BETTER THAN HELL
Director: Aidan Callari
USA, 18 min
In the Court of the Afterlife, a selfish man fights to prove he deserves the last spot in paradise over a cartoonishly kind man.

COLLISION OF CHAOS
Director: Mary Arata
USA, 16 min
Two high school juniors are on their way to a party but have to hide a dead body and survive the night themselves.

DEATH & BLISS
Director: Derek Grayson
USA, 14 min
A troubled young man falls for a charismatic cult leader, but fails to see that he’s just his newest plaything.

FILIPINO GOODBYE
Director: Raymond Tisch
USA, 16 min
After finishing college and being back home, Zach, a 22-year-old Filipino American, wants to talk to his family, but family gossip and his insecurities get the best of him.

I SHOULD’VE BEEN THERE
Director: Matt Lee
USA, 14 min
A recently divorced dad tries to reconnect with his estranged and emotionally distant teenage daughter during his first day of custody.

LOVERBOY
Director: Colin Hankenson
USA, 15 min
A boxer must navigate his fast paced and changing relationship with his best friend.

PIXXA TIME
Director: Stephane Lavazais
USA, 12 min
A bizarre interaction where a pizza delivery guy pushes his luck with an odd and wealthy customer willing to purchase his… services. All leading to a series of unexpected events that prevents him from leaving.

A SET APART
Director: Tom Coraggio, Ryan Torrens
USA, 18 min
A plateaued screenwriter Greg, with a fast deadline approaching, downloads an Artificial Intelligence program to aid in his writing only to find out he must face the consequences.

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