ESCAPE, 14min,. USA, Relationships
Directed by Oren Brimer
A couple tries to get out of an escape room before the timer runs out on their relationship.

ALMOST, 28min., France, Romance
Directed by Paul-André Robin
Yann, a somewhat lost guy fleeing his life in Normandy without luggage, is hitchhiked by Claire, a sick and disillusioned doctor, returning from his sister's wedding. During this trip that takes them to Paris, they talk to each other, a...

LINE 25, 6min., USA, Romance
Directed by Michael Sternberg
When a daydreamer falls in love with a book smart, things might get complicated - in her head, flying to the moon is more feasible than asking him out for ice cream, but on this bus ride, she will find the courage to speak up before the e...

SASHA, 9min,. USA, Romance/Sci-Fi
Directed by David McGuff
A recently divorced man orders an android to fill the void left by his wife, but SASHA is capable of more than he could have imagined.

Interview with filmmaker David McGuff

1. What motivated you to make this film?

I wanted to make some...

FOR I AM DEAD, 18min., USA,
Directed by Patricia Delso Lucas
In late-1800s Europe, Oscar, a wealthy but lonely middle-aged man who has lived a decadent, extravagant life in a chateau filled with wine, courtesans and opium, confesses love to his gardener Jude before he dies of his excesses.

BOZO, 4min., USA, Crime/Comedy
Directed by Ron Weisberg
A Clown hits a man on the road one night and finds a lot of money in a briefcase in the man's Car. He takes the Money and the Body of th Dead man Home.

WHERE THERE'S A WHEEL THERE'S A WAY, 20min., USA
Directed by Christian Montoya Johnson, Anton Ransom
Take a deep dive into the life of Manny the Tru MC, a poet with Cerebral Palsy, who takes you behind the smile into what like is truly like for someone with a disability. "If you have the heart of...

LIFECELL, 13min., USA
Directed by Tyler Mann
In a dystopian future where everyone is powered by batteries, Jace and Em decide to risk everything at the hope of a better future.

Interview with the filmmakers:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

We’ve always been fascinated by the ecosystems that exist in cities. New York City has a wealth of wildlife, but nature in urban environments like New York often goes unnoticed. The horseshoe crab is a perfect example: The...

FROM 3 TO 3, 8min., Documentary
Directed by Xingyan Guo, Scout Raimondo, Jared Yao
Every day at 3AM, Devon Deblois starts his rounds as a city sanitation worker in Middletown, Connecticut. While sustaining the community in this irreplaceable but invisible position, Devin is also looking for a pla...

WITHOUT WATER, 20min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Jonathan Hyla
"Without Water" is a film that documents the ongoing dispute between the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power and the residents of Long Valley, California. Filmed by acclaimed director Jonathan Hyla and narrated by actor David C...

After a 2015 explosion at the Torrance refinery rattled the community, local activists discovered the blast almost led to a catastrophic release of one of the most toxic chemicals used in refining. Soon after, Torrance activists joined forces with environmental justice activists in Wilmington, un...

LAST DAY ON EARTH, 5min., USA, Drama
Directed by Christian Jacob Eisenbarth
An old man lives alone in the depths of a Washington forest, unknowingly experiencing his last day on earth. He embarks through an enchanted forest, only to find he's not alone. In his last moments, he discovers the meani...

HERD, 15min., Canada, Documentary
Directed by David Borish
In the startling collapse of the once massive George River Caribou Herd - and a subsequent total hunting ban - Inuit in Labrador, Canada, were abruptly confronted with a new reality: life without a fundamental source of food, culture, and...

FOREST UNDER STRESS, 9min., USA, Documentary/Animation
Directed by Michal Joy Hall Bravo Ramírez, Rachel Lee Hall
In a forest plagued by drought, a group of mycelia fungus struggles to provide nutrients and moisture to a desperate root system, which affects the entire terrestrial story.

Director...

ESTUARY, 3min,. USA, Animation
Directed by Warren Bass
ESTUARY is a sparse, meditational animation with some of the values and attributes of a visual haiku. Its images are loosely based on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the James River. As an experimental work expressed through forms in motio...

THE LAST CHAMPION, 120min., USA, Drama
Directed by Glenn Withrow
A former championship wrestler is forced to face his past when he returns to the hometown he left in disgrace twenty years earlier. Can he become the hero his town expected… or will he remain a prisoner of his past mistakes?

IN THE REALM OF DEATH & DREAMING, 52min., Canada
Directed by Johanna J. Lunn
In the documentary we ask the big question: What happens when we die? Does consciousness continue or is it lights out? The director, Johanna Lunn, guides viewers on her quest to find out.

INTROSPECTION, 7min., USA
Directed by Katharine Larson
Sometimes the most beautiful moments lie within the process. INTROSPECTION is a short dance film independently produced, choreographed, directed and performed by Katharine Larson. Choreography for this project was inspired by exploring the fa...

A showcase of the best mystery / sci-fi shorts from the last year. Trailers from the festival.

THE FOURTH IS OF A DEVIL, 21min,. Georgia
Directed by Revaz-Giorgi Arveladze
Nina and her partner Dato bite off more than they can chew when they con a mysterious Stranger.

THE FORGETTING DEVICE, 9min., Canada
Directed by Chris Remerowski
A man begins to suspect that something strange and sinister is responsible for his recent memory loss.
"The Forgetting Device" stars Jarod Joseph one of the stars of the hit CW series "The 100". The film also features Anand Rajaram...

CHATSWORTH, 11min., USA
Directed by Joseph Junod
In 2004, a New Jersey park ranger (Palmetto) trying to cope with the recent disappearance of his wife, searches the vast Pine Barrens for his co-worker after failing to check in at the end of the day.