Sununú: The Revolution of Love
(2017, UK, 24 mins) Director: Olivia Crellin Trans Dad Fernando Machado became an international news sensation when he announced he was pregnant with his trans girlfriend Diane Rodriguez in Ecuador last year. An intimate and touching portrayal of a couple getting to grips with parenthood while they challenge complex ideas of gender roles. |
Dear Mother
(2017, USA, 5 mins) Director: Matthew Kaundart Producers: Luka Fisher, Matthew Kaundart Like thousands of Korean orphans, Kayla Tange was adopted by an American family as an infant. As an adult, she travelled to Korea but was devastated to learn that her birthmother had changed her mind and refused to meet her. |
Dominguez vs Dominguez
(2017, USA, 15 mins) Director: Tracey Anarella Michael Dominguez is a 61 year-old former championship boxer. The film explores why and how Michael, a former championship boxer went through his entire life as a boxer and later in life not ever learning how to read or write. |
Two of Five Million
(2017, USA, 6 mins) Directors: Socs and DZ Zavitsanos Two cousins from Deer Ez-Zor, Syria flee from ISIS and leave everything they have behind to seek opportunity and freedom. While one makes it out okay, the other is not so lucky... |
Big Party on the Other Side
(2017, USA, 13 mins) Director: Jenny Catherall Producers: Jenny Catherall, Christopher Allen After learning she has less than 6 months to live, 65-year-old Rosalee Grable lays out her plans to be buried in New York City's mass grave. |
12 Sips to Glory
(2017, USA, 7 mins) Director: Matt Hirst When Trey Williams claimed he could blindly distinguish any Orange Soda from another, his friends decided to surprise him with a challenge that would put his claim, and passion, to the test. |
Abby The Spoon Lady
(2017, USA, 10 mins) Director: Justinsuperstar Producer: Tongal Asheville-based percussionist Abby Roach is one of a handful of people in the world who makes her living banging a pair of spoons together. Filmed before her 20M+ viral hit on Facebook, this doc showcases her raw talent and incredible life story. |
The Little Stage
(2017, USA, 6 mins) Director: Will Berry Bon Aqua, TN - an abandoned building is on the verge of collapse until an old tape is found, revealing its historical significance. |
By Proxy
(2017, USA, 10 mins) Director Mike Quill and Producer Andrea Miller in attendance As an ailing teen and her distressed mother navigate a day of hardship, the journey reveals that their bad luck is more than meets the eye. |
The Being Who Fell from the Stars
(2017, USA, 22 mins) Director/Writer Jacob Padilla and Producer/Writer Luke Padilla in attendance. Producers: Luke Padilla, Anthony Farenwald, Rebecca Minasian, Wes Cannon An innocent alien crashes on Earth, bringing sound to a silent world. |
Trajectory Steps
(2016, USA, 5 mins) Director: Rachel Blumberg Producer Barbara Bock and Sound Editor Gary Blu in attendance While on his nightly stargazing excursion, a young boy encounters an unexpected interruption from a mystifying light source. Intrigued by the glow, the boy allows his curiousity to guide him as he follows the light and embarks on a fated adventure. |
Unwilling
(2017, USA, 19 mins) Director Seth Chitwood and ProducerTanja Melendez Lynch in attendance Three women whom are strangers to one another quickly find out they are closer than they know. |
Undatement Center
(2017, USA, 9 mins) Director: Chris Esper Producers: Mikel J. Wisler, Kristina Kaiser A man wants to date again only to discover that he needs a résumé and cover letter in order to do so. |
Snowflake
(2016, USA, 19 mins) Producer Kristen Lucas in attendance An introverted young girl, struggling with acceptance, finds her voice with hip hop music. |
The Welcome Party
(2017, USA, 6 mins) Director Nick Tormey and Actor Amy Lavigne in attendance A determined UFO hunter chases alien sightings across the beautiful River Valley, until she notices a pattern in her search. |
Namaste: The Film
(2017, USA, 16 mins) Director/Writer/Producer Christine Altan in attendance Producers: Christine Altan, Sean MacDonald, Rick Dumont, Michael Ficara Told through the eyes of multiple couples, a story of interconnectedness unfolds as Chrysta opens herself to the possibility of love. Brief encounters reveal the invisible current that eventually leads to the moment she lays eyes on her future. |
I Feel
(2017, USA, 10 mins) Director: Steve Blackwood Producers: Steve Blackwood, Chris Esper A mockumentary about a couples therapy session gone wrong. |
Omphaloskepsis
(2017, USA, 9 mins) Director: Will Berry Producer: Zander Kim A young woman confronts her umbilical obsession with uncanny results. |
Kevin The Very Old Rabbit
(2017, USA,UK, 12 mins) DirectorTom Weston in attendance Producer: Obie Dean Believe it or not, he was 146 years old and his name was Kevin! |
To & Kyo (2017, Japan, 5 mins)
Director: Tsuneo Goda Producers: Masafumi Watanabe, Akinori Doi,' Yuri Sakano Downtown Tokyo, Yanesen. Two petit-demons "TO" and "KYO" are doing tags in the alley with full speed. This city has been their playground for centuries since Tokyo was called "Edo". They have been playing with their spell, picking randomly on a passerby. Their tricks could be a reason for sudden strange changes that happen in the city or in your mind! |
Motion Pictures
(2017, USA, 10 mins) Director Matthew Incontri in attendance A boys love of action movies becomes his only outlet after facing a far more difficult battle in reality. |
Revelation - the City of Haze
(2017, China, 14 mins) Director: Qichao Mao After witnessed his mother's death in a riot, a boy broke down and could not remember his own name since. One day, a scavenger girl found him in a garbage can and brought him back to the City of Haze. |
The Servant
(2017, Islamic Republic of Iran, 9 mins) Director: Farnoosh Abedi A bug became servant,servant became master |
Saturn Return
(2017, USA, 6 mins) Director: Evan Curtis If I have seen further, it is from standing on the shoulders of giants. |
Rabbit Blood
(2016, Turkey, 5 mins) Director: Yagmur Altan Just an ordinary day at an old mysterious Turkish country house where its residents have an extraordinary way of brewing tea. |
Midnight Runway
(2017, Mexico, 3 mins) Director: Alejandro Garza Villanueva Producers: Alejandro Garza Villanueva, Enrique Morales A Fashion Design student stays working late on some cloth designs, but she isn't convinced about them. Suddenly, some mannequins come alive and help her finish her work, just before the midnight runway begins. |
Leaves of Fall
(2017, USA, 3 mins) Director: Marc Wiskemann Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness that time brings, not count the years. |
Muscle Memory
(2017, France, 2 mins) Director: Flo Miles A short film about family, memory and cutlery. |
Teleport
(2018, Czech Republic, 2 mins) Director: Kristina Romanova A scientist makes a special liquid substance to turn on her robot, which can telport her to any place in the universe. |
Gentle Mentals
(2017, USA, 2 mins) Director Veronica Padilla in attendance Mental illness is still considered a dark topic. We'd like to change that. What's dark is the stigma that disempowers people to get the help they need. If we can smile and speak more openly about something that touches so many, we'd all be better for it. |
|
Beauty Mark
(2017, USA, 88 mins) Director: Harris Doran Producers: Kiley Lane Parker, Harris Doran, Bridget Berger, Corey Moosa, Penny Edmiston Cast: Laura Bell Bundy, Jeff Kober, Auden Thornton, Catherine Curtin, Jameson Fowler, Madison Iseman, Deirdre Lovejoy Purchase Advance Tickets An empowering story inspired by true events, BEAUTY MARK follows a poverty-stricken young mother who is forced to move when her house is condemned. With no money and no options, she must confront her abusive past in order to save her family. |
Unnatural
(2017, USA, 26 mins) Director: Amy Wang Producer: Autumn Watlington Desperate to escape his past a reclusive teenager moves into a new town with his strict parents. He is eager to fit into a new high school and befriends a rebellious girl from his class. But he has a secret so destructive it could put his life in danger. |
Vigil
(2017, USA, 4 mins) Director: Chris King Producers: Chris King, Heather King A young woman lies awake, thinking about what could have been. "Vigil" is a short, powerful tribute to our fallen and their families. (Inspired by a true story) |
Prodigal
(2017, UK, 16 mins) Director: Edward Hicks No matter how far you go you can never outrun your own flesh and blood. Beth has tried harder than most to forget her twisted childhood. So when her beautiful baby brother sends word that he needs her, she has no choice but to return. But at what cost? |
Bargain
(2017, USA, 8 mins) Director: Clifford Miu Producer: Brenden Hubbard, Clifford Miu A superstitious Chinese student locks herself into a lease at a luxurious New York apartment, only to realize that her bedroom was the site of a recent homicide. |
The Shuttle
(2017, USA, 16 mins) Director: Lu Han Producers: Ahleea Zama, Lu Han An infertile nail salon owner decides to confront her husband, the salon's shuttle driver, whom she suspects of sleeping with one of her employees. |
Laundry Card
(2017, Poland,USA, 9 mins) Director: Greg Zglinski Producers: Josephine Siwko, Nicholas Cunha, Paula Soveral A young, troubled girl finds a way through boxing to overcome her weaknesses and fights for her goals. Boxing helps her find the courage to finally stand up and face her abusive and controlling mother in order to learn how to make her own decisions. |
The Lightkeeper
(2017, USA, 16 mins) Director: Zach Bandler Producers: Meg Steedle, Victor Mazzone Set on a remote stretch of stormy coastline, a weary young woman agrees to dinner at the home of an aging recluse. Stars Bruce Davison and Meg Steedle |
SUBMIT |
Festival Info |
Support Us |
Other |
|
