NARRATIVE SHORTS UNDER 10 MINUTES
BEDTIME STORY
Runtime 02:26
6 p.m. March 23 - Horror/Thriller Block
1 p.m. March 24 - Local Block IV
On a dark summer night, evil lurks in the shadows as a young child must decide what bedtime story she would like to hear.
Not rated: Horror/Thriller
SWIPE
Runtime 04:08
4:45 p.m. March 23 - Comedy Block
1 p.m. March 24 - Local Block IV
While swiping a man’s wallet, crafty pickpocket Lane Fielder, finds himself engaged in a dance of larceny with a rival thief.
Not rated: Adult themes
NIGHT SHIFT
Runtime 04:36
6 p.m. March 23 - Horror/Thriller Block
1 p.m. March 24 - Local Block IV
A security guard watched a horror film on her overnight shift at church. Little does she know she is not alone.
Not rated: Adult themes
PESCADO
Runtime 04:39
4:45 p.m. March 23 - Comedy Block
1 p.m. March 24 - Local Block IV
A recently dumped man tries to find himself.
CALL ME SNAKE
Runtime 04:41
1:30 p.m. March 23 - Local Block I
4:45 p.m. March 23 - Comedy Block
On a rainy night, Claire discovers why her high school crush Tony’s nickname is The Snake.
Not rated: Adult themes
STUPID CUPID
Runtime 05:25
4:45 p.m. March 23 - Comedy Block
2:30 p.m. March 24 - Local Bock V
Two lovers expand their romantic real estate and find something stranger than fiction.
Not rated: Adult themes
SLOW DANCE
Runtime 06:30
4:30 p.m. March 23 - Local Block III
4:30 p.m. March 24 - Couples Therapy Block
A break-up told in reverse
Not rated: Adult themes
LASAGNA
Runtime 07:30
3 p.m. March 23 - Local Block II
6 p.m. March 23 - Horror/Thriller Block
Join Steven Wood as he prepares his famous 3-layer lasagna, featuring a step by step recipe that’s sure to impress at your next dinner party. Just don’t plan on leftovers, they’ll be fighting for the last bite!
Not rated: Adult themes/Horror
LANEY’S SECRET
Runtime 07:31
1:30 p.m. March 23 - Local Block I
4:45 p.m. March 23 - Comedy Block
Laney has a secret that she is keeping from her parents. She sees dead people. After a visit from her Aunt Emily, conflict rises in the house, and Laney's secret just may be the solution everyone needs.
CHLOE’S HAPPY HOUR
Runtime 08:03
4:45 p.m. March 23 - Comedy Block
2:30 p.m. March 24 - Local Bock V
Chloe, an exhausted mom, livestreams her daily woes to her internet followers.
Not rated: Adult themes, graphic images might disturb some viewers.
SORAYA
Runtime 08:24
11 a.m. March 23 - International Block I
Iranian film with subtitles. Fearing family prejudices, Soraya an Iranian woman decides to immigrate illegally by smugglers.
Not rated: Adult themes
MOURNING SICKNESS
Runtime 08:39
11 a.m. March 23 - International Block I
This Halloween, something from their past will return and change the rest of their lives.
Not rated: Adult themes, graphic depictions might be disturbing to some
BLOCKED
Runtime 08:46
3 p.m. March 23 - Local Block II
4:30 p.m. March 24 - Couples Therapy Block
A woman stuck in a relationship tries to disappear from her partner.
Not rated: Adult themes
ILLUSION OF CHOICE
09:03
4:30 p.m. March 23 - Local Block III
6 p.m. March 23 - Horror/Thriller Block
A man finds his way into a garage while on the run from something mysterious. There, he wonders who is behind the ominous garage door.
Not rated: Adult themes
DEATH IN LAVENDER
Runtime 09:37
7:45 p.m. March 23 - Love and Loss Block
1 p.m. March 24 - Local Block IV
Secrets begin to unravel after the untimely passing of the patriarch of the Pennington family.
Not rated: Adult themes
1 THING
Runtime 09:58
9:15 p.m. March 23 - Drama Block
Luna Ray has been placed in the foster care system after the police are called to the family home to find her step-father Reggie waving a gun around in the front yard. The young girl finds herself placed at a horse ranch where she quickly discovers a safe haven from her controlling mother Tissa and her abusive step-father. Months on the ranch has renewed Luna's spirit. She has rediscovered a joy and freedom that had been taken away . A visit from her mother, hoping to convince Luna Ray to drop the complaint against her step-father threatens to destroy the girl's new found peace. We soon learn that Luna Ray's mother is haunted by her own ghosts. Can love convince a mother to do the "1 Thing" to break the chain of Intergenerational Abuse?
Not rated: Adult themes