Dramatic and Documentary Shorts - Working

Olive | United States | 13 | Lev Omelchenko | "Olive" is a short documentary that follows Olive Hagemeier, an energetic older woman, on her daily routine of salvaging, repackaging and redistributing food, and occasional other types of "waste", across Atlanta, GA. Presented in a quiet observational style, this film is both a character study of a committed and enigmatic volunteer, as well as an ethnographic work that places the audience in the heart of a decentralized, volunteer-run mutual aid network in a "post-COVID" American city.

Astor Place, The American Dream | United States | 20 | Giuseppe Malpasso | Immigrants from all over the world, the barbers of the NYC Landmark Astor Place are living in limbo because of their shop's impending closing.

Sucker | United States | 18 | Deni Cheng | After Andy loses his job at a valet parking lot, he must find a way to take care of his little brother, Tom Tom.

El Ojo Comienza En La Mano [The Eye Begins in the Hand] | United States | 15 | Yehuda Sharim | El Ojo Comienza En La Mano is a tribute to Campesino histories in rural CA through the artwork of Ruben A. Sanchez, as well as an unsentimental reckoning with the fate of many cultural workers that struggle between paying rent and/or creative endeavors.

Black is Beautiful | United States | 32 | Marco Ortega | During a time of social unrest and a global pandemic, the Black is Beautiful initiative created an opportunity for the craft beer community to enact change and still continues today.