Whale Fall
A shadow puppet music video for the song “Whale Fall” by Silbo Gomero. A ship's propellers kill a whale, unaware of the ecological wave it creates as the whale's body falls to the bottom of the ocean.
She Was Crying Sugar
A candied couple gets into sticky situations as they embark on an adventure through a sugar-coated wonderland.
Geneva Jacuzzi’s Casket
Kate must amputate her robot assistant’s head as she rushes to get a shipment of experimental cartridges to the World Wellness Watch. The robot’s body is kept alive in a pleasure casket while its head sends strange visions to Kate’s brain.
Evidence of it All
A riveting journey through a dancer’s mind, shedding light on the perpetual struggle with the seven deadly sins. Narrated by Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike and drawing inspiration from iconic artists Maya Deren and Peter Lindbergh.
Zola
"Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.”
Thus began the odyssey of one A’Ziah King, aka ZOLA. From acclaimed writer/director Janicza Bravo, Zola's stranger than fiction saga, which she first told in a now iconic series of viral, uproarious tweets, comes to dazzling cinematic life.
Zola, a Detroit waitress, strikes up a new friendship with a customer, Stefani, who seduces her to join a weekend of dancing and partying in Florida. What at first seems like a glamorous trip full of “hoeism” rapidly transforms into a 48-hour journey involving a nameless pimp, an idiot boyfriend, some Tampa gangsters and other unexpected adventures in this wild, see-it-to-believe-it tale.
Lilac Lips Duchess County
A glorious, fantastical, modern retelling of the story of Narcissus, the beautiful hunter who fell in love with his own reflection.
Between the Headphones
Kyle, a socially awkward office worker, wears headphones to help him get through the day. But his overreliance on them begins to affect his relationship with others.
Happy People
Welcome to the world's most mentally unwell metropolis! An animated response to the current cultural desert. From Canada.
Welcome to the Dollhouse
As the Disdress Dolls shimmy, shake and strip their way across stage, they push the limits of art, vulnerability and radical acceptance in this film about a South Bend-based burlesque troupe.
DisDress Dolls Burlesque Show – Live!
Live on the Embassy stage, Hobnobben presents the DisDress Dolls! A burlesque troupe from South Bend, Indiana, (and the subject of Welcome to the Dollhouse), these amazing women challenge society’s expectations of female power, femininity and beauty. Starring Veda DeVille, Poppy Lane, Robin Rapscallion, River Thong and more.
Greyland
This powerful documentary follows two young residents struggling to reclaim the identity of their shrinking post-industrial city, Youngstown, Ohio. Filmed over six years, Greyland poetically portrays the conditions in their neighborhoods, their confrontations with city hall, and even the realization that their community might not be able to change in the way they had envisioned.
Six Angry Women
In 1984 in Auckland, New Zealand, six women kidnapped, beat up and chained a university lecturer, who they claimed was a rapist, to a tree. More than 30 years later, this is the bizarre true story of that sensational feminist direct action.
Wild Winds: Spirit of the Bison
A buffalo preserve in northern Indiana is home to over 250 wild bison ("buffalo"). Their human caretakers share their passion for our national animal and its importance to the nation’s history and future.
Memory of the Golden Locket
A shepherdess erects a burial for a drowned woman, trapped in solitude in the depths of a lake. A white horse will guide her. Animated and wordless, from France.