Written/Directed by Jeremy Smith; Produced by Jamie Kassler
Written by David Michael Friend & Stuart Cudlitz; Directed/Produced by David Michael Friend
A fisherman’s hobby of sculpting is interrupted when he must perform his monthly task of illuminating the town he lives in. With container on back, fishing pole in hand, and his current carving stashed in his pocket, the lonely soul goes searching for the perfect spot to catch the moon’s shimmering sister. But his shattered hope for exchanging his catch for the villager’s fellowship returns him to his art for companionship. From executive producer Heather Henson.
12 min
Written/Directed/Produced by Gerry Curtis
A fierce, beautiful woman and her new assistant have just moved to the US from Singapore to expand their family “business.” A single note played on a piano in her empty mansion triggers a sequence of strange events that result in death and reveals their family’s dark secret.
17 min
Written/Directed by Timothy Alan Richardson; Produced by Timothy Alan Richardson & Michael Kouroubetes
After a large astrospud falls from the sky and crashes into the cemetery on the outskirts of Chive City, Dr. Ram Russett, astronomer, and Nurse Candy Yam must quickly create an antidote in order to return the town’s zombie-fied citizens to their normal, high potassium state.
10 min
Written/Directed by Hillary B. Lavin; Produced by Tara K. Clark
Hiro Watanabe has the soul of a Samurai warrior. There’s only one problem: he was born 500 years too late. On the other side of the world. Life as a Teppanyaki chef in America is far from the heroic life Hiro imagines for himself. He makes do, envisioning his knives as Samurai swords, honing his skills with a blade. His dreams are routinely crushed by Dean, a snarky busboy working at the same restaurant. But tonight, all this will change. Tonight, Hiro will prove himself as he goes head to head with the walking dead!
7 min
Written/Directed by Devi Snively; Produced by Agustin Fuentes
In a hard-boiled town, a heartbroken woman says goodbye to an old pet and hello to a new nightmare. Sometimes, life’s a real bitch.
4 min
Written/Produced by Becky Griesheimer; Directed by Becky Griesheimer & Thomas Nicol
The story of a little boy and his closet monster.
3 min
Written by Noel Robichaux; Directed by Jason R. Jaworski; Produced by Jason R. Jaworski & Noel Robichaux
Loop-da-Loop and Giuseppe is a silent film that drew inspiration from the life of an actual Victorian era transvestite prostitute who went by the moniker Loop-The-Loop. With the help of his secret lover, Brooklyn Police Captain Giuseppe Baldi, Loop-Da-Loop escapes from his menacing pimp, Big Earl.What follows is a madcap romp through turn-of-the-century Prospect Park. Ragtime and Stride Piano great Terry Waldo composed and deftly performs a whirling ragtime score. Anchored in Victorian homosexual New York, LOOP-DA-LOOP AND GIUSEPPE is a heartwarming love story, complete with classic chase scenes, pie-in-the-face humor and murder!
16 min
Directed by Dan MacKenzie
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
Written/Directed by Christopher Zatta; Produced by Christopher Zatta & James Caffery
A noir in five vignettes, with an ex-boxer turned bodyguard for the mob, the femme fatale who lures him in, the aging gangster they scheme against. and the outsider poised as a threat. When all’s said and done, ambition may be the downfall of them all.
My love of noir inspired this film, while its haiku story design stemmed from my time as a TV and webcomic writer for the series HEROES. Using this structure, paired with voice-overs that expose each character’s inner workings, the viewer is slowly lured into a sinister underworld.
18 min
Written/Directed by Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong; Produced by Alexandra Barreto
Shane and his friends thought it would be fun to recapture their ‘geeky’ youth with a game of Dungeons and Dragons. But then someone showed up in a cape.
13 min
Written/Directed by Alex Demille; Produced by Alex Demille, Dane Reiley, & Dagmar Weaver-Madsen
Written/Directed by Alex Ferrari; Produced by Alex Ferrari, Dan Cregan, Carlos Osorio, Ricardo Jacques Gale, Sean Buck
In this twisted modern day fairy tale, Zoe, a teenage girl, is lured into an after hours carnival tent by the sleazy rock-n-roll carney, Rimo; She gets more she bargained for. It is up to the mysterious Princess, the star of the new knife show at Roscoe’s Carnival & Freak Show to pull Zoe out of the wolf’s den that she has fallen into.
11 min
Written/Produced by Greg Culberson, Jason Beck; Directed by Jason Beck
A sketch comedy juxtaposition from the The Woodcreek Faction, mixing a cigarette cop, recently discovered Hitler footage, and a happy tree painter in a retro bowl. Seasoned to taste with eye drops and an invisible ball. Covered with a beaver carpet and chilled until cold. Serve when ready.
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Written/Produced by Gordon Ray, Jack Walsh; Directed by Jack Walsh
As any visitor to Dragon*Con knows, every Labor Day weekend, tens of thousands descend upon Atlanta for the largest convention of geeky pop-culture fandom in the Southeast. From science fiction celebrities and their obsessive fans to colorfully costumed characters engaged in mock combat, this documentary explores the Woodstock for nerds known as Dragon*Con. Featuring interviews with fans, staff, performers, artists, stars and would-be superheroes, Four Days at Dragon*Con examines the sense of community and acceptance that draws together what is often seen as a marginalized subculture. With footage of the magnificent Dragon*Con parade, the greatest collection of homemade costumes to be found anywhere, and a stirring climax centered around an ambitious attempt to break the world record for dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” Four Days at Dragon*Con is quirky and fascinating fun.
(Screened out of competition)
55 min
Written by Carl V. Rossi; Directed/Produced by Patrick Bosworth
When John is visited by an Angel he learns a disturbing truth about how he spends his time on the Internet.
7 min
Written/Directed/Produced by Laura Jean Cronin
The idea for this film first began with the question, “what would you do the morning after you took a human life?” This is where we begin with Allie, a little bruised up and very self-reflective. I had only then to figure out the why, when, where and how. I also wanted to bring the audience down an unexpected path while they think they are watching the “expected”. Allie’s flashbacks keep bringing her back to the Dance Club where she awkwardly put the moves on her long time crush. Did Allie stab Nicole to death? All too often “psycho lesbian” has been a cinematic archetype. One Night turns that archetype on its head and makes us examine our own boundaries and social anxieties as Allie, our protagonist, must examine hers.
13 min
Written/Directed by Steffan Schulz
Filmed partially underwater and loosely based on the poem by German writer Heinrich Heine, “Lorelei” is a story of lost love. The original poem tells the tale of a maiden on a cliff overlooking a bend in the Rhine River calling out to her former lover, a sailor navigating the treacherous curves below. Similar folklore of maidens, mermaids, and sirens seducing unsuspecting sailors can be found throughout literature. This experimental film tells the tale of a sailor drowning his sorrows in drink as he ponders the lost love of his life. Haunted by images of his former lover, the sailor finds refuge in drink, but a constant barrage of sublime reminders beckon him.
7 min
Written/Directed by Eduardo Munoz; Produced by Eduardo Munoz, Marchette Stamps
Carol is a classy and sophisticated woman with a superhero boyfriend. The only problem is, he rarely spends quality time with her because he is always off saving the world. Carol truly cares about her boyfriend and wants to make their relationship work, but she isn’t going to stand for the rejection any longer. She wants to regain her dignity. The two have a typical dinner date; only this particular evening is anything but typical. Unpredictable and catastrophic events occur as Carol tries to make their relationship work one last time.
Merlot is about dignity; the dark side of a superhero’s perfect, intimate life, which leads to his girlfriend’s ultimate alternative. Merlot is a drama with a slight taste of humor.
5 min
