Earnest Movies

A personal and intimate portrait of disabled, gender fluid cosplayer Paul/Paula. Inviting us into her world, Paula lives life to the full, embracing...

A year in the life of a dying shopping mall.

In his last days of high school, Joe wants to complete his bucket list by talking to his crush and must achieve it before the school year ends.

Since she was three months old, Yasmeen has been living with a foster family. Seventeen years have passed by and unbreakable bonds of love have...

A young man finds out where all of his missing socks have ended up.

Short documentary about Lalo Parra Bello, a film director and actor from Ayacucho. Through his story, we discover the filmmakers of a growing...

When Arnie Silverman, a manic-depressive novelist, begins a bout of self-harm and lies to his girlfriend about it, his best friend and sister’s...

A city of reinvention, San Francisco tries to rise from the ashes after an era of turmoil and troubled headlines. Told through intimate vignettes; a...

A couple returns to Aghdam, the city they once fled 32 years ago due to the war. It's a story about memory held in people, and about the small,...

Character-driven satirical drama about a young, extraordinarily intellectual "black activist" wannabe who is discovered as the political critic...

A modern mo olelo told in film, multilayered & steeped in melancholy, melodrama, metaphors, & magic. At once whimsical, stark, communicating a story...

A twentysomething spends a year closer and further from friends. A unique look at the Philly scene in the year 2021.

Indie pop duo Lena and James are rising artists whose songs leave fans wondering if they are more than just bandmates. Their first album leads them...

Opportunistic jerk Mark Sanders is forced to join Gleahan of Eastvale, a delusional man who thinks he lives in a fantasy world. Together, they go on...

An instructional video by Rick Danko, bassist and vocalist from The Band.

A documentary short film in which three men recount their respective father's history with the Fiat Topolino.

When a silver statue wakes up from his long nap, he starts to embark on a series of adventures…

Dustin, a lunkheaded college student, curates an evening of letdowns and unmade promises all while battling himself and his people-pleasing behaviors.

A man takes the subway. Inside his brain, a countdown clock hits zero and a little person prepares for lift-off. The man sneezes.

This short student film showcases the director's own struggles with ADHD,  SPD and Hypersensitivity. The visual representation of these...