WHY DOGS HOWL
Directed by Sandi Johnson
Written by Gary Teitelbaum
USA, 2023, 4 minutes 50 seconds
After meeting online, a BOY and GIRL are out on their first date. It rapidly devolves into the BOY vomiting out his life in a Howl that ultimately encompasses the entire universe.
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WITHIN QUIET TIDES
Directed by Cesar Rendon
Written by Cesar Rendon
USA, 2024, 6 minutes 40 seconds
Set in 2015, Robert's Letter follows an eighteen-year-old aspiring filmmaker who writes to his deceased father at sunset, reflecting on their cherished memories, personal struggles, and his determination to honor his father's legacy through his passion for storytelling.
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THE NEXT GIRL
Directed by Terry Bennet Smith
Written by Lisa DeCrescente
USA, 2020, 17 minutes
Born into a dystopian world, enslaved young girls held captive from womb to tomb are denied bodily autonomy and forced to bear children sired by men with hardened hearts devoid of empathy. Reared in isolation and deprived of love, their stolen children are confined to cold, dark cells.
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PUPPY LOVE
Directed by Ben Majest
Written by Ben Majest
USA, 2024, 2 minutes 59 seconds
Two Brooklyn singles fail to find love online and instead get dogs to keep them company. A chance encounter revives their hopes that real love may be possible for them.
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BRING ME HIS GODDAMN HEAD!
Directed by JT Salcido
Written by Devon Winston
USA, 2023, 6 minutes 42 seconds
A teenage caretaker must use his housekeeping skills to protect his dying mentor from assassins sent to kill him.
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METAL FLOWER
Directed by Seoyun Kim
Written by Seoyun Kim
USA, 2022, 9 minutes 54 seconds
One day, the robot making 'fake flowers' with metal encounters 'a real flower' for the first time.
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THE PATROLMAN
Directed by Søren Viuf
Written by Søren Viuf
USA, 2023, 16 minutes 16 seconds
It’s another slow day for the Nebraska Highway Patrol. After the friendly fire death of his brother, veteran patrolman FRANKIE has been struggling to avoid burnout on the job.
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BLOOD ORANGE TREE
Directed by Dennis Donovan
Written by Walker Hare
USA, 2023, 11 minutes 57 seconds
A conspiracy theorist believes he’s uncovered a plot where people are being systematically replaced, but the more he digs, the closer he gets to the terrifying truth.
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SHAME
Directed by Kelly Lynn Warren
Written by Ashna Sharan
USA, 2024, 4 minutes 52 seconds
After a woman is assaulted by a mutual friend, she struggles to communicate with her best friend about what happened, leading to tragic consequences.
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JESUS OF SUBURBIA
Directed by Ciara Kay
Written by Ramsay Burgess
USA, 2023, 10 minutes
After the death of their friend, four high school loners must confront their grief and repair their crumbling relationships before they lose each other for good.
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THE DREAM
Directed by Jeff Alu
Written by Jeff Alu
USA, 2024, 7 minutes 30 seconds
The Dream” is a 7-1/2 minute long animated AI adventure about a boy who falls asleep
and dreams about many things, but then wakes up in an unexpected place. MidJourney was used to create all of the starter images in our journey. Those images were then taken over to Lumalabs Dream Machine and turned into five second long videos. The music was created using Udio. In all of these cases, much experimentation was needed to get the desired results, and sometimes the results were very unpredictable. The entire adventure was created in five weeks.
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