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Up Hayes, A New York City Story

A New York City Story opens with the line, “This is the best New York story you’ve never heard.” It

Through an elaborate imaginary mission to Mars, a quiet boy navigates the growing tensions within his home, where he feels

A middle-aged man copes with the loss of his mother and takes an unexpected turn into the past. Written by

Handcuffed to a hospital bed with no memory of the night before, a young man reminisces about the best friend

A young boy name Adam is stranded in the middle of the desert until he meets three people to go

Eddie, Julianne, Marvin, and Charlotte, a group of four friends, meet up at Eddie’s vacation home. However, they are disturbed

A woman who is passionate about seeds tries to become a comedian with an old piñata rabbit. Directed by Mao

“Silhouette” is a PSA about mental health that uses an animated silhouette to represent depression and suicidal thoughts. The PSA

During a wine-fueled girls’ night, Jess jokes about taking pregnancy tests and briefly panics over a false positive. The laughter

Nathan, a 16-year-old genius obsessed with consciousness-based time travel, must use his dangerous and untested invention to save his best