The City, Loneliness, and Forbidden Desire
Set to the pulse of urban life, this program brings together dark comedies, music videos, and experimental narratives that explore isolation, connection, and longing. Moving through restless nights, subway rides, blurred memories, and fleeting encounters, the films capture an ongoing search for meaning, craving, and desire—flowing between the city’s crowded streets and the quiet intimacy of its interior apartments.
Cinema Village in New York City.
WORK DRAINS MY SOUL, but I love it
Director: Tyra Galiyeva
Synopsis: This short film follows a woman so exhausted that her daily journey blurs into one long, dreamlike haze. Much like a video game, she drifts through metro lines, chasing career goals, but for what? Set to a pulsing techno beat, the film mirrors the chaotic, rhythmic grind of life in a big city, where every minute of sleep counts, even on the metro.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Dear Kevin
Director: Kate Ferguson
Synopsis: A desire for connection compels a woman to realign with her true self.
Cinema Village in New York City.
I Wish I Could Blame It on Someone
Director: Mathilde Brandi
Synopsis: “I Wish I Could Blame It on Someone” follows Anne on a restless nighttime journey through the frenetic streets of New York as she attempts to overcome loneliness and reconnect with herself and the world around her.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Super Sweet
Director: Noora Fahad and Eduarda Aun Anguita
Synopsis: Two Gen-Z “super sweet” sisters, Sugar and Honey, who make their living capitalizing off men on the internet, find themselves in a sticky situation after inviting a sexy stranger into their home, setting off a darkly comedic scramble for survival and a life-changing lottery ticket. Blood. Drugs. Feet. Money. Lots and lots of fun.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Dark Bunny
Director: Will Miller
Synopsis: Tyler’s ex reappears, pulling him into a spiral where love and obsession blur. Shot through VHS and CRT textures, the film is shaped by loss, memory, and digital decay. A fragmented reflection on desire and the ghosts of unresolved relationships.
Cinema Village in New York City.
After Hours
Director: Tyra Galiyeva
Synopsis: In a dim corner of the American dream, a young woman returns to the motel she shares with her boyfriend, caught in routine, love and the quiet weight of survival. “After Hours” follows the invisible hours between work and sleep and portrays the repetition of everyday life as both a trap and a form of endurance, where exhaustion silences desire, yet life continues.
Cinema Village in New York City.
The Whole Of Loneliness
Director: Manan “Taizu” Pandya
Synopsis: “The Whole of Loneliness” is an allegory on addiction, exploring how compulsion can obscure the trauma we inflict upon ourselves. Featuring a haunting and introspective narrative, it delves into the cyclical nature of self-destruction.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Don't Believe What's On TV
Director: Genevieve Ferns
Synopsis: After a devastating breakup, a woman turns to an experimental technology for comfort – only to find herself caught in a haunting and inescapable loop where reality begins to unravel.
Cinema Village in New York City.
