Documentary Shorts

Director: Paulo Araujo

Accidental Artist tells the story of Alder Crocker, who at the age of 55 suffered a freak accident leaving him paralyzed and with a traumatic brain injury. Devastated, Alder believed his life was over. Until an encounter with an art therapist revealed extraordinary painting abilities he never had before. Diagnosed with Acquired Savant Syndrome, Alder's new ability transformed him from someone he thought he knew, to someone capable of things he could have never imagined.

Director: Michael Dwyer, Chuck Gomez

Tomiko Morimoto West watched from her schoolyard as a low-flying B-29 dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing her mother and other family members. Thirteen-year-old Tomiko searched the devastated city for the body of her grandfather to save him the injustice of a mass burial, cremating him under mountain tree branches. She went on to marry an American GI, become a professor at Vassar College, and at age 90 has only one wish: that world leaders work together for global peace.

Director: Quinn Halleck

"The Perfect Shot" is an inventive and captivating documentary that profiles award-winning fine art photographer Artem Shestakov as he attempts to photograph the most remote locations on the planet affected by the climate crisis.

Director: Krushan Naik

Ryan De Vries, a professional canyoneer, encounters a near-death experience in the canyons of Southern Utah. Post the accident, his friends and family witness a changed person as Ryan battles with himself due to the trauma caused by it—crippling his everyday life. The documentary highlights Ryan's struggles after losing his identity, along with the disparity in his journey of physical recovery, mental healing, and emotional resurgence, and how they affect one another.

Director: Elliott Atkinson, Brendan Hickey

Lee Holin is a New York Based Street Artist

Director: Todd Kapostasy

Unredeemable. It was this single word on a Ukrainian state document in the 1990s that would attempt to define and condemn the life of a seven-year-old boy. But through adoption and perseverance, adaptive golfer Alex Fourie overcame trauma and found his purpose. Award-winning actor Liev Schreiber narrates Alex’s story.