Shorts two - Screening Friday, March 22 at 7:45 PM
Best Day Ever
Director Matt Partridge - United Kingdom - 1 min. - animation
An animated short about those simple childhood memories that ensured you had the BEST DAY EVER.
Nanners with Bad Manners
Director Mark Smith - USA - 2 min. - animation
While preparing a healthy snack, Thurman Q. Porcupine runs afoul of a banana bunch gone bad. His buddies Prof. Mark and Deadbeat Skunk come to his aid.
Remember to Remember
Director Manya Glassman - USA - 2 min. - documentary
I asked strangers about love, loss, and life.
Sparks - The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte
Directors Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Richie Starzec - USA - 3 min. - music video
Cate Blanchett is flanked by Sparks' Ron Mael & Russell Mael for this one shot video. Deadpan and expressionless throughout, her movement is a direct reaction to the emotions and musicality of the track.
Only Fire
Director Neel Kumar - United Arab Emirates - 1 min. - experimental
Only Fire is a visual ode to the birth of a machine conjured from a dream, set to a script that explores the vulnerability of an idea in its infancy.
Trapped
Director Michael Lavine - USA - 1 min. - animation
A short stop motion animation about a character named Thyth who wakes up locked in a dungeon and attempts a quick-witted escape.
Forward Fast
Director Lorraine Sovern - USA - 3 min. - documentary
While embarking upon a process of archival and preservation, a filmmaker dives into a stark exploration of self as she discovers the seeds of patriarchy and misogyny already planted and steeping the imagery of her childhood films.
Jack Shit
Director Jesse James Hennessy - USA - 2 min. - horror
Be careful trick or treating on Halloween, you might end up with JACK SHIT!
Home for the Holiday
Director Christopher Kelly - USA - 3 min. - horror
Santa is home.
After, Life.
Director Jakey Lutsko - USA - 3 min. - drama
A young, queer couple finds themselves trapped in a liminal space, wondering where they're going next.
Self Portraits or: How to Talk Endearingly to Possible Victims
Director Grant Lee Bomar - USA - 7 min. - experimental
Drunkard schoolteacher Quinn is confronted by the guilt of his affairs when a group of memoryless individuals begin to re-educate his long term partner Amy about his past, in this Big Board Films short by The Bomar Brothers.
Master Control
Director Phoebe Rensink - USA - 3 min. - Sci-Fi
A controller working late one night receives a disturbing and mysterious phone call.
Dropped
Director Nathaniel G Henry - USA - 2 min. - action
A man is chased into the woods and must fight for his life... but why?
Ride Scare
Director Jason Zeni - USA - 1 min. - horror
Your driver has arrived.
Algorithm
Director Daniel Algarin - USA - 2 min. - horror
A mysterious social media company uses a pernicious new algorithm that transforms its users into soulless, zombie-like influencers.
Rubbernecking
Director E. K. M. Watson - USA - 2 min. - narrative
Anna is commuting to work when she comes across a disturbing car accident.
When One Door Closes...
Director Patrick Peacock - USA - 3 min. - horror
A woman is spooked when the doors in her home start opening unexpectedly.
Countless Little Moments
Director America Young - USA - 2 min. - experimental
Countless Little Moment depicts a hypothetical (but all too realistic) school shooting at a high school graduation. The scene is juxtaposed with the countless ways adults work overtime to protect their children in their lives from the moment of conception until graduation and beyond.
NO CALLER ID
Director James Hughes - United Kingdom -4 min. - drama
An under pressure personal assistant gets a call from a kidnapper threatening the life of his son unless he pays their ransom. Except, he doesn’t have a son.
Skid Row Robin Hood
Director Nathaniel Bartrum - USA - 2 min. - narrative
When a sadistic cop brutalizes a homeless man on the streets of Skid Row, a modern-day Robin Hood intervenes.
Contact
Director Mitchell Waller – USA - 3 min. - horror
Two men attempt to contact their friend from beyond the grave.
Peach Cobbler
Director Andrew Huggins - USA - 5 min. - narrative
A mother connects with her son through his favorite dish.
Watercraft
Director Gabriel Auclair-Doucet - USA - 4 min. - experimental
Elsa is looking to buy herself a house salesman. Two new participants will need to overcome challenges to determine the chosen one.
You Are Perfection
Director Viktoriia Sayfutdinova - Russian Federation - 2 min. - drama
What loving mother does not strive to make her child better?
The heroine of the video brings her little son to a beauty salon, and knows exactly what is needed for a successful image.
It does not matter that for this not only bangs must be cut ...
The Fallen
Director Sinew Zhang - USA - 2 min. - animation
A mesmerizing and ethereal real-time short short film that transports us to a breathtaking post-apocalyptic world.
Let the Metal Fall
Director Martin Bennett - USA - 6 min. - sci-fi
A cyborg warrior at the end of a war finds a final resting place on Earth.
Triptych Vol I • Wolves In The Wilderness
Director Andrew Jamil Etheridge - USA - 3 min. - experimental
A man who must follow through with an action that will forever affect his life.
American Gothic
Director Grant Lee Bomar - USA - 5 min. - horror
If we disagree, promise to never disappear…
Greed
Director Andrew Vilar - USA - 5 min. - narrative
In a world between forces of those who have power and those who are powerless..
