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.
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.
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.
The Call of Charlie
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
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
A lonely man struggles with anger and bitterness as a result of his inability to making lasting connections with the opposite sex.
Kookie
Bree, a dishonest 9-year-old, receives a terrifying visitor after a parenting lesson goes horribly wrong.
Déjà Vu Deluge
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
Maddie gets a visit from the Tooth Fairy, who may be interested in more than just collecting her lost tooth.
Don't Ever Change
A reunion between a woman and her estranged daughter is interrupted by a stranger with an unusual request.
Night Digging
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.
Saturday, August 26thMake It Up
Tara and Jo were just having a moment...
Call Your Father
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
What About Shelley
Sis
Cock N' Bull 2
Huevos Rancheros
Imago
Cecil and Carl
The Witching Hour
On Halloween, a fearful young boy is taken by the spooky girl next door on a haunted night of mischief and adventure.
Caw
A shy teenager falls in love with the strange new girl at school, who always wears a mysterious red backpack.
Icarus
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
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
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…
Sunday, August 27th