Project UnLonely Films: Now in Season 9

Welcome to Project UnLonely Films!

Here, you’ll find a collection of powerful short films that bring diverse perspectives on loneliness. We invite you to watch, share, and discuss this curated collection as an unlonely step towards connection.

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Recommended Films

Not sure where to begin?

These films have resonated deeply with our community. Whether you’re here to reflect, reconnect, or reset, we think these are a great place to start.

Do Not Feed The Pigeons

Even in a lonely, revolting and boring place such as a coach station, a little bit of harmony can always be found…
  • Antonin Niclass
  • 08:40
  • Difference, Modernity

Baby

A queer coming-of-age love story that introduces us to the world of Ali, a teenager from the Bronx, on a Saturday afternoon.
  • Jessie Levandov
  • 08:00
  • Modernity

Swimming Through

Three women forge a friendship by swimming through the winter in Lake Michigan as a way to cope with the pandemic.
  • Samantha Sanders
  • 15:22
  • Aging

Now Streaming: Season 9 Films

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Film Length: 10:38
Anastasia Arsentyeva
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An accident results in an act of kindness, and an unexpected bond is formed between a sympathetic postman...
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Difference
Film Length: 07:08
Yoo Lee
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When a young mother moves to 8th street, Jersey City, NJ, she learns about the value of the community...
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Film Length: 14:51
Spencer MacDonald
A Body Called Life
A self-isolated young human known as "James" delves into the hidden world of microscopic organisms, forging...
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Trauma
Film Length: 10:00
Spencer Matches
A Dog Can Make A Difference
After a profound loss, Carol dedicated her life to training service dogs for veterans with PTSD, providing...
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Modernity
Film Length: 08:00
Jessie Levandov
Baby
A queer coming-of-age love story that introduces us to the world of Ali, a teenager from the Bronx, on...
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Modernity Trauma
Film Length: 16:29
B. Monét
Ballet After Dark
"Ballet After Dark" tells the story a young woman who found the strength to survive after an attack....
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Trauma
Film Length: 10:34
Alice Johannessen
Barricade
After experiencing a traumatic event on her school bus, Aleena bottles up her anger until a chance connection...
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Difference Modernity
Film Length: 13:08
Sam Hoiland
Cabin for Two
An eccentric man makes a dating tape from his cabin in a post-apocalyptic future.
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Aging
Film Length: 11:00
Stephanie Kaznocha
Confessions
After the death of a friend, two nuns in their golden years contemplate what their future holds. One...
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Award Winners

Season 9

Award: Most Powerful Storytelling

Film: Barricade

This award goes to the film that stopped us in our tracks and drew us in completely. We look for a compelling premise with characters that help us understand the world around us better than before. This award goes to the film that we think of first when we think, “Season 9 Films.”
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Award: Inspiring Connection

Film: Swimming Through

This is the film that speaks to the heart about what meaningful connection looks like and feels like. Whether the film makes a person feel gratitude for the connections they have, or a film that inspires a person to seek out the connections they need, a viewer is left inspired and uplifted.
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Award: Celebrating Difference

Film: Transenders

This is the film that most expands our thinking about what it means to be different. When a film can illustrate how someone is different while also instilling a sense of empathy in the viewer, then that’s a film worthy of the Celebrating Difference award.
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Films From Seasons 1–8

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Films From Seasons 1–8

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Richard Ulrich
Who’s Paisley? (An Expression of Love)
A young, spiraling manic songwriter confronts herself and her conscience-stricken Vietnam veteran fa...
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Tom Taylor
Where Has Sam’s Shadow Gone?
Sam and his faithful dog, Duke go on an amazing adventure to try to find Sam’s shadow.
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Matthew Thorne
Where Do Lilacs Come From
A lost Alzheimer’s patient piecing together his life, from his first rumblings of love to his old retired...
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Brandon Roots
When Day is Done
A sojourn into the memories of a life shared, this film is a portrait of a grandmother’s recollection...
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Rachel Myers
Wendy’s Shabbat
“Wendy’s Shabbat” is a story of rediscovering the joys of community in older age, however unorthodox...
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Dorothy Allen-Pickard
Weekend Dad
A butcher spends a precious, fleeting afternoon with his favorite companion, his 9-year-old daughter....
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Dorothy Allen-Pickard
Wannabe
A hilarious, heart warming docu-drama about a group of elderly women who form a Spice Girls tribute band...
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René G. Salinas
Unseen Connection
In Unseen Connection, Stephen, who is visually impaired, and Marcel, a Veteran who was struggling to...
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Alex Nesic
Unsaid
In 1990s Melbourne, a little boy struggles to find connection with his multicultural family when relatives...
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