Jonah

Directed by Kibwe Tavares; Produced by Ivana MacKinnon; Written by Jack Thorne

Directed by Kibwe Tavares; Produced by Ivana MacKinnon; Written by Jack Thorne

Zanzibarian beach boy Mbwana, hungry for the future, creates a myth that transforms his small town into a tourist hot spot.

17 minutes

Portal

Directed by Jonathan Williams; Produced by Andrew Nicholas, McCann Smith, Laura Perlmutter; Written by Jonathan Williams

Directed by Jonathan Williams; Produced by Andrew Nicholas, McCann Smith, Laura Perlmutter; Written by Jonathan Williams

A dimension-traveling wizard gets stuck in the 21st century because cell-phone radiation interferes with his magic.

15 minutes

The Sidekick

Directed by Michael J. Weithorn; Written by Rob Benedict

Directed by Michael J. Weithorn; Written by Rob Benedict

When aging Sidekick Max McCabe is fired by his Superhero boss, he is forced to confront the fact that the world has little use for an aging ex-professional buddy.

27 minutes

Cassandra

Directed by Guy-Roger Duvert; Produced by Guy-Roger Duvert, Rudolph Falaise; Written by Guy-Roger Duvert

Directed by Guy-Roger Duvert; Produced by Guy-Roger Duvert, Rudolph Falaise; Written by Guy-Roger Duvert

Two thieves infiltrate a besieged medieval city to retrieve an artifact. They thought they had nothing to lose. They were wrong…

14 minutes

Roommates

Directed by Justin McLachlan; Produced by Justin McLachlan, Scott Sparks; Written by Justin McLachlan

Directed by Justin McLachlan; Produced by Justin McLachlan, Scott Sparks; Written by Justin McLachlan

Two roommates fight over the last donut in a magical battle that ends up destroying their apartment.

5 minutes

The Passage

The Passage

Written/Directed by Fabien Montagner; Produced by Laurent Montagner

A lonely teenager, who is living with her grandfather, has a difficult cohabitation with him. One day, whilst walking outside, she will enter in an adventure out of time which will reveal a dark moment about her family history.

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18 min.

Doctor Glamour

Doctor Glamour

Written/Directed by Andrew Jones; Produced by Jeanette McNeil, John Charles Meyer, & Priscilla McEver

Peerless science student Walter Gilman meets his match in Eve Walpurgis and promptly falls in love. But when Eve is taken by an extra dimensional terror, Walter is forced to summon a demon of his own: the anachronistic Doctor Glamour!

An outrageous sci-fi musical comedy with psychedelic special effects, sexy sharp humor and a slew of hard hitting rock numbers.

15 min.

Wilt

wilt

Directed by Daniel Vogelmann; Written by Lukas Becker, Mathias Brod, Daniel Vogelmann; Produced by Mathias Brod

For retired couple Winfried and Lydia, the day begins like any other. Lydia is aggravated with her husband and Winfried takes refuge in nature. While he collects flowers, Winfried walks deeper and deeper into the woods. In the woods he finds a beautiful yet unconscious woman next to a tree. He brings her home to his wife, Lydia not knowing that she is anything but human.

A mystery about sex, death, and flowers.

Watch the trailer.

21 min

The Stolen

stolen

Written/Directed by Karen Lam; Produced by Karen Wong

Young Essie turns to the fantastical world of her imagination to escape her emotionally abusive home. Her father, a veteran, committed suicide after witnessing the horrors of war in Afghanistan. Her older brother, Braden, is now lashing out in anger at the world around him. One day, Essie witnesses Braden and his friends beating frail teenager Sebastian and putting him in a cage. Essie rescues Sebastian and tells him she is a fairy princess. When Sebastian promises to grant her a wish, she discovers he is more than he seems.

5 min

Wish

wish

Written/Directed by Norman Tumolva; Produced by Innessa Ray, Jessica Walter

During the darkest period of his life, Stephen, a homeless man, stumbles upon a magic lamp. Unable to believe the mythical being standing before him, he makes a wish regardless of the warnings given. This starts a chain of sinister events that affect the lives of more people than he was led to believe.

Wish is a fantasy tale of magic and myth existing in everyday life that focuses on the theme of balance and what it takes to keep it no matter the cost.

14 min

Taste

taste

Directed by Sydney Raye Smith; Produced by Taylor Slingerland

Cliff, a butcher, is employed by a local seafood market that specializes in the sale of mermaid flesh. For a long time he has felt conflicted over the ethics of his job and of the way that he perceives these fantastical creatures to be. After his interaction with a chilly customer heightens this internal struggle, he must make a choice when the mermaid of his fantasies becomes a nightmarish reality.

5 min

SWOOSH!

swoosh

Written/Directed by Sabina Sattar; Produced by Ash Maharaj, Brian Lavery, Gladys San Juan, Julianne Honey-Mennal, Sabina Sattar

S.W.O.O.S.H! – the Support Week Of Overlooked Super Heroes therapy group gets a new member, Melder. Melder’s polite interest soon turns hostile as he begins to bully all the other members. Melder finally reveals himself to be the Super-Villain Melter and demands the other members join his evil empire. The other members aren’t sure. There’s only one person who could possibly save them but she retired years ago…

20 min

Perceptio

perceptio

Written/Directed by Brendan Gabriel Murphy; Produced by Jeff Beard

Through a dream-like fantasy interpretation of dying, Viola experiences the powerful seduction of the Angel of Death. Her vulnerability causes her to cross over, taking her deeper into the darkness. But through pure strength and determination, her soul suddenly breaks free of Death’s grasp and continues to go on living. A surreal journey seen through Viola’s cold, white eyes.

14 min

Chosen

chosen

Written by Aaron Pagniano, Haley Manrique; Directed by Aaron Pagniano; Produced by Haley Manrique

Eric, a semi-loser, is visited by his dead girlfriend, now an angel, and told that he is the chosen one, destined to save the world from the flames of hell. The next morning, as the world is being torn asunder, he heads to the site of a meteor crash where he finds a terrifying creature. A desperate conflict with not only angels and demons, but also with his own self-confidence takes him to a realization that he may not be ready to handle.

8 min

Followed

Written by Mark Stokes, Maureen Cooke & Will McIntosh; Directed/Produced by James Kicklighter

From Hugo-award winning writer Will McIntosh, Followed is a socially conscious monster movie in which zombies symbolize society’s disadvantaged and oppressed.

20 min

Early Birds

Written/Directed/Produced by Paul Cheung

Do you remember when you were a kid, staring out of a rain-soaked window as the car sped down the highway, trying to imagine something beyond the dreary tarmac? Giants, planes, ninjas, dinosaurs, angels, meteors. Or something more; something with wings as wide as the sky…

2 min

Cleaning House

Written by Jaime Byrd & Matthew Montgomery; Directed by Jaime Byrd; Produced by Adam Cohen & Matthew Montgomery

While on probation from a previous mishap and now under the watchful eye of the “Agency” they work for, Denver and Dallas are called on to remove an unwanted ghost from the home of Charlie, a reclusive toy maker. The “procedure” is not what the toy maker expected as the two women blur the lines between what’s real and what’s not in Charlie’s life.

14 min