In this smart comedy-drama, two life coaches head into the Utah wilderness to launch a women’s mindfulness retreat, only to have their own lives unravel over one awkward weekend.

Two hospitalized strangers develop an unlikely friendship by revealing painful, intimate details about their lives through the safety and anonymity of the room’s curtain divider. They bond through grief and humour, encouraging one another to make brave choices that hold personal consequences.

Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Cesar Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. With intimate and unprecedented access to this intensely private mother to eleven, the film reveals the raw, personal stakes involved in committing one’s life to social change.  FEATURED SCREENING.

Dragtivists is a short documentary about the intersection of activism and drag performance.

Drip is a 2D animated short about a nervous rain drop named Tiny, who races against the large rain drop, Big Boi. Tiny is unable to handle his opponent alone but after a little help from his friends, he's able to give the race his all. Witness them zoom through the night, in this silly high speed race extravaganza.

Fattitude exposes how culture – particularly media culture - encourages weight bias and offers alternative ways of thinking that embrace body acceptance at all sizes. Informed by a post-modern, post-colonial, feminist background, Fattitude is conscious and attentive to the idea that fat hatred crosses the lines of race, class, sexuality and gender. The film features the diverse voices of academic scholars, activists, Hollywood types and psychologists.

Citizens unite to provide kindness and salve the wounds caused by the October 1, 2017 massacre during a Las Vegas country concert. UNLV alumna.

The Hole is a docudrama that locks us down in a real jail cell to experience why solitary confinement must be abolished in the USA. Filmmaker Mercedes Maharis combines medical and biological expert opinions, true life accounts of staff, officers, prisoners and family involved. It includes original music by Jazz great Ronald "Rondo" Leewright, whose son spent time in solitary, and poetry by Nevada prisoner Lausteveion Johnson.

The story of a single day in the life of John, a man living with Alzheimer’s disease, and his wife and caretaker Margaret. Today they have a wedding to go to, but can Margaret and John venture out of the house and into the world? John’s connection to the present, to time, and to his wife, has radically changed. We see John and Margaret from John's own perspective — and their love as all love is — a spirit that does not age.

An ambitious young woman must decide what she is willing to sacrifice should she marry her boyfriend before midnight, to save him from the Vietnam War draft, due to an executive order signed by President Johnson on August 26, 1965. This film was inspired by the last bride married in Clark County, Nevada, where over one hundred marriage licenses were issued on that day.

In a world too real to be true, a conspiracy theorist and a skeptical delivery boy must uncover the darkest mystery of all, the origin of our creator, in order to save themselves and bring mankind into light. CSN student.

Minny struggles to reconnect to a time in her life when she felt pure joy. Unsure if she can trust her memories, she sets out to learn if such happiness ever truly existed, and if it's possible to feel again.

Cara Smart dreams of one day becoming a professional swimmer, but her mother and doctor have plans to remove her body parts instead. Tale as old as time!

Once upon a time, a young German artist

Ignited the film world with shadows, light,

and a pair of magical scissors.

Her name was LOTTE.

Who was the real Mata Hari?

One hundred years ago Mata Hari faced the firing squad as a convicted German spy. It was at precisely this moment the legend of Mata Hari, the seductive spy, was born.

Newly discovered documents cast doubt on her guilt and reveal startling truths about her life. A spellbinding story of passion, lies and betrayal.                                                                                  https://www.mataharithenakedspy.com/

Combining poetry, dance, and cinematography in a campaign against gender inequality, Nasty Woman is a response to social injustices while advocating for change.

Colored plastics and mountains of waste invade the kitchen. The food does not feed her, but she is determined not to disappear.

Armed with an electric mixer, a Mysterious Woman gives Naked Man the battering of his life, but the sexy interrogation brings up feelings that are hard to swallow. Can she have her cake and eat it too? Or will love turn her batter bitter?

Julie struggles with her new relationship with Cass. NSC student.

Secret is the story of a woman experiencing the stages of grief after the recent death of her husband, a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan. It is a piece about love and loss, the changing of the seasons, the healing power of nature, and the majestic beauty of horses. Secret is a love letter to the beautiful state of Michigan. 

A naive journalist finds his views on art, success, and women destroyed by the actress he's gone to interview.

1970. Sexy young nurses apply special therapy in their daily rounds.

An ensemble piece following four young women about to graduate from nursing school, The Student Nurses candidly navigates both quotidian and heavy-hitting issues, from sex and career to drug use, racial privilege, and abortion. 

FEATURED SCREENING: http://www.nwffest.com/featured-guest-filmmaker-stephanie-rothman

Susanne endeavors to find her own voice and rhythm when she finds herself in a meeting with the king of mansplaining.

An aversion to his father has kept Carlos away from the seaside town where he grew up. After his father dies, Carlos returns to face his family and disappearance and tries to reconnect with a part of his past that seems lost.

Kevin Johnson is an intelligent and talented teen with hopes for a future beyond the inner-city as he becomes the first in his family to obtain a real opportunity for college. When Kevin's older brother is murdered by a rival gang, his future threatens to be compromised for revenge.