The Rite of Spring
United States / Drama / 16 mins
Director/Writer: Nick Nocera
Producer: Sandy Siu
Cast: Jeffrey Grover, Johnny Vorsteg, Thomas Vorsteg
On a journey of redemption, an aging patriarch meets an unexpected obstacle: a peculiar set of twin caretakers have been watching him.
Missing Verses
United States / Drama / 16 mins
Director/Writer: Jiaxin Wang
Producer: Chris Zilong Wang, Jessica Yiwen Qian
Cast: Michael C. Liu
A distressed Chinese-American pastor in his 50s, Zhao, harbors two illegal immigrants - a father and a son - who claim to be Christians to renew his faith and mold them into his ideal followers. Although Zhao initiates a subtle friendship with the taciturn son, he has no choice but to confront the father after witnessing a staggering incident in his church.
Butt
United States / Drama / 10 mins
Director/Writer: Lulu Chen
Producer: Lulu Chen
Cast: Youning Jiang, Peter Xiao
A dumb girl whose fantasy about pure emotions and love is broken by the cruel reality as she sees the changes of her beloved neighbor, and she chooses to yield to reality, society, and humanity.
Facepaint
United States / Drama / 15 mins
Director/Writer: Silvana Carranza
Producer: Karsten Otto, Tommy Schutz
Cast: Jacqueline Guillén, Ugo Chukwu, McLean Peterson
A party clown with artistic endeavors outside of her day job fights a panic attack during one of her shifts.
The Green Line
United States / Drama / 7 mins
Director/Writer: Gary O. Bennett
Producer: Alyssa Rallo Bennett, Gary O. Bennett
Cast: Anna Lowry, Jamie Tierney, Ivy Wu
In a mundane office setting, colleagues grapple with their curiosity and sense of duty when strange events witnessed on the commute to work lead to a chilling revelation about their true existence.
The Standard
United States / Drama / 13 mins
Director: Alyssa Rallo Bennett
Writer: Gary O. Bennett
Producer: Alyssa Rallo Bennett, Gary O. Bennett
Cast: Danny Jaworski, Olivia Knowles
Two strangers converge at a bar each troubled by their own vices when an unlikely seating arrangement brings them together.