An immigrant engineering student finds solace from his concerns in the warm embrace of consumerism.
2019, USA, 20 minutes
Directed by Adam K. Wright
Winner: Festival Director’s Award
Category: Shorts
Eyewash
A young woman’s family tries to “help” her when she needs to cry to save her eyes.
2019, USA, 13 minutes
Directed by Divina Doveyo
Make a Wish
A groom-to-be receives well meaning gift from his fiancee that triggers long-buried insecurities.
2019, USA, 8 minutes
Directed by Dinh Thai
Winner: Mink Stole Award
Darling Pet Monkey
Two young boys purchase a mail-order monkey behind their mother’s back, and it arrives bringing chaos in its wake.
2019, USA, 9 minutes
Directed by Jim McDonough
Dad’s Car
A man with a profound connection to his car lends it to his slacker metalhead sons.
2019, Canada, 11 minutes
Directed by Rob White
The Rimmers — Personal Shopping
Beleaguered parents take their daughter on a quest for a bat mitzvah dress and find help from an exceedingly patient shopper.
2019, United Kingdom, 11 minutes
Directed by Alex Eisenberg, Candy Gigi, and Tom Joseph
Muñe
A young woman rejects her mother’s plan for her and finds empathy from an unlikely ally.
2019, USA, 15 minutes
Directed by Catalina Jordan Alvarez
The Discharged Murderer (ひり出された殺意)
A hard-boiled detective investigates a series of grisly murders and discovers a staggering truth about his world.
2016, Japan, 30 minutes
Directed by Taku Kuroda
VR Food
An experimenter researching a revolutionary approach to sustenance feels threatened when he misunderstands a filmmaker’s latest work.
2019, USA, 13 minutes
Directed by Malcolm Mills
Winner: The Golden Tentacle
Out of Tune
An obliging engineer spends his days retuning magnificent structures damaged by sonic vandals.
2019, USA, 10 minutes
Directed by Aaron With
Nailbiter
A hopeful beau takes a novel approach to satisfy his date’s appetites.
2019, USA, 4 minutes
Directed by Jono Freedrix
As Plain As
An oblivious patient arrives at his doctor’s office apparently unaware of any reason for being there.
2020, USA, 6 minutes
Directed by Tyler Council