming to terms with their physical form.

During a stormy night, our known reality becomes entangled with another dimension. Two different timelines collide and create a fatal ending.

What if your DNA test didn’t just reveal your ancestors... but also your next romantic romance? From the twisted minds behind The Reel Idiots comes Incestry.com—a dark, absurd parody of modern ancestry services that takes "keeping it in the family" way too far.

In this neo-noir parody, a man gets arrested and interrogated about a mysterious crime that may or may not have something to do with pineapples...

The crew of a remote radar station are threatened by a deadly creature from another planet.

Inspired By True Events following a talented MLB Prospect as he spends the day with his Mentor from the Big Brothers of America Program.

Vasilly has become painfully jealous of his best friend, Luke. But things aren’t going so well for Luke. Every time he shares some good news, he starts to suffer from strange and violent repercussions. Disturbed by the uncanny timing, Vasilly recalls his Yiayia’s warnings about the Greek superstition of the evil eye - and starts to believe his own envy might be to blame for Luke’s bad luck. JEALOUS PEOPLE ARE UGLY PEOPLE is a darkly comic psychological thriller about male jealousy, inherited superstition, and the corrosive power of repressed ambition.

Jess Zottola has a BA in Fine Art from Luther College and studied Renaissance Life Drawing in Florence, Venice and Rome. Zottola’s work deals with process, motion and shape, mainly falling in the vein of abstraction. Heavily influenced by the people and location she is around/in, she often creates one off compositions that deal specifically with her experiences in a certain time and place.

Using rotoscope animation and the stylized aesthetic of classical airline safety brochures, the short film “Jet Lag” adapts Christopher Schaberg’s acclaimed nonfiction book "Airportness: The Nature of Flight" for the screen. Using the seemingly simple concept of ‘waiting in an airport’, the film explodes notions of not just modern air travel, but everyday life – how we struggle to get along with one another, manage our time, and use the space around us to maximum efficiency. Employing a tongue-in-cheek, almost stream-of-consciousness narration, the film playfully communicates the shifting complex emotions, anxieties, frustrations, and excitement that coincide with air travel. The tedium of waiting, the confusion of boarding, the nervousness of departure, the euphoria and relief of arrival. Beginnings and endings. At the airport.

Celebrated mail carrier, Carl Malone, sets out to deliver the mail on National Mail Carrier Appreciation Day. As he walks his route, his appreciation gifts start to pile up. Eventually they become to much to handle at the most inopportune time.

Music video with inspiration and content from our favorite vampire film, Children of the Night.

Krizalit follows Deniz, an enigmatic young woman drawn into the vibrant life of modern Turkey. Alternating between the euphoria of her intricate love with a Turkish woman, Melisa, and the weight of feeling like an outsider, the story weaves subtle hints about Deniz’s true nature — inviting contemplation on identity and belonging.

They Didn't Plan This! Shot straight on a single 50' reel of Kodak Tri-X Super 8 film stock with no editing.

Adam, who promised to look after his girlfriend's apartment and her cat, makes an amazing discovery that changes his life forever.

When a couple runs over a stranger's dog, they compete for the moral high ground at any cost.

On a pale savanna plain lives the Organoid, a strange fleshy creature that eats, drinks, and sleeps. In the distance, a menacing figure approaches. When the Organoid notices, it flees, only to discover the figure is a fellow of its kind. In a mating ritual they merge into a pulsating tower that hurls new life into the world. A new Organoid rises, and the cycle begins again.

Ella works at a lost-and-found desk in a large train station. Every day, she collects the abandoned belongings and stores them in her booth. At first glance, it seems like a random assortment of trinkets—books, wallets, and other items. But what no one knows is that Ella is creating something extraordinary with these lost objects. In a world defined by hurried efficiency, is there still someone willing to pause for a moment of wonder?

A music video for the band, Four Lincolns, that centers around two people attracted to each other and neither can make the first move until a comic book says all the things they can't.

The MadHaus is a tragicomedy about a successful stage director who begins to cast homeless people to star in his last play at the Madhaussen Theatre.

During a late-night study session, two college girls unlock an ancient curse that pulls them into a dark parallel dimension. Hunted by creatures that advance only when unseen, they must find a way back before the darkness claims them forever.

A dying man seeks the ultimate release: a birth in reverse.

A twisted utopia unfolds, as singing cherubs melt to the sound of decay. Crafted by a sentient machine from the future, it unveils its own version of paradise.

Mon’s music is rooted in his groundbreaking Afro-Appalachian folk sound, a genre-defying blend that bridges folk tradition and modern storytelling. At the heart of Mon Rovîa’s artistry is a commitment to fostering community and connection. Whether performed in intimate settings or reaching millions online, his work resonates as a call to gather, to reflect, and to imagine a more connected future together.

A little girl's new friend is much more than imaginary.

In a remote North Carolina monastery, Father Thomas, a retiring priest obsessed with recent Byzantine discoveries in Istanbul, summons Adriel, a scarred young priest from Istanbul, to translate government letters. Grace, Thomas’s curious daughter, grows intrigued by Adriel. Drawn together by a philosophical game of perfection, they explore ideals of flawlessness, uncovering hidden talents and a deep spiritual love that unites their imperfect souls.

All men are created evil, but only the stupidest manage to provoke The Wendigo.

Three friends on a hiking trip wander into an enchanted house only to become victims of a sadistic ritual in a fairy tale from hell.

A young boy likes to pretend he's a dragon, mimicking his father's violent behaviour. When the father's behaviour turns into the abuse of his older sister, the boy no longer wants to be like him, but it's too late. He finds himself trapped inside his dragon costume, which fills up with introverted anger and fear. The boy goes on a quest to understand the source of his father's behaviour and has to undergo a painful process in order to not succumb to the same fate.

Congo Free State, late 19th century. An enslaved man tries to break free but is killed. He reincarnates into a mystical nail statue and sets out to find his murderer. In this short animation film, filmmakers of African and European descent highlight the indomitable resistance against (neo)colonial powers and their local henchmen.

A horror short about life on the farm. Warning: Implied violence to animals, implied gun violence.

A Medieval Knight reflects on the challenges of being thrown into the 21st century.

12-year-old Kate longs to escape her lonely reality as the oldest of 5 under the shadow of her father's addiction in this coming-of-age story set in late 80s rural Iowa. “The Oldest” focuses on the inner life of a girl forced to grow up too fast and highlights the gulf of difference between the heaviness of home life and the freedom of just being a kid.

A woman seeks to reconcile with her sister over an incident from their adolescence by exploring their shared experiences through their bodies.

On the opening night of his sold-out one man show, star actor Gary Baker-Hall and his young protégé understudy Edward go on a drug fueled bender just minutes before curtains rise.

An hour before their mother’s funeral, three siblings are forced to reckon with the horrifying reality of their childhood.

“Salt Water” is a meditation on the struggle to believe you’re enough. Set against the imagery of floating in an ocean that both heals and stings, the track explores the pull between self-doubt and self-compassion. It’s a vulnerable look at how pain can purify, revealing the places that need tending most.

A mysterious woman prowls the city at night, drawing men into her web as she explores the dark depths of maternal instincts.

After years in prison, Kyle kidnaps his daughter Kaylee to relive their "perfect" family memories through his home movies-- but as the reels roll, his attempt to rekindle and prove his love turns into a nightmarish projection of guilt, obsession, and denial.

Five college kids go to a mysterious cabin for spring break.

A meek antique dealer is gaslit by a bombastic, hyper-confident coworker who leads half of the office to believe an absurd alternate version of the previous 10 minutes of their shared reality.

Running away from her new city and girlfriend, a young woman meets an old friend in her childhood treehouse.

Two men, mystically connected since junior high school, reconnect on a grocery date.

An injury prone Runner suspects his wife's infidelity.

A cookbook author attempts to learn the ways of a reclusive cook in the hope she'll learn the secret ingredient to his award-winning chili.

In 1975, Italian director Enrico Januzzi began filming a giallo set in Rome - a feverish tale of a blind violinist who rises to first chair of the symphony, only to find herself stalked as a black-gloved killer murders her fellow musicians one by one. The only witness: her seeing-eye dog. Production collapsed after a week, and the footage was presumed lost, until its rediscovery in 2025. Painstakingly restored by WBAZ Films, this surviving fragment is presented here for the very first time.

A man secludes himself in the forest with his cat. The ghosts of his past begin to torment him, being forced to face his fears and guilts in a try to not be consumed by madness.

Stick With Me explores the overwhelming fear of merging with a partner and losing all sense of individuality. It starts out small, wearing the same clothes, having the same friends, maybe even the same hobbies until it spirals out of control, and you find yourself fighting not to become a monstrous entity so that one can’t function without the other. At a party, Tina notices several couples who have become so alike they can’t seem to separate from each other. In a blind panic she flees to the safety of her own home. Once she’s caught her breath, she’s relieved to see her boyfriend, who is completely different from her. Right? In a sticky struggle to hold on to her identity, Tina becomes worse than the very thing she despises most.

In this intimate, 2D animated, memoir, a daughter navigates the aftermath of loss as she reflects on the weekly rituals she once shared with her father.

A witch gathers her coven for a dark ritual, unaware they are being watched by a sadistic group of modern day witch hunters. Music Video for St. October's Sweet Succubi.

A new body swap device, the Switcheroo!, promises "new perspectives and fun!" but yields hilarious workplace hi-jinks with potentially irreversible consequences. It’s a real out-of-body experience.

T.J. Dedeaux-Norris is a mixed-media artist who employs painting, fiber, performance, video, and music to explore the somatic impacts of racial, gender, and class socialization. In form and content, their work poses a philosophical inquiry into the distinction between Self and Other, with the body as a social microcosm of distinct yet discursive dynamics to observe and question. Everything is both permeable and fractile.

Joshua Ray Walker faces the fragility of life as he confronts a life-altering cancer diagnosis. As he prepares to return to the Grand Ole Opry, the film captures an intimate portrait of an artist grappling with mortality while confronting the legacy he will leave behind.

Andrea “Drea” Stoney, a down-on-her-luck poet, finds herself at her grandmother’s repass, along with her seditty larger-than-life family. But Drea is sticking out like a sore thumb; she’s introspective, Queer, artistic and proudly Deaf, albeit surrounded by her distant family members who don’t care to know ASL. So Drea resorts to finding solace in hidden, lonely moments that she can steal in the pockets of her grandmother’s generational brownstone. Her visit is complicated by the arrival of her father Samuel, who’s 20 years into a 25-year prison sentence, released for the day on a furlough to say goodbye to his late mother. The two strangers, bound by blood & their love for the deceased, are forced to reconcile with each other before his inevitable return to prison.

All of Shae's friends warn her that things are going to go badly with Brandon.

A life altering procedure challenges a woman's relationship with her husband and her perception of self

After enduring her husband's incessant chatter, a wife finally decides to cut out his tongue.

Too spineless to break up with his ridiculously gorgeous, devoted girlfriend, a man decides to kill her with the help of his best friend, but confusion and disaster ensue. Rueben, a pacifist and mediocre high school teacher, has one thing going for him -- his beautiful girlfriend, Robin. Like most guys, Rueben can't commit to the relationship, but he can't just break up with her either. So, Rueben enlists his best friend David, a man of the cloth with a shady past, to help him kill Robin. What could go wrong?

The longest sentence is the one you give yourself.

A boy forced to go trick or treating with his younger brother gets more than he bargained for.

After the chaos of the last few weeks, the entire family goes to therapy — but bringing the Truth Detector along wasn’t the best idea.

In a karaoke bar in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, an expired can of tuna fish and a fake Louis Vuitton purse encourage each other to believe in their artistic voices even if the world sees them as trash.

A failing actress is haunted by a silent double that seems intent on taking her place—forcing her to confront what it means to be seen, remembered, or erased.

Ava needs to record a self-tape but her speech impediment keeps getting in the way.

A FINAL EXAM HAS NEVER BEEN THIS DISGUSTING As exam season consumes her, a perfectionist university student ignores a growing ear infection to focus on her studies. But the infection worsens. Pus oozes constantly, sleep becomes impossible, and her grip on reality begins to unravel. One night, driven by a haunting nightmare, exhaustion, and mounting anxiety, she becomes convinced something is alive inside her ear. A body horror short about the cost of perfection, where the pressure to succeed becomes a breeding ground for something far more terrifying.

The story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, who, in 1975, after fleeing the Vietnam War by boat and docking in the Philippines, were utilized as background extras in the filming of APOCALYPSE NOW.

Dan has a gaping hole in his neck that won't heal. Why? He can't remember, nor talk about it. Back in the sinister arena of his childhood, he must find the part of himself he once left behind that prevents him, now an adult, from being whole.

A tiger's escape shatters the long silence between a father and his son, with suppressed love shining through the crack.

Welcome to Mississauga where lawns are clipped, neighbors are watchful and no blade of grass dares misbehave. Except at Wolf Ruck’s place. His lawn grows wild, and so does the trouble.

At an art fair, a body is discovered with four stab wounds. Commissioner Ziggurat and Lieutenant Le Bon investigate the case, but without success. A facial composite of a suspicious canvas - drawn by a mechanical agent - eventually helps them on their way. They set a trap with a conceptual art manifesto as bait. The ruse works: the suspicious canvas shows up, but escapes. During the ensuing chase, commissioner Ziggurat disables the canvas with a crossbow. The 'perpetrator', an art student, is not arrested. According to Ziggurat, bad art is the real culprit.