THE GHOST ON THE HILL, 5min., USA
Directed by Sean Garland Findley
Beckett, a high schooler whose house burned down in the Palisades Fire, visits the remains of his former home on a mission to find a work-in-progress art piece that he held dearly to his heart.

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GUIDE DOGS, 5min., USA
Directed by Samuel Mateo Barnhoorn
We see the adorable progression of Guide Dogs through being a puppy till the end of their training and the lives they impact doing so.

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MAD MAN MADDOX, 19min., USA
Directed by Justin Lee McClure
Mad Man Maddox is an intimate documentary portrait of Dorian, a local professional wrestler navigating life between the spectacle of the ring and the quiet weight of his past. Through training sessions, performances, and moments away from the crowd, the film explores how wrestling personas become shields and tools for survival expression and control. As Dorian confronts trauma insecurity and ambition the film examines identity as something both performed and deeply personal revealing how one man uses performance to make sense of who he is and who he hopes to become.

MEMORIES OF MY FATHER, 52min., USA
Directed by Jack Frye
After the sudden death of his father, filmmaker Jack Frye turns to decades of home videos and photographs to make sense of his father’s life. Anchored by a mountain climb they shared in Colorado, Memories of My Father moves between archival footage and present-day reflection to revisit a family history shaped by faith, fatherhood, and a love of the outdoors. In looking back, Frye considers what it means to preserve memory and how to carry it forward.

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