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Maddie Applegate, sick of being publicly shamed online, goes on TV to clear her name. Michael Paulucci directs this tense drama about our modern media landscape —the endless cycle of outrage, humiliation, redemption, repeat — anchored with captivating performances…
Read MoreAlex Kavutskiy, the L.A. filmmaker and self-proclaimed Channel 101* legend, walks us through a series of steps required to make quality films. “Alex Kavutskiy’s Guide to Filmmaking,” is a six-part comedy series characterized by endless layers of meta, hyperactive editing, and general irreverence towards all things instructional or obvious…
Read More*Online Premiere* Jessica is the CEO of a hip new drug cartel. Her assistant Louise handles all the little details. “Girl Powder,” directed by Annelise Ogaard is a sharp satire on the world of dubious start-ups and the founders aiming to revolutionize…
Read MoreA group of friends go to the beach, but Nora isn’t having fun. This anxious drama from director Ryan Martin Brown throws us into the interior life of a young woman who’s starving, dehydrated, and perturbed about the lack of plans amongst her friends…
Read MoreA man impulsively buys an acre of corn only to stumble into a world he never expected. Or: how to post the silliest short possible to take the edge off of Election Day (VOTE!). Here’s three+ minutes of such, directed by Danny O’Hare and Cory Snearowski…
Read MoreTwo grown men compete to be the most childish at a friend’s birthday party. Director Tynan Delong, known for his gloriously adolescent dispatches from Brooklyn apartments, has crafted his most adolescent yet, aimed directly at the stupid teenage boy in all of us…
Read MoreAn embittered man-child rails against women for being so mean. Written by and starring John Reynolds, “Women Are Mean” follows Greg around Brooklyn on a rainy day as he rants about his issues with the opposite sex…
Read MoreAfter an evidently successful first date, Evan and Marceline head back to her place. “Welcome to Bushwick”, by director Henry Jinings, is about the nerves and perceptions of a man and a woman approaching intimacy for the first time…
Read MoreWearing five GoPro cameras, a man attempts to visit every one of Trip Advisor’s “Top 315 Attractions in Miami'. Don’t say “I miss you.” Say “the content would have been better if you’d been in it.” That’s how Dylan (played by writer/director/camera platform Dylan Redford) begins trying to patch things up with his girlfriend…
Read More*Online Premiere* A floating portrait of a lonesome young man trying to keep the dark voices out of his head by staying on the move. This experimental short hangs on its vibrant visuals and oddly compelling lead character…
Read More*Online Premiere* The employees of a cult-like biotech start-up test their product on themselves. “Aquaculture”, written and directed by Artemis Shaw, is a (slightly) sci-fi satire about the grandiose vision of a quietly eccentric entrepreneur; freely mixing absurdity and sincerity, it’s a strangely engrossing film filled with mystery and restraint…
Read MoreSuffering from consumer’s fever, a young man starts a journey to the end of the world. From French animator Mélody Boulissière comes “Somewhere”, a lovely stop-motion animation about modern world fatigue and the yearn to escape…
Read MoreIn the middle of a Texas summer, plans for a babysitter fall through and six-year-old Caroline is left in charge of her two younger siblings. This nerve-racking drama from filmmaking team, Logan George and Celine Held, is one of the most accomplished short films of the year…
Read More*Online Premiere* Lucy and David's 8 year relationship has survived a distance of 2700 miles, but the events of one night tests their decision to stay together. Director Allegra Oxborough has crafted a complex and remarkably realistic docu-fiction drama about a long-distance relationship, equal parts sensitive, blunt, and heartbreaking…
Read More*Online Premiere* This satirical infomercial from the Beauty Standard Corporation (BSC) offers a glimpse into the world of “fixing” humans. Both futuristic and retro, “How To Build Your Human”, directed by Jasmine De Silva, merges tutorial with advertisement, in bright, poppy colors and fake smiles…
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