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Directed by Alex HashimNelson, an ambitious recent graduate living in New York City, struggles to cope with his two dysfunctional roommates while attempting an impossible job search during the Covid-19 pandemic. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Project Links  Website  Instagram Director Biography – Alex Hashim Alexander Hashim is a Brooklyn and Santa Barbara based first time… Continue reading Short Film: CRABS IN A BUCKET, 13min., USA

Directed by Liang-Chun LinAmy, the kind of person who would steal your vodka and replace it with water, moves into a haunted house for the great rent. She finds herself surrounded by ghosts whose personalities are suspiciously similar to her own. These beings don’t want justice or eternal rest. They want Hulu. They want potato… Continue reading Short Film: THE HOUSE, 9min., USA

Directed by Jeff JacksonA young bride’s desire to placate her mother with a traditional, Catholic wedding runs into a major obstacle: her fiancé’s atheism. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Project Links  Website  Facebook  Instagram

Performed by Val Cole

“The plot is so well constructed and the characters so well developed that an audience will easily suspend reality and enter the zany world of The Custom Wilds.” CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Analeigh: Val Cole Daniel: Steve Rizzo Rhodes: Geoff Mays ——

When the Richmond’s pitch accidentally gets ruined and is being restored, Ted and Coach Beard help run the Crown and Anchor for Mae as she attends her sick uncle. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Nigel: Steve Rizzo Ted: Shawn Devlin Beard: Geoff Mays Higgins: Sean Ballantyne —–

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: HYSTERICALBest Short Film: ENTER THE MOLLUSKBest Cinematography: SLICED BREADBest Sound & Music: FAMOUS ADJACENTBest Performances: SPOT THE INDIFFERENCE Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: HYSTERICAL, 72min., USA, One Woman PlayDirected by Emma SpeerHysterical is a film-adaptation of a one-woman… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: May 2022 Festival

Directed by Emma SpeerHysterical is a film-adaptation of a one-woman theatre performance. The stem-level plot is this: a girl-woman lost her uterus and sorts through her mind-farm-memories to find it. On a deeper level, the show explores intergenerational womanhood and inherited trauma. It weaves together themes of independence, institutionalized mental health, the female body and… Continue reading Feature Film: HYSTERICAL, 72min., USA, One Woman Play

Directed by Paul RodriguezLilly is having trouble communicating with her distracted boyfriend so she finds a way to get his attention. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Project Links  Website  Twitter Director Biography – Paul Rodriguez I wrote my first short film in 2012 , called The Widow, which I directed and produced with no prior experience.… Continue reading Short Film: SPOT THE INDIFFERENCE, 6min,. UK

Directed by Vincent TrumanA mockumentary of the storytelling community, following six erstwhile storytellers in their quest to win a storytelling competition called The Mollusk. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Project Links  Facebook  Instagram Director Biography – Vincent Truman Vincent Truman is a playwright and film maker. He was head writer for the sketch comedy group Suspicious… Continue reading Short Film: ENTER THE MOLLUSK, 30min., USA