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Block 1 @ 2 PM

Madhouse Mecca

Director: Leonardo Warner

Country: United States

RT: 72min

Synopsis: When an underwhelmed housewife meets a mischievous exotic dancer with a taste for trouble, an unlikely and dangerous friendship is formed that will change their lives....

Block 2 @ 2:30 PM

Saviors

Director: Christopher Greenslate

Country: United States

RT: 75min

Synopsis: A young woman embeds herself in a white power group in order to find her adoptive African-American mother, but one night after the group returns from a rally they test her allegiance. Shot in a single, continuous take....

Block 3 @ 4 PM

Still

Director: Michael Matteo Rossi

Country: United States

RT: 8min

Synopsis: A young husband takes desperate measures after finding out his wife is diagnosed with cancer....

Blue Milk

Director: Carly Stevens and Francisco Serna

Country: United States

RT: 10min

Synopsis: A psychological mind game that visually follows a forbidden couple when a bizarre delivery arrives on their doorstep....

The Day Grunge Died

Director: Angie Bird

Country: United States

RT: 11min

Synopsis: “In the pre-internet 90s, we had to wait for our news. TV or radio broadcasts were the only way of nding out about current events. From that point, word of mouth traveled slowly, from individual to individual either over the phone, through snail mail, or in person. “The Day The Grunge Died” examines the discovery of a tragedy in an age without instant messages. Sixteen-year-old Jen nds out about the death of her idol, Kurt Cobain, when her friend Karen calls her and tells her to turn on the news. Jen meets up with Karen and their hysterical friend Mandy at Karen’s house, they then attempt to track down their sensitive friend Jeremy so they can break the news to him in person. In this lm, we look back with nostalgia to the 90s, reviving a world of baggy clothes, amazing music, and phones with cords and wires. We nd out how people connected in a world with seemingly so few connections.”...

Answer Me

Director: MARCO ANTONIO BARAJAS

Country: United States

RT: 13min

Synopsis: Mr. Leonel is an old medical examiner, polite and well-behaved; his life has become old, repetitive and lonely. The strange and mysterious cellphone calls does not capture his attention anymore, but that night, a call makes the difference to end with his solitude....

Eve

Director: Lauren Petzke

Country: United States

RT: 17min

Synopsis: When a teenage girl seeks out the man she claims is her father, her self-serving goals are subverted by the unexpected reaction of the man she presumed to know. What unfolds will change them both forever....

Falling

Director: Ewen Wright

Country: United States

RT: 19min

Synopsis: A potentially psychosomatic white man, a woman stuck in a vortex of “man-splaining,” and a young black man caught in a racially charged standoff are set on a collision course as society falls apart around them in this absurdist dark comedy....

La Sirena

Director: Rosita Lama Muvdi

Country: United States

RT: 24min

Synopsis: LA SIRENA is a psychosexual fairy tale about a woman who surrenders to her own inner monster to avenge her broken heart....

Block 4 @ 4:30 PM

Two

Director: James Latimer

Country: United States

RT: 7min

Synopsis: After her husband commits suicide, Erika, now a single-mother and left in debt, becomes an escort to provide the best she can for her and her son. But what really is important in life?...

Hope

Director: Linn Markussen

Country: United States

RT: 10min

Synopsis: “Hope” is a story about a young woman who is approached by a “Lady of Sass”, and decides to run away from the mental hospital she’s at. Her way home takes a turn when she realizes that “Lady of Sass” has other plans in store for her....

Check-List

Director: Frederic Mosbeux

Country: United States

RT: 11min

Synopsis: After his life has been turned upside down, Paul decides to fight back methodically. But his moral compass seems to been challenged as he progresses through his plan, his checklist. How far will it lead him to?...

Maxwell’s Demon

Director: Marcos Vaz

Country: United States

RT: 21min

Synopsis: A Father tries to fix the relationship with his wheelchair bounded daughter after she has been expelled from the school for sexually assaulting another student....

Worn Shoes

Director: Yufan Ge

Country: United States

RT: 22min

Synopsis: In 1940s’ Shanghai, a mid-aged, married shoe cobbler, Lao Chen, who is enticed by a beautiful dancer, makes a perfect pair of new shoes for her....

The oak Tree

Director: Ethan Jahan

Country: United States

RT: 23min

Synopsis: In a peaceful village in the mountains of Lebanon, an old man named Fadel, makes a living from crafting canes for the elderly villagers. After a client places an order to him, Fadel heads to the forest to look for the right branch and finds the perfect one on an isolated oak tree. However, the branch is not tall enough, and still needs to grow. Given that, Fadel marks the tree by attaching a green scarf to it and decides to come back later. A few weeks go by, and Fadel comes back to cut the branch. However, as he arrives in front of the oak tree, he discovers that it has turned into a religious shrine for the villagers seeking its blessing. Although intrigued and confused, Fadel remains determined to cut the branch and deliver the cane to his client. Will he be able to get his branch or will the villagers stand in his way ?...

Block 5 @ 5:45 PM

Martinis at the Smoke House

Director: Joe Toppe

Country: United States

RT: 7min

Synopsis: Career-embattled actors Barney and Rollin air out their frustrations at the legendary Smoke House restaurant, where the evening takes a fateful turn when memories mix with magic to produce a destiny for the friends that’s truly fit for old time Hollywood....

Bad Hombres, Best Men

Director: Carlos Grana

Country: United States

RT: 7min

Synopsis: A fake mariachi wedding band has a unique way of ensuring newlyweds remain together forever. . ....

LPM, Likes Per Minute

Director: Alexandra Chando

Country: United States

RT: 8min

Synopsis: A social commentary on the affects of social media. Sue has the perfect life online. But the daily task of creating her idyllic digital persona begins to take its toll....

Crappy Birthday

Director: Mike Peebler

Country: United States

RT: 10min

Synopsis: When Matt’s wife ditches him on his birthday for a free ticket to Coachella, he ends up with a birthday present that will change his life....

Maya And Will

Director: JEANNE MARIE WALTER, MARK POTTS

Country: United States

RT: 14min

Synopsis: Maya has been micromanaging her developmentally delayed brother and recovering alcoholic father for years. She may think she is in charge, but when it comes to this family it’s hard to tell....

Laboratory Conditions

Director: Jocelyn Stamat

Country: United States

RT: 16min

Synopsis: A physician investigating a missing patient uncovers an unlawful experiment....

Grief

Director: Dante Russo

Country: United States

RT: 20min

Synopsis: A lonely tube sock abandoned in a laundromat struggles with grief while searching the streets of Los Angeles for his other half....

Eve

Director: SUSAN BAY-NIMOY

Country: United States

RT: 21min

Synopsis: EVE exposes a 74 year old woman’s journey through grief, sexual passion, and renewal...

Block 6 TUESDAY @ 1:30 PM

Dominika

Director: Oleg Ageychev

Country: Russia

RT: 80min

Synopsis: An unusual baby, a girl named Dominika, was dumped off to a perspective architect Kostia. Every time Kostia gets angry – the baby grows up…...

Life Partner

Director: Sunny Vacher

Country: United States

RT: 5min

Synopsis: An elderly woman hires a male prostitute to seek revenge on her now quadriplegic husband....

Matt Prays To God

Director: Matthew Shapiro

Country: United States

RT: 12min

Synopsis: Matt, a servant of his God (a small, but powerful cactus), fulfills his divine duties but grows frustrated by God’s unwillingness to answer his prayers for companionship....

Nigel and Percy Go to Niagara

Director: Ben Roberts

Country: Canada

RT: 18min

Synopsis: In search of escape from the ever growing mishaps in life, Percy and Nigel decide to travel to the one place that will make them both happy: Niagara Falls. While they attempt to clean up their act and have a sober trip, the two begin losing faith. They apologetically come to realize their very friendship and sense of dependency is tied to being intoxicated....

Block 7 @ 6:45 PM

A Sniper’s War

Director: Olya Schechter

Country: United States

RT: 80min

Synopsis: A Sniper’s War is a story of a sniper, whose anti-US views led him to join the pro-Russian rebels in the ongoing Ukrainian conflict—a primary source of tension between the United States and Russia. When social media becomes a communication platform to schedule sniper duels, Deki’s rival threatens to kill him....

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Block 2 @ 2:30 PM

Block 3 @ 4 PM

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