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
Wakey Wakey
Forced to handle their shared packing by her indolent boyfriend, a woman begins seeing incarnations of her anxieties.
2018, USA, 3 minutes
Directed by Mary Dauterman
Walter
An off-putting schlub struggles awkwardly to connect with women.
2017, Canada, 14 minutes
Directed by Patrick Hodgson
Winner: Best Performance Award
Washed
Facing a daunting mountain of dirty clothes, a young couple employs a shadowy laundry service’s assistance.
2019, USA, 9 minutes
Directed by Michael Bartolomeo
Wasted Potential
When the cafe is out of his usual, a tea drinker with a sensitive tummy tries coffee and finds it has some startling effects.
2022, USA, 8 minutes
Directed by Jeremiah Rosario and Zachary Hatch
Water Horse
A secluded family encounters a dreadful presence emerging from the water.
2019, USA, 8 minutes
Directed by Sarah Wisner and Sean Temple
Wawd Ahp
A cornrowed white rapper severs his own head and then escapes into a psychedelic fugue when his body refuses to obey him.
2014, USA, 3 minutes
Directed by Steve Girard
We Are All Crumbs
A Zumba instructor confronts the friend whose hurtful comments may have launched her compulsive eating.
2023, USA, 6 minutes
Directed by Eliana Henrich
We Are Going into the Woods (Nous Irons aux Bois)
Possessed by jealous rage, a man drives his wife and child away with his increasingly unhinged behavior.
2017, France, 17 minutes
Directed by Arnaud Bigeard
We Have Visit (Tenemos Visita)
A gang of cutthroats find unexpected danger hiding in an unassuming country house.
2016, Spain, 14 minutes
Directed by Hector Colon and Albert Rodriguez
We’re Having a Party and Everyone’s Invited
A would-be reveler is accosted on their way to the part by Kevin Kaos, Ruler of the Hell.
2019, USA, 4 minutes
Directed by Arius Ziaee
Weird Shit
A man tries to explain his peculiar condition to his incredibly open-minded date.
2018, USA, 3 minutes
Directed by Nathan Trumbull and Larissa Pruett