2020 Official Selection: Short Length Narrative Film – Horror
A dark comedy about insomnia.
Director(s): Flaminia Mereu
Writer(s): Lindi Cecile
Producer(s): Virginia Blatter
Cast: Lindi Cecile
You Up?
Cruel Shoes
2020 Official Selection: Short Length Narrative Film – Comedy
A woman walks into a shoe store and finding nothing she likes, decides to try… the cruel shoes.
Director(s): Kevan Peterson
Writer(s): Steve Martin
Producer(s): Kevan Peterson
Cast: Steve Martin
Green Hat Diner
2020 Official Selection: Short Length Narrative Film – Horror
After waking up at an eerie diner, a young woman, Jade, begins to piece together her past grief with help of a sinister waitress, Ariel.
Director(s): Zoe Alexandra, Olivia M. Busby
Writer(s): Zoe Alexandra, Olivia M. Busby, Anthony Yoder
Producer(s): Zoe Alexandra
Cast: Jordan Beltz, Alysia Vastardis
The Scarf
2020 Official Selection: Short Length Narrative Film – Drama
A deeply prejudiced woman finds herself in a situation where she is forced to see others as equals.
Director(s): Danda Russo & Luciana Battistini
Writer(s): Danda Russo
Producer(s): Rosalia Brenner
Cast: Margy Stein, Paige Jensen, Danda Russo, Luciana Battistini, Jaclyn Whitehair, Sheresade Poblet, Daphne O’Neal, Glenn Evans and Florencia Abergel
For Life
2020 Official Selection: Short Length Narrative Film – Comedy
Gia and Reed have been friends forever, but when Reed’s new friend Taylor comes into the picture, Gia begins to feel like a third wheel. These BFFs are forced to face that, although their friendship has been altered, it is a bond that can never be broken.
Director(s): Djaka Souaré
Writer(s): Natasha Lewin & Diane J. Wright
Producer(s): Alana de Freitas
Cast: Vianessa Castaños, Xanthe Paige, Ayana Taylor
Six Nights
2020 Official Selection: Short Length Narrative Film – Drama
A restaurant dishwasher is given a last-minute chance to step up as a line cook just before a busy Saturday night dinner service.
Director(s): Robert Brogden
Writer(s): Robert Brogden
Producer(s): Robert Brogden, Kelley Zincone, Izrael Lopez
Cast: Daniel Ruiz, Adam S. Ford, Nicole Esteban, Rhianna DeVries, Matt Alvarado, Maru Garcia
My Hero
2020 Official Selection: Short Length Narrative Film – Drama
As last-minute plans for a babysitter fall apart, eight-year-old Brandon is left alone to oversee his younger brother Mason.
Director(s): Logan Jackson
Writer(s): Logan Jackson
Producer(s): Dante Sims
Cast: Avery Jade, Kash Roberson, Kj Roberson
Bryers Cucumber Tostinos
2020 Official Selection: Short Length Narrative Film – Comedy
The story of a man-boy who lives in a corner market, still waiting for his mom to come pick him up.
Director(s): Christopher J Hall
Writer(s): Patrick Tamisiea, Nicholas Leeds
Producer(s): Christopher J Hall
Cast: Patrick Tamisiea, Kevin Pollak, Maggie Mae Fish
Another Child
Feature Length Documentary Film
Filmmaker Leanna Borsellino has a strained relationship with her mother, Cyndi, stemming from her emotional absence while Leanna was sexually abused as a child. In her 20’s, Leanna uncovers shocking secret information about her mother’s past that ultimately involves four generations, and reveals the challenges they face for the family’s future.
Director(s): Leanna Borsellino, James Headrick
Writer(s): Bob Niemack
Producer(s): Leanna Borsellino, Lyndsey Rae, Bob Niemack, Dave Matyis, Lauren Ranzino
Cast: Leanna Borsellino, Cynthia Borsellino
Inner-critic
Short Length Narrative Film – Experimental
A heart broken woman battles her inner critic as she works on a potion to bring back her dead lover.
Director(s): Tara Tusher
Writer(s): Tara Tusher & Sam Martin
Producer(s): Tara Tusher
Cast: Tara Tusher & Sam Martin
