"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."
When a young man takes his girlfriend out on the lake to propose, they are faced with the dark spirits beneath the surface.
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BLOCK TWO - THURSDAY NOV. 18TH - 5 TO 7 PM
The Good Balloon.
A grieving sister finds a ray of light amidst the darkness with the help of an unusual balloon.
Pictures of John
After the death of a friend, a man questions his life...and is forced to wrestle with his dreams
Taps
A grieving father explains his veteran son's demise with PTSD and sends him off with honor.
My Fault
Things get out of hand when two best friends living in different countries, Bella and Mario, discuss over zoom Bella's major conflict during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Double Exposure
On the eve of a cornerstone birthday, her well-meaning friends and family bombard her with a series of dating app gift cards, leaving Dani in a state of utter shock and despair.
The Luxury Rental
Luxury is not always what it seems, and you don't always "get what you pay for."
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BLOCK THREE - THURSDAY NOV. 18TH - 7 TO 9 PM
Raise your Hand
Gia struggles to use her gift of writing to reclaim what the world has brutally taken away.
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BLOCK FOUR - FRIDAY NOV. 19TH - 1 TO 3 PM
A Blue Shroud
After surviving an attempt on his life, a disgraced police officer enlists the help of his partner to seek revenge, bringing into focus their differing sense of morality and responsibility to the community they serve.
Ghosted
A woman with a lot of baggage falls in love with a man haunted by his past. Literally.
Piece of Me
An 8-year-old boy begins to lose his best friend, an elderly lady, as her memories fade away to Alzheimer's. Determined to help, he embarks on a journey to rekindle the memories of their friendship.
Plasmid
A young nurse must fight for her life when her house has been invaded by an unearthly intruder.
Dark Passage
A part time driver's last ride of the night may be the last ride of his life
Pyrrhic Victory
A neo-noir femme fatale seeks the help of a shady Hollywood detective to solve her "husband issues" during the 2020 pandemic.
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BLOCK FIVE - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH - 3 TO 5 PM
Dinner Party
When childhood friends get together for a reunion dinner 12 years after high school they soon realize that they have changed just as much as the social climate of racism, sexism, and classism have.
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BLOCK SIX - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH - 5 to 7 PM
Querent
Following an identity crisis, Sam Kinsey goes in for the ultimate personality test. But instead of answers, they're forced to traverse a nightmare woven of their own dysphoria.
Breakdown
As Ray’s car breaks down, so does his relationship with Brian.
The Forgotten Place
A man goes on an interview to be someone's best friend.
The God Can
A young man grapples with addiction, recovery and a newfound sense of faith.
She used to Laugh
While Jay takes the small crowd of the legendary Kibitz Room in Los Angeles on a comedic journey of love and loss, we begin to notice how much of his own past Jay has yet to confront.
Bubblegum Banjo
Eager to escape, he prompts his employer to get him the help he needs so he can find his way back to what he hopes is the real world.
Uncertain Times
A scientist is on a mission to eradicate Covid-19 but must first battle an annoying zombie colleague.
Ins and Outs
Charles conceals his contaminated forays outside in a desperate attempt to secure a coveted and life-saving job indoors.
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BLOCK SEVEN - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH - 7 TO 9 PM
Parallax
Modern-day filmmakers Cameron and Bernadette come to the West with hopes to restore the Western genre. First, they need the perfect cowboy. Enter Wayne, who's exactly what they wanted and more.
Unspoken
A couple engages a therapist in hopes of salvaging a problematic marriage, but things take an uncertain turn as the session unravels and past secrets emerge.
Space Quest
An astronaut launches on a multi-year mission while struggling with the decision to leave his family behind.
Hidden Pockets.
A Travel DocuSeries highlighting the sights unseen in Sri Lanka, through the eyes of Patrick Rutnam.
Pornostalgia
An old man's seemingly lewd act is actually sentimental.
The Getaway
A criminal couple on the run from the FBI meet one last time.
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BLOCK EIGHT - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH - 9 to 11 PM
Nova
The Long Isolation
1940s Los Angeles. A place where the sun shines too bright, the rain falls too hard, and Jewish detective and caterer Marlowe Phillips gets more than he bargained for as he sets out to solve the case of the missing Fishfeld.
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BLOCK NINE - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 1 TO 3 PM
Sitting Duck
Camille Henderson spends her days plotting her oafish husband's demise.
Mason
A young man on his way to a meeting where he knows he will receive a terminal diagnosis, stops by his fathers house to ask for his companionship.
The Zoom Gatekeeper
Andrea is wallowing in her misery after a bad breakup. Meanwhile, DJ Krillz is playing hot new beats in the zoom club world due to COVID-19.
The Papers
This is their last conversation. The last chance to say what they feel.
Jeff Can't Swim
Plagued by his desperately funny act-outs when nervous, sweet-hearted Jeff finds himself as a total fool on a much anticipated day.
My Lovely Man
A bigger mystery than death is the mystery of love.
Untwined
A young woman finds herself lost amidst the loss of her first love.
Siphon
Psychiatrist Linda is harboring a secret. She siphons the souls of patients that have some sort of unforgivable depravity
The Only Fan
A feminist Only Fan model must survive the night once she's confronted at her home by a violent stalker.
Exterior Day
The Felliniesque descent, with tweaks of Godard, of a used-up Hollywood has-been actor trying to rescue some shred of dignity from his agent on their last ride together.
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BLOCK TEN - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20TH - 3 TO 5 PM
Two Bombshells and a Body
How far would you go to help a friend?
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A girl struggles with her past until this one moment.
Paper Airplane
While falling in love with a reclusive homeless musician, a self-abandoned, drug-addicted Chinese school girl regains her appetite for life and makes peace with herself.
Hank and Holly Meow
A devoted couple lose their way only to find it again through the mutual memory of a beloved pet.
The 5th of April
When a capable and hardworking young Black woman seeks advancement in her corporate career, she comes face-to-face with the gender and racial biases of her workplace.
The Dump
A woman goes to unusual lengths to save her relationship.
Bar Crawl
It's girls night out as a group of friends go out on a bar crawl. That is, until things get a little crazy halfway through the night.
Seeing Someone
An isolated woman invites a friend to raise her spirits, but winds up with a roommate she’s desperate to cast out.
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BLOCK ELEVEN - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH - 5 TO 7 PM
Barking Mad
Fugitive MI5 hitman Clive Atwill is hired to escort an eccentric heiress from Los Angeles to Montecito. When the woman disappears at a gas station, Atwill is drawn into a web of intrigue.
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BLOCK TWELVE - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH - 7 TO 9 PM
