The Edge of the Light
As fires erupt across Northern CA, Colin’s dog disappears. Colin slips out of the house in hopes of quickly finding his lost companion in the blanket of ashy smoke that has descended on the Bay Area. A film by Henry Kinder.
The Audition
A nervous, aspiring singer comes in for an audition in this claustrophobic one-shot short. A film by David Lombroso.
Love You Tyler
When Luke starts to talk about his new girlfriend, Tyler, who happens to have the same name and career as his roommate, things get a little awkward. A film by Ari Itkin & Devon Diffenderfer.
The Friend Constant Beyond Death
Grief work, initially defined by Freud, is redescribed by Derrida as a ‘work of mourning’ that requires an internal idealization of the voice and the body of the lost other, “ideally and quasi-literally devouring them”. A film by Fatma Belkis.
My House, Carl
Pete takes his new girlfriend to see his childhood home before his parents sell it. It's the perfect house for a romantic weekend — 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and not haunted. A film by Kemp Baldwin.
All The Pretty People
Set in the Land of the Freaks and the Home of the Depraved, Sam and Adrian endure a dystopian date night at The Country Club. A film by Lucky Marvel.
We Should Get Dinner!
After their parents divorce, ex-step-siblings Abby and Sean are forced to confront if they were ever really family. A film by Eliza Jiménez Cossio & Lexi Tannenholtz.
All Tomorrow's People
Lingering feelings start to reveal themselves when two friends reunite after some time apart. However, things take a strange turn after an unexpected visitor arrives. A film by Jivensley Alexis.
Niko & Eleanor
Niko moves into the attic of an unknowing woman with Alzheimer’s. As he lives off of her and pawns her belongings for cash, the two form a surprising symbiotic relationship. A film by Samantha Severin.
After The Egg
A young woman becomes an unlikely caregiver for her estranged father and his new chicken friend. A film by Chelsea Slayter.
Victor Bikini
With an inspiring visit to Miami, Victor “Bikini” Rodriguez, a former state-employed engineer, works to grow his fledgling bathing suit business in Havana, Cuba. A Film by Alex Mallis.
The Motions
Overworked and underslept, Mara is burdened with trying to take care of her terminally ill husband at home while maintaining the demands of her job as a paramedic. A film by Frank Donnangelo.
The Curve of the Earth
Lorenzo Benitez ventures to South America to meet a friend he had come to know only in writing. A film by Lorenzo Benitez.
Beyond Agog
An exploratory experience in a sublime space with luminous and color-saturated structures towering above and around, with various perceptual phenomena and sound to explore and encounter. A film by Linda Loh.
Danica's Mom
A mother of two goes through her daily weekday routine: waiting for her daughter to call her back. A film by Kennedy Kao.
An Interloper’s Kiss
A portrait of a woman's everyday life seen through the perspective of an unlikely voyeuristic love interest. A film by Grace Kim.
A Sickness
Stephen lives a solitary life. A loner. A man who keeps himself to himself and is governed by routine and order. A film by Guy Soulsby.
Reflections
A dancer finds catharsis through physical and verbal self-reflection. A film by Peter Dolshun.