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Inspired by the Bob Dylan song of the same name, 'the Man in the Long Black Coat' tells the story of a young woman in an abusive relationship living in a small town. She sees a mysterious stranger, 'hangin' around at the old dance hall on the outskirts of town.' As her life spirals out of her control, she finds solace in the stranger's company. She must choose to leave the life she knows and escape into the arms of the man in the long black coat before her husband takes even that choice from her.

This short documentary celebrates the late conceptual artist Chris Burden’s landmark work “Shoot,” in which a friend shot him in the arm. [Overview Courtesy of The New York Times]

In this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the pilot is separated from the rest of of his crew. The two groups of soldiers must survive until they can meet up and be rescued. The pilot does almost everything wrong, and the rest of his crew does almost everything right. We learn, by both bad and good example, how to survive in the jungle.

Recent deaths of family members brought me back to their hometown, Tongchuan, tiny city located on the Loess Plateau in northwest China. The rich but easily erodible soil results in harsh living conditions and unhealthy lifestyles. High blood pressure and cerebrovascular disease run in my maternal family and I’m the youngest person in this lineage. During the 2020 pandemic, I met my lover and was struck again by the fragility of life, as well as the fragility of love—the symptoms of love are the same as those of soil erosion and psychological erosion. We shape our environments, just as much as they shape us. This film takes the form of a love letter that I wrote to my lover during quarantine.

Patsy, the traffic warden, after getting clipped by a pushbike while crossing the road, must ‘follow his nose’ to find the girl of his dreams who hit him.

This program examines numerous issues which face today's teenagers daily. Robinson, a former NBA basketball player and MVP, speaks candidly about his experiences, career and family and what has influenced him to be the person he is today. He talks about the pressures of fitting in, making the right choices, organizing priorities, dealing with changes and achieving success.

Onstage at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, the American Ballet Theatre presents a variety of numbers from several recognized ballets, both traditional and modern, including Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet," Gottschalk's "Great Galloping Gottschalk," Tchaikovsky's "The Black Swan," Handel's "Airs" and Chausson's "Jardin aux Lilas." The San Francisco Opera Orchestra provides accompaniment for the dazzling performances.

A short film by Davis Aurini that emulates film noir and features choreographed martial art action scenes while a narrator describes the downfalls of dating culture.

“Whisper in the Sound of Silence” Is a slice of a contemporary woman’s life that begins her journey to find the meaning of love. As a woman in a society in transition from tradition to modernity in Iran is looking for love; a country that bans political, religious and economic have overshadowed on people’s lives.

Nicole and Mark have horrifying pillow-talk.

Max Roach & Cecil Taylor at Columbia University, New York

Based on the Thomas Mann short story 'Der Kleiderschrank' the film follows Albrecht Van de Qualen's final days as he comes to terms with his own mortality. He soon finds out that he won't be alone on his journey as a surreal encounter opens his eyes to long lost emotions.

Short animation by Po Chou Chi about a grandson want to make his grandmom's wish come true

Explores the nature of creativity and collaboration on the making of this very unique story in an earnest and unexpectedly touching manner.

Rare early work from Keith Jarrett -- captured in 1968 with in a great quartet line up with Charles Lloyd on tenor and flute, Ron McClure and Jack Dejohnette on drums! At this early stage of his career Jarrett could very capably where a number of hats, and he covers some territory on these longish pieces composed and arranged by Charles Lloyd, from passages that are fairly straight, to loose and mellow.

A young Christian millennial family go out on their their annual camping trip. All seems to go well until one small sin on the freeway cascades them into terror, and the man in the beige van descends upon them.

Takatak is a dish and a profession. The sounds of the maker's knife and his movements merge into an aesthetic performance – a soundcarpet of natural and unnatural noise. The man gets distracted by the observation of hawks in the sky. They are gliding, they are chasing each other, they observe the world below them.