In-Person Screening Schedule

7 Minutes In Heaven

Directed By Chris Game, Jennylyn caterina

Synopsis: A light and charming exploration of the many humors and inconveniences of relationships at their various stages illustrated through a series of comedic and satirical vignettes.

@jennylynforthewin @chrisgame101

Hell Week

Directed By Kassy Mahea

Synopsis: Nikki's dark secret quickly unravels when her monthly monster comes knocking at her door.

Cruzcinema

@mirejah

Lady Scout Cookies

Directed By Brie Peterson

Synopsis: A high school senior attempts to break away from her status as a preppy Lady Scout by selling marijuana through the annual Lady Scout Cookie sale.

@briexpea

Oopsy Daisy

Directed By Devin Gillis

Synopsis: A dramedy short film about a young girl working at a flower shop who is faced with a moral dilemma when a man asks her to send flowers to someone who is not his girlfriend.

www.oopsydaisymovie.com

@oopsydaisymovie

The Avon Lady

Directed By Carolina Espiro

Synopsis: Chilean immigrant Rosa decides to face her fears of speaking English and become an all-American Avon Lady. She’s a fantastic failure until she meets an eccentric customer who shows her she’ll need more than English to make a sale. 

theavonlady.html

@theavonladyfilm @carolinaespiro 

Tonight

Directed By Martine Gaudissart

Synopsis: 11 year old Cricket sings about her life as she is getting ready to spend the night at the city park.

RunawayCricket.com

@runawaycricket

Becoming Santa

Directed By Dawn Spinella

Synopsis: After an exceptionally magical visit with Santa, a precocious materialistic girl sets out to keep a promise of kindness.

@becomingsanta

IMPOSTER The Series

Directed By SHAYDA FROst

Synopsis: A down-on-her-luck painter, desperate to get noticed, steals an outrageous idea from her ex-boyfriend and turns it into an extra feminist performance art piece that makes her go viral for all the wrong reasons.

impostertheseries.com

@impostertheseries

Little T

Directed By Masha Ellsworth

Synopsis: Follow Alexis, a recent college graduate, on the most stressful day of her life - her dream job interview. She's armed with a resume, design portfolio, and two trusted companions: her 'inner critic' and 'inner child.' Join Alexis on a journey through the origins of comfort food as she uncovers new depths within herself and finds the courage to be her own advocate. Will this be enough for Alexis to land her dream job?

www.littletshortfilm.com

@littletshortfilm

Robots Don’t Tell Jokes

Directed By Kelli Caldwell

Synopsis: Robot loves his joke, but no other robots ever laugh — will Robot give up or will he find his tribe?

kelliwellikids

@kelliwellikids

The Party Job

Directed By Raechelle Bano

Synopsis: A young woman accepts a videography gig for what seems like a standard child’s birthday party. The tension becomes unbearable as the absurd reason for the party becomes more clear... 

@palindromeprd @sparrowstudios

Without A Doubt

Directed By Delaney Lloyd

Synopsis: When a young girl’s romantic fantasy is crushed by reality, she decides to break her habit of letting silly boys and inanimate toys decide her fate

@delforshort

Twisted Vines

Directed By Jihane mrad

Synopsis: Set in a wine estate B&B, the intimate wedding of the owners daughter bring out the best and worst in the invited guests as their simplest exchanges are riddled with secrets.
The festivities are soon interrupted by the sheriff who comes out to warn the guests about a nearby fire, check on his lady friend the Sommelier, but ends up staying to solve an unexpected murder.

@twistedvinesmovie

Danceable

Directed by Kelsey Mcgee

Synopsis: Three dancers with disabilities seek freedom through movement.

@danceable_doc

I Have An Apple

Directed By LYnn Chai

Synopsis: I Have An Apple is an experimental music video that displays an intricate battle that an Asian woman may face while pursuing aspirations.

lynnyilinchai.com/

@cyllynn_art

MATAN

Directed By Roni Uzan

Synopsis: A video dance that is bound to be beyond words and definitions. The wonder of creation grows inside us. Two parts are connected as one, experiencing a lifelong apart eagerly waiting for the wondrous encounter. A celebration of the body and empowerment of the soul mixed with overwhelming emotions. A video telling my story about the gift I received named MATAN.

@ronu8

MumLife

Directed By Ruby Challenger

Synopsis: Sarah, a first-time mother struggles to connect with her newborn baby and is pushed to her limits when she discovers her insta famous bestie has thrown her a surprise birthday party.

Clear Day

Directed by Caitlin Woods

Synopsis: On her 30th birthday, a woman grappling with her new relationship is confronted by event that will change the couple's lives forever.

@caitewoods @izzieschnall

Five and a Half

Directed By Heidi Nyburg

Synopsis: Based on a true story, a sheltered little girl spends an unnerving afternoon with her estranged father where she’s left with just her imagination to stop time and escape impending disaster.  

https://fiveandahalfmovie.com/

@fiveandahalfmovie

Hide & Seek

Directed By Anuka Sethi

Synopsis: Hide & Seek is a poetic exploration of a girl's struggle to navigate the in-between spaces of her multicultural identity.  

In Sickness And…

Directed By Regina Wren

Synopsis: A young couple, Nina and Grayson, move in together to launch the next step in their relationship. However, they are forced to adjust their goals when Grayson becomes ill. 

In-Sickness-And

@insicknessand_film @letartreign

Lily

Directed By Chloe Stafford, Suneina Badoni

Synopsis: Desperate for a cure for their daughter’s illness, a California couple finds hope from an unexpected source. 

@suneina_bad @cstaff22

Shelane

Directed By Melanie Thompson

Synopsis: Two women simultaneously go through traumatic events, and connect briefly over a phone call. 

@codependentmedia @marisahood

Your Choice

Directed By Valeria Hage

Synopsis: Raul plays a video game in which he must ensure that a woman arrives home safely while a man stalks her, but no matter how much he tries, she is attacked. Desperate, he will spend every life seeking to change history. 

@tueliges_cortometraje @valehage1

Ask Again Later

Directed By Chloe Evangelista

Synopsis: What is reality? While there is no true answer, this surrealistic collage of the irrational aims to explore the popular theory that every-day life is indeed the result of a simulation — one that, on occasion, glitches.

chloeevangelista10.wixsite.com

@chloeevangelista

Consumer

Directed By Stephanie Izsak

Synopsis: Tortured by toxic beauty standards, thirteen-year-old Rein discovers an unconventional and disturbing way to lose weight. She thinks she's found a fast track to perfection...but ends up biting off more than she can chew.

@consumerthefilm

It’s Not Real

Directed By Tina Carbone

Synopsis: Jess wonders whether the creepy incidents in her creaky old apartment are actually happening.

tinacarbonefilms.com

@Tina_Carbone_Films @somecreativegirl

Kept

Directed By Alex Geschwind

Synopsis: Two best friends with a strained relationship experience unusual occurrences during their stay at a remote ranch, leading them to fight for their lives against the deceptively charming ranch owner and his late wife. 

@Alexgeschwind

Lux Noctis

Directed By Damiana Acuña

Synopsis: In an isolated matriarchal community, Lina creates an unprecedented amount of light.

@luxnoctisfilm

The Colouring Book

Directed By Kylie Claude

Synopsis: A mother is struck by the brutal reality that relaxation is pure fantasy.

fastbreakfilms.com/tcb

@fastbreak_films

The Urn

Directed By Ash Gray

Synopsis: When a woman finds an urn that interprets and manifests her darkest desires, she learns the true meaning of ‘careful what you wish for’.

@ashgrayfilms

First Voice Generation

Directed By Cynthia Martinez

Synopsis: Three Latinx teenagers struggle with their identity because they are children of Mexican immigrants in a Dutch-American town. They dream of being the first in their family to go to college, but COVID-19 shuts the world down creating challenges with virtual learning, and the cost of affording college seeming impossible.  

@firstvoicegeneration @runningjourno

Bridge.

Directed By Cristina Wolf

Synopsis: 15-year-old Bridgette copes with her mother’s recent death and her family’s unraveling grief by styling her mother’s last look.

@bridge_short_film

Faye

Directed By Xi Gong

Synopsis: After her mother dies of cancer, Faye accidentally discovers an affair her mother had during her lifetime. She finds her mother's lover, trying to solve the mystery that has been haunting her... 

Grape

Directed By Aurora Iler

Synopsis: Layla’s search for acceptance leads to dangerous choices that have a ripple effect on her sister.

@therealaurorailer

June

Directed By Dwayne Cameron

Synopsis: June is a story about the fragility of life; the primal forces that drive and control us and the mystery of hope and new beginnings.

@dwaynecameronofficial

Latchkey

Directed By Nathalie Therriault

Synopsis: Two seven year olds negotiate their after school life without adult supervision which slowly chips away at their innocence.

Progression

Directed By Emily Freeze

Synopsis: A man mourning the death of the love of his life is trying to move forward but is haunted by her memory.

@progression_film

Street Lights

Directed By LIVt

Synopsis: On the eve of their HS graduation, a boy and his best friend, embark on a neighborhood journey to pay homage to all their favorite spots in their hometown. However with his mothers time constraint looming, can they have their adventure and both safely make it home before the streetlights come on?

Zoo

Directed By Tariq rimawi

Synopsis: Wandering through the Worst Zoo in the World, a young boy SAMI is looking for his football. The loner finds more than that when he encounters the little tiger LAZIZ, who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play. Against all odds, they become friends. But the remnants of war harbor danger.

@tariq.alrimawi @moemayerhofer

Fight Like A Mother

Directed By Meagan Noel Fulps

Synopsis: An amateur boxer attempts a comeback after having a baby.

@meaganfulps @ashleyplatz 

HONOR STUDENT

Directed By Tamika Miller

Synopsis: HONOR STUDENT is a provocative thriller about a student who holds a teacher hostage to prove America a lesson it will never forget. 

HonorStudentMovie

@HonorStudentMovie

American Girl

Directed By Andrea Riba

Synopsis: An ashamed Chicana laundromat worker must stomach her shame against her classically beautiful idol to win a sinister TV talent show and become America's newest sensation.

americangirlfilm.com

@americangirl_thefilm

Cupcakes

Directed By Brit Morgan

Synopsis: We follow Sophie, a 30-something with a borderline obsessive crush on her Los Angeles neighbor, as she attempts to share her birthday cupcakes with the object of her affection. However, these baked goods are made with more than just their sugary components, and she must consider who is worthy of the sweetness of her heart.  

@cupcakesshort

Fence Sitter

Directed By Sydne Horton

Synopsis: An elder millennial experiences a pregnancy scare at her best friend’s baby shower and totally ruins the vibe.

@fencesitterfilm

Instant Noodle

Directed By Michelle Sastraatmadja

Synopsis: Having just lost her Indonesian mother less than a year ago, MARIANNA, a biracial Indonesian woman, comes home to Pasadena for her, Caucasian, DAD's birthday. This is Dad’s first birthday since the passing of MOM, and it is hard for him since she would often make birthdays feel very special.

Jackie & Marilyn

Directed By Hollin Haley

Synopsis: Marilyn Monroe calls a press conference to expose her affair with JFK to public, but right before she is set to show up, a meeting with Jackie Kennedy causes her to cancel. 

@jackieandmarilynfilm

MINDVAULT

Directed By Paris Myers

Synopsis: After a bar date goes terribly wrong, a young woman unwittingly explores the depths of her subconscious. Inspired by true events, MINDVAULT (2023) is an intimate portrait on the surrealist aspects of the human experience. 

mindvault-2023

@MINDVAULT_FILM

Shelter in Place

Directed By Clare Chun

Synopsis: Symbiotic relationship between woman and cat during the pandemic.

shelterinplacemovie.com 

@clare_y_chun 

tRuth

Directed By Sylvie Zaidman, Nic Shake

Synopsis: In a hyper-technological society, a couple lives their own utopia. But what happens when a glitch compromises all this idyllic interface?

truththemovie.life

@ourwaymovies

Bonbon Voyage

Directed By Emma Ream

Synopsis: “Bonbon Voyage” takes place on a cruise ship in the 1950s. When a beauty queen sees a poster touting a “Swimsuit Contest for Bathing Beauties!” her dreams of victory and accolades seem to be in direct conflict with her love of desserts. In her determination to win, she runs a gauntlet of bonbons, cupcakes and other treats, fighting against her desires and fear of gaining weight. Her wordless struggles with temptation hold a comic mirror to pop culture’s unrealistic female body imagery and fat-shaming.

@emmartoons

DOG DAYS

Directed By hailey bair

Synopsis: On his 8th birthday, a young boy named Max blows out the candles on his cake and wishes for his very own puppy. To his surprise, a magical puff of smoke brings a bright red balloon dog to life instead. Though at first disappointed to not have gotten a real puppy, Max soon learns to love and accept his new pet, endearingly naming him Squeaky. With his new companion, Max experiences the ups and downs of pet ownership and the unique circumstances of having a balloon dog for a pet.

@artofhaileybair

Earth Machiavelli

Directed By Avery Daman

Synopsis: It’s 2147. A “mad” scientist is trying to save the planet with the ‘means justify the end’ approach, and a woman whose ethics dictate that there is another way, a better way.

@averydaman @alionaishere

Happy Noodle

Directed By helen chan

Synopsis: After an attempted restaurant robbery, a hungry broke guy learns a lesson from the restaurant owner.

@happy_noodle_film

How Tall is Jeffrey?

Directed By Madison Stenner

Synopsis: A young father must come to terms with his son’s imaginary friend. 

imdb.com

@howtallisjeffrey

Le Balloon Bleu

Directed BY Katherine Griffin

Synopsis: Le Ballon Bleu (The Blue Ballon) is both a prequel and a continuation to the story told in the classic 1956 French film Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Balloon), the story of a boy and his red balloon. Our film tells the story of the little girl who holds a blue balloon in that classic French film. 

@katherineegriffin

Never Broken

Directed by Mary-Jo Dionne, Jeff Macpherson

Synopsis: It's 1977. When a young mom finds herself broke and alone and raising her 5-year-old daughter, she creates a world of make-believe in order to shield her from the pain of poverty. Well, that and she genuinely believes that how we shape our perspective is ultimately how we shape our lives.

theneverbrokenfilm.com

@theneverbrokenfilm

Out of Water

Directed By Madi Stine

Synopsis: When a disenchanted mermaid-for-hire is mistaken for a real one, she plays along to disastrous consequences.

@outofwater_film

Patty

directed by barbara moanes

Synopsis: Patty, a young, innocent and sensitive Bigfoot finds herself alone deep inside the PNW forrest where she needs to fend for herself.  Isolated and lonely she is befriended by a Bee who helps her learn about friendship, loyalty and the process of grieving when faced with the loss of the only real friend she’s ever known.

The Strawberry Jam

Directed By Laura Lionetta

Synopsis: Mrs. Doodle, a ’90s housewife frugal in every possible way, finds herself tempted by a jar of gourmet strawberry jam in a most unusual grocery store . .

@GorgonessFillms

Work-Life Balance

Directed By Danielle Swanson

Synopsis: A gender-swapped Workaholics, this workplace comedy features two gal pals avoiding work by gossiping about Charlie's latest one night stand with nerdy Kabir, who mistakes their sloppy sex for a Casablanca-level romance.

Backlog

Directed By Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal

Synopsis: The true story of a collegiate woman’s shelved rape kit that leads her on a journey from being silenced by the police for three years to accepting the impossible task of trusting the system that let her down and speaking up for millions as the key witness in the 2010 Senate Hearings to end the rape kit backlogs. 

@backlogfilm

Dark Water

Directed By nonie shiverick

Synopsis: A woman suffering from severe panic attacks experiences vivid sensations of drowning that become increasingly, terrifyingly real.

darkwater

@darkwatershortfilm

Great White Lies

Directed By Heather Andelsman

Synopsis: Sofia, a teenage cancer survivor, faces unexpected challenges when she attends her best friend’s party for the first time after cancer treatment.

greatwhiteliesfilm.com

@greatwhiteliesfilm

Medicine & Obligations

Directed By Tinia Witherspoon

Synopsis: Indigenious students attending college recount the struggles particular to balancing higher education, and remaining close to one’s culture. Each student has a deep relationship to their community and a desire to excel in two seemingly very different worlds.

@tinia_witherspoon

Recognition

Directed By Maria Prieto

Synopsis: In the near future, a woman stuck on a rose-colored version of her past seeks support from an augmented reality therapist to unlock the dark truth behind her memories.

purplecactusproductions.com

@purplecactusproductions

The Nest

Directed By Phoebe Mattana

Synopsis: Hilarity ensues when two soon to be step-sisters attempt to connect over a day of birdwatching in this goofball comedy.

@phoebemattana

The Nocturne

Directed By Fan Xun Lilac

Synopsis: The film tells the story of two strangers who have never met learn to use music to heal each other in the darkest moments of their lives. 

The Wish

Directed By sarah gurfield

Synopsis: All Sophie wants is to create the perfect beach day for her sister. But everything keeps getting in the way. Especially her sister.

the-wish 

@therealalexryan

Conducting Life

Directed By Diane Moore

Synopsis: In the rarified world of classical music, the road to success is a daunting one. Especially for young conductors. CONDUCTING LIFE follows the remarkable journey of Roderick Cox as he tirelessly pursues his dream — to secure a top position with a major orchestra.

@dianemphoto

Where The Wind Takes Me/ Donde el viento me lleve

Directed By Ana Cristina Prieto Gracia

Synopsis: The story of four women, mourners, warriors, fighters, invincibles, heroines; who have managed to overcome adversity, have fought against their fears, violence, rejection, frustrations and have risen to realize their dreams. 

Something Good Coming

Directed By eddie vigil v

Synopsis: Two grocery store workers from different districts meet and end up spending time with each other over a weekend after the store they're assigned to open in another town shuts down unexpectedly.

imdb.com 

@somethinggoodcomingfilm

People of Peru

Piece by Robin Hunter Fowler

Marbles

Written by Danielle Elise Olson

Synopsis: In a world where lives are measured by a jar of marbles and our days are literally numbered, a 52 year old woman is coming to terms with and preparing for her final days with her family. As she reminisces the time she's had with her family, her daughter has yet to realize her mom will be gone soon until it's almost too late.

@danielleolson_1989

The Light At The End

Written By Lynda Simmons

Synopsis: A woman caring for a husband with Alzheimer’s must choose between a drug that let will keep him alive or let both the long goodbye and the life she has built around him come to an abrupt end. 

lyndasimmons.com 

@Lyndamsimmons

Magnificence & Stone

Written by Michael Angel Johnson

Synopsis: MAGNIFICENCE & STONES takes place in 1937 when Lois Mailou Jones (1905 – 1908 -a young black visual artist) faces racism in relation to her artwork, so she goes to Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1877- 1968, who is a black sculptress) hoping that this older artist can guide Lois through this challenging time.

michaelangeljohnson.com

Freesia

Written by Emerson Tenney

Synopsis: It's been two-hundred years since humanity moved underground and 13-year-old Freesia Walls is fed up with living a half-life. Longing to prove to herself, her family, and the Mayor that the brighter future they’ve all hoped for can be reached right now Freesia journeys to the very core of their planet, but is she ready to face all that comes to light when she starts scratching below the surface?

@iamemersontenney

Manongs

Written by Mariel & Keone Madrid

Synopsis: 1920’s Filipino migrant workers get their revenge against abusive employers by stealing the attention at clubs with impressively attractive dancing.

Outside The Lines

Written By Deborah Serra

Synopsis: When an opportunity arises for the director of the Art Unit at Interpol to capture a renown terrorist, he must go against all of his instincts and his principles to destroy a masterpiece. 

deborahserra.com

Promise of Eve

Written By Kathleen M Caprario Ulrich

Synopsis: When she learns that the child she thought was dead might be alive, a former coder in witness protection navigates New York’s cybercrime underworld and confronts both the child’s father and government duplicity to enlist the aid of her rogue AI creation in order to take back her life.

@kcapart