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COMMISSARRIATS DU MONDE: CASABLANCA  Director: Jean-Bernard Andro Synopsis: The daily life of a police station in the most densely populated area of Morocco. WAR AGAINST THE WEAK  Director/Writer: Justin Strawhand Synopsis: Based on the book by New York Times best selling author and nine time Pulitzer Prize nominee, Edwin Black, War Against the Weak is the untold story of American Eugenics, a movement that attempted to breed a Nordic master race through the elimination of those deemed “unfit”.
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT 
Director/Writer: Tony Perri Synopsis: There's something happening deep in America's heartland. Some folks are calling Fairfield, Iowa the ’'Midwestern Stepford” A few locals claim there's a creepy cult slowly taking control of their small town. Even the Jefferson County Commissioners say, 'We really don't know what's going on here.' But a famous Hollywood director and the local school he’s teamed up with know exactly what’s up in Fairfield, Iowa. They’re setting out to change the world - one student at a time. MARDIK: BAGDAD TO HOLLYWOOD 
Director: Evan York, Ramy Katrib Synopsis: This film details the amazing life of Armenian screenwriter Mardik Martin (Mean Streets, NY,NY, Raging Bull), and his improbable journey from Baghdad to Hollywood.
HENRY O! 
Director/ Writer: Ziad Hamzeh Synopsis: HENRY O! is a journey of humble beginnings and overwhelming obstacles, of faith in the human spirit and endless love of life and family, of sky-high dreams and aspirations achieved, all amidst the cheering crowds and major league heroes of America’s favorite past-time, baseball.
A LOSS FOR WORDS  Director: Andy Taylor Synopsis: To many, a life of solidarity is the ultimate punishment. We define ourselves by our surroundings; and when someone doesn’t comply and mould with our utopian perception, we give them a choice: Learn to blend or be shunned. However, there are the few who not only refuse to comply, but welcome a life of exile. OUT Synopsis: Rich Ratacheck, a reformed cocaine dealer fresh out of prison, returns to his old stomping grounds for one final hurrah. The night goes terribly wrong though when he gets involved with a dead girl. Will he be able to get “out” before it’s too late? WUNDERKAMMER  Director/Writer: Andrea Pallaoro Synopsis: The film explores the dynamics of the co-dependent relationship between an aging woman and her mentally challenged son. DESERT WEDDING 
Director/Writer: Alexandra Fisher PRALNIA  Director/Writer: Michal Dabal Synopsis: An Assassin (Miroslaw Zbrojewicz) is hired by a Circus Clown (Iwo Pawlowski) to kill his twin brother. The hunter sets out on a journey into a dreamy world of dark and strange places. CONTRITION Directors: Bryce Lemon Synopsis: A young man, Ryan, struggling to move forward in his life with his girlfriend is torn back into the religious world of his Minister father. Caught between opposing views, Ryan must claim his life for himself. THE JOURNAL Director/Writer: Sam Wasserman Synopsis: A tortured young man who lost his mother at a very early age, discovers the gift that could set him free. TRACES  Directors: Rachel Zisser TELLER  Director/Writer: David Himes Synopsis: A bank teller becomes emotionally obsessed over a customer and confides in his female friend for romantic advice. DAN AND THE VAN  Director/Writer: John Nijhawan Synopsis: 'Dan and a Van' is a twisted comedy about how one man's ignorance leads him to take the law into his own hands and end up in a compromising situation of his own.
LA FIESTA DE SU HERMANA
Synopsis: Grappling with the recent death of her sister, Lucía attempts to throw a party. As she fails in creating the atmosphere she once enjoyed with her sister, she is forced to confront her grief with her weary boyfriend Alejandro. SALUD  Directors: Cesar De Leon Synopsis: A young dad struggles with the consequences of his past while trying to improve matters with his 8 year old son.
Traveling in Circles 
Writer/Director/Producer: Katie Hetland TRE LIRE, PRIMO GIORNO  Director/Writer: Andrea Pellizzer Synopsis: A small troop of nurses - who still did not decide about what to do with their life - decides to follow an old patient who proposes to them to follow him immediately across Italy and find a Tre Lire, the most precious Italian stamp known, dated January the 1st 1860. For the four protagonists, the journey and all it brings will change their lives forever and nothing will be the same as before.
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