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The video offers a nocturnal glimpse of Shanghai street life, depicting one of the typical neighbourhoods disappearing under the city’s urban development. The improvised sound track is a duet orchestrated for the ancient Chinese instrument the guzheng1 and for the cricket that sings only at night.

Silent, b&w, 35 mm.

Experiencing the pressure of everyday life, two foreign exchange students reminisce in their shared love for poetry. But as the pressure builds their will to keep going is tested, and there’s no telling when the balloon will burst…

Every Saturday was a fun "couples swap" for 2 couples until something happens that will change everything. 2 of the 4 people fall madly in love, and will stop at nothing for the chance at true happiness! Written and Directed by Jamie C.V. Strong.

Five juvenile offenders sentenced to life without parole in Colorado discuss the prospect of spending their lives in prison.

A silent romantic comedy about a recalcitrant young woman who comes to rest in the arms of her loving neighbour.

This film/video hybrid explores the connections between militarism, HIV phobia and straight iconography in the gay male community. Through the visuals and prose the viewer is exposed to the hypocrisy and violence that exists within ourselves. At what point do gay men become our own enemy? We face an access to power that forces us to choose between liberation and assimilation, that may ultimately create our own demise.

Record-breaker Mohamed Salah meets fellow legend Steven Gerrard to discuss the art of goalscoring in our brand-new LFC Original.

When three year old Willy wanders away from home he falls among thieves. They are forced to kidnap him. The police ask Dickie, his elder brother and his friend, Johnny to help in the search. Johnny's friends all join in and meet with varied adventures. The children find Willy in a disused warehouse but cannot rescue him. Three more are caught by the gang who lock them in with the now unconscious gang leader and escape with the jewels. The police, alerted by the children, capture the gang, recover the jewels and finally rescue the children, including Willy

When the smoke clears is the story of three childhood friends and the year that will dramatically change their lives. The story opens with a flashback to the first time the three try drugs, and then zooms forward to them in their current setting as roommates. The story follows each one down their separate paths, Chris struggles to stay sane in his current surrounding, Shawn becomes more and more a drug addict, and Raymond becomes more ruthless as he loses ties to family.

short film by Rebecca Ruige Xu & Sean Hongsheng Zhai

Set in New York, Emma struggles with the sudden death of her husband Frank, an FDNY firefighter.

An array of beguiling images—from insect wings to coin slots, carnival lights, and beyond—comprise the latest experimental short from Indie Grits alum Anna Kipervaser, a silent response to her 2017 short And By the Night.

What are the consequences for the city now that more and more people are choosing to live alone? How should we plan our cities and what is the importance of public meeting places? More than Houses: a depressing or liberating vision?

Much to her distress, a woman who's long put up her guard by only dating men for their money suddenly finds herself falling in love for real.

When a young girl discovers that Santa is not real, she questions the lies told by adults and the terrible secret that she has been forced to keep.

A grieving husband chooses to fulfill his wife's dying wish by leaving the safety of his home and venturing into an apocalyptic landscape in search of a cherished memento.

If you were a studious man, accustomed to burning the midnight oil, wouldn't it annoy you if each night at 12 precisely, the ghost of a melancholy maiden appeared, weeping and lamenting? A certain professor was bothered this way. He was not afraid of ghosts and could have endured one whose specialty was silent haunting. He found, however, that the weeping maiden was a nuisance, and prevented him from concentrating. So he decided, ungallant though his conduct might be deemed, to get rid of her.

Three mothers discuss the impact of losing a child to gun violence.