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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'
Guber!
A nerdy guy, dumped by his girlfriend, tries a new app that combines ride-share and speed-dating. What could go wrong? 10 min.
Fidelidad
Marco has his worlds collide, attempting to run his business on the night of his daughter's Quinceanera. 22 min.
What We Choose Not to See
As homelessness reaches unprecedented levels, cities scramble for solutions, many turning to criminalization in a bid to reclaim public space. 15 min.
The Veterinarian
A troubled but dedicated doctor is pushed to her limits to try and save a dying patient. 22 m.
Yes Dear
A long-suffering husband is nagged to death, literally. 5 min.
Kinnected
Yin and Yang, estranged twins with polar opposite personalities, find themselves tied up together in a basement. 12 min.
Kids Ocean Day - A Love Project
A look at the educational philosophy of Kids Ocean Day founder Michael Klubock. 10 min.
Haiku for the Dead
Grief and psychedelics intersect during a chance encounter on an Idyllwild hiking trail. 17 m.
F*CK FEELINGS
A talented painter prepares for her art gallery debut, only to be welcomed by a dark past that she fought hard to forget. 16 min.
Branded
A traumatized victim of human trafficking struggles to adapt to her freedom with help from a familiar face. 11 min.
The Bill
It's an old-fashioned standoff. Two friends compete to see who pays the check. 4 min.
Fabrication
A woman who is consumed by the ideal that less is worth more doesn’t recognize what’s rising beneath the surface. 4 min.
What Are We?
Things get awkward after a couple is forced to explain their complicated relationship after being pulled over by a cop. 13 min.
Waiting for Aphrodite
It’s after midnight, and Atticus Bates is not happy. Where is Aphrodite? 7 min.
Dream Machine
A veteran autoshop mechanic is priced out of his profession by the commercial success of flying cars. 19 m.
Can I Have Your Autograph?
A charismatic actor manipulates his adoring fans, using the bright lights of fame to conceal the strange, secretive habits that would unravel his world. 21 m.
Time
This rockabilly song is about a love-sick guy who just wants to spend some time with the girl he's crazy about...and he'll go to ANY length to get her attention! 4 m.
Inciting Incident
When a film professor has a meltdown in class, he attempts to use his three rules of screenwriting to create a better ending for himself. 21 m.
Closure
While at a funeral for an uncle he barely knew, Jonathan looks for a way to leave early. 11 min.
5 Past 12
A young woman wakes up in a hospital to learn she caused the death of a little girl in a car accident while driving under the influence. 8 min.
A Simple Fix
A hopeless office worker sparks a life-changing connection through an eccentric call technician with a strange sense of omniscience. 10 min.
While Some Must Sleep
Elliot decides to erase his past but changes his mind when it's going to cost him his best friend. 20 min
King's Cup
A failed rockstar scrambles to write the perfect hit song that will win back his ex before her upcoming wedding.
70 min.
70 min.
It Was Only You
The timeless truth and pain of first…and sometimes last love. 6 min.
A September to Remember
Inspired by actual events, pulling the curtain back on one of the darkest days in American history.
10:20 min.
10:20 min.
Treasure Imagination
A city boy is distraught when his beloved tablet is taken away by his mom.
4 min.
4 min.
Apple Cider Vinegar
How far would you go for a bottle of Apple Cider Vinegar? 14 min.
For Max
Two divorced parents reopen the wounds of their failed marriage and navigate through their son's distant behavior. 8 min.
Therapy
When a country singer faces being dumped by his agent, his therapist compels him to confront the root of his problem. 10 m.
Reminisce
A woman's world is turned upside down when her much older husband's college classmates come to visit. 12 min.
By Your Side
Julie’s father taught her many lessons, but nothing could prepare her for losing him. 8 min.
Seance
A man's attempt to contact spirits takes a surprising turn. 3 min.
Another Saturday
A young teenager decides to enjoy a day of fun with her crush only to return home to find her worst fears realized. 14 min.
Mae and Wyatt
Mae and Wyatt are two lonely souls that bridge a vast generation gap.
7 min.
7 min.
Stoned for Christmas
A multimedia whirlwind and a love letter to weed. 15 m.
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