19th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival Presented by Regions

Kids Shorts: Little Ones
Saturday, August 26
10:00 AM
Rushton Theatre

Cowgirl Up
- Nathan Willis
- USA
- 5.5 min
A cowgirl from Mississippi pursues her lifelong dream of becoming the first African-American female in the National Finals Rodeo.

Half Pint
- Katie Rogers
- USA
- 5.5 minutes
A 6-year-old boy experiences his first crush and heartbreak with the neighborhood ice cream lady.

CORKY
- Ty Primosch
- USA
- 6 minutes
A corkscrew with a screw loose battles a giant glass bottle to uncork seven magical lightning bugs trapped inside.

How to Fly - The Treasure in the Sky
- Eric Coppa-Cross
- USA
- 11 minutes
Sharing his mentor's dream, a grandfather and grandson build an airplane in their garage in hopes of finding the treasure in the sky.

Nosh: Bite-Size Adventures
- Dream Kasestatad
- USA
- 22 minutes
Preteens Alex and Taylor are the hosts of Nosh, a kids’ cooking show that focuses on one popular dish per episode.

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Alabama: From the Mountains to the Coast
- Hunter Nichols
- USA
- 4.5 min
A stunning aerial journey starting in Alabama's mountains and traveling down its rivers to its coastal waters.

Birmingham to the Gulf
- Matthew Grcic
- USA
- 13 min
Imagine the vitality and biodiversity that connects Birmingham to the Gulf of Mexico.

Gardeners of the Forest
- Ceylan Carhoglu, Nicole Jordan-Webber
- USA
- 15 min
Laos was once known as the Land of a Million Elephants. Today, due to the Chinese market, deforestation, and tourism, only around 400 elephants remain.

Naturally Selected
- Jimmy Evans
- USA
- 9.5 min
- Environmentalist Sam Van Leer fights to save Miami from drowning

My Garden, No Longer
- Scott E. Schimmel
- USA
- 17.5 min
- The people of Vanuatu, a country once dubbed the happiest place on earth, face a grim future as climate change threatens their culture and traditions.

Waste Not Want Not
- Scott Schimmel
- USA
- 13 min
Take a look at the scale and scope of the international recycling industry housed in Alabama and at the roles of citizens and businesses in shifting toward more sustainable solutions to address waste.

The Underwater Forest
- Ben Raines
- USA
- 27 min
Drop below the waves and back in time to an ancient forest of prehistoric trees that date to an ice age 60,000 years ago, when sea levels were hundreds of feet lower.

The Heist
- Luke Harris
- 5 min.
As two slick conmen pitch their heist team to their savvy benefactor, we begin to slowly realize that they may have gone too far.

Rocket City Shakedown
- Benjamin Stark
- 17 min.
Follow Rex, a crusading young eccentric, on a comedic journey into the mind-numbing world of government bureaucracy and corporate rat races in his technology-driven hometown of Huntsville, Alabama.

Double Jump
- Kelsey Harrison, Brett Whitcomb
- 5 min.
One man's eccentricities are put to the test in this Sidewalk 2017 Scramble competition winner.

Since Feeling is First
- Abigail Armstrong
- 18.5 min.
A recent divorcee and an android woman explore the potential for a romantic relationship between human and AI.

Asteria
- Josh Crute
- 10.5 min.
An artist is commissioned by earth to paint the wonders of the universe, but an encounter with a stranded astronaut forces her to face the life she left behind.

Hartley
- Brandon Sparks
- 14.5 min.
A young woman contemplates leaving her Southern hometown when her ex-boyfriend from high school returns home hoping to rekindle their relationship.

Know This
- Leah Hudspeth, Jason O'Brien
- 16.5 min.
An unexpected hiking trip with her girlfriend brings up painful memories for Lauren.

Texas Cotton
- Tyler Russell
- 9.5 min.
A Texas sheriff finds nothing is simple deep in the heart of the Hill Country.

On Time
- Xavier Neal-Burgin
- 8.5 min.
Renee Johnson, a struggling mother, must make a difficult decision when she's late for her job interview.

The Collection
- Adam Roffman
- USA
- 11.5 min
Two friends stumble upon the holy grail of movie memorabilia in the most unlikely of places.

All the Leaves are Brown
- Daniel Robin
- USA
- 11 min
A short film about memory, loss, family, and a sugar maple tree.

Slingers
- Adam Edwards
- USA
- 15.5 min
Explore the life of a small town beekeeper and his struggles to harvest an annual crop of nature's gold: honey.

Unmoving Derelict
- Steve N Bradford
- USA
- 9 min
Discover the history behind the defunct metal utilities in Washington, DC.

Deaners
- David Garry
- USA
- 19.5 minutes
A pilgrimage to the annual James Dean Festival in Fairmount, Indiana, as seen through the eyes of the cultural icon's die-hard fans, affectionately known as "Deaners."

Balloonfest
- Nathan Truesdell
- USA
- 6 min
Cleveland attempts to overcome its nickname, "The Mistake on the Lake," by launching over 1.5 million balloons.

Isis Hair Salon
- Nicholas Coles
- USA
- 5
Los Angeles hair stylist Carrie Banks has unwittingly been thrust into the war on terror, and she’s fighting back one braid, weave, and extension at a time.

Caviar Dreams
- Brian Gersten, Liv Dubendorf, Wei Ying
- USA
- 15 min
Delve into the complex world of caviar from its origins as peasant food to its modern status as an overfished delicacy.

Remembering Davey Allison
- Robert Clay
- USA
- 5.5 min
On July 12, 1993, NASCAR driver Davey Allison was fatally injured. Birmingham News photographer Joe Songer and Birmingham News sports columnist Clyde Bolton remember that fateful day.

Gut Hack
- Kate McLean, Mario Furloni
- USA
- 12.5
Josiah Zaynor, a former NASA scientist turned bio-hacker, seeks to rid himself of ongoing digestive issues by swapping his microbiome with a donor's.

Jesszilla
- Emily Sheskin
- 6.5 min
- USA
Ten-year-old Jesselyn “Jesszilla” Silva is serious about boxing and trains with dreams of becoming a professional fighter.

All the Marbles
- Michael Swingler
- 17 min
- USA
In a magical world where marbles are as precious as gold, a timid boy named Jamison battles for his favorite marble.

Voice of Grace
- Laurel Ripley
- 17.5 min
- USA
When the Grace and her older siblings lose their parents unexpectedly, they go to live with their Aunt Lydia. Young Grace deals with these tumultuous changes in her life by controlling the only thing she can: her voice.

Lemonade Mafia
- Anya Adams
- 9.5 min
- USA
Kira’s organic lemonade dynasty is in jeopardy when newcomer Shantel Osgood moves in on her territory with her high fructose corn sugar version.

Nothing Grows Here
- Lauren Belanger
- 17 min
- Canada
11-year-old Rachel has just discovered she no longer has a heartbeat. She seeks help from her homework partner, Charlie, who is determined to get to the root of her problem.

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Rekindled
- Erin Brown Thomas
- USA
- 12.5 min
An opportunity for 35-year old Kate to rekindle a high school romance via a magical groupon goes strangely and hilariously wrong when her old boyfriend shows up as his 16-year-old self.

August
- Caitlyn Greene
- USA
- 8.5 min
Deep in Louisiana’s swampland, a woman lives a quarantined life with her lover in what she believes is a post-apocalyptic world.

Troll
- Anu Valia
- USA
- 13 min
After getting fired from her job, Alex meets Noah, who is reeling over the failed suicide attempt of a student. However, Noah discovers that Alex is the last person he should confide in.

Hold On
- Christine Turner
- USA
- 9 min
Family bonds are tested when a young man is left to care for his grandmother one morning.

Da Capo
- Barbara Stepansky
- USA
- 14 min
The exchange of a used piano makes two strangers confront their own failures.

Nobody Likes You
- Mark Sean Haynes, Kelly Wydryk
- USA
- 11.5 min
The relationship between two teen punks is put to the test as they are confronted by violence, their attraction to girls, and the youthful inability to express their emotions.

Mutt
- Erin Sanger
- USA
- 13.5 min
A family's plan to stage an intervention unravels.

Love is a Sting
- Vincent Gallagher
- Ireland
- 18.5 min
When a long-lived mosquito falls in love with a struggling children's writer, she will stop at nothing to show that sometimes the smallest voice can make the biggest noise.

On the Backs of the People
- Jeb Brackner, Rebecca Rakowitz
- USA
- 11 min
Private probation plagues the indigent across hundreds of municipalities in a dozen states.

Lead the Parade
- Omino Gardezi
- USA
- 15 min
Explore the impact a child's early enviroment has on their social, cognitive, and emotional development.

I Am Anthony
- Tyler Rice
- USA
- 13 min
Anthony is a homeless man with deep issues, but also a profound dignity.

First to Go: Story of the Katakoa Family
- Myles Matsuno
- USA
- 20 min
Ichiro Kataoka was the first San Francisco Japanese prisoner taken by the FBI after President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066.

Voices from Kaw Thoo Lei
- Martha Gorzycki
- USA
- 11 min
The Karen People believe no one hears their pleas for help after over 60 years of war. Over 10,000 haunting photos animate a landscape that help their voices be heard.

The Gathering
- Micki Dickoff
- USA
- 24 min
“The Gathering” tells the story of Witness to Innocence, the largest organization of death row exonerees in the United States.

In 1974, a girl in her early teens disappeared along with a trusted family friend. Several weeks later she was found with her abductor and safely returned home. Her parents chose to look the other way, not pressing charges, and what ensued was a complex, predatory relationship that spiraled beyond any sense of control. Told by the surviving victims, Forever ‘B’ documents one of the 20th century’s most uncanny tales of manipulation and abuse--a story so unlikely that it’s hard to believe it’s true.
- Kyle McKinnon

omi & opa; an ode to grandparents
- Sam Vinal, Justin Kohlber
- USA
- 6 min
A grandson takes a look at his grandparents' daily routine in their quaint San Diego trailer park.

Still Sophie
- Caroline Knight
- USA
- 7 min
Four and a half years ago, doctors told Sophia Salveson that she may never walk again, may never talk again...may never perform again. They were wrong.

Richard Twice
- Matthew Salton
- USA
- 10.5 min
Richard Atkins, the singer and songwriter of the early 70’s California psychedelic folk duo "Richard Twice," was on his way to stardom and a huge success with his first debut album when he mysteriously walked away from it all.

Frogman
- Tyler Trumbo
- USA
- 16 min
A boy discovers that his father's larger-than-life stories carry more truth than the family ever imagined.

Let Mama Rest
- Craig Jackson
- USA
- 8.5 min
The story of one Alabama man's fight for his wife's right to rest in peace

Winter's Watch
- Brian Bolster
- USA
- 14 min
Meet Alexandra du Steiguer, the off-season keeper of Oceanic Hotel. During the dark season, she braves the winter weather and embraces the island solitude.

A Good Blinder
- Mike Grundmann, Shaun Wright
- USA
- 27 min
75-year-old Dan Bowman lost his sight at age 12 and went on to become a piano tuner and craftsman of fine furniture. He still has all 10 fingers, a lively wit, and a theologically trained mind that makes for profound reflection.

Note: This workshop will be held in the Alabama School of Fine Arts gym.

What does it take to get cast in a feature? How is LA castings different from the Southeast? How do you compare on a nation lever? Come find out!

Participants will prepare and perform a scene for feedback for Artios Award nominee casting director, Amey Rene. This special event requires paid, online registration.

Postcards
- Ines Pintor Sierra, Pablo Santidrian
- Spain
- 13.5 min
Ainhoa and Yon meet in a deserted beach and a summer love will grew between them. To keep the memories of their story alive, they decide to send each other postcards for a whole year.

Alternative Math
- David Maddox
- USA
- 8 min
A well-meaning math teacher discovers new ways of interpreting numbers.

Unpresidented
- Jason Giampietro
- USA
- 15 min
A New Yorker comes to regret betting on the 2016 election.

The Day Before
- Geoff Marslett
- USA
- 15.5 min
When a pre-wedding hunting trip in the Colorado mountains spins out of control, the soon-to-be happy couple must struggle to make everything right again.

Shy Guys
- Fredric Lehne
- USA
- 8.5 min
Two strangers confront and resolve one of the most insidious scourges afflicting mankind - while standing at public urinals with their willies out.

The Privates
- Dylan Allen
- USA
- 12 min
A band struggles with a radioactive energy in their music they can't control.

Gloria Talks Funny
- Kendall Goldberg
- USA
- 18.5 min
When struggling voice actress, Gloria, discovers her agent failed to tell her that her claim-to-fame cartoon is being remade, she sets her sights on reprising her role as the famous BioBoy.

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Johnny's Greek and Three
- Ava Lowrey
- USA
- 8 min
Profile of Timothy Hontzas, owner of Johnny's - one of the top meat and three lunch spots in Birmingham and recently nominated for a James Beard Award.

Bullet Hands
- Alex R. Bauer, Mary Figuers Stallings
- USA
- 10 min
A portrait of Kenneth McNeil, a young boxer living in the Pratt City community of Birmingham, Alabama.

Community of the Cards
- David Love, Ben Johnson
- USA
- 5 min
In the heart of Alabama a large group of avid card players have formed a tight-knit community around a small shop called Card Addicts.

Rolling through the Hoops
- Ingrid Pfau
- USA
- 8 min
Meet Christina Schwab, a paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketball coach.

Firehouse
- Betserai Ashanti, Terry Gentry, Zachary Rogers
- USA
- 10 min
Peek in to the DIY music scene in Birmingham.

Visionland
- Faulkner Hereford, Randolph Malone
- USA
- 12 min
A family brings three generations of theme park experience to Bessemer, Alabama.

Gardens of Red Dust
- Corey Carpenter, Maggie Patterson
- USA
- 13 min
A chorus of Alabamian voices seeks to lift the shroud surrounding death and burial.

52%
- Miranda Donato, Shelby Anderson
- USA
- 11 min
A look at the disproportionate representation of women in Alabama politics.

Okra Fest
- Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley, Judy Lessler
- USA
- 8 min
A visit to the Okra Festival in Burkville, Alabama.

Wrastlin
- Josh Snead
- USA
- 10
- A ringside seat at a night of wrestling at the 431 Sports Arena in Boaz, Alabama.

Gifts from the Good Land
- Ava Lowrey
- USA
- 6.5
Randle Farms, located just outside of Auburn, Alabama, has provided lamb to the southeastern Muslim community for over 30 years.

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A Showcase for Max
- Jack Serra
- 15 min
- USA
When an aspiring teenage actor is faced with a terrible tragedy, he struggles to prepare for a very important showcase.

The Racket
- Ben Deter
- 4 min
- USA
A tennis player finds his racket stolen by his rival.

Rob
- Nicholas Ferlisi
- 11 min
- USA
Two friends find trouble when they decide to do a favor for a stranger.
2017 Sidewalk Youth Board Film

annie?
- Hannah Scofield
- 7 min
- USA
This film, inspired by a recent 9-1-1 call, follows with unsettling sounds and colors, a young woman whose predator is only a text message away.

Hunted
- Jack Serra
- 5
- USA
A man is being hunted by an unknown creature, while also trying to figure out his past.

Jouska
- Wynter Rhys
- 6 min
- USA
A man’s hypothetical conversation that he plays out compulsively in his guilty mind.

Mirror
- Sara Eustaquio
- 3 min
She’s young. She’s in trouble. She’s staring at the mirror looking for answers. But what she's about to find can change her life.

The Case
- Lily Robinson
- 5 min
- USA

OverLove
- Lucas Helth
- 22 min
- Denmark
The story of the 17-year-old Olivia, who struggles with anxiety and OCD on a daily basis.

Goldfish
- Christine Xing
- 20 min
- USA
When Amelie (an introvert) and Ben (an extrovert) are paired together to take care of a goldfish, there's one major problem: Amelie's deathly fear of marine creatures.

A Share of Share
- Kaveh Jahed
- Iran
- 1.5 min
In a refugee camp tent, a father objects to the fate of his family's food rations.

A Whole World for a Little World
- Fabrice Bracq
- France
- 15 min
A woman tells a fairy tale to her baby complete with princes and princesses -- only this story is more real than you can imagine.

La femme et le TGV
- Timo von Gunten
- Switzerland
- 30 min
Elise becomes an unexpected penpal with an unknown man on a passing train. But when the train line permanently detours, she sets out to find her pen pal. La femme et le TGV was a 2017 Oscar nominee.

Balcony
- Toby Fell-Holden
- UK
- 17
In a neighbourhood rife with racial tension, a local girl falls for a recent arrival.

Solitude
- Michael Raso
- Australia
- 7 min
Margaret visits her local train station every day in order to remember her husband, but how long can her memories last?

Outside
- David Javid Zaidov
- UK
- 15
- A short retelling of the final days of the British expedition to the South Pole in 1912.

Just go!
- Pavel Gumennikov
- Latvia
- 11 min
Inspired by the incredible true story about a young man, Just, who lost both of his legs in a childhood accident. When thieves rob his neighbor,Just pursues them.

In 1974, a girl in her early teens disappeared along with a trusted family friend. Several weeks later she was found with her abductor and safely returned home. Her parents chose to look the other way, not pressing charges, and what ensued was a complex, predatory relationship that spiraled beyond any sense of control. Told by the surviving victims, Forever ‘B’ documents one of the 20th century’s most uncanny tales of manipulation and abuse--a story so unlikely that it’s hard to believe it’s true.
- Kyle McKinnon

A grieving flight attendant falls deeply in love with a Parisian bartender and, mistaking her one-night stand for true love, moves into an apartment on his street. As he grows closer to his old girlfriend, her obsession grows dangerous, teetering toward madness. Sidewalk alum Nathan Silver directs this psychosexual thriller and dark comedy inspired by European cinema of the 1970s, sporting a powerhouse performance from Lindsay Burdge, kaleidoscopic color and wry narration from Anjelica Huston.
- Corey Craft

Commercial for the Queen of Meatloaf

• Dina Fiasconaro
• USA
• 9.5 min

Marge is the bored housewife of Rex. In an attempt to spice up their relationship, Marge employs the Queen of Meatloaf, who seduces Rex and Marge into a state of slumber while permeating their home with her enchanting aura and addicting gustatory appeal.

Runner

• Clare Cooney
• USA
• 15 min

While out for her daily jog, Becca cuts through an alleyway and finds herself in the periphery of a couple's heated confrontation.

Mariner

• Thyrone Tommy
• Canada
• 19 min

A young marine navigation student suffers intense anxiety during his final exams when an incident from his past returns to both haunt and help him.

Birthday Cake

• Brantly Jackson Watts
• USA
• 17.5 min

Birdie marks the first anniversary of leaving her abusive lover with a ceremonial candle on a cake. But as the evening unfurls, Birdie will be confronted by more than an aching heart.

Shilo

• Tyler Russell
• USA
• 9 min

Based on the life of Staff Sergeant Shilo Harris, "Shilo" explores the motivations of an American serviceman and the toll of war.

Fry Day

• Laura Moss
• USA
• 16 min

An adolescent girl comes of age against the backdrop of Ted Bundy's execution in 1989.

Game

• Jeannie Donohoe
• USA
• 15 min

A new kid shows up at the high school boys' basketball tryouts, but will talent alone be enough to make the team once they discover a secret?

Real Artists

• Cameo Wood
• USA
• 12 min

Sophia Baker just scored her dream interview at the world-famous Semaphore Animation Studios, but she soon learns all is not as she expects behind the curtain.

Johnny's Greek and Three
- Ava Lowrey
- USA
- 8 min
Profile of Timothy Hontzas, owner of Johnny's - one of the top meat and three lunch spots in Birmingham and recently nominated for a James Beard Award.

Bullet Hands
- Alex R. Bauer, Mary Figuers Stallings
- USA
- 10 min
A portrait of Kenneth McNeil, a young boxer living in the Pratt City community of Birmingham, Alabama.

Community of the Cards
- David Love, Ben Johnson
- USA
- 5 min
In the heart of Alabama a large group of avid card players have formed a tight-knit community around a small shop called Card Addicts.

Rolling through the Hoops
- Ingrid Pfau
- USA
- 8 min
Meet Christina Schwab, a paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketball coach.

Firehouse
- Betserai Ashanti, Terry Gentry, Zachary Rogers
- USA
- 10 min
Peek in to the DIY music scene in Birmingham.

Visionland
- Faulkner Hereford, Randolph Malone
- USA
- 12 min
A family brings three generations of theme park experience to Bessemer, Alabama.

Gardens of Red Dust
- Corey Carpenter, Maggie Patterson
- USA
- 13 min
A chorus of Alabamian voices seeks to lift the shroud surrounding death and burial.

52%
- Miranda Donato, Shelby Anderson
- USA
- 11 min
A look at the disproportionate representation of women in Alabama politics.

Okra Fest
- Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley, Judy Lessler
- USA
- 8 min
A visit to the Okra Festival in Burkville, Alabama.

Wrastlin
- Josh Snead
- USA
- 10
- A ringside seat at a night of wrestling at the 431 Sports Arena in Boaz, Alabama.

Gifts from the Good Land
- Ava Lowrey
- USA
- 6.5
Randle Farms, located just outside of Auburn, Alabama, has provided lamb to the southeastern Muslim community for over 30 years.

The Call of Charlie

• Nick Spooner
• USA
• 14.5 min

A trendy Los Angeles couple sets up a blind date for two of their friends, one of whom is an ancient evil deity vibrating with pure malice.

Eulogilia

• Alex Grossman
• USA
• 11.5 min

Vivian Wilde writes eulogies for people in her life who are alive. With hopes of eradicating her malady, Vivian joins a local therapy group.

It Sucks to Be Me

• Greg Heyman, Trey Fortner
• USA
• 3 min

A lonely man struggles with anger and bitterness as a result of his inability to making lasting connections with the opposite sex.

Kookie

• Justin Harding
• Canada
• 13 min

Bree, a dishonest 9-year-old, receives a terrifying visitor after a parenting lesson goes horribly wrong.

Déjà Vu Deluge

• Jasper Lee
• USA
• 10 min

A fever-dream vision of the Queen of Spain as a possessed sorceress who spreads death and disease among natives in the New World.

Teeth

• Melissa Sweazy
• USA
• 10 min

Maddie gets a visit from the Tooth Fairy, who may be interested in more than just collecting her lost tooth.

Don't Ever Change

• Don Swaynos
• USA
• 10 min

A reunion between a woman and her estranged daughter is interrupted by a stranger with an unusual request.

Night Digging

• Terry Rietta
• USA
• 13 min

In this tale of Hillbilly Noir, liquor is sipped, lies are told and blood is spilled when a fallen small town golden boy catches up with an old friend while working in a graveyard.

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Make It Up

• Courtney Hope Thérond
• USA
• 4.5 min

Tara and Jo were just having a moment...

Call Your Father

• Jordan Firstman
• USA
• 19.5 min

On their first date, Josh and Greg must confront the generational divide in this insightful comedy about what it means to be gay in contemporary America.

Sisak

• Faraz Arif Ansari
• 15 min

What About Shelley

• Kyle Reaume
• 13 min

Sis

• Dimitris Toulias
• 11 min

Cock N' Bull 2

• Nathan Adloff
• 14.5 min

Huevos Rancheros

• Brian C. Miller
• 11.5 min

Imago

• Liz Cardenas Franke
• 8 min

Cecil and Carl

• Elvis Leon
• 15 min

Kids Shorts Starring Kids
Sunday, August 27th
12:15 PM
Rushton Theater

In the Weeds

• Ethan Ron
• 11 min
• USA

Local office employees sent their children to work in their place for two weeks.

Blaze Ninja and Darkshot

• Kenneth Robinson
• 19 min
• USA

Every hero needs a sidekick.

When The Phantom Strikes

• Jay Galloway
• 19 min
• USA

Can worlds collide? A group of students find out when they break into an abandoned theater and come face to face with it's frightening history.

Home.

• Jay Galloway
• 19 min
• USA

The daughter of an aggressive senator struggles to win a coveted spot in a theater competition at the expense of a young, homeless boy that has finally found a home.

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The Witching Hour

• Riley Geis
• USA
• 12.5

On Halloween, a fearful young boy is taken by the spooky girl next door on a haunted night of mischief and adventure.

Caw

• Jeremy Lutter
• Canada
• 16

A shy teenager falls in love with the strange new girl at school, who always wears a mysterious red backpack.

Icarus

• Tom Teller
• USA
• 20

When a Mars colony's comm satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley tries to repair it. When she loses her connection with her base, her son makes the knee jerk decision to go after her.

Interior Teresa

• Meredith Alloway
• USA
• 14.5

When Teresa meets an intriguing boy while on sanctuary cleaning duty, she starts to realize that her life-long visions may be more significant than she knew. Inspired by the story of Saint Teresa of Avila.

Limbo

• Konstantina Kotzamani
• Greece
• 30

The leopard shall lie down with the goat. The wolves shall live with the lambs. And the young boy will lead them. 12+1 kids and the carcass of a whale washed ashore…

Michele Forman (producer) leads a conversation with the filmmaking team from Alabama Bound, with:

• Cari Searcy & Kim McKeand, featured Mobile family
• Lauren Jacobs, Associate Producer

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Unsatisfying

• Thibault de Fournas
• France
• 1.5

Almost, not quite, just short... Sometimes life can be so...unsatisfying.

Trial & Error

• Antje Heyn
• Germany
• 5.5 min

A film about a lost shirt button, perfectionist aunts, busy cats, startled parrots – and a long-lost friend.

The Snow Girl

• Mixtape Club
• USA
• 4.5 min

Newly arrived from Japan, Yuki confronts a group of bullies and discovers a secret about her father's past – and herself.

Rabbit Blood

• Yagmur Altan
• Turkey
• 5 min

Just an ordinary day at an old mysterious Turkish country house where its residents have an extraordinary way of brewing tea.

Catherine

• Britt Raes
• Belgium
• 12 min

Catherine loves pets! But most of all, she loves her cat. As she grows up, she has trouble connecting with other people. Her cat is her life, but will she ever find friendship or love?

Bosatsu - Year of the Dragon

• Siddharth Ahluwalia
• USA
• 6.5 min

A sensei, a forest temple, a sky dragon... Jake sees these visions in his dreams. But are they just dreams, or something more?

There's Too Many of These Crows

• Morgan Miller
• USA
• 4 min

A parable about aggression and escalation.

Ascribed Achievements

• Samaneh Shojaei
• Iran
• 4.5 min

A middle aged man decides to end things. But his failed suicide creates a new situation in his life.

Wishing Box

• Wenli Zhang, Nan Li
• 5.5 min

Pirate Derek and his monkey sidekick discover a treasure chest after years at sea. No ordinary chest, this box can make wishes come true.

Cour de récré (Playground)

• Francis Gavelle, Claire Inguimberty
• France
• 9.5 min

Bruno loves Delphine… Delphine loves Jerome… Jerome wants to play with Marjorie… Marjorie doesn’t love her father or her mother anymore. There's more going on in the playground than mere childs' play.

Evocation of a Nightmare

• Wally Chung
• 1.5 min

Entering what seems to be a deserted building, a man explores and finds an unwanted guest.

Second to None

• Vincent Gallagher
• 7.5 min

Frederick Butterfield is tired of always being runner up. When he becomes the world’s second oldest person, he hatches a plan to claim first place.

Green Light

• Seongmin Kim
• S Korea
• 16 min

With the ecosystem destroyed after a nuclear war, Mari, a survivor, does all she can to rebuild. When she stumbles upon a robot soldier in an abandoned city, everything changes.

Teen Shorts (Guidance by Parents Suggested)

A Baker's Dozen

• Isabella Masrouga
• 4
• USA

When a lonely, anti-social man stops by his usual bakery for his usual one cookie, the baker insists he take a dozen cookies instead.

Puget Sound

• Jack Nordstrom
• 10
• USA

Teenagers are inspired to make a super 8 movie in the summer of 1980.

Damsels in Distress

• Raine Bracken
• 6
• USA

Prince Charming doesn't always find what he's looking for. This isn't your average fairytale.

Treasure

• Julia Fleisig, Catherine Chen, Chana Kim, Diego Yanez
• 3 min
• USA

A knight goes on a quest to find the greatest treasure, but in the end, the treasure is not what she expected.

For Isabelle

• Tilly Hobkirk
• 3 min
• Australia

Isabelle has waved to the man upstairs everyday since she was little. She collects the little wooden animals he makes for her, even after he dies.

From Dogs to Wolves

• Azure Allen
• 10 min
• USA

The story of a young man struggling with the space between the domestic magic of childhood and the sometimes unbearable wilderness of adulthood.

Full Tank

• Brett McLoughlin
• 3 min
• USA

Liam decides whether to make a left or right turn out of a rural gas station.

Tangerines

• Miriam Sachs
• 5 min
• USA

What happens when a novelist loses his muse?

The Mobsters

• Evan Hara
• 7 min
• USA

In a teenager’s world without candy, life can be rough.

The Fish and The Frog

• Evan Hara
• 7 min
• USA

A young actor in high school has his first love. After splitting up, his grief leads to a life-changing opportunity that skyrockets his career.

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Daughters

• Anne-Marieke Graafmans
• Netherlands
• 14 min

"Daughters" is a documentary series about the unique connection between mothers and daughters.

Becca on Call

• Jenness Rouse, Matt Draper
• USA
• 22 min

Becca C. Johnson, aspiring writer, agrees to work as part-time as a nurse assistant, but as Becca soon discovers, there's nothing part-time about nursing.

The Beginning and Ending of Everything

• Ya'Ke
• USA
• 12 min

When Angelita returns home from prison and discovers the child she left behind is nowhere to be found, she goes on a quest to find the baby, her hope, and her reason for living.

Bug Spoon

• Jason O'Brien
• USA
• 13 min

Bug Spoon, Alabama - where small town life and big dreams collide in the season 2 premiere.

Hooked

• Luca Vecchi
• Italy
• 24 min

Two junkies' absurdly terrible decisions embroil them in something much deeper than they bargained for in the pilot to this dark comedy.

Olde E

• Xavier Neal-Burgin
• USA
• 15 min

Demarkus Jackson, a young basketball star from South Central, Los Angeles, puts his life at risk when he comes home for revenge against his abusive father.

Haygood Eats

• Hazart
• USA
• 5 min

A commercial shoot becomes a little too real.

Lightning Run

• McKay C Mohun
• USA
• 5 min

During Prohibition, a young man, owing a debt to gangsters, must smuggle a shipment of moonshine.

Turtle

• Alan Moore
• USA
• 8 min

A fishing trip doesn't go as planned for an alcoholic father and his struggling son, but they find inspiration when they least expect it.

IBBUR

• Ian Hoppe, Dino Sarris
• USA
• 8  min

A young woman is hired to settle unfinished business by impersonating her doppelgänger.

Two by 4

• Ian Bondurant
• USA
• 6 min

A young tree attends its first day of public high school.

Arrived

• Whitney Hamilton
• USA
• 4.5 min

A group of kids realize aliens have landed in the local park. A short spoof on Arrival.

Hunted

• Jack Serra
• USA
• 5 min

A man tries to figure out his past while being hunted by an unknown creature.

Alien Invasion USA

• Chuck Hartsell, Chance Shirley
• USA
• 5.5

Chris and Chuck's afternoon of football watching is interrupted by a breaking news story.

Top Shelf

• Colin Albea
• USA
• 13.5 min

A man battling homelessness and addiction breaks his somber routine to try and restore a small part of his happier past.

Beavis

• Ian J Cunningham, Zac Simon
• USA
• 5 min

A slacker helps his cute neighbor search for a cat all over town.

Lex Talionis

• Jesse Swenson
• USA
• 11 min

A meticulous college freshman exacts revenge on his slovenly roommate.