Part One

Too Close to the Sun

Music Video
Director: Jonas Morganstein
Country of Origin: United States

Inspired by the true story of Lawn Chair Larry, the most unqualified guy ever to fly.

The Sweatshirt

Short Narrative
Director: Jonah Saesan
Country of Origin: United States

Olivia and Sarah are hoping to make a routine stop to retrieve Sarah’s favorite sweatshirt from her ex-boyfriend’s house. But when Jeff shows no interest in complying with this reasonable request, they are forced to go head-to-head with the one of Chicago’s most despicable exes. Jeff takes the sweatshirt as his hostage, leaving Olivia no choice but to negotiate the terms of the hoodie’s release.

The Hollow Hours

Short Narrative
Director: Shane Anderson
Country of Origin: Australia

A haunted clock brings out the anxieties plaguing a newly-moved-in couple.

Teranga: Life in the Waiting Room

Short Documentary
Director: Daisy Squires, Lou Marillier, Sophia Seymour
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Haunted by the difficulties of their pasts and dreaming of a future with indefinite leave to remain, two young Gambian asylum seekers escape the boredom and fear of life as a migrant in Matteo Salvini’s Italy by dancing away their trauma in Teranga, an Afrobeats migrant-run nightclub in Naples.

Part Two

Wonderland

Music Video
Director: Bradley Thomas
Country of Origin: United States

Take a musical trip with Jahn Dough through Wonderland. A vision of glory in a battle with inner self.

Waiting By the Phone

Short Narrative
Director: Olivia Jensen
Country of Origin: United States

As one woman living in an apartment for two, Dani struggles to live while coping with the tragic truth about her sister.

Hide and Seek

Short Narrative
Director: Thomas Nicol, Andrew Gleason
Country of Origin: United States

A cutesy app turns into a nightmare for two sisters when they’re unable to end the game or control the rapidly escalating stakes.

Remember When

Short Narrative
Director: Paola Ossa
Country of Origin: United States

A 12 year old boy is left with the responsibility of taking care of his rebellious younger sister. Their sibling rivalry is put aside when she goes missing leaving him panicked considering the dangers of this unknown trailer park community.

Watermark

Short Narrative
Director: Rebecca Maddalo
Country of Origin: United States

When Meg moves in with her longtime boyfriend, she is suddenly terrorized by memories of a past trauma from years earlier. Desperate to move forward with the life she wants, she constructs an imagined space in her mind to confront her ghosts and battle their grasp on her reality.