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BLOCK 1 @ 1:30 PM

Starship

Director: Christian Debney

Country: United States

RT: 6min

Synopsis: An astronaut embarks on a momentous journey to Mars, driven by the deep-seated desire to fulfill her late father’s wishes. As she traverses the void between Earth and the Red Planet, her thoughts linger on the memories of her father. Upon setting foot on the Martian surface, she not only realizes her own dreams but also honors the legacy of her father, making his long-held aspiration of reaching Mars a reality through her, cementing their bond across the infinite expanse of space....

Relationship Rehab

Director: Voice Directed by Donna Grillo

Country: United States

RT: 1min

Synopsis: We follow Dr. Sally and group therapy participants as they navigate relationship woes. Olivia goes through, yet, another breakup. Let’s see what the doc has to say…...

Tree

Director: Jeongmin Koo

Country: United States

RT: 5min

Synopsis: A man comes up to the lonely and broken tree on a small hill. As he reaches the wounded tree, he goes back to the past for his memories and feelings. However, even the ones he wished to forget start to haunt him....

The Esteemed Priority

Director: Al Bohl

Country: United States

RT: 6min

Synopsis: The Esteemed Priority is a short stop motion animated film using silhouettes in the classic tradition of the filmmaker Lotte Reiniger. It’s a story as old as time but just as timely. In today’s world where the chaos of hate, prejudice, and racism is everywhere we ask the questions, “what is love? Is what we call love, really love? How do you know? Is there a means to measure or determine if we truly love something or someone?” Yes, there is a way, and this makes love – the priority of highest esteem. A man went on a journey…....

Driftwood

Director: Christopher Hills Eaton

Country: United States

RT: 9min

Synopsis: A young sailor survives the attack on Pearl Harbor by clinging to a floating driftwood log, but when he’s finally rescued, he refuses to let go, leading to a lifelong relationship of sacrifice and respect....

Back to Normal

Director: Cecilia De Jesus

Country: United States

RT: 10min

Synopsis: Two little blobs named Red and Orange make their way through a global pandemic that completely upends their lives. The isolation of lockdown takes a heavy toll on Red, whose mental health deteriorates as Orange tries to find ways to show love and support....

Luki & the Lights

Director: Toby Cochran

Country: United States

RT: 10min

Synopsis: LUKi, a charming and upbeat robot known for living life to the fullest, is diagnosed with the life-altering disease ALS. He must choose how to face life going forward....

Aikane

Director: Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

Country: United States

RT: 13min

Synopsis: A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. When the octopus who rescued him transforms into a handsome young man, they fall in love and an epic adventure begins....

Tomorrow

Director: Aryasb Feiz

Country: Iran

RT: 16min

Synopsis: A scrappy 10-year-old urchin, struggling to survive the day-to-day hardships of 1970s Iranian street life, forms a friendship with a stray dog, forever changing their lives....

Block 2 @ 1:45 PM

We Rise

Director: Michael Afendakis

Country: United States

RT: 64min

Synopsis: Driven to the cause of social justice, Sofia, Jessica, Sammi, Angela, Celia and Lucas, the impressive rising stars of a high school mock trial team from the heart of Silicon Valley, navigate the defense and prosecution positions of a murder case while sharing their personal challenges, crises, and long fought for victories that have molded them into the strong, powerful, resilient young adults they have now become...

Way of Life

Director: Tom Park

Country: United States

RT: 8min

Synopsis: Way of Life is an ocean based documentary shot in Koh Tao, Thailand. The film explores the history of Koh Tao, and its people’s deep, yet changing connection to the ocean and the underwater world. The story focuses on the incredible reef conservation and restoration work local groups and businesses have been engaged in for the last 15 years, in efforts to alleviate pressure off their natural coral reefs which have suffered from Koh Tao’s recent surge in popularity. The film explores the reef restoration methods Koh Tao residents have employed to protect their way of life....

For Your Eyes Only

Director: Sergio Angot, Barry Hoffman

Country: United States

RT: 11min

Synopsis: For Your Eyes Only is a short documentary that chronicles the end of the homonymous videoshop in London. Its absence leaves an open wound in the local community who grew to see the shop’s staff as an extension of their families. A closure symptomatic of a city that has morphed into a ruthless grinding machine that relegates small independent businesses to history books....

Heart of Recovery

Director: Kassi Crews

Country: United States

RT: 19min

Synopsis: Heart Of Recovery takes viewers on a compelling journey into the heart of The Beacon House Association of San Pedro, a state-licensed-and-certified substance abuse recovery program that has been a transformative force in the lives of countless men for over five decades....

Block 3 @ 2 PM

Mary Pickford a blessing and a curse

Director: Clara and Julia Kuperberg

Country: France

RT: 53min

Synopsis: Mary Pickford’s name remains inseparable from the legend of American cinema. She invented the star system at the beginning of the 20th century, and was the biggest star ever known, not just in Hollywood, but worldwide, at a time when actors didn’t even have their names on movie posters. She was more than a pioneer, she was a jack-of-all-trades: world-famous star, producer, formidable businesswoman, screenwriter, director in the shadows, and studio boss. Mary Pickford alone embodied the entire legend of cinema and the advent of women in that particular era....

Block 4 @ 3:30 PM

Building The Beatles

Director: Tony Guma, John Rose

Country: United States

RT: 72min

Synopsis: Although Brian Epstein is recognized as the one who made the the Beatles worldwide famous, he didn’t “discover” them. Beatlemania was born long before Epstein came on the scene. The Beatles were already the number one standout group in Liverpool’s massive Mersey Beat scene drawing thousands of screaming fans to their shows. The Mersey Beat movement started with a number of local promoters. This is their story for without them there may have never been a Beatles....

Block 5 @ 3:30 PM

Package+

Director: Adam Foster Jacobs

Country: United States

RT: 10min

Synopsis: Package+ (Package Plus) follows Diamond (Tessa Williams), a delivery driver who arrives late to work and is placed on a substitute route for premium customers. Under the stress of falling behind, she makes a terrible mistake. The fallout from this event is not as expected – it’s business as usual....

Hang Loose

Director: Tim K

Country: United States

RT: 12min

Synopsis: Dave really needs to clear the air with his annoying roommate....

Pinewood

Director: Josh Kahn

Country: United States

RT: 12min

Synopsis: Bill begs his competitive-to-a-fault daughter Clarice to play fair as they arrive at what’s sure to be a contentious Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby tournament. Bill, having slept with (and ghosted) another parent, the vindictive Nance, is doing his best to stay out of the fray, but he can’t help but get involved in the drama after Clarice begins sabotaging her opponents’ cars for her own benefit. Calamity ensues as the other race attendees catch on to Clarice’s plans, but Bill and Clarice end up understanding one another better than ever before....

Who Am I?

Director: Christine Lakin

Country: United States

RT: 12min

Synopsis: Who Am I is a short film about Petey, a skeptic who discovers the value of therapy in confronting his past and finding his true self. Through humor and music, it challenges the stigma around mental health and offers a message of growth and self-discovery....

Enforcer of the Month

Director: Michael Ashton

Country: United States

RT: 13min

Synopsis: In the competitive world of parking enforcement, the “Enforcer of the Month” title is the holy grail. Harold Birkeland has dominated the competition by winning seven consecutive months, much to the frustration of the passive Jimmy Wen. Tired of Harold’s winning streak, Jimmy teams up with a new colleague to bring Harold down and claim the top spot for himself. As the race heats up, Jimmy and his partner must decide if winning is truly worth it....

We’re Good

Director: Sadie Dean

Country: United States

RT: 14min

Synopsis: A chronically content couple realizes they have never had an actual argument and feel their relationship is lacking. A shocking turn in their evening leads to them exposing their secret feelings....

Ready

Director: Kirby

Country: United States

RT: 15min

Synopsis: A millennial couple in the throes of a pregnancy scare, try to weigh the pros and cons of parenthood, whilst simultaneously preparing to host a friends baby shower....

Marry, Mary

Director: David A. Vargas

Country: United States

RT: 16min

Synopsis: After finding out he only has months to live, Bryan tries to convince his best friend to marry his wife after he dies....

Block 6 @ 4 PM

Scarlet

Director: Maria Bobeva

Country: Bulgaria

RT: 24min

Synopsis: A young social worker goes on a mission to save a little girl from her mom's underworld but instead she falls into the girl's imaginary reality....

Aska

Director: Haina Zhou

Country: United States

RT: 10min

Synopsis: Returning to her childhood home to invite her emotionally distant father to become her chaperone. Aska ultimately realizes that there are some things that she has to ultimately leave behind....

To Shoot or Not to Shoot

Director: Nelson Gains Wagner

Country: United States

RT: 10min

Synopsis: A shooting range somewhere in Switzerland. Fog lies over the fields; winter is already here. Lukas, Simone, and Urs, their adoptive father, are training for the upcoming competition. The psychological confinement, the constant pressure, and the dark secret create a charged atmosphere. Simone gives his brother a chance for revenge. Should he take it?...

The Accident

Director: John Fahey

Country: United States

RT: 12min

Synopsis: Chris has been involved in a terrible car accident. He is consumed by guilt. Chris’s wife Sarah’s relationship with Chris changes a lot because of the accident. Ger and Paul will never be the same after the accident. We explore the consequences of the accident and we see the guilt, regret and sorrow that it has caused....

Wrecker

Director: Martina McGlynn

Country: United States

RT: 14min

Synopsis: In 1849 Ireland, a young girl grows suspicious about how her father has been providing for them as famine tears through their community....

The First

Director: Yurii Mezhevich

Country: Russia

RT: 28min

Synopsis: Russia, March 1934. Mitrofan Nikitin, who once shared the ideas of revolution, realises that there is a gap between Party’s promises and reality. He decides to do something that has never been done, to raise awareness about country’s and society’s problems....

Block 7 @ 5:30 PM

Beyond The Grave

Director: Serena DC

Country: United States

RT: 82min

Synopsis: What happens when we die? This film investigates near death experiences and reaches beyond the grave to explore conversations with the dead, cryonics, consciousness and paranormal phenomena with the world’s leading experts & experiencers....

Block 8 TUESDAY @ 1:30 PM

Joe Baby

Director: Steven Brand

Country: United States

RT: 86min

Synopsis: Joe Baby (Dichen Lachman) is a private investigator searching for money that has been stolen from Heather Stanton (Willa Fitzgerald), only to find all roads lead to the mysterious death of her father, Walter Baby (Corin Nemec)....

Block 9 @ 6:10 PM

Bleecker

Director: Edith Hagigi

Country: United States

RT: 103min

Synopsis: Bleecker tells the intertwining stories of a motley of characters in NYC’s Village. Maya, a straight face here who has come to The Big Apple to find her place in this world, a longtime couple who express their affection by bickering, a Texan lass who is forever searching for love, and others who create distractions for themselves instead of dealing with what’s really gnawing at their souls: big questions without answers. As Maya settles in, she starts to care about these folks, which leads her through twists and turns to her own self-purpose....

Block 10 @ 7:15 PM

Ana

Director: Amauta M. Firmino

Country: United States

RT: 14min

Synopsis: A young woman struggling to find inspiration is interrupted by a mysterious guest who tests her limits. She locks herself up in her studio, hoping she’ll catch inspiration in solitude, but soon learns that inspiration isn’t something you can simply catch — inspiration catches you....

Wrong Numbers

Director: Duane Edwards

Country: United States

Synopsis: After a disastrous blind date, Emma strikes up a conversation with Jack. They stumble into a one-night stand that turns out complicated and destructive....

Block 11 @ 7:30 PM

Mississippi Scholar

Director: Marcus Bleecker

Country: United States

Synopsis: MISSISSIPPI SCHOLAR reveals the impediments one underprivileged intellectual must overcome to realize his dreams of the future...

Stall

Director: Jordan Blazak

Country: United States

RT: 14min

Synopsis: On a roadtrip to spread their father’s ashes, two estranged siblings must settle their differences when their vehicle breaks down in the frigid Sierra mountains....

Block 12 @ 7:50 PM

The Shifting

Director: Tony C. Silva

Country: United States

RT: 16min

Synopsis: On a quest to find his lost son, a man faces great challenges as he wanders through a land that shifts constantly through space and time....

The Lost Princess

Director: Hicham Hajji

Country: Morocco

RT: 95min

Synopsis: Alec Touati discovers his true destiny when he stumbles upon a haunted castle with a tragic love story. With Nassim and Hana’s help, he fights to protect the castle’s legacy and fulfill his ancestral purpose....

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