Directorial Debut Movies

A beauty salon in a city ravaged by a mysterious disease becomes a refuge for the afflicted as they linger between life and death.

Set against the vibrant spectacle of the jaripeo, a symbol of Mexican cowboy tradition and machismo, this story unveils a hidden world of queer...

Over the final 24 hours before high school graduation, an overachieving valedictorian discovers that a psychedelic edible has caused her to begin...

A sceney podcaster's life unexpectedly changes when she interviews a charming guest who is not all he seems.

When a group of five soon-to-graduate high school seniors skip the last day of school, attempting to make it the best day possible, they slowly...

Richard Thompson is a former Marine and network administrator whose unemployment, addiction, and estrangement from his two sons leave him vulnerable...

A punk, action-charged, near-future thriller that follows terminally indecisive data analyst Bemis as he uncovers that his employer, Synergy Systems,...

"Prima" follows Margo, a dedicated prima ballerina raised by her disciplinarian and “guardian of the art” grandmother, who begins to...

Follows the experiences of young Black men whose lives have been abruptly snatched away. Micah is a young man who finds himself in the Inbetween, a...

Follows a young girl battling cystic fibrosis whose fragile stability is shattered when her access to healthcare and life-sustaining medication is...

Three Sicilian summers mark the growth of Leo/Indigo and Tore, two young people from different worlds but united by an unbreakable bond: they will...

Mary Jo, a single mother navigating the most pivotal day of her life, confronts a series of escalating challenges that could reshape her...

Hoping to rekindle an old friendship, childhood buddies Ron and Erik set out for a day’s ice-fishing, on the last day of the ice-fishing...

Two friends–Maria and Gabriel—find their seemingly ordinary afternoon at an exclusive members-only club in East Los Angeles East spiral...

Yan, a junior private investigator, goes undercover to attend a dating workshop for trans women.

A detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal.

Based on an original idea Samantha Carroll developed over several years, 'Close to Nowhere' follows small-town Coco, who, while struggling with...

Hunting for hope in a city ridden by immorality, young Kedar Barua is tickled into madness by ghosts of the past. Paro's love brightens his path to...

Single mother Tay leaves behind her complicated life in Los Angeles to return to her childhood home. She winds up embroiled in a custody battle over...

In rural New England, a woman is marked by her first love’s death in a mountain tunnel. Drawn into the mystery of a new disappearance, she...