BOY (Topaz Adizes | 9 min.)
In this gentle but stark narrative, a child’s enthusiasm for father-son bonding has brutal and haunting consequences.

Young Bird Season (Nellie Kluz | 19 min.)
A rare look into a pastime fading from popularity, this intimate documentary exposes the obscure nuances and amusing cultural details among the flyers at New England’s Braintree Pigeon Racing Club.

THE ART OF CATCHING (Jessica Bardsley | 35 min.)
Based in the Florida Everglades, Rooftop alum Bardsley has crafted an autobiographical study of history and myth, decaying in the swamps. The mixed materials that make up this luscious and fascinating film have a tactile feel that personally invites you into a fertile but deadly land.

The Hunter (Marieka Walsh | Australia | 6 min.)
A boy goes missing in the snow-covered wilderness, feared taken by wolves. A hunter undertakes a journey to find the him, but as he tracks the boy into the mountains, he discovers that his instincts can no longer be trusted. Here, far from civilization he must make decisions that will forever change his relationship with the wilderness he has always feared. The Hunter is an elegant & surprising stop-motion sand animation that tells a new timeless tale.

The Water's Edge (Chris Thomas | North Wales | 14 min.)
In the aftermath of an alien occupation of Britain, a lone man devotes his life solely to a myth that salvation can be found in the water. However, he must avoid the threats that surround him.