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RAW ART WORKS SHORTS (15:00)

THE END
Directed by Fenet Abebe, Elzion Kassahun (USA 2026, 8:14).
The End follows a young couple navigating a long-awaited night together, where expectations, timing, and unspoken truths quietly collide. Through parallel moments and fleeting connections, the film explores how love can change before we’re ready to name it.

EAST BOSTON MUSIC COLLECTIVE
Directed by Christopher Leone, Gary Hernandez, Nadinne Alcantar, Olman Diaz, Gabriela Argueta De Leon, Matthew Taylor (USA 2026, 16:41).
As part of BPS Arts Expansion at EdVestors, the East Boston Music Collective is a neighborhood-focused effort to expand and strengthen the depth of sequential music education in all 11 East Boston BPS schools. During the 2024-25 School Year, EdVestors hired and paid 4 East Boston High School students studying media arts as a Film Crew to create a short documentary about the East Boston Music Collective. These students interviewed educators, school and district leaders, partners, and students, and also filmed East Boston Music Collective activities.
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ACCEPTANCE
Directed by Daniel Gutierrez (USA 2025, 3:57).
A dreamlike journey about a young man who's dealing with time and expectations.
From the Academy of Entertainment Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida.

THE COLORS OF SHADE
Directed by Urban Scholar Film Academy (USA 2025, 36:00).
The Colors of Shade is a proof of concept film project that explores the story of college age friends returning home for an unforgettable summer, that forces each to grow up faster than they planned.

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