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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
My Henry
She thought London was dreary and cold. Especially without any friends And a very dull flat, covered in mould. She found love in an unexpected way, when a surprise package was delivered to help celebrate a big special day. WATCH NOW https://vimeo.com/137395431 |
The Love Competition
In 2012 scientists ran magnetic brain scans on 6 participants to see who could “love the most”. The results for one of these participants was unexpected.The Love Competition is a short film set inside the mind of one of these participants as she learns to fall out of love. WATCH NOW https://youtu.be/IFU6sdmxKy0 |
In The Privacy Of Your Own Home
Rick, an aging widower, rids his home of clutter in an attempt to move on from his wife's recent passing. Upon lugging boxes and bags of junk to the curb, Rick meets a young girl, Angela, who asks if she can swim in his backyard pool. Rick indulges her request and invites her into his home only to soon discover that there's something much deeper happening beneath the surface. |
(IM)MORAL
(IM)MORAL is a comedic look at what the cost of success is. Lars is an unemployed working actor who's girlfriend, Ava, is a high profile defense lawyer. After a tiff Ava blurts her frustration with Lars lack of income. Lars recognizes his need to "hustle" to appease his girlfriend. He was offered an audition with a big network but it is for actors with disabilities. What he first declined for moral reasons he reconsiders for egotistical reasons. What ensues tells the tale of integrity and success. |
My Dumb Face
It’s the crappiest night of ALY’s life. 30 years old, her life lacking direction, she’s been all but abandoned by her mother for a psychotic step-dad—the same step-dad who left her stranded at a rural roadside bar. But when death metal promoter MARCUS steps up as her unlikely savior, the ensuing road trip leads ALY to a personal crossroads: Does she take a path of emotional retreat, or dare to fight for what matters? |
Grandpa's Visit
An elderly Taiwanese man travels to America to visit his son’s family for the first time in seven years. Soon after his arrival, he’s surprised to learn that his grandson, raised in the US, doesn’t speak Taiwanese or identify with his cultural heritage altogether. The two find themselves struggling to connect, but find common ground in the least likely of circumstances. |
It Was Dali
It Was Dali tells the story of a bright woman dominated by her husband, a successful software entrepreneur in the Bay Area. On Valentine’s day, they go out to have dinner. Suddenly, they wake up alone in a huge empty house. They don’t know how they got there, and they don’t know the house nor the neighborhood. As they try to figure out what happened to them, their relationship problems emerge under the pressure of the unknown, until they finally are able to express how they feel in relation to each other. |
The Golden Elixir of Truth
The Golden Elixir of Truth is the story about James Reise, a man with strained family relationships, less-than-credible business tactics, and a love who got away. James is fine with his modus operandi until he comes crosses the wrong man on the street. After a long day of fending off the co-workers he has stolen from, and looking on social media for his next hook-up, he heads to a bar. At the bar, the homeless man, now under the guise of a bartender, offers him a Golden Elixir. "This drink will kick your ass" is the bartender's warning, which James immediately scoffs at before consuming multiple shots. WATCH NOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXithzakM8U&feature=youtu.be |
The Mirror
Without knowing where he is, Frank awaks in a dark room. Two dark figures accuse him of a crime he doesn't remember... WATCH NOW https://youtu.be/kM295wU-Y0A |
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