Launch at Paradise

United States / Thriller / 15 mins

Director: Carrie Ann Quinn

Writer: Daniel Mitura

Producer: David M. Night Maire

Cast: Catherine Curtin, Zainab Jah, Lauren Schaffel

The lines between life and death become blurred for John as he takes the risk to live forever.

Dodge is Dead

United States / Drama / 13 mins

Director: Kendall McKinnon

Writer: Madeleine Mackenzie Joyce, Kendall McKinnon

Producer: José Espinosa, Madeleine Joyce, Tatiana Fenner

Cast: Sohina Sidhu, Madeleine Mackenzie Joyce, José Espinosa

A whimsical comedy about grief, Dodge is Dead follows two women as they attempt to honor a departed friend, only to find their plans disrupted by an unassuming bachelor party.

The Image of The Fox

United States / Animation / 4 mins

Director: Alec Iselin

The Image of The Fox is a film that explores the transformations of a mysterious gray matter as it constructs and deconstructs haunting sculptures

Bandulu

United States / Drama / 20 mins

Director/Writer: Ricardo Sean Thompson

Producer: Hanna Dzaferovic

Cast: Georgie Exinord, Greg Mays, Stephanie SunWoo Ha

With the aid of her best friend, a high school senior conducts a series of elaborate scams towards paying for college and escaping her troubling home life.

Jolie

United States / Drama / 12 mins

Director: Haley Geffen

Writer: Adam Reid

Producer: Nikki Horowitz, Joanna Chacon, Benjamin Tretout

Cast: Kim Exum, Ian Poake, Tameishia Peterson

What begins as an ordinary night in the Mexican-French Cantina proves to be anything but. Benjamin welcomes Kim, a regular who he shares a special relationship and the last to take a seat before the kitchen closes. What happens next is an experience only Ben himself could serve: Unexpected, Full of flavor, and not to be forgotten.

Deceive

Germany / Drama / 15 mins

Director/Writer: Severine Reisp

Producer: Severine Reisp

Cast: Dandara Amorim Veiga, Marty Lawson

Deceive tells the story of Amira, a Brazilian ballerina who comes to New York to pursue her dreams but gets caught up in a web of lies of a manipulative tycoon. Amira is strong, and tells the story from her point of view.