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Alice & Huck
Written by R.W. Gray, Directed by Kaleena Kiff
“Alice and Huck” explores timing and desire in a universe where it's possible to try, try again. Two people search for the right time or place to connect. In parallel universes, they stumble across one another, in moments of heartbreak, impossibility, in the arms of others, finally colliding.
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Keepsake
Directed by Juan Feldman
After a heart breaking night for Suzanne, a stiff drink is much needed. Wandering into a bar late that night, she shares the old classic wooden bar with a local costumer who drinks coffee. He would love to speak with her but he is too shy and respectful to invade her space while she is upset. She will forget that terrible night but he will always remember the mysterious woman who conquered his heart.
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The Last Time I Saw Rachel
Written and Directed by David Kenneth Ciszewski
Bill is a traveler searching for his place in the world; Rachel is on the straight and narrow path without looking back. Through a series of seemingly insignificant events we watch their bond grow, strengthen, seem unbreakable, decay, and ultimately fade away.
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Ping Pong
Written by Amanda Marshall & Erwann G. Marshall, Directed by Erwann G. Marshall
Molly and Brian are happy, but are they meant to be? They visits Soulmates, a clinic claiming to predict if a relationship will last. Surprised by the unconventional testing measures, but along for the ride, the couple finds out more about each other than they bargained for.
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True Beauty This Night
Written & Directed by Peter Besson
Last night, Rhett Somers met the love of his life. Now all he has to do is convince her that she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met.
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Unnoticed
Written by Amanda Smith, Directed by Danny LeGare
A story of how what we are waiting for could be sitting right in front of us the whole time and if we don't take the time to look, it may go "Unnoticed".
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| DRAMA PROGRAM #2 |
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Coons
Written & Directed by Chris Cloyd
An innocent joyride is not all it seems when Rich discovers that his brother and a friend have kidnapped a black teen and thrown him in the back of their truck. Trapped with his brother's girlfriend, it becomes clear that the humiliation and cruelty are but a prelude to the true purpose of the drive: a lynching.
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In the Dark
Written by Alex Fazeli & Thomas Westfall, Directed by Alex Fazeli
The eve of Ayatollah Khomeini’s return to Iran, a double agent, hunted by the new revolutionary government, agrees to exchange crucial information with the CIA in return for safe passage out of the country.
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In the Wind
Written by Sam Riely, Directed by Martin Papazian
A soldier returns to Katrina ravaged New Orleans only to discover that the place where he grew up has collapsed in his absence. 'In The Wind' is about America's relationship to her young men and women in uniform and how she receives them when they find her shores again.
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Old Dogs
Written by Jonathan & Tom Fahn, Directed by Jonathan Fahn
Three guys in their seventies (John Saxon, Basil Hoffman, Larry Gelman) reclaim their vitality when mistakenly picking up a bag full of cocaine puts them between the cops and the mob. Phil LaMarr also stars. It's 'Cocoon' meets 'Pulp Fiction...
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Step Seven
Written & Directed by Christopher Luccy
Richard Miller is just like you. A holier-than-thou, middle-aged nobody, self-satisfied in a world of mindless distraction. Until the day he realizes the truth. What really matters. This is the story of his new life.
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| DRAMA PROGRAM #3 |
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The Dreaming
Written by Anthony Green & Emma Knight, Directed by Anthony Green
A nomad travels through a pristine forest, living in perfect harmony with his environment. All alone in a cabin surrounded by woods, a young boy searches for meaning in a vivid recurring dream. In a sterile urban hospital, an elderly man struggles to make sense of the world he is leaving behind. Bound by a common past and a shared future, these lives become tangled in the prophetic world of dreams.
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Gone Fishing
Written & Directed by Chris Jones
Gone Fishing is the touching story of a boy and old man coming to terms with bereavement through their shared love of fishing, and the legend of Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught!
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Intersect
Written & Directed by Maura Milan
Victoria, a high school student, goes on a long-awaited camping trip with her father only to find out that he is bringing his new 20 year old girlfriend along for the ride.
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Open Your Eyes
Written & Directed by Susan Cohen
Struggling to come to terms with her life and marriage after breast cancer, Julia gets more than she bargained for when she attends a bridal shower and finds herself locked in a bathroom with a stranger.
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The Sacrifice
Written & Directed by Diane Namm
Starring Chris Mulkey (CLOVERFIELD)," Darby Stanchfield (MAD MEN), Jon Lindstrom (GENERAL HOSPITAL), Molly Quinn (WALK HARD: The Dewey Cox Story), and featuring Richard Riehle (OFFICE SPACE) in a story about what happens on the day in which cult leader, Rev Dobbins, comes to take 13-year-old Esmee Johnson as his bride, and her family resists.
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| COMEDY PROGRAM #1 |
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The Burger
Written by Meghan McDonough, Directed by Meghan McDonough & Anna Bolt
Sue and Todd sit down to what they think will be a nice lunch. Todd is in the mood for chicken and Sue is in the mood for a burger. They soon discover there is more to the ordering than 'the ordering.'
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Dinner with Raphael
Written & Directed by Joey Boukadakis
A guy brings his girlfriend home to meet his family, including his brother who thinks he's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
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Love... Stinks
Written & Directed by Tom Kiesche
"Night. Guy. Girl. A ride home... 'Oops.' Someone made a funny." Shot under the challenges of no added lights. No added post sounds. No added props. No crew...
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Paul, Playboy of the Popular World
Written by Anne-Marie Symons & Cindy Merrill, Directed by Norris Houk III
Paul decides to try speed dating but a string of bizarre dates leave him feeling hopeless, until he meets Laura, the girl of his dreams. If only love could be so simple.
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Spank Bank
Written & Directed by Richard Amadril
After a year of sexual frustration, John turns to a mysterious invention called the Spank Bank – a microchip that makes all your dreams feel real. John can't believe his luck until he realizes a strange consequence – if his mind believes dreams are reality, how will he know when he's awake?
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Stealing Second
Written & Directed by Alex Richanbach
Stealing Second is a comedy about talking to girls . . . and touching a boob. Stealing Second has been featured by GLAMOUR.com and the trailer was a Top User Pick and Official Featured Pick on
FunnyOrDie.com, the website founded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Judd Apatow and Chris Henchy.
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| COMEDY PROGRAM #2 |
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The Big Idea
Written & Directed by Michael Rutherford
Stanley Pikarski is a naively-optimistic, hen-pecked father of two, stuck in an unexciting life and loveless marriage. In this mockumentary-style comedy, Stanley reveals his plan to become famous in Hollywood. His wife Iris isn’t quite as optimistic about his chances.
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Compact Only
Written & Directed by Pamela Green
Al's favorite Hawaiian restaurant has stopped his delivery. Now one street separates him from his Chicken Katsu passion. Thinking quickly he has it delivered to a trendy supermarket parking lot. But this will be no ordinary meal, as Al experiences a world that makes an African watering hole look tame.
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Freight Train
Written by Brent A. Tarnol, Directed by John Stronach
A teenage girl's decision to lose her virginity to her boyfriend out of spite of her father, leads to a unexplainable, highly accelerated birth.
This character driven dark comedy shows the trials and tribulations of young love, overbearing parents and growing up at a “freight train’s” pace.
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The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon
Written & Directed by Richard Gale
The epic story of one man's encounter with what could be the most relentless murderer of all time, with perhaps the most inefficient weapon in history.
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Superglue
Written & Directed by Billy Duberstein
Dave, a starving screenwriter new to LA, is invited for dinner by his distant cousin Paul, an established actor on a daytime soap. Dave initially resists the invitation, but upon hearing that Paul takes gourmet cooking lessons and has an underwear-model girlfriend (Lauren), Dave eagerly accepts... But Dave soon finds himself "stuck" in a situation between Paul and Lauren from which he can only pray he will escape!
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| COMEDY PROGRAM #3 |
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The 2000 Man
Written and Directed by Tim Kolesk
Synopsis:A post-apocalyptic comedy following a team of archaeologists struggling to find evidence of man's past greatness. What they find will change the course of history...or perhaps just slightly alter it.
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Becoming Roman
Written & Directed by Nathan Morse
Becoming Roman is a classic tale of the struggle of power to escape seemingly preordained roles and the fragile reality of an existential being. Life, Death, Comedy, Tragedy, War and Peace, told in one act.
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Rehabitat
Written by Sean Ring & Steve Pantaleo, Directed by Rafal Kowalszyk & Sean Ring
"Amber Radisson was once Hollywoodʼs hottest "it girl." But after an embarrassing DUI arrest, how can a former A-List star get back on top? By filming her stay at rehab for the world to see, of course!"
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Speed Limit
Written & Directed by Robert Hanousek
Driving fast, drunk or not, the cops are not in control. Learn how to get away with speeding in this fun and fast short.
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Vroom Vroom!
Written & Directed by Tess Sweet
After getting dumped by her boyfriend and stranded in the middle of the desert, a heartbroken woman meets an eccentric Mexican trucker with a tool box full of miracles and an invitation to a magical place.
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The War Game
Written & Directed by Brandon Lawrence & Jacob Cooney
Having an imagination is key to living a complete life, but what if it begins to blur your line with reality? Jimmy is your average guy. He has a girlfriend, great friends and a good job as a substitute teacher. The only problem is that he’s obsessed with video games. Watch as Jimmy toes the line between reality and fantasy as he embarks on his mission to defeat the Masked.
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| HORROR / THRILLER PROGRAM |
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Collector
Written & Directed by Dempsey Tillman
Justin Sayer (Brad Renfro) suffers from a mental illness which causes vivid hallucinations. The voices in his head have caused him to isolate himself from the world and from his two year old son. After several unsuccessful attempts by visiting therapist to cure him, Justin attempts to hide his illness from a new therapist. This therapist is unlike the others.
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Down a Dark Road
Written & Directed by Greg Thompson
When a convicted murderer, released from prison, exacts his revenge on the attorney who prosecuted his case, the two men find themselves locked in a dangerous game as one seeks revenge and the other justice. But the lines quickly blur in this deadly game when lives are shattered in a kidnapping gone tragically wrong.
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Family Recipes
Written by Spence Griffeth, Directed by Cosmos Kiindarius
“When threatened with being fired by the new owner of her family's restaurant, a young cook turns to some old family secrets to keep her dream of being a head chef alive.”
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Lenore
Written & Directed by Asli Sonceley
Allan lives in a house haunted by the memories of his bride. The house
creeps, creaks and closes in on Allan. It keeps him sleepless and forces
him to face the secret locked behind the attic door.
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Pluzman
Written by Daniel Strange, Directed by Alex Hart
Henry Pluzman is a struggling writer desperate to overcome his writer's block. After hypnotic suggestion enables him to write while in a trance, his success seems assured. But things begin to spin out of control when Henry gets jealous of himself...
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| SCI FI PROGRAM |
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5:01
Written & Directed by Brian Winterton
A scenic work about nature, human nature, and the unknown, 00:05’01 is a story that chronicles one Future Human who begins to question her routine way of life, a life controlled by her watch. As the film states: Every day, each human is allowed only five minutes on the surface.
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Bohemibot
Written & Directed by Brendan Bellomo
A great cyborg harpist, forced to serve as a pilot in the last war on his planet, struggles to overcome a debilitating injury and the loss of his family. His encounter with a young enemy captive reveals that even the din of war can never silence the voice of the heart.
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Hangar No.5
Written by Brock Wilbur, Directed by Nathan Matsuda
Two treasure hunters sneak into an abandoned military base looking for a rumored gold stockpile. When they accidentally activate a top secret relic of the Cold War -- a huge mobile weapons system -- the pair must fight for survival or face explosive consequences.
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Marooned?
Written & Directed by Ryan Nagata
A middle-aged science fiction nerd role-plays as his favorite space hero out in the desert when he hits his head and becomes convinced he is a space hero for real. When he starts to suspect his role-playing buddy of being an enemy alien, what started as a ridiculous fantasy game becomes a matter of life and death.
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Outsource
Written & Directed by Daniel Trezise
Max is about to awaken his long dormant desire for human contact. In his tiny cell of pure function and wall-to-wall screens, he performs menial tasks for the bourgeoisie through a robotic pod. When he discovers a way to communicate with Alice in the neighboring cell, he'll stop at nothing to reach her.
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| ACTION / CRIME PROGRAM |
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Asshole of the West
Written & Directed by Matt Oswalt
Widmar and Levi ride through the desert with a key that unlocks a fortune. Maybe it’s the heat, greed, or desperation, but Widmar turns on his old friend, steals the key, and leaves Levi mortally wounded. But the key doesn’t fit. Now Widmar is coming back, but this time Levi is ready.
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Born that Way
Written by Delta Zulu & Tony McNeal, Directed by Tony McNeal
When ex-con and hard-as-nails Jake Green (Kevin Gage – Heat, Con Air, Blow) finally gets a chance to see his daughter after six months, he takes her out for a quick bite only to wind up in the middle of an armored car heist. The violent incident leaves a lasting impression on his daughter and influences her choice to pursue a dangerous and lucrative career later in life.
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Interpretation
Written by Matt Olmstead & Lin Oeding, Directed by Lin Oeding
A romantic couple's brief encounter with a few philosophical thugs unfolds in an unusual way. After this night, no one will be the same. Everyone is learning something new...
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Tea and Remembrance
Written & Directed by Ron Yuan
A man realizes his dreams may be memories of another life. A woman is haunted by the same repetitive visions as she tries to decipher answers through her artwork. Chance encounters with strangers could be the only link to either their past or future. The journey begins . . .with a little Tea and Remembrance...
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Trunk
Written & Directed by Nathan Frankowski
Two brothers, Cecil and Daryl, make a deal to offload an old Chevy to Ritter, a local cop.
The night the deal is supposed to go down, Daryl shows up with a horrible surprise in the trunk.
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Trunk
Written by Christopher D’Elia & Michael Klein, Directed by Christopher D’Elia
A deadly accident viciously spins the moral compass of two college students in this thriller/dark comedy set in the desert. Brilliantly acted by Kyle Gallner (The Shield, Veronica Mars) and Zachery Bryan (Home Improvement), this is an intense roller-coaster ride with twists and turns you'll never see coming.
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| ANIMATED PROGRAM |
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Animated American
Written by Tim Talbott, Directed by James Baker & Joe Haidar
The future is about to collide with the past. Eric, a digital loving executive on a mansion hunting expedition finds himself crossing swords with his realtor, Max, an out of work toon rabbit. Like it or not, Max will make Eric see things through the eyes of an "Animated American."
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The Cave
Written & Directed by Michael Ramsey
This film is a short adaptation of Plato's, 'Allegory of the Cave' animated in clay. An excerpt from Plato's Republic, the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition. It is a story showing how true reality is not always what it seems to be on the surface. It is a story of open-mindedness and the power of possibility. We have adapted and brought it to life by shooting thousands of high-resolution photographs of John Grigsby's wonderful clay animation.
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David Hammerfist-Hammerfists of Fury
Co-Written/Directed Matthew Mahoney & JJ Conway
All-American tile salesman David Hammerfist saves the president from a recently disgraced and deranged ex-Senator Joseph MacCarthy in Cold War Los Angeles. With the help of his indecisive customer Steve, David saves the day and democracy!
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Daniel Finds His Walking Stick
Written & Directed by Gary Hebert
Daniel Finds His Walking Stick is a collage of memories from a man suffering from Alzheimer’s. It is a funny and sad portrait of the plight of an aging lonely man in a changing world.
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Gerald's Last Day
Written by Justin Rasch, Directed by Justin & Shel Rasch
Gerald the dog, an unlikely candidate for adoption, has been scheduled for termination by the dog pound at 5:00. Today is his last chance to seduce an adopter......can he do it before his time runs out?
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The Gunslingers
Written by Aaron Manczyk, Zak Tatham, & Efehan Elbi, Directed by Efehan Elbi
Aaron and Zak, two best friends, dream of a future based on their favorite gunslinging hero, although its possible neither of them actually read the book.
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Toumai
Written by Carlos Stevens, Brian Kinkley, & Jessica Lynn, Directed by Carlos Stevens
Toumai is the story of Mankinds destructive battle against nature in his attempt to build the ultimate machine. In the end, he pays the ultimate price for his delinquency.
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| DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM |
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Biggest Lil Shrimp in Town
Directed by Ray “The Owl Man” Dwyer
Follow a man who is trying to sell hundreds of pounds of shrimp on the side of the street, to the people of New Orleans… a shrimp eater’s paradise.
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Coney Island's for the Birds
Written & Directed by Alexis Neophytides
Coney Island's for the Birds takes us to the quirky underground world of pigeon racing, spotlighting Anthony and Larry Martire, a father-and-son racing team. From training to the actual races, through wins and losses, we witness the Martire's ups and downs and get an intimate glimpse into a special relationship bonded by their shared love of these amazing rooftop creatures.
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Drag King
Directed by Don Lewis & John Beck
Each summer residents of Lake County, California get together for ‘The Fiberglass 500’, a race in which people pull old, beat up boats around a race track with their demolition derby cars, trying to rip each others boats to shreds! Last man (or woman) standing, wins!
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Flying Full Circle
Directed by Brian J. Terwilliger
Flying Full Circle is about living out a childhood dream. Filmmaker Brian J. Terwilliger's passion for aviation was sparked by seeing The Blue Angels perform. That passion later became the genesis of his film, One Six Right, which makes this invitation to fly with The Blue Angels an extraordinary experience that came full circle.
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Trombone Shorty
Written by Eric Alan Donaldson, Directed by Eric Alan Donaldson & L. Lonnie Peralta,
An after the storm look at New Orleans' next generation musical prodigy, Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews. From the historic, yet troubled Treme neighborhood, this 21 year old has worked tirelessly to beat the odds so he can do what he loves most... Play his horn. Features Bo Diddley (1928 - 2008).
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