Set in Oakland, Watermelon in Wintertime is a radical horror music video. A being who embodies society’s outcasts is forced to eat surreal winter watermelons, the media fed narratives of war and genocide made visceral. Their journey is a protest that stretches from America to Palestine to Sudan.

In Wheels & Roses, Sahara, a teenager with no magic in a world full of it, lands in the middle of a roller derby league run by spell-slinging skaters. She’s determined to prove she can win without it.

In The Second Spring, Oakland dancer, teacher, and choreographer Sarah Crowell redefines her relationship with her body and her craft as she moves through menopause, confronting what it means to age as a female athlete.

In Leo Lets It Rain, Leo, a trans man with undiagnosed ADHD, is on his way to win back his ex-girlfriend when a storm derails everything, forcing him to slow down whether he wants to or not.

In Tending To, a group of twentysomethings gather around a midnight bonfire. The conversation starts light and doesn’t stay that way.

In Breaking It All, the case involving Farah’s best friend’s rape is dismissed. What follows is Farah letting a newfound drive for justice reshape her life.

Break Shit! post-screening Filmmaker Q&A