A young girl longs for a life more exciting than her small town suburbia. With no way to escape, she immerses herself in the world of her books. Directed by Anabella Mortenson (USA)
This short film is about social media and the role it plays in today’s society particularly in our youth. Our message we want to give to our audience is to be aware of your actions when posting on social media. There are consequences and dangers of posting personal photos of yourselves, which can make you vulnerable to viewers and future perpetrators. This is a film for all audiences no matter the background. Directed by Alan Manzo Becerra (USA)
A father and son must reconcile a fractured relationship during a time of ever-present danger, imposed by an unpredictable and unstable antagonist. Directed by Grant Lafferty (USA)
"Brotherhood of Brew" is a solid mesh between Anthony Bourdain’s, Parts Unknown, X Games and Top Gear: America. We travel around North America in search of adventure and good times that take us to amazing breweries! Whether it’s beer, coffee or whatever else gets brewed, we showcase it and we have fun doing it! Directed by Jeff Coxen and Anthony Gainer (USA)
After a car breakdown, a couple takes shelter into a seedy bar. They soon realize it was not the best thing to do. Directed by Chris Rakotomamonjy (Madagascar)
Frankie, 16 years old and 6 months pregnant, meets with her two closest friends to figure out how to ditch the gender-reveal party her mother is throwing. In denial of her pregnancy and convinced she remains the alpha of the team, her world starts to crumble as she realizes her teenage years are disappearing and the perception she has of the world is just fantasy. Directed by Rebecca Lafon (USA)
A young woman struggles with the initial emptiness as she tries to put the past behind her. Directed by Dane Liberatore (USA)
To win back his ex, a man spends his day at a deli shop ordering ham on white sandwiches. Directed by Zachary Warner (USA)
Based on the poem "Summer Storm" by Dana Gioia about two people who have a connection outside of a wedding party that remains as an intense memory long into the future. Directed by Daniel Colella (USA)
With nowhere to live, a young student is forced to move in with her estranged mother...and an obnoxious new stepdad. Directed by Kyle Kenyon (USA)
Intimate conversations with holy men and women in Rishikesh and Northern India. Directed by Burt Chojnowski (USA)
A group of 14-year old’s try to figure out how to fit in at their high school. Directed by Michael Spound (USA)
A group of 14-year old’s try to figure out how to fit in at their high school. Individuality and Underage Drinking is a part of the web series NC-16). Individuality focuses on two 14-year girls spending the night talking about how and why it's important to just be normal (or not) and how important it is to fit in. (Or not). Underage Drinking focuses on three 14-year boys try to fit in by stealing, drinking and dancing their way into thinking that this is what normal high schoolers do. Directed by Michael Spound (USA)
Three children are riding their bikes in a park. Lorenzo, the youngest, is attracted by the strange interferences of his walkie talkie. Petrified in front of the small agonizing creature that he saw at the foot of a tree, he's reached by his friends. Is it an alien? Is it a martian? Surely they cannot leave it there... Directed by Lorenzo Di Nola (Italy)
