Mackie Mallison - 22, Anahita Amirshahi - 22, Dan Chang - 23, Kelley Grade - 22

Taking its title from the Japanese onomatopoeia for bird sound, this is a lyrical, dream-like portrait of the filmmaker's grandmother and her deep connection with avian beings.

Experimental Visions

Justin Kaminuma - 22, Jess Faber - 21

A boy skateboards through abstract landscapes and memories in search of a place he encountered in a dream.

Experimental Visions

Leonardo Pirondi - 22

In Search of Mount Analogue journeys through ocean and land, bringing life to the imagined, metaphorical, and mysterious island from the 1952 novel, Mount Analogue, by René Daumal. The film uses 16mm film to capture computer-generated images that create an immersive, but rather odd, landscape of Mount Analogue.

Experimental Visions

Janay Kelley - 19, Tya Arnold - 19, Alana Hayes - 19

After discovering the drowning of a little girl, an unnamed narrator describes her community's response while battling the memories of her own fight with The River in this experimental take on sexual violence, grief, and trauma.

Experimental Visions

Anastasia Arsentyeva - 24

A woman longs for snowfall to finally see her lover's promise.

Coping for the Best

Belle Palmano - 21, Esrom Solomon - 23, Ellis Josebury - 21

Three friends on the cusp of adolescence travel to the heart of west London.

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