Directed by Elizabeth Fletcher; Produced by Randy Lee; Written by Elizabeth Fletcher
In a dystopian future, a shoemaker, grieving the death of his son, is under suspicion for making a pair of shoes outside the government uniform.
7 minutes
Directed by J. Derek Howard; Produced by J. Derek Howard; Written by J. Derek Howard
Elizabeth lives in a proper and strict world where inventors are held in high regard, but only ones that fit in. Her Aunt Judith has a new potential suitor for her—a man Elizabeth is familiar with.
9 minutes
Directed by Sam Buntrock; Produced by Stanton Nash, Antonio Marion, Sam Buntrock; Written by Stanton Nash
On the way to his best friend’s wedding ceremony, Sherwin, a young scientist, loses the most important item of the day: the bride’s ring. After retracing his steps, and searching to no avail, he decides to ‘slip’ back through time via a modified elevator in his apartment building. Now existing 90 minutes earlier, Sherwin steals the ring from his previous self and attempts to deliver it safely to the wedding venue without his past self noticing. This game of hide-and-seek unfolds across New York City as over and over he fails to reach the ceremony before his original self. And, each time he jumps back in time, he creates another version of himself he must now hide from. Finally, after foregoing trains and taxis, he sprints across the East River and barely makes it in time. Sherwin leaves the ring in a bathroom where he knows his past self visits. But, as his previous self picks up the ring, Sherwin and the ring cease to exist, and an infinite loop paradox begins. Without the ring, the past version of Sherwin retraces his steps, searches to no avail, and decides to ‘slip’ back through his time machine. And this continues. Over and over and over. For each time Sherwin delivers the ring to his past self, he negates the very reason he time traveled in the first place. With no way out, Sherwin breaks the cardinal rule of time travel and confronts his past self face-to-face.
22 minutes
Directed by Joseba Alfaro; Produced by Joseba Alfaro; Written by Joseba Alfaro
Have you ever shared a dream with someone else? That is Lay’s story, a young man with a nondescript daily life, whose only purpose is to sleep to meet the woman he loves. His whole world changes when she comes in to the real world to rescue him. But… from whom?
17 minutesREM: Trailer from Joseba Alfaro on Vimeo.
Directed by Abel Vang, Burlee Vang; Produced by Steven Yang, Zong Khang Yang, Ae Yang; Written by Abel Vang, Burlee Vang
After surviving an ambush, an American soldier is taken hostage by a ragtag group of Afghan insurgents. But as his captors interrogate him, they quickly discover the terrifying truth that he is not who he appears to be.
19 minutes
Directed by Ricky Hess; Produced by Debbie Hess; Written by Al Hess
Skinny, a cute android, and her owner, Merle, wired a motel room to catch a high profile senator with a hooker for extortion but instead of the senator, the room is occupied by a well-known computer hacker, Saul Kaplan. Merle decides he is a better catch than the senator.
17 minutes
Directed by James Croke; Produced by Jessica Cribb; Written by James Croke
Adam’s reputation is ruined. Worse still, the funding he requires for his experiments has been withdrawn. He is a legitimate genius, but it is his determination to move from theory into practice that has lead to his undoing.
Adam’s initial experiments failed and the subsequent controversy lead to the withdrawal of all support for his “unorthodox” methods. Undeterred, Adam resolves to prove his critics wrong and “reclaim” his funding by robbing a high security bank. Whatever his experiment, it seems it will play a part in the heist. In a risky step Adam begins to experiment on himself. He has been injured in the past, suffering a horrible burn to his arm, but he presses on. After initial success, he begins to experiment in full. Under cover of darkness, Adam tests the device. When triggered it makes Adam flicker in and out of existence—”shifting.” He disappears and reappears some distance away.
10 minutes
