Hummingbird
Directed by: Lindsey E. Gary
Over one disorienting evening, Rosa discovers that her daughter has developed unusual abilities that threaten the harmony of her perfect family, and the world at large.
15 min / USA / 2021 / English
Superfan
Directed by: Karina Lomelin Ripper & Marc Ripper
A middle-school sleepover becomes the frontlines of a doomed friendship, when a celebrity vacation sweepstakes tests the boundaries of fantasy, privacy, and a young girl’s heart.
15 min / USA / 2020 / English
Phlegm
Directed by: Jan-David Bolt
Oscar’s late. In the surrounding skyscrapers hands are shaken and contracts are signed. That’s the last thing he needs right now. Where do these damned snails come from?
6 min / Switzerland / 2021 / n/a
The Warziniek’s File
Directed by: Pierre J. Secondi
Paul Warziniek – citizen 4.815.162.342 – is living a happy life. One day, he receives a parking ticket. The only problem is : he doesn’t own a car. Paul then decides to go to the Prefecture to settle what seems to be a simple administrative formality.
19 min / France / 2021 / French
Heartless
Directed by: Haukur Björgvinsson
Young couple Anna and Gunnar are deeply in love but they live in a society where people are assigned a new spouse by lottery every seven years. As their final day together approaches, they grapple with the nightmare of being torn apart and facing life with another partner.
15 min / Iceland / 2021 / Icelandic
Backyard Camping
A couple dealing with a marriage crisis is forced to cooperate when an intruder breaks into their house.
15 min / Israel / 2021 / Hebrew
Written By
Directed by: Callie Marie Bloem & Christopher J. Ewing
Kenzie, a 20-something Angeleno discovers during a totally boring and routine general check up that she is fictional. And even worse, that she was written by a dude. This revelation knocks Kenzie’s world catastrophically off axis as she begins to question everything.
15 min / USA / 2021 / English
*program total runtime 100 min
