RANGER - 8 min
For 30 years the Canadian vessel M.V. Northern Ranger--or Ranger, as it is affectionately known by locals--has tirelessly navigated narrow straits and unpredictable weather along the remote Labrador coastline. This sensory documentary explores the unique auditory and visual landscapes of the vessel as passengers and crew are united on a long journey home.

SPRING CHICKEN - 10 min
Anny, a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor, loves dressing up for the Jewish holiday of Purim. This year, she decides to dress up as a chicken.

A SHEPHERD - 10 min
As technology and modern society press on, both the physical and mental distances between humans and their food grow further apart. On his small farm, a young shepherd struggles with the visceral life and death circles of his ancient trade, but his story bridges the gap between prepackaged urban life and the quiet sacrifices it takes to keep it that way.

LAST SHIP - 11 min
In the same places where "La Terra Trema" by Visconti was filmed, the Rodolico family has been building ships for four generations. If yesterday around these shipwrights a whole community used to gather and identify itself, today that world is disappearing because of the changing times.

[JURG] - 19 min
On a Friday morning, Jrg collapsed on the floor of his apartment and remained there paralyzed for 36 hours. When he woke up in a hospital bed, the renowned professor of linguistics had become completely mute.

KEEP MOVING FORWARD - 25 min
KEEP MOVING FORWARD is a documentary film that examines war veteran, Guy Spagnoli's, experience with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result from the Vietnam War and his alternative therapy that involves an affinity for all things Disney. The film will provide a portal into one veteran's and his family's experience with PTSD and gives insight to understanding the condition on a humanistic level.

(Total 83 min)

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