In a Marriage Far Far Away
USA | Drama | 4 minutes

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Director: Connor James Griffin, Alejandro Pelayo

Writer: Alejandro Pelayo, Zander Shores 

Producer: Alejandro Pelayo

Cast: Alejandro Pelayo, Reno Muren, Zander Shores

Two newlyweds move into their first home, but domestic bliss collapses when the husband discovers a galactic secret--sparking a force-fueled duel

This is a Story about Love
USA | Drama | 12 minutes

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Director: Jessie Lee Mills

Writer: Jessie Lee Mills, Meagan Prahl

Producer: Peter Klausner

Cast: Meagan Prahl, Matt Peters

A kaleidoscopic slice-of-life glimpse into the experience of a mother with a chronic illness.

The Ocean and the Sea
USA | Drama | 16 minutes

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Director/Writer: Matthew Katz-Overstreet

Producer: Matthew Katz-Overstreet, Ryan Matsunaga, Stephen Ling

Cast: Jeremy Urann, Juliette Cecile, Mitchell McCollum

A man's relationship with his wife - and himself - changes when he encounters a mysterious stranger adrift at sea.

The Cuts
USA | Drama | 11 minutes

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Director: Noah Amir Arjomand

Writer: Annika Speer

Producer: Wesley Barker

Cast: Seth Morris, Miles Anderson, Bella Merlin

Theatre faculty spar over outlandish financial schemes to keep their department afloat. The arts are worth saving... but can these bozos do it?

Sunflower Sisters

USA | Drama | 7 minutes

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Director: Emily Nicole Hansen

Writer: Aubrey Reynolds, Amy Cosentino

Producer: Aubrey Reynolds, Emily Nicole Hansen, Adam Gibson

Cast: Aubrey Reynolds

It’s 1933— times are hard and the landscape is rough… especially for two sisters trying to bury a body in the high desert. When the sheriff stumbles upon them, threatening to uncover their secret, tensions run high as the sisters must decide what to do next.

Cake Eaters

USA | Drama | 11 minutes

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Director: Mitchel Bufalini

Writer: Terence Aldo Halligan

Producer: Mitchel Bufalini, Kevin Wright, Terence Aldo Halligan

Cast: Terence Aldo Halligan, Marcus Wells, Rebecca Ritz

In the early 2000s, a gang of misfit teens chasing gangster fantasies are thrown into turmoil when one of their own decides to break away from the crew.

Cheesecake

USA | Comedy | 10 minutes

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Director/Writer: Kevin Lefler

Producer: Lindsay Lefler

Cast: John Pope, Samantha Cutaran

A husband sets out to buy cheesecake for his pregnant wife, only to be swallowed by city chaos as she goes into labor alone.

Daydreamer

USA | Drama | 11 minutes

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Director: Jamie Dong

Writer: Jamie Dong, Mari Lindsey

Producer: Yanli Feng, Zeqian Wang, Lisa Shiomi

Cast: Juliana DeSilva

At Dreamland Burgers, where “we rejoice at your choice!”, a people pleaser’s world crumbles when she trains a defiant new employee. Juniper copes with her chaotic fast-food job by mentally escaping into a peaceful dream world—but as pressure mounts and reality bleeds in, even her fantasies begin to break.

Happy Meal

USA | Drama | 9 minutes

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Director/Writer: Garland Scott

Producer: Garland Scott, Arsenio Castellanos, Connor Murphy

Cast: Garland Scott, Arsenio Castellanos, Zion Scott

A devastated father seeks solace in a Kids Meal, until a stranger's judgment forces him to speak his grief out loud for the very first time.