Two African American sisters grow up in 1960s Georgia. But one is born with fair skin and when schools integrate, she decides to change her destiny - by passing for white.
Length: 16:00
Genre: Diverse Drama
Director: Michael Cooke
Awards: WINNER Best Short, WINNER Best Supporting Actress - Chelsea Film Festival, WINNER Best Diaspora Short - African Movie Awards, WINNER Best Short - Black Maria Film and Video Festival
*Brooklyn United is a marching band organization that protects young people from the streets, gangs and worse. Exec. Dir., Ty Brown experiences a fall from grace due to his alleged sexual misconduct with an underage female band member. We see how Brown turns his life around
Length: 11:00
Director: Tracey Anarella
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ty Brown, Brandon Little
Awards:
Williamsburg International Film Festival - Official Selection
Cannes Short Corner - Official Selectio
*In Elementary Schools nationwide, lockdown drills prepare teachers and students for the possibility of a violent intruder.
Length: 05:16
Director: Lauren Knapp
Genre: Documentary
Cast: X
Awards:
Wheaton Film Festival - Winner Best Student Film
IndieCapitol Awards - Nominated Best Cinematography
*Jesse,a street musician, runs from tragedy in Oklahoma to New York. He busks insubways, and there finds a producer who hears his song “Fountain of Youth”. Jesse finds redemption by recording it with musicians in a studio above ground.
Length: 11:36
Director: Tracey Anarella
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jesse Cohen
Awards:
Idyllwild Film Festival - Best Short Film,
Laughlin International Film Fest - Best Short Doc
Length: 10 minutes
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror-comedy
Director: Timothy Richardson
Awards: Multiple awards, including Best EFX
Emily Hemming has a husband, children and life she loves. Events beyond her control cause her to leave her family, but she clings to them even though she knows she can't stay.
Length: 10:00
Director: Debra Markowitz
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Cast: Molly Ryan, Joseph A. Halsey, Sal Rendino and more.
Awards: WINNER Best Actress, Best Director - Atlantic City Cinefest, WINNER Director's Choice Award - Northeast Film Festival
Teaser: https://youtu.be/hid8bPKcjFQ
A trendy Los Angeles couple sets up a blind date for two of their friends, one of whom is an ancient evil deity from beneath the sea. Unfortunately, on the evening of the rendezvous, two interlopers unexpectedly arrive at dinner to make the situation all the more awkward.
Length: 14:33
Director: Nick Spooner
Cast: Brooke Smith (Diane), Harry Sinclair (Mark), Roberta Valderrama (Virginia), Evan Arnold (Jay), Kristin Slaysman (Maureen), Sven Holmberg (Charlie) and Bradley Bundlie (Anton).
Genre: Comedy
Awards:
• Boston Science Fiction FF - **BEST CREATURE FX
• Boston Underground FF - **BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM
• International Horror Hotel - **2nd PLACE HORROR COMEDY SHORT
How do you see your way beyond? A painter strives to finish work for a show. Her father is going blind. She learns she has the same gene. He relearns Chopin. Inspired, she creates wire sculptures, which sparkle like the stars neither sees.
Length: 14:58
Director: Anette Cyr
Cast: Christine Kent, Louis B. Jack, Adam Weber, Sheila Mariezcurrena, Jeff Marchelletta, Karl Steudel
Genre: Drama
Awards:
Palm Springs ShortFest Market June 2017
Our anti-hero Charles chose the wrong night (there being a full moon in the sky) to shoot a sleazy film with a mysterious Romanian girl. All hell breaks loose as the tables are horrifically turned....
Length: 12 min
Director: Martyn Pick
Cast:
Madalina Bellariu Ion, Louis Selwyn, Samantha Parry, Katharine Rodden, Brian Hanford.
Genre: Horror
Awards: Screamfest LA
A chronicle of the carnage resulting from the release of guns to criminals as part of a government sting.
Length: 19 min
Director: Addison Sandoval
Cast: Bill Kates, Cheyenne Watson, Thaddeaus Ek, Blaine Campbell, Jordan Laesch, Dimitry Rozental, Edward Headington
Genre: Drama
Awards:
Best Action Film (Independent Filmmaker's Showcase 2017); Official Selection (First Look Film Festival 2017; Burbank International Film Festival 2017)
Synopsis:
On the night of his wife's burial, Vincent shares with his brother, Jimmy, information that will change their lives and their relationship, forever.
Length: 14:11
Director: Debra Markowitz
Cast: Russ Camarda, Joseph A. Halsey, Diana Durango, Jackie Martling
Genre: Drama
Awards:
Best Short Drama (Manhattan Film Festival),
Best Script - Debra Markowitz - Writer (Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival),
Debra Markowitz, Best Director (AC Cinefest),
Best Actor - Russ Camarda (AC Cinefest)
Synopsis: An empathetic stripper plays therapist to the many damaged clientele and co-workers who frequent the popular Anywhere Bar.
Length: 16:00
Director: James Kicklighter
Cast: Briana Evigan, Ser Darius Blain, Axel Roldos, David A. Gregory and Nihan Gur
Genre: Drama, LGBT
Awards: WINNER- Award of Excellence, Accolades Competition
Synopsis:
As Riya frantically evacuates the WTC on 9/11, she suddenly finds herself shifting in time. In this terrifyingly surreal space, she begins to understand that although she survives the attacks, she remains haunted by a friend who does not.
Length: 22:10
Director: Vanita Shastry
Cast: Sheetal Sheth, Annie Tedesco, Frank Gerrish, Kavi Raz, K.T. Thangavelu, Maury Miller
Genre: Drama
Awards:
Lady Filmmakers Film Festival 2014 (Los Angeles, CA)
Pollygrind Film Festival 2014 (Los Angeles, CA)
Savannah Film Festival 2014 (Savannah, GA)
Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival 2015 (Los Angeles, CA)
Synopsis:
As Riya frantically evacuates the WTC on 9/11, she suddenly finds herself shifting in time. In this terrifyingly surreal space, she begins to understand that although she survives the attacks, she remains haunted by a friend who does not.
Length: 05:43
Director: David Bemis
Cast: Summer Bills, Micah Chartrand
Genre: Comedy
Awards:
Official Selection - New York International Shorts Fest