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#FareLife – Season 1, 22min., USA
Directed by Brian Hogan, Tyler Stirling
#FareLife gives us a peak inside the lives of Connecticut strangers from all walks of life as they ride from place to place with everyone’s favorite FareRide driver, affectionately called “buddy”. From drag queens to estranged parents to drunk strangers, follow “buddy’s” adventures as he navigates the streets and the pitfalls of living, in this zany, touching and often times irreverent ride of a lifetime.
https://instagram.com/TheBrianHogan
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UNDER THE STARS, 7min., USA
Directed by Jason G Mercado
In the forgotten corners of the city, a young homeless addict named JD drifts through nights haunted by silence, addiction, and disconnection. Alongside Max, a hardened street survivor, and Luna, a mentally ill woman caught in a cycle of delusion and innocence, JD stumbles through a grim urban purgatory. When tragedy strikes under the glow of streetlights and stars, JD is forced to confront the cost of invisibility — and the fragile spark of hope that may still exist.
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ARLINGTON, 18min., USA
Directed by Freddie Paull
After surviving a tragic act of violence, Arlington retreats to a remote cabin in Vermont, hoping to disappear into the quiet. His reclusive neighbor Owen carries his own unspoken grief, and their uneasy connection begins to blur the line between refuge and reckoning. As winter closes in, the two men are forced to confront the weight of what they’ve lost—and what it might take to return to the world. Arlington is a stark, intimate drama about trauma, guilt, and the fragile possibility of healing between strangers.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-arlington
INTOXXICATED, 16min., Canada
Directed by Olivia Bronwyn
Maddie and Rachel fall in love through their connection with music and understanding on grief. When Maddie’s drinking worsens she decides to quit out of love for Rachel. Unable to keep herself from the bottle she lies to Rachel, and after an explosive argument where Maddie becomes violent, Rachel decides to leave her. After Maddie’s various failed attempts at getting sober she decides to check into rehab, taking her life into her own hands and facing her grief head on.
https://www.instagram.com/intoxxicatedshortfilm
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