THE SOCIETY FOR PARANORMAL HEALING, 26min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Lori Chandler
Two best friends run a small business healing the spirits of haunted houses. But when funding falls through, every attempt to save the business results in the unexpected-- and their status as Best Friends Forever is...

FUNNY, 24min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Natalie Giannosa, Jake Sylvester
This musical theatre thematic cabaret, is a love letter to the tormented artist. Who deals with internal battles behind closed doors, but at the end of the day still CHOOSES to CREATE beauty and art, out of the tragedy. Comed...

WHO FIRED THAT CANNON?, 6min., UK, Comedy
Directed by Tom Lewis
After landing his first work in over a month, John Tootle faces a race against time to get to the Playhouse Theatre in Liverpool for his first shift.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16276882/

Director Statement
A brilliant project fro...

PHYGITAL SUPERMARKET, 6min., USA, Animation
Directed by Nix Liu Xin, Yuting Zhu

Step into digital chaos in a vivid virtual world.

Filmmakers Nix Liu Xin and Zhu Yuting explore the diverse expressions of everyday objects in the virtual world of Phygital Supermarket - a portmanteau of physical an...

DAWN RISING, 11min., USA, Drama
Directed by Dominick Cura
Life is complicated, grief is complicated. A short drama film about handling emotions surrounding loss. Three friends try to navigate the sudden death of their friend by continuing his dream of going on a trip to watch the sunrise.

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COLOR OF THE SKY, 13min., USA, Drama
Directed by Dominick Cura
In a world where no one sees color, new glasses are created that grant the ability to see color. Sky, a failing painter, buys them in hopes of reviving his lost creativity.

Director Statement

With this film I set out to tell a story...

APPETHAI, 10min., USA, Drama
Directed by Nippich Suppasiripoka
After recently moving away from home, Paan begins feeling homesick. Unsatisfied by the food in the school's dining hall, Paan decides to take matters into his own hands.

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What motivated you to make this fi...

CHINESE SANTA, 6min., USA, Family
Directed by Bang Xiao
A mom who wants to be an internet influencer must choose between her child's Christmas wish or her online audience.

Get to know the director:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

This film was a school project and when I was assigned ...

Directed by Sean L. Restivo
After the recent death of her mother, Alex is left with the responsibility of taking care of her brother, Jakob. After Jakob starts a fight at school. Alex makes a potentially fatal decision, that puts her in a conflict with the Questioner, a manifestation of her guil...

Directed by Kelli Neal
A young girl's relationship with her father becomes tense when she begins to experience life as a woman.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

My team and I were initially drawn to this story because of its familiarity. The writer based t...

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

This is a project that has been around for a few years in different incarnations. I finally decided to produce it on my own and bring it to life

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make th...

MARBLE ME FREE, 7min., USA
Directed by Diane Leslie Kaufman
How do we cope and what do we do when physical and emotional pain, obstacles, and hardship block our way forward? This "dark night of the soul" journey is powerfully depicted in the "Marble Me Free" animated film.

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PUT IT BACK, 2min., USA
Directed by Diane Catsburrow Linnet
The boy is told he has to let the fish go.

https://www.catsburrow.com/theater/2022-fish

Interview with the writer:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

Last year I met a girl who is an international student studying in Australia. One day she told me about the tragic news about her father who caught COVID and passed away. On top of that, her grandfather was very sick and still ...

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

I started by animating the picture diaries I had been writing. I decided to animate them until I was satisfied with the results, without deciding from the beginning with storyboards. This method helped me to grow not only in m...

MY TINY FRIENDS, 2min., USA
Directed by Jiyoung Park
“My Tiny Friends” is a 3D animation about an artist who does not like her work. The video shows her inner space during her journey of artistic creation. The main character, Sasha, meets cute imaginary creatures that pop out from her imagination...

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

Originally, I was not even thinking about making the film of my hike. While talking with a friend one day during my training for the hike, it became apparent that making a film of my adventure would be a great tool to encour...

TRI-HARD, 10min., USA
Directed by Shawn Malangyaon
After suffering an injury, a Costa Rican triathlete returns to compete in the National Championships

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UNBREAKABLE, 7min., UK, Documentary
Directed by Shaun Leong-Williams
In an instant bones tear through flesh and clothing alike. Jack D’arcy lies on the hot tarmac unable to move. At only 19 a devastating motorcycle accident has left Jack sedated in intensive care, his legs held together by titani...

THE 24, 29min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Clay Pruitt
Once a year climbers from all over the world come together at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in Jasper, Arkansas to test their endurance in the worlds only 24 hour climbing competition. The official name of the event is “The 24 Hours of Horseshoe H...

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

A: My co-director Zachary Braddy and I attended Float Life Fest, a onewheel event and he came up with an idea to do a short film about onewheeling. I fell in love with the idea of being a rider for over three years and we began...

VOICE OF THE GAME, 60min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Tom McCabe, Kirk Rudell
In 1963, a humble young German immigrant — a factory worker, with a special love for soccer — arrived to America’s shores. Quietly, over decades, his unique coaching approach and life philosophy, has inspired countles...

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

When we appreciate art photography, many people tend to focus on the results but may not consider the process or people involved. With this film, I wanted to explore what it takes for artists to create visual masterpieces and w...

Get to know the writer:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

A beautiful Spring was already here in Paris, and I had constantly this vision of a beautiful woman in the woods, enjoying the nature, air, grass, trees, flowers. I thinked about this beautiful Polish model Marta Kowalczyk, she wa...