Move Slow
Written and directed by Michael X. Flores; produced by Jared Swanson and Michael X. Flores
Abbot Kinney's Move Slow is an experimental music video comprised completely of still photographs and is a story of loss told through an interplay of images that flash across the screen like memories.

Black Coffee
Written by Timothy Watkins and Charles Forsgren; directed by Tran Quoc Bao; produced by Seattle School
Politician David is being blackmailed for an affair, but he turns the tables to his advantage.

Dandelion Dharma
Written and directed by Veronica Dipippo; produced by Christine La Monte.
Dandelion Dharma is a karmic comedy about three mysterious, eccentric ladies and how their intimate life stories of passion, adventure, romance and survival, inspired a young woman to come to terms with love, loss and letting go.

The Collector
Written and directed by Paula M. Froehle; produced by Howard A Tullman and Amy Rising.
In the last hours of his life, an aging man reminisces about his earliest collections only to realize that the things worth collecting are uncollectible.

Little Canyon
Written, directed and produced by Olivia Silver.
Twelve-year-old Greta's dad is moving the kids cross country, promising a California paradise and a restored family when they reach the other coast.

Ella And The Astronaut
Written and directed by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian; produced by Sarah Petersen.
Ella and her best friend, Astronaut Henry, prepare for a journey into outer space.
7 minutes

A'mare
Written by Martina Amati and Dario Cane; directed by Martina Amati; produced by Nina Angeler.
One day during a fishing excursion, Andrea and Felice's usual routine is disturbed when something unexpected appears in the water.
15 minutes

She's a Fox
Written and directed by Cameron Sawyer; produced by Ashley Zastrow.
Sixth grader, Cameron, wants desperately to make Talia his girlfriend, but three things stand in his way; Mitch Fallin, Jake Magnum, and a mullet.
18 minutes

The Mouse That Soared
Directed by Kyle T Bell; co-written by Matt Hayes; produced by Dan Casey.
A famous flying circus mouse reflects on his humble beginnings.
6 minutes

Bankrupt by Beanies
Directed, written and produced by Chris Robinson.
Family members reminisce about a dark period of their collective history: when beanie babies took over their lives.
9 minutes

Blink
Written and directed by Silas Howard; produced by Gwen Bialic
Rumination on the danger of first crushes, the weight of clean guns and the habits of sea cucumbers.
12 minutes

Our Neck of the Woods
Written and directed by Rob Connolly; produced by Sean-Michael Smith and John Blair
Bob Underwood spends day after day overseeing the manufacturing of plastic lawn-ornament deer until one day his mundane life is disrupted by an enchanting Georgian refugee.  
17 minutes

Distrust 
Directed by Anthony Forrest; written and produced by Josh Mann
A drug dealer’s fear and paranoia lead to an unexpected breaking point.
15 minutes

Reel Life
Written by Kalen Feeney; directed by Michael X. Flores; produced by Anne Madden and Michael A. Lopez
A filmgoer finds himself magically transported to the world of silent films, where he meets a starlet and learns the way of life in a world without sounds.
2 minutes

Red Flag
Written and directed by Sheila Curran Dennin; produced by Maureen A. Ryan
A woman endures a series of blind dates-- each one worse than the last.
12 minutes

The Dwelling: Directed by Sheldon Candis; produced by Eric Nakamura.
Within an invisible Japanese sub-culture, two homeless men struggle to survive along Tokyo's Sumida Gawa.
16 minutes

Canada: Written and directed by Anjali Sundaram; produced by Tom Perot.
Canada is the story of a young, half-Indian girl who struggles with her New Age mom and her younger siblings as the family attempts to move from Northern California to Vancouver in a VW bug.
16 minutes

Without Papers: Directed by Florencia Krochik; written and produced by Gabriel Sanchez & Florencia Krochik.
Without Papers chronicles the lives of two illegal immigrants attending college in Los Angeles as they struggle to overcome their undocumented status.
14 minutes

Andheri: Written and directed by Sushrut Jain; produced by Julie Platner and Sushrut Jain.
Andheri is the story of Anita, a live-in maid, who after years of living a quiet lonely existence, finds the courage to run away in search of a better life.
20 minutes

Seven Breaths: Written and directed by Gershon Hinkson; produced by Hector Venegas.
Critical thinking battles the darker side of pride when an armed robbery transforms an upstanding citizen into a lawless vigilante.
18 minutes

Dream Date: Written & directed by Rene Alberta; produced by Joshua Freeman, Rene Alberta.
A wife tries to spice up her love life with the aid of a self-help tape.
5 minutes

Fan Mail: Written, produced & directed by Sean Christensen.
Based on a true story, Fan Mail describes the writing process of someone's first and only fan letter written to their favorite celebrity.
5 minutes

Big Pussy: Written and directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson; produced by Ken Franchi.
A neurotic nice-guy struggles to find the confidence to have an important conversation with his girlfriend.
8 minutes

Death Cab for Cutie: Written by Christopher Louie, directed and produced by Walter Robot.
As a wildfire encroaches a suburb we experience the sweltering heat, growing danger and impending loss through the eyes of a boy named Billy.
4 minutes

6ft. in 7min.: Directed and Written by Rafael Del Toro; produced by Graciela Muriada and Rafael Del Toro. Rajeev has been surrounded by death all his life, but today on his 18th birthday his parents will finally reveal why.
14 minutes

Strange Faculty: Directed by John Dabrowski; creators/producers Marty Johnson, Will Luera, and Mark Odlum. Three middle-school teachers try to live heroically after a lightning strike mid-carpool gives them very, very limited superpowers. 18 minutes

The Road: Written, directed and produced by Owen Thomas.
Karma, condensed. A group of seemingly random people help Karma along, passing through many hands.
5 minutes

Tough Crowd: Written and Directed by Iman Zawahry. An American-Muslim college student follows her dream to be a stand-up comedian in the face of family tradition and rivals. 9 minutes

Little Bones: Directed and written by Fabian Marquez; produced by Anne Clements, Nathan Swisher, and Jimmy Tsai.
A studious East L.A. boy is asked to go on a very unusual errand for his father and what starts out as inconvenience turns into a rite of passage for a boy who straddles the fence between two L.A. cultures. 11 minutes

Idiot Box- Written and directed by Lee Citron; produced by Chris Hanke, Josh Hummel, Matt Rosen. In a world perverted by television, one man is distraught to learn what his wife does with the milkman. 9 minutes

Premature- Written and directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green; produced by Kia M. Neal, Zayre Ferrer, Joy Ganes, and Rashaad Ernesto Green After Tisha, a streetwise teenager from the Bronx, discovers she's pregnant and receives no support from her community, she has nowhere to turn and is faced with the most difficult decision she will ever make. 15 minutes

The Escape Artist-
Written, directed and produced by Carolle-Shelley Abrams. A lonely embezzler's unrequited love for an animated character named Natalie leads him to her creator with a simple request: Make Natalie love me before it's too late. 13 minutes

Wash n' Fold - Written, directed and produced by Christy Chan. A young man with trouble connecting goes through people's laundry in L.A. laundromats, making up stories about them, until one day he is caught by an angry female customer. 10 minutes

Side Effect- Directed and written by Liz Adams; Produced by – Nick Ligonis, Krishna Devine. A teenage babysitter experiences the “Jekyll and Hyde” side effects of her new meds with horrifying results. 13 minutes

Grand Prix- Directed, written and produced by E. E. Cassidy. A young equestrienne prepares for her final competition. 3 minutes

A Chance to Die- Directed and written by Brian Pitts; produced by Becky Boise. A hitman and his girlfriend try to put one over on their mob bosses. 13 minutes

Mamitas- Directed and written by Nicholas Ozeki; produced by Adam Renehan. Jordan Juarez thinks he knows everything about girls until one day he learns just what it means to be a man who can truly connect with a woman. 25 minutes

Chief : Directed and written by Brett Wagner; produced by Dana Hankins and Brett Wagner. After the tragic death of his daughter a Samoan Chief is pulled back to the life he left behind.
21 minutes

Kate Wakes: Directed and written by Jasmine Kosovic; produced by Adrienne Gruben and Nancy Leopardi. A man. A woman. A conference room. Two cell phones. Sometimes connection is just a ring tone away.
17 minutes

Parachute: Directed by Lucas Fleischer and Paul Grellong; written by Lucas Fleischer; produced by Paul Grellong and Matthew Goldberg. A precocious young boy strikes up an unlikely friendship with a checked out slacker in his thirties.
12 minutes

New Boy: Directed and written by Steph Green; produced by Tamara Anghie. Being a student is never easy: as seen through the eyes of a nine-year-old African boy.
10 minutes; 52 seconds

How My Dad Killed Dracula: Directed, written and produced by Sky Soleil. A Halloween practical joke turns a family tradition into a night of terror when two precocious teens don’t believe that their cousins’ dad killed Dracula. 14 minutes

Bump in the Night: Directed by Tantri Wija; written by Tantri Wija, Jerry G. Angelo; produced by Free. Max’s neat, orderly life gets turned upside down as his closet begins to misbehave in an old familiar way. 16 minutes

A Juicy Turkey: Directed by Benoît Ameil; written by Benoît Ameil, Laurent Freynet; produced Benoît Ameil, Myrtille Saint-Martin. Imagine what your life could be if your wife became George Clooney dependent! 13 minutes

BossMonster: Directed and written by Ryan Peterson, Andrea Peterson; produced by Ryan Peterson, Andrea Peterson, Nate Dickens, Elizabeth Hannah. Janet’s boss is a monster. Before this hellish day is over, she must stand up to him...or die trying. 6 minutes

Itsy Bitsy: Directed, written and produced by David Mays. Before tonight, David’s only fear was marriage. 10 minutes

Bookie: Directed and written by Bao Tran; produced by Nick Risinger. Set in 1963 Seattle, a gambling bookie risks everything for a waitress down on her luck. 18 minutes

Career Opportunities in Poetry: Directed and written by Andrew Smith and Courtney Saunders. Kenneth is a poet, a romantic trying to make a living in the modern world. Will his love of language undo him? 19 minutes

Dog Lovers: Directed and Produced by Danny Roew; written by Tonya Cornelisse & Graham Sibley. Two potential lovers meet to talk about their affection for dogs...and genitalia. 5 minutes

The Job: Directed and written by Jonathan Browning; produced by Leslie McManus, Sean Buck. The Job takes a hot button political issue and turns it on its head in this satirical look at the immigration debate. 3 minutes

The Postcard: Directed and written by Josh Kim; produced by Cho Sung Yeon. Someone tries to get a postal worker’s attention through writing open love letters on postcards. 15minutes

Stitches: Directed and written by Pamela K. Johnson; produced by Romell Foster-Owens, Jennifer Jones. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a teen fashionista must share room with a girl who's a fashion disaster. 15 minutes

10 Things You Can Do To The Earth (According to Satan): Directed by Roman Coppola, Bucky Fukumoto; written by Roman Coppola, Bucky Fukumoto, Eric Normington; produced by Jennifer Krasinski. Get advice from Satan about what you can do to help the planet. 3 minutes

A. Effect: Directed by Mike Ott; written by Mike Ott, Jennifer Shahin; produced by Carl McLaughlin, Jenifer Shahin. Two actors struggle to woo the same girl with their knowledge of Brecht and Scorsese. 15 minutes

CU@ED’s: Directed by Casey Stangl; written by Drew Larimore; produced by Chip Bent and Casey Stangl and AFI's Directing Workshop for Women. Tina and Tadd met online - are they ready for the face-to-face? 13 minutes

Shikashika: Directed and produced by Stephen J. Hyde. Filmed in Peru, this rhythmic portrait documentary reveals the process of making a colorful shave ice called Shikashika. 10 minutes

Empty House: Directed, written and produced by Sean Christensen. The painful true story of a family torn apart by divorce, told through the perspectives of the house and furniture that they used to own. 5 minutes

Norma Grace: Directed, written and produced by Laurent Morlet; co-produced by Jennifer Glynn. Norma Grace, an aging actress, meets with her young and inexperienced agent in her Hollywood apartment—now it’s time for discussions, arguments, and disclosures…12 minutes.

Hug: Directed and written by Khary Jones; produced by Constance Kowtna. If Asa has his way, in a couple of hours, Drew, his friend and client, will have a record deal-- if Drew has his, Asa will just have to deal.16 minutes.

Val Verde: Directed by Helder K. Sun. Val Verde is a handcrafted loop film, made up of four 16mm frames sandwiched in between 35mm splicing tape which creates a kaleidoscope of sharp geometry and pulsating rhythms. 3 minutes.

Waves: Directed and written by Adrian Sitaru. At the seaside, on the beach, two people experience extreme situations.16 minutes.

Essential Life: Directed, written by Jason Salzman; produced by Mike Genzel, Jason Salzman, Christa Miles, Sue Smith, and Scott Forrester. The story of our lives is sometimes told through the sound of the same tune. 24 minutes.

Spin: Directed by Tamika Lamison; written by Camille Tucker, Keta Brown, and Sheilah Brooks; produced by Keta Brown, Camille Tucker, Johnny Silver, and Tamika Lamison. A top publicist lies to save her lover’s ailing writing career, but her lies come back to haunt her.

The Don of Virgil Jr. High: Directed and written by Deon Hayman; produced by J Michael Briggs and America Young. A nerdy junior high school student finds popularity and fame by hustling banned sodas and snacks on school campus.

Blue Plate: Directed by Kenneth Yeung; written by David Ackert; produced by David Ackert, Ben Sharples, and Ely Siler. Three small-time criminals meet at a diner after they pull off a heist…but a three-way split is a recipe for a double-cross.

By Modern Measure: Directed, written, and produced by Matthew Lessner. An amateur French sociologist presents his observations on a day in the life to two young Americans who meet by chance outside a Taco Bell.

California King-- Directed and written by Eli Akira Kaufman; produced by Kori Shadrick and Dena Hamama. A mattress salesman, who employs faux physics to get his female customers into bed, falls for a skeptical insomniac who knows her science better than her heart. 21mins.

A Nick in Time- Directed by Bé Garrett; written by Bé Garrett and Shakima Landsmark and produced by Bé Garrett, Lynn Roer, Betsy Beale, Steve Orent and Gregory Vena. An old school barber recounts an incident from his past to a troubled young man who is on the verge of making a major life-altering decision--but can the barber get through to him before things spiral out of control. 10mins.

Always Faithful – Directed and written by Sam Wellington; produced by Marceil Wright and Sam Wellington. When Bobby is recalled to active duty as a member of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), his wife Leanne is forced to confront fear, loneliness and her anger at a policy that is sending her husband back into harms way. 13mins

F*ck You, Pay Me!— Directed, written and produced by Chip and Chris Derrick- THE DERRICK BROTHERS. In this near future world, excessive consumer debt is a federal felony and a mercenary police force, The Debt Enforcement Organization, has been established to hunt down any and all debtors. 15mins.

All Saints Day—On the morning after Halloween, a young man celebrates his birthday by drinking coffee on his east village stoop, watching the Halloween stragglers stumble home and meeting a young girl bruised by her first encounter with NYC nightlife and its disposable affection.

Crenshaw Nights—To find redemption, Frank "Jupiter" Johnson tries to save his oldest friend and prison mentor from some serious trouble, only to find himself in a treacherous labyrinth of deceit, corruption, and possible murder.

Ditto—An overbearing boss terrifies and confounds clients in a frantic search for the mysterious “Ditto”.

The Red Dress—A chubby woman honors friendship and life by fulfilling her transgender friend’s last wish.