On the eve of Y2K, a young woman’s plan to send a message to her abusive landlord explodes into chaos in her apartment.
2019, USA, 17 minutes
Directed by Julie Pacino
Category: 2020 Festival
Optic Nerve
Alone on a stormy night, a man sends himself into a spiraling psychedelic nightmare in an attempt to exorcise his demons.
2019, USA, 15 minutes
Directed by Peter Hartsock
Winner: Rumpshaker Award
Abstract Concrete
A surreal meditation on brutalist architecture.
2018, United Kingdom, 2 minutes
Directed by Stephan Dilley
The Canary Underground
A variety show humorizes the anxieties of modern life.
2017, USA, 8 minutes
Directed by Derek QXQX
I Have Mike Pence’s Dick in a Pickle Jar. Want to See It?
A gay man recognizes a famous figure at a glory hole and makes a split decision to avenge an abused people.
2019, US, 5 minutes
Directed by Todd Verow and Charles Lum
The Mumbler
An anxious young woman seeks a replacement for the corrective device she and all stutterers are forced to wear.
2019, USA, 13 minutes
Directed by Madison Bounds
The Lost Art of Being Mediocre
A game of Truth or Dare transports a gaggle of friends to dark places within themselves.
2019, Germany, 3 minutes
Directed by Kolja Haaf
This Is It! Vol. 1
First-person narratives relate deep truths about shopping, making salads, and The Big Bang Theory.
2018, USA, 6 minutes
Directed by Karen Leo
The Cone of Shame
An excitable teen misfit attempts to liberate his basement-imprisoned brother and escape their malevolent parents.
2017, USA, 10 minutes
Directed by Mike Sweetland
Catatonic
Inconsolable after the loss of his beloved companion, a cat lover pens a letter to explain his impending suicide.
2019, USA, 10 minutes
Directed by Brian Zahm
Winner: Cringetastic Award
Lifelike
A wretch with the vilest of appetites is suspicious when his therapist offers a tempting new treatment.
2019, Canada, 18 minutes
Directed by Jay Reid
Innocent Boy
When a bloodthirsty cowboy arrives at a wasteland brothel, a callow boy living among the hustlers sees his chance to escape.
2019, USA, 11 minutes
Directed by Brock Cravy