• Nights to Remember

A collection of nocturnal tales featuring startling intrigue and the beginning and end of romances that can only happen at night.

Short Films

Me & Aydarous

A gutsy Saudi young woman sneaks off for a date only to butt heads with her chaperoning chauffeur.

Underdog

On a winter night, Mirko, a 23-year-old student, only has a few hours to pay his rent or he will be evicted. Moonlighting as a delivery man, he must deliver as many as orders as possible to pay off his debt. Meet the filmmaker: https://youtu.be/fvh-wpCdoYU

Mucho, Mucho Amor

Elizabeth, a kitchen worker, overhears a staff party announcement.

An Avocado Pit

​​Larissa, a trans woman, and Cláudio, a cis man, meet one night in the streets of Lisbon. They dance their differences away until morning light in challenge, in surprise, in awe and in recognition. Meet the Filmmaker: https://youtu.be/iJ4b91Vrt8k

Incognito

A lonely motel receptionist makes an extra buck by selling hidden camera footage of his unsuspecting guests on the internet. While filming a young female guest, he realizes she is at risk of being trafficked and faces a crisis of conscience. Meet the Filmmaker: https://youtu.be/9hKgrtEY48o

It Happened One Night at Melody Lanes

When an angry, young man travels to New York City seeking retribution for the predator who assaulted his sister, he confronts his own toxic masculinity and begins to question the very idea of revenge.

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