Identity Movies

Light Upon Light: A Documentary on Hijab is an intimate and deeply personal exploration of the diverse, raw, and untold stories of hijabi women....

A young woman named Olive struggles to define her own identity, which manifests into her two inner "celestial beings," Sol and Luna, coming into a...

Christian, a young man from the city, travels to a town in Zaragoza, Spain of his recently-deceased father to throw his ashes and give a final...

12 years ago, Rolf suffered a violent accident that caused him severe amnesia. During his long rehabilitation, Rolf had to rebuild his identity from...

A young woman arrives in a small town, looking for a place to spend the night. Strange events will force her to flee.

In Ahmedabad, a city where alcohol exists more as rumor than reality, two hostel students step out on a lazy afternoon to eat biryani, wander through...

After several years working as a high fashion model, Adel begins to question her surroundings and sense the absurdity of her situation. To ease her...

A young boy searches for the meaning of life, but instead must learn to cope with issues much greater than himself.

A migrant worker suffocates in the quiet aftermath of a hate crime video circulating online. As every response fails, he discovers that the only...

The complexity of friendship through a platonic bond that runs deep enough to blur love, dependence, and identity. Moving between light and shadow,...

Purple Leone is an experimental short film exploring how trends emerge and spread across the world. Through a blend of visuals and sound, it reflects...

The Bronx is legendary as the birthplace of hip hop, break dancing, and graffiti—or as Butch Da Barber calls it: 'A Mall of Culture.' In this...

The link between body and mind is portrayed in the context of materialism; the importance of physical objects to express personal identity in the...

A romance of reclaiming the ill body from the jaws of stillness by merging with the universe of things. Via a network of things, the body extends...

A couple receives a letter of eviction: they must leave their home in Trento within 60 days. They are two political refugees: he is Afghan and she is...

A short movie about dreams and the personalities we become in an unknown world where everything is possible.

A nervous young poet takes the stage to perform, but as he speaks, his words are shown through a symbolic inner world where self-confinement takes...

The Mejia family emigrated from Oaxaca to Fresno, California 40 years ago. Filmmaker Trisha ZIff filmed the family in 1996, and returns now to see...

What if the space that confines you is also the space that knows you best? Within These Walls is a surreal, movement-driven short film that explores...