Character Study Movies

Every day, people would queue for over two hours for a bowl of ramen. What’s the celebrated chef’s secret ingredient? There is no secret...

Two losers spend a summer together, and in doing so gain a sense of confidence in themselves.

He really likes Poughkeepsie Crispies. Maybe too much. A darkly funny, minimalist loop of repetition, ritual, and barely-hinged performance.

ROB, a young LA native, moves to Portland for school, only to drop out almost immediately and settle into a comfortable routine of doing absolutely...

The making of the next Aaron Aaron Byrne Movie takes a turn for the worst.

A lonely day in the life of someone who feels like simply an extension of the spaces they inhabit. They are hit with the dreadful isolation that...

Fascinating new translations and fresh research are transforming the myth of Atlantis from the realm of fantasy into an incredible reality. Travel...

Bethany and Sam are friends with a brewing romance that is long overdue. With the making of a student film together over Halloween, this romance...

Written and Directed by Santiago Cantu, following a high school student and the loss of his brother.

It's been a long time since they have met, and when an unexpected event happens, something shifts. Uncovering what they actually meant to each other,...

A cunning scientist exploits people with rare diseases to advance the field of research by decades. She plays different roles, each time with...

A routine elevator ride becomes a battlefield when Maya Uche, a Black activist, and Brett Kiminski, a white conservative, are trapped together...

A conceptual short film starring Natalie Merchant as various archetypal female characters, plus a series of music videos from Merchant’s first...

A disillusioned, chronically online man careens toward his 30th birthday with no direction, no connection, and no way out — until the internet...

Two childhood best friends reconnect as teenagers, finding themselves at a crossroads in their lives.

Blue Blitzkrieg is a study on depression. The product of this study was applied as a short film containing a fictional story about the last day of a...