Mary Kim is a Korean American multimedia artist and writer-director who is currently attending the University of California Irvine. ⁠Hajun Blooms is a beautiful visual short film about repressed nonbinary queer identity and one young Korean’s relationship to the church.

Sarah Gallegos is a writer and filmmaker based in New York. She is passionate about exploring the "grey areas" and challenging traditional storytelling narratives and structures. Through her work, she is continuously delving deeper into investigations of self-discovery. Her short film Pre Face is a dramedy short about the transitional phases young adults feel in their lives.

K$K is a writer, director and advocate for women working at the intersections of filmmaking and cannabis who explores her real life experiences through short experimental essay films. The Takeover is a look into K$K’s creative consciousness as she navigates her identity as a woman, relationships - platonic and romantic, money, and all life has to bring.

Ariana Martinez is a first generation hispanic filmmaker and student with her lens focused on representing women of color. Motherland is a short documentary that acts as a love letter to Ariana’s mom, to her culture, and to where her roots are.

Katherine Chou is a Taiwanese-American writer and director whose work explores themes of identity and personhood through a magical realist lens. She’s the creative force behind A Cure for All Things, a sci-fi short about an immigrant family and their struggles finding a sense of belonging in the past, present, and future.

Kz Elizabeth is a queer, award-winning filmmaker and performer from Chicago. She’s the director and producer of ‘Pathetic Woman,’ a surreal LGBTQ+ short film that follows Andy and Kathryn, two office co-workers, who find themselves in a sudden and absurd codependent relationship.

Angie Loveday is a Costa Rican filmmaker and Seton Hall University grad with a degree in Broadcasting and Film program. She’s the director and writer behind, ‘Christmas Lights’, our latest project spotlight that explores grief, coping, and comfort. We’re so excited to share this short and Angie’s talent.

Shawna Khorasani is a San Jose, California-based writer, producer, and director and creator behind ‘LoverGirl’, TLL’s next project spotlight. ‘LoverGirl’ is an LGBTQ+ romantic comedy about the awkward, anticipatory, and magical moments that can happen in young love.

Giselle Keena is a photographer and director based in New York. We’re excited to premiere her piece, Yellow Blinking Light, partly inspired by her own experiences navigating if higher education is the right thing for her. Yellow Blinking Light is a story that shows what we all struggle with- managing the expectations of others while forging our own path in life.

Amanda Jane Robinson is a writer and filmmaker currently completing her Master in Screen Directing. She is particularly interested in stories of women's interiority and places a strong focus on aesthetic and tone. We’re proud to be premiering her latest short, Silt.

Shakura Davis is a filmmaker, creator, and current student at Eugene Lang. We’re excited to be sharing their latest short film, Closer, a dance centric film that tells the struggles of addiction.

Daniella Víquez is a 24 year old audiovisual producer, director, journalist, and graduate of the University of Costa Rica. Her work focuses include narrative fiction, culture, mental health, gender, and international news. Her films opens the conversation of machismo, violence against women, and feminism in South America.

Sonibal Rae is an Afro Latina director/writer based in London. She strives to create compelling, funny, and realistic characters specifically for comedies. She loves exploring relationships in film and the messy nature of love.

Death is Orange directed by Lauren Tepfer is an intimate look into grief, love, family, and understanding. Heavily influenced by the intersections of time and personal identity, Lauren captures her work in real time as she herself is still processing her life.