Comedy / USA / 13 min.

After roasting the attendees of his sister's funeral for their lackluster condolences, a curmudgeon struggles to workshop the perfect words of comfort for his grieving friend.

Director: Ryan Sheehy

Producers: Xavier Andrews, Simone Stadler, Ryan Sheehy, Owen Boardman, Joey Long

Writer: Owen Boardman

Cast: Joey Long, Denzel Whitaker, Liv Hewson, Nik Dodani, Caroline Bloom, Simone Stadler, Preston Mulligan

Drama / USA / 7 min.

A telepathic intelligence operative is interrogated by her handler for connecting with the minds of unsanctioned targets.

Director: Jake Hart

Producers: Jake Hart, Ben Nichols, Carina Rosanna Tautu

Writer: Jake Hart

Cast: Shoshanna Stern, Chris Gross, Alana Goddard, Rebecca Ann Johnson

Fantasy / USA / 25 min.

After the worst audition of her life, a theatre student gets help from the ghosts that haunt her high school auditorium.

Director: Nick Burchard

Producers: Nick Burchard, Kewan J. Harrison, Edward Soto

Writer: Nick Burchard

Cast: Regina Famatigan, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Mary Anisi, Haley Karlich, Emily Dennis, & Justin Tadros

Drama/ USA / 4 min.

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With music from the legendary artist Lou Reed 'The Bridge' is a short film about mental and animal health inspired by a real life-saving friendship

Director: Gabriel Agustin Freire

Producers: Jen Martin, Laura Denham, Tamika Knight

Writers: Rich Levy, Bernardo Romero, Amy Fortunato, Andrea Bistany

Comedy / USA / 13 min

When Beth & Ryan begin to notice a rift developing between them, they decide it's time to have a serious talk. The question is - can this couple even get through breakfast before it all falls apart?

Director: Jeremiah Lucas

Producers: Coleman Wilson, Luke Sweeney, Gabriele Fabbro

Writer: Luke Sweeney

Cast: Jordan Knapp, Luke Sweeney

Drama / USA / 8 min.

Through a rare lullaby of the film’s same name “Apple Blossoms,” a son reconnects with his mother who is slowly forgetting him. As her memory grows quiet, the song once lost in the public domain is revived by the filmmakers, cast, and composer as it is remembered by both film's characters and in American memory.

Director: The Rodrigues Sisters

Producers: Charles Kanganis, Moana Sherrill, Emily Durkin

Writer: Tom Constantine

Cast: Ian Bossung, Christopher Callen

Documentary Short/ Ivory Coast and USA / 21 min.

Evelyne Keomian was deprived of education and slipped into schools in a culture where only boys were afforded an education. Determined to break the cycle of poverty through education, she founded the Karat School Project (KSP) in the Ivory Coast to empower the next generation of leaders. After immigrating to the US, she notices families living in vehicles around Silicon Valley who face barriers she once endured. Refusing to be a bystander, Evelyne expands the KSP to educate and empower families to become financially independent. Evelyne must now prioritize addressing poverty and barriers to education in her home country and in her new community.

Directors: Annette M. King, Ivanovitch Ingabire

Producer: Annette M. King

Writers: Annette M. King, Anna Aronovic, Raquel Tuil, Rose Luczaj

Cast: Evelyne Keomian