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- Season 6

(2023)

Acknowledgements (3:39) On a sweltering day at the pools, monotony conspires to take a bored front desk attendant on a journey. Across The Room (9:09) When Ben and Alexandria's first dates go downhill, the two unexpectedly create one of their own. Bryers Cucumber Tostinos (16:11) The story of a man-boy who lives in a corner market, still waiting for his mom to come pick him up.

Other (13:42) Two sisters confront the reality of being mixed-race as they cope with running their late father's Midwestern bar. Shevolution (18:09) When a recovering alcoholic's husband descends into mental illness, she must find a way to save herself.

Of Crumbs and Dreams (3:09) A worker ant escapes the small confines of his colony, and sets out to find his own destiny. EP (10:14) Orbi has become the number one safest AI robot in the world, until a program changes its security protocol. My Roommate the Jedi (23:30) The evil Empire invades Earth in search of an ancient weapon hidden by a Jedi Master inside an average guy's apartment.

A Face on the Ceiling (7:25) A woman wakes up with no memory, only to find something strange lurking in her apartment. Doll Klaw - You Said (5:59) A mysterious girl drags a dead body into the desert, drops him into a shallow grave, and starts. The Poet (19:03) A young man has written a three line poem that he believes possesses great existential significance in various ways. And he's going to explain all of them. For a really long time.

Lifelike (6:09) A heartbroken woman orders a lifelike android so she can have one last moment with the man she loves. Valley (21:14) It's ditch day in the San Gabriel Valley as two high school seniors realize they might be on very different paths.

Squirrel Mountain: Iggy To The Rescue (14:31) Squirrel Mountain is a magic land where Iggy Pop joins forces with Fairy Frosty Flakes. More Than He Knows (13:32) When a happily married couple go on a routine staycation, the wife demonstrates that she knows her husband better than he knows himself.

My Own (12:29) A nonbinary ballerina, when forced to choose between the male and female dance, decides to create a new form of non gendered expression. Drunk (13:18) A story that sheds light on the issue of domestic violence as it follows a young couple who deal with the tragedy of losing their child as each finds different ways to cope.

Execution (45:42) A renegade band of females stages an execution of rapists and killers in a classroom.

The Kids are Still Here (23:50) The Kids Are Still Here is a documentary short film about communities in Northern Uganda affected by nodding syndrome - a rare and deadly disease that's been infecting children since the 1960s.

Invisible: The Unseen Faces of Hunger in Kern (40:21) Exploring why the second richest agricultural producing county in the United States is also the hungriest