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2018 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film

2018 Winner: Best Short Film; Best Director, Short Film; Outstanding Screenplay, Short Film; Outstanding Acting, Cast

A short comedy that confirms our fears about what really goes on at call centres when asked: “Please hold?”

Director: TJ Power
Writer(s): TJ Power
Producer(s): Riley Nottingham
Cast: David James, Andy Lee, Brent Hill, Leith McPherson, Gig Clarke.

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Don’t get hung up.

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They Fall Fast

2018 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film

2018 Winner: Programmer’s Prize

Eileen and Carlos are two awkward strangers whose hike in the desert has a surprising destination that has the potential to either change or end their lives.

Director: Ed McCarthy
Writer(s): Ed McCarthy
Producer(s): Ed McCarthy, Miguel M. Matias
Cast: Mim Drew, Victor Samuel Lopez

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Never get in the middle of someone else’s quicksand.

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The Creeping Ritual

2018 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film

A Hollywood douchebag wants fresh coconut water in the shell before yoga class.  He can’t find it, has a nervous breakdown, and comes face to face with the devil while sitting in traffic.

Director: Patrick Connolly
Writer(s): Patrick Connolly
Producer(s): Camille Raquel & Patrick Connolly
Cast: Camille Calvin, Nigel Lysaght, Dwight Huntsman, Norman Huntsman, Trevor Hansen, Ambar Durazo, Terry LeClair

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Class starts at 4:30.

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The Concourse

2018 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film

When a high-strung airline pilot meets a free spirited young man while stranded at a desolate airport, a series of airport hijinks brings the two strangers closer together, revealing a connection that neither could have ever imagined possible.

Director: Jonathon Kane
Writer(s): Jonathon Kane, James Ehle
Producer(s): James Ehle
Cast: Mark S. Esch, Jordan Crites, Steve Mayberry

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Take the night off.

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Stuck

2018 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film

2018 Winner: Programmer’s Prize

A black student struggles with being labeled by others as he attempts to escape a rut.

Director: Ryan Larkin
Writer(s): Ryan Larkin
Producer(s): Ryan Larkin
Cast: Reale Kgobokoe (Jason); Qingge Gao (Alayna); Nancy Nazari (Jason’s Teacher); Kay Ewing Donato (Jason’s Neighbor); Edwin Legette (Jason’s Father)

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It’s hard to remove a label.

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Rotsy

2018 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film

An evil, killer Clown, is faced with death when his slasher villain friends find out he’s never killed anyone.

Director: D.A. Keenan
Writer(s): D.A. Keenan
Producer(s): D.A. Keenan, Anya Bay
Cast: Andrew McClain, Sean Hamrin, Jose Rosete

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Kill killers or be killed by killers.

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