This Is Nicholas: Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Au cœur du Papotin

December 2023 •French

Lavender

September 2015 •

A portrait of a depressed mother and her child.

plants with spikes or thorns

April 2015 •

An experimental short film about sensory seeking behaviour in childhood. Filmed on VHS.

PRESENCE

November 2023 •English

Presence narrates the journey of Thati, a woman determined to overcome her anxiety attacks through surfing. She finds refuge in the waves, where the surfboard becomes her ally and personal therapy.

Third Shift Coming Home

March 2023 •English

This audio-visual tone poem uses the language of filmmaking to offer a first-hand evocation of the turbulent psychological effects one can experience due to prolonged lack of sunlight.

The Two Eighty Project

Invalid date •English

Chris Renfro doesn’t just grow and harvest grapes on a hillside high above San Francisco’s Highway 280 to make delicious local wine. He is dedicated to building a sustainable food community that nourishes every member of the local economy and ecosystem. With the 280 Project’s mission to reclaim space, realize opportunity and revitalize community, Renfro brings both passion and vision to the notion that land ownership is a powerful path to self-determination.

Fleeting

January 2024 •English

Saoirse flies home to Ireland to cast her vote to repeal the eighth amendment, while there, she meets her dad, who is firmly against the bill, for a quick pint.

Somewhere Only We Know

June 2024 •Chinese

Yu, a girl who attempted suicide, was forced to stay in the acute psychiatric ward. Yu always kept to herself, but one day, she met a carefree girl, Kylie. As they wandered through sleepless nights, they became closer and closer. However, as the discharging day approaching, the atmosphere in the ward was turbulent. Faced with this "friend", Yu found herself in a difficult dilemma.

Desperate Characters

September 1971 •English

Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.

planet v

July 2024 •German

Fidgeting fish, dancing on the train, big stages – we scroll through a phone gallery. How do you find your own identity between ever-changing trends? When do the borders between real and virtual life blur? A documentary about a self-made musician who wants to stand her ground in a digital world.

The Magic Project

Invalid date •English

At Ella Hill Hutch Community Center in the Fillmore, magic is happening. Throughout the 2024 school year, Magic Zone students in Citizen Film's filmmaking and media production class collaborated in painting murals that represent their community, cultivating a beautiful garden, learning how to cook nutritious meals and documenting community stories through still photography, video and graphic design.

Tras la mirada

May 2024 •Spanish

Lost Luggage

August 2016 •English

Neil Bishop has spent his whole life living on the fringes of society. His only interaction with people is through his job as a lost luggage courier. One day, Neil delivers luggage to a woman in suffering, and he discovers someone like him. In this dreamlike psychological thriller, Neil Bishop sets out to make today, unlike any other day.

Le lien manquant

June 2024 •French

Gandu

October 2010 •Bengali

After Nihilistic rapper Gandu steals from his mother's lover, he embarks on a drug-fueled rampage with a rickshaw puller.

English

June 2024 •English

The film captures the essence of Success' emotional journey, from being stuck in the past to finding the courage to move forward.

Black Girl in Bloom

August 2024 •English

St. Louis florist Darien Burress launches her small business while preparing to compete at Art in Bloom, the St. Louis Art Museum's annual festival celebrating floral design and the fine arts.

When Women Won

March 2020 •English

When Women Won tells the emotional inside story of the Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th amendment and change Irish society forever.

I Am Greta

October 2020 •Swedish

Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden, started a school strike for the climate as her question for adults was, if you don’t care about my future on earth, why should I care about my future in school? Within months, her strike evolved into a global movement as the quiet teenage girl on the autism spectrum becomes a world-famous activist.

Legacy

September 2024 •English

Is there a mental health crisis in agriculture in Colorado? Farming and ranching has become increasingly difficult over the years. An industry that is typically viewed as romantic, hardworking, and "salt-of-the earth" is actually a job full of tremendous stress outside of anyone's control. Combine that with the enormous generational pressure to continue the family farm, and you have a large group of people that are suffering silently. How do we take care of those that are taking care of us?