A collection of short films spanning a variety of genres made by independent filmmakers in the U.S. Including:
AN OLD FRIEND (Director: Nuk Suwanchote). An imaginary friend (Jason Faunt) finds out his sole purpose is to bring happiness to his child, only to discover his child is a 90 year old man (Tom Skerritt) on his death bed. Runtime: 14 mintues
SWATTED (Director: Ryan Dymkowski). Two young women find themselves cooped up at a middle America diner, under-slept, overwhelmed, and losing patience with one another as they grapple with their part in a ‘swatting accident.’ Runtime: 10 min
CALLS (Director: Brandon Keeton) A 911 call leads a new Police Chief to a cold case with a paranormal twist. Runtime: 20 minutes
AWAKENING (Director: Alex Culberson) After a quake on an asteroid mining facility, a deadly outbreak occurs, as Grimes, a soldier on the facility, must find his wife and a way out…alive. 9 min.
PAINT (Director: Callum Blue) The character in this movie, Jane (Heather Matarazzo; The Princess Diaries; Welcome to the Dollhouse) becomes aware that she is a character in a movie. Upon awakening, she learns to control the narrative of the story; transcend the limitations of “self” and ascend to a state of Divine consciousness. Runtime: 22 minutes
SOMETIMES I IMAGINE YOUR FUNERAL (Dir: Vince Dixon). As Max prepares to eulogize his sister Chloe just minutes before her funeral, he wrestles with the anger, frustration, and grief of losing her to an overdose, attempting to understand who Chloe was. Runtime: 11 mintues
THE CONCERT (Elizabeth Bourgeois). Farrah and Lisa hang out in Angie’s basement, waiting on her dad to give them a ride to their first big rock concert. Safe in their warm, wood paneled hang-out, they talk about boys and even rehearse their own fledging metal band – The Giant Feminist Electric Mares! But their fun and excitement is cut short. They face what so many women face. And they face it together. A realistic coming of age story that pulls no punches told from the girl’s point of view. Runtime: 8 minutes
RIGHT TO PRIVACY (Director: Julie Herlocker). After a women’s health doctor has a charged encounter with a volatile protester, she faces a moral dilemma she could never imagine. Runtime: 12 minutes
SAFETY STATE (Director: Jeanette L. Buck). In the dystopian near future, a gay and a lesbian couple form an unlikely friendship as they flee the midwest for safety in New England. Runtime: 15 mintues