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Numinous Shorts

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A film still from JESUS IS COMING (to take the Church away) shows a person in white clothing laying with their arms outstretched in a lake. The water is dark blue and there are ripples radiating out from the person.

Is it God or is it…?

Thank you to our screening partner: Galaei.

Films in this Program

A film still from JESUS IS COMING (to take the Church away) shows a person in white clothing laying with their arms outstretched in a lake. The water is dark blue and there are ripples radiating out from the person.
East Coast PremiereShort Narrative

Jesus Is Coming (to Take the Church Away)

North Carolina, 1971. After his rural community is ravaged by inexplicable disappearances, a devoted reverend discovers…

A film still from God Sleeps on Sundays shows a young Black man and an older Black woman standing in front of a wooden hut. The man holds a hammer and looks into the distance. The woman holds a cane and a basket and is speaking to the man.
Philadelphia PremiereShort Narrative

God Sleeps on Sundays

James, a preacher who has fallen from grace after a corruption scandal in the city, is assigned to build a new church…

A film still from For Peace of Mind shows a Black woman in a black headscarf sitting in front of a stone wall with red flowers. She is propping her chin on her left hand and looking off into the distance.
World PremiereShort Narrative

For Peace of Mind

As Kya prepares for another healing ceremony, she is confronted by old wounds when her estranged mother shows up…

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A film still from The Aura shows two Black women speaking to each other outside of a park in Paris. The woman on the left is dressed in black and holds a bouquet while the woman on the right wears a pink sweater under a grey blazer.
North America PremiereShort Narrative

The Aura (L’Aura)

Claudia is an unlucky and fatalistic young woman. During an esoteric event in a bookstore, a disturbing apparition in…

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