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"This is one of the few festivals that actually like filmmakers, unlike most that just screen your film and kick you out right after. I highly recommend this festival...had a lot of fun last year, great venue and organizers with a great host."
- Vlad Nikitin, Director, 'Grand Chinatown Robbery'
BLOCK ONE - SEPT. 1ST - 2 PM
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Heal the
Disconnect
Alissa, a teen Latina, shares her heroic mental health journey from being given up for adoption, experiencing self-harm, being sexually assaulted, and surviving three suicide attempts at age 15, to connecting to other teens, getting help, starting a mental health club at her high school, and beginning college to become a counselor in the future to help troubled youth. 16 m.
Aero Orange
Captain H’Orange leads a reconnaissance mission over hostile coordinates with his fruit aeronauts when suddenly
he and his team come under fire and their newest member; Airman Apple is taken hostage by the evil General Onion. 11 min
he and his team come under fire and their newest member; Airman Apple is taken hostage by the evil General Onion. 11 min
¡Nunca Mas!
Two ex lovers have the most difficult break-up. 2 min.
Hey Sarah
Hey Sarah is an intimate story of a young man's struggle to cope with the sudden and tragic loss of his girlfriend, and the unique journey he goes on in search of way to say goodbye. 9 min.
A Lovely Death
Lonely and longing for love, the Grim Reaper finds hope after saving an innocent girl from an abusive relationship. 7 min.
Zombie Mama
"I'm just like a zombie" is the main motive of our social video. We decided to pay attention to such an important topic in a humorous way in order to inform the viewers how difficult sometimes it is to be a young mother. "Zombie mama" is a story about the importance of paying attention and providing a help. Even the most caring person needs care! 2 min.
April Showers
When Dana can no longer deal with reality, she resorts into her imagination, where she has little dance numbers with an assortment of imaginary friends who distract from her loneliness. 10 m.
Reclaim Wilderness
When an enchanted forest comes under threat, it's up to the last of the Elves to use her magic and keep the danger at bay. 10 m.
Nobody
A woman comes to Paris, France seeking chances of making money to support her struggling family in China. And her fate has since been rewritten. 4 min.
Joy
Rachel escaped her abusive ex only to find there’s plenty more to fear on the open road when she picks up a strange hitchhiking woman. 14 min. 14 min.
The Guide To The Light
A near-death old lady sees his beloved father at the last moment due to her strong love towards him. 2 min.
Good Grief
When two friends discover that more than their car is broken. 4 min.
BLOCK 2 - SEPT. 1ST - 4:15 PM
Girl at a Bar
A young woman journeys to bars alone once a week for a year to reclaim her identity after half a decade debilitated with Lyme disease. 11 m.
Combat Nuns
A Nun confesses her weekly sins to a Priest in this 6-minute, violent, dark comedy TV Pilot/Web Series starring Emmy Nominated Dot Marie Jones. 6 min.
Daylight .
A ballet dancer struggles to cope with the realities of her new life after one night goes terribly wrong. 12 min.
Matches
The happiest day of Joanna's life turns into her Mother’s worst nightmare when she is kidnapped shortly after being accepted into the school of her dreams. 17 m.
Photos by Griff Davis
Aan appetizer to the groundbreaking career and legacy of Griffith J Davis, a pioneer African American international photographer, journalist and U.S. Foreign Service Officer. 5 min.
We All Die Alone
The hubris of an inept conflict negotiator leads two warring gangs into an 8-way standoff. The consequences are both comical and tragic in this whip-smart short. 14 m.
Madam Champagne
Can the voodoo of Madam Champagne keep Stephanie's family together? And if so, at what cost? 15 m.
The Unreachable Star
Inspired by the grand tales of Don Quixote, a brother and sister set off in search of adventure to escape their own wartime reality, but ultimately find that the greatest act of heroism is the imagination they lend to each other. 15 m.
BLOCK 3 - SEPT. 1ST - 6:30 PM
Re-Entry
After serving a 15 year sentence, a man re-enters a society which has outgrown him in hopes of reconnecting with his lost family. 18 m.
An Atheist's Guide to the Afterlife
A man struggles with his abusive father's terminal illness and his father's new-found love of God. 17 m.
Bar None
How many times do you have to meet someone for the first time before they remember you? 7 m.
Pete's Peak
A young woman hikes to her father's favorite look-out spot. 5 min.
Cottonmouth
A scarring physiological drama that explores the fetishization of black bodies through the investigation of a date gone wrong. 21 min.
Bonding
14 m.
A CIA psychologist is pressured by mysterious underground operatives to join them on a secret mission. He really doesn't have a choice. 14 min.
Sharing the Floor
The emotional journey of three teen girls who find support in one another while each copes with the stress, anger, pain, and isolation from having a parent who is an addict. 17 m.
BLOCK 4 - SEPT. 1ST - 9:00 PM
Viewfinder
A young Los Angeles photographer enters a downward spiral after witnessing a murder, all the while attempting to keep his personal life in order. 19 m.
Radio Telescope
Set in 1984, a former NASA Scientist and his young son make a discovery in his make-shift laboratory located in the garage. 17 m.
Whiskey Mountain Days
A golden opportunity. A startling connection. When a young man falls for a famed actress of yesteryear, can he control his overflowing emotions? 10 m.
Why Did You Bring Me Here?
Arthur, short on patience and faith, can't, for the life of him, understand why his grandson would bring him to such a miserable eatery. 5 m.
Hero
It's March 2020. This is the story of four different people impacted by the effects of a global pandemic. Sometimes it takes the help of strangers to find there is still hope. A hero doesn't always wear a cape. There is a hero in all of us. 24 m.
Sweet Rose
A woman goes on an absinthe-induced dream lead by the ghost of Charlie Chaplin to find her future love in 1920. 18 m.
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