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2024 Program Book

2024 Competition Film List

2023 Program Book

2023 Competition Film List

NARRATIVE FEATURE

Sunlight
Writer: Ailbhe Keogan
Director: Claire Dix

Grapefruit
Writer/Director: Chase Joliet

Autumn
Writer/Director: António Sequeira

Summer Of Violence
Writer/Director: Nicki Micheaux

The Secret Of Human Flight
Writer: Jesse Orenshein
Director: H.P. Mendoza

Midnight At The Paradise
Writer: Bill Robertson
Director: Vanessa Matsui

The Highest Brasil
Writer/Director: Jeremy Curl

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

The Philadelphia Eleven
Director: Margo Guernsey

This Is Not Financial Advice
Director: Chris Temple, Zach Ingrasci

First We Bombed New Mexico
Writer: Lois Lipman, Joel Marcus
Director: Lois Lipman

Studio One Forever
Director: Marc Saltarelli

Home Is A Hotel
Director: Kevin Wong

Born To Fly
Director: Brennan Robideaux

COMEDY VANGUARD FEATURE

Egghead & Twinkie
Writer/Director: Sarah Kambe Holland

For When You Get Lost
Writer: Jennifer Sorenson
Director: Michelle Steffes

Soweto Blaze
Writer/Director: Brad Katzen

Don’t Tell Larry
Writer/Director: Greg Porper, John Schimke

Sour Party
Writer/Director: Amanda Drexton, Michael A. Drexton

All The Wrong Ingredients
Writer/Director: Nicholas Livanos

DARK MATTERS FEATURE

Wild Eyed And Wicked
Writer/Director: G.S. Foxwood

Jonah
Writer: Trevor Vandelac, Ben Van Kleek
Director: Ben Van Kleek

Unfinished Business From Beyond
Writer: Eduardo Espindola
Director: Ian Martin

Inhabitants
Writer/Director: Matt McClung

Cannibal Mukbang
Writer/Director: Aimee Kuge

The Hidden Web
Writer: Łukasz M. Maciejewski, Jakub Szamalek, Piotr Adamski
Director: Piotr Adamski

NARRATIVE SHORT

Barely Breathing
Writer: Neal Reddy
Director: Derek Evans

Candice
Writer: Tyler Martin
Director: Tyler Martin, Chelsea Childs

In Tow
Writer/Director: Sharon Arteaga

A Lien
Writer/Director: Sam Cutler-Kreutz, David Cutler-Kreutz

Arman & Elisa
Writer/Director: Kiyan Agadjani

Final Forever
Writer: Levi Dubland
Director: Tess Quatri

NARRATIVE STUDENT SHORT

In Wonderland
Writer: Andrea Camacho McCracken, Nora Alameddin
Director: Andrea Camacho McCracken

Born Again
Writer/Director: Will Henderson, III

Jelly
Writer/Director: Anndi Jinelle Liggett

Whiteboy
Writer/Director: Matty Crawford

Seraphim
Writer: Joanna Fernandez
Director: Oscar Ramos

Waiting Room
Writer/Director: Katarina Zrinka Šarić

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Barely Breathing
Director: Samuel-Ali Mirporian

Bestseller
Writer: Meg Fisher, Aiden Siobhan
Director: Aiden Siobhan

A Guide For When Immigrants Become Ancestors
Director: Iliana Garcia

4DWN
Director: Danny Schmidt

Strong Grandma
Director: Cecilia Brown, Winslow Crane-Murdoch

Liftoff
Director: Drew Bierut

ANIMATED SHORT

Curiosa
Writer: Matthew Dickey, Tessa Moult-Milewska
Director: Tessa Moult-Milewska

Clicker
Writer: Charles Kugler

Hair Universe
Writer: Jinuk Choi, Seoyoung Ahn
Director: Jinuk Choi

Starling
Writer: Mitra Shahidi

Whiteness At Work
Writer: Peter Bonde Becker Nelson

The Legend Of Goldhorn
Writer: Lea Vucko

PRODUCED DIGITAL SERIES

A Perfect Bride
Writer: Serjan Serikbayev
Director: Darkhan Sarkenov

Restorage
Writer: Caleb Davis, E’an Verdugo
Director: E’an Verdugo

Superposition
Writer: Sergey Efremov, Dmitry Skachkov, Maxim Borisov
Director: Vladim Valiullin

Thanatos
Writer/Director: Andrew C. Fisher

What The Elf?
Writer: Cameron Kelly
Director: Tate Hanyok

Los Angelez
Writer/Director: Louisa Hill

ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT FELLOWSHIP AWARD

Black Mouth Cur
By: Kai Kido

English Tutor

Writer/Director: Jaho Coo

2022 Program Book

2022 Competition Film List

Narrative Feature

Golden Delicious

Writer: Gorrman Lee

Director:Jason Karman

Little Jar

Writer: Kelsey Gunn, Dominic Lopez

Director: Dominic Lopez

Salma’s Home

Writer/Director: Hanadi Elyan

The Wild Man

Writer/Director: Riley Cusick

Under Water

Writer: Simon Weeda, Julia van de Graaff, Kuba Szutkowski, Edgar Kapp

Director: Edgar Kapp, Kuba Szutkowski

Quicksand

Writer: JohnPaul Morris, Jake Burgess, Broderick Steele

Director: JohnPaul Morris

Absence

Writer/Director: Ali Mosaffa

Welcome, Violetta!

Writer: Fernando Fraiha, Inés Bortagaray

Director: Fernando Fraiha

Medusa

Writer/Director: Sophie Levy

Blow Up My Life

Writer/Director: Abigail Horton, Ryan Dickie

Documentary Feature

For the Love of Friends

Writer/Director: Cara Consilvo

Song of the Cicada

Writer: Robert Weiss

Director: Robert Weiss, Aaron Weiss

The Fire That Took Her

Director: Patricia Gillespie

The ‘Vous

Director: Jack Porter Lofton, Jeffrey Dailey

The Other Fellow

Writer: Rene Van Pannevis

Director: Matthew Bauer

With This Light

Director: Nicole Bernardi-Reis, Laúra Bermudez

American: An Odyssey to 1947

Director: Danny Wu

The Baby Daddy

Writer: Yair Cymerman, Adi Rabinovici, Tal Shefi, Noam Amit

Director: Adi Rabinovici, Yair Cymerman

Fenom

Director: Kayla Johnson

Showbusiness Is My Life, But I Can’t Prove It

Director: GB Shannon

Comedy Vanguard Feature

Checkout

Writer/Director: Jonathan Dekel

Dance Dads

Writer: Brock Harris, Jared Bonner

Director: Brock Harris

The Bystanders

Writer: Gabriel Foster Prior, Jack Hughes

Director: Gabriel Foster Prior

Daniel’s Gotta Die

Writer: Matthew Dressel

Director: Jeremy LaLonde

Wake Up, Leonard

Writer: Nigel DeFriez, Kat Mills MArtin, Kira Pearson

Director: Kat Mills Martin

The Library Boys

Writer/Director: Zane Borg

Long Flat Balls – Broken Promises

Writer: Paul Sparre Enger

Director: Harald Johan Zwart

DARK MATTERS FEATURE

Follow Her
Writer: Dani Barker
Director: Sylvia Caminer

Do Not Disturb
Writer/Director: John Ainslie

Fixation
Writer: William Day Frank

Director: Mercedes Bryce Morgan

#Blue_Whale
Writers: Evgeniya Bogomyakova, Abba Zaytseva, Olga Olga Klemesheva
Director: Anna Zaytsev

The Domestic
Writer/Director: Brad Katzen

NARRATIVE SHORT

An Irish Goodbye
Writers/Directors: Tom Berkely, Ross White

Teeth
Writer/Director: Alma Ganihar

Lead/Follow
Writer/Director: Colby Day

The Round Lake
Writer: Hira Sheraz
Director: Zayan Agha

Chemistry
Writers: Isaac Garza, Sydney Chandler
Director: Isaac Garza

One For Sorrow, Two For Joy
Writer/Director: Ana Yang

Rooted
Writer/Director: Sean Addo

NARRATIVE STUDENT SHORT

Sammy, Without Strings
Writers: Will Henderson, III, Ralph Parker, III
Director: Ralph Parker, III

Wuss
Writer/Director: Rubing Zhang

Let My Grandpa Into Heaven
Writers: Lana Bolycheva, Eugene Orlov
Director: Svetlana Bolycheva

Snapshot
Writer/Director: Becki Bouchier

Kissy And The Shark
Writer/Director: Lola Blanche

Dust To Dust
Writer/Director: India Opzoomer

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

World War Rylan
Director: Dan Winters

Lost Art
Director: Leif Ramsey

Wild Magnolias
Director: Alexandra Kearn

Gina
Director: Kathryn Prescott

Charles Umlauf: Flight and Fall
Writers: Dr. Katie Robinson Edwards, Ian Van Alan
Director: Ian Van Alan

ANIMATED SHORT

Rosemary A.D. (After Dad)
Director: Ethan Berrett

The Sprayer
Writer: Farnoosh Abed
Director: Farnoosh Abed

Samira’s Camera
Writer: Paula Kweskin
Director: Paula Kweskin

Kafkas’s Doll
Writer: Bruno Simões
Director: Bruno Simões

New Moon
Writer: Colman Domingo, Raul Domingo
Director: Jeff Le Bars, Jeremie Balais

La Calesita
Writer: Augusto Schillaci
Director: Augusto Schillaci

PRODUCED DIGITAL SERIES

Imposters
Creator: Sandie Cheng
Director: Elizabeth Jaeleigh Davis

Day Jobs
Writer: Stevie Wain
Directors: Stevie Wain, Auri Jackson

Homeschooled
Writers: Gwenlyn Cumyn, Karen Knox, Marushka Almeida
Director: Gwenlyn Cumyn, Karen Knox

Serjan Bratan
Writers: Alisher Utev, Sergei Litovchenko
Director: Alisher Utev

The Future of Everything
Writer/Director: Mike Greaney

ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT FELLOWSHIP AWARD

Charlette
Writer/Director: Sara Pinar Onder

Three Faces of Hunger and Thirst
By: HF Crum

2021 Program Book

2021 Competition Film List

Narrative Feature

Disfluency

writer/director: Anna Baumgarten

Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men writer

writer: Lorien Haynes

director: Lorien Haynes, Barbara van Schaik, Maryam d’Abo, Susannah Harker, Jodhi May, Erin Richards, Robin Gurney, Katie Flynn, Laura Merians, Amy Gardner, Gia Carides, Talia Balsam, Tara Fitzgerald, Kate Danson, Sienna Guillory, Saffron Burrows, Lucy Brown

My Dead Dad writer:

Pedro Correa, Fabio Frey

director: Fabio Frey

Sons of the Sea

writer/director: John Gutierrez

The Falconer

writer/director: Seanne Winslow, Adam Sjoberg

The Grand Bolero

writer: Gabriele Fabbro, Ydalie Turk

director: Gabriele Fabbro

TORAO

writer/director: Kazuya Murayama

Documentary Feature

Buried: 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche

director: Jared Drake, Steven Siig

Holy Frit

director: Justin Monroe

Imad’s Childhood

director: Zahavi Sanjavi

The Automat

director: Lisa Hurwitz

The King of North Sudan

director: Danny Abel

With This Breath I Fly

director: Sam French, Clementine Malpas

Comedy Vanguard Feature

Adventures in Success

writer: Jay Buim, Susan Juvet, Rachel Webster director: Jay Buim

Go to Kill

writer/director: Nam Won Park

He’s Dead & So Am I

writer: Gabe Martinez director: Gabe Casdorph and Gabe Martinez

Holidays at All Costs

writer/director: Stevan Lee Mraovitch

Dark Matters Feature

Briefly

writer: Ernst van Wyk

director: Marinus Gubitz

CRAM

writer/director: Abie Sidell

Ghosts of the Ozarks

writer: Tara Perry, Jordan Wayne Long, Sean Anthony Davis

director: Jordan Wayne Long, Matt Glass

It Hatched

writer/director: Elvar Gunnarsson

Jacinto

writer/director: Javi Camino

Lucas

writer: Álex Montoya, Sergio Barrejón

director: Álex Montoya

Spaghetti Junction

writer/director: Kirby McClure

Narrative Short

Puppet Me

writer/director: Julie Cavaliere, Annie Tippe

Metal

writer/director: Mischa Webley

Play It Again

writer: Liam Gareau

director: Dan Abramovici

Princess of Jerusalem

writer/director: Nicolas Paban, Guillaume Levil

Voce

writer: Emily May Smith, James Fritz

director: Emily May Smith

A Shot in the Fog

writer/director: João Thomaz Londres

Peaches

writer: Max Curry

director: Jared Januschka

Over My Dead Body

writer/director: Quinlan Orear

A Mistake with the Chairs

writer/director: Dave Kajganich, Alistair Petrie

The Elephant in the Mall

writer/director: Ziv Mamon

Man Seeking Man

writer: Michael Lorusso

director: Travis White

On The Line

writer: Duane Cooper, Dominick Santa Cattarina

director: Camden Elizabeth

Narrative Student Short

Lucia

writer/director: Victoria Rivera

Live at The Downbeat!

writer/director: Jared Bordeaux

Rubber Gun Club

writer/director: Alex Bendo

KUSH: A Bubblegum Western

writer: Anthony Sneed, Kali Davis

director: Anthony Sneed

A Beautiful and Violent Place

writer/director: Sam T McFarland

HEARTLAND

writer/director: Jahmil Eady

When The Sun Sets

writer/director: Phumi Morare

Two Tickets to Mars

writer/director: Kavita Parekh

Unmothered

writer/director: Urvashi Pathania

Last Strike

writer/director: Zan Gillies

Documentary Short

Red Horizon

writer/director: T.C. Johnstone

Off the Rails

director: John Papola

Less Lethal

director: Jaime Wilken

Wonderfully Made

director: Benita Ozoude

The Black Stonefly

director: Cody Lewis and Marc Rotse

Waiting for Waves

writer/director: Jacob Zaoutis

Digging for Life

director: Joao Queiroga

First Down

writer: Brian Loschiavo

director: Carrie Stett

The Passengers

director: Bruno Pieretti

VINCENT PRICE: The Original Thriller

director: Scott Campbell

writer: Gary Kyriazi

Street Reporter

writer/director: Laura Waters Hinson

Animated Short

There You Are

writer: Rui Huang, Rong Deng

director: Rui Huang

Stereotype

writer/director: Nahyun Beak, Dahyun Beak

The Ocean Duck

writer: Huda Razzak

director: My Anh Ngo

Red Shoes

writer: Anna Paděrová, Matěj Podskalský

director: Anna Paděrová

Memento Mori

writer: Paul O’Flanagan, Laura O’Flanagan

director: Paul O’Flanagan

The Weather is Lovely

writer: Pohan Lee/Chun-Chien Lien

director: Chun-Chien Lien

Sprout

writer/director: Nayt Cochran

Produced Digital Series

Alleyway Chefs

writer/director: Craig Ainsleyd

Witchsters

writer/director: Charla Lauriston

Blackout City

writer: Joey Belfiore

director: Will Bowes, Karen Knox

Last Bodega in Brooklyn

writer: Mosiah Moonsammy

director: Mosiah Moonsammy, Jared Glenn

Almost Starring

writer/director: Joosje Duk

Early to Rise

writer: Alec Cohen, Mike Cabellon, Adrien Pellerin, Katie Sicking

director: Alec Cohen

Cary in Retrograde

writer/director: Priya Domfeh, Philipp Yaw

Buds

writer/director: Annie C. Wright

Trapped

writer: David Bourgeois

director: Mélanie Pilon

Love, Guns & Level Ups

writer: Andrew Shanks, Nicholas Cleary, Daniel Vink

director: Andrew Shanks, Nicholas Cleary

Flux

writer: Alex DiBucci

directors: Jacob Stern & Alex DiBucci

Enderby Entertainment Fellowship Award

Faranak

written and directed by Mehrnoush Alia

2020 Program Book

2020 Competition Film List

Narrative Feature

The Badger
Writer/Director: Kazem Mollaie

The Catch
Writer/Director: Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer

Paper Tiger
Writer/Director: Paul Kowalski

Vagabonds
Writers: Philippe Dajoux, Rebecca Bitan
Director: Philippe Dajoux

Wake Show
Writers: Aldo Miyashiro, Érika Villalobos, Abril Cárdenas
Director: Aldo Miyashiro

Good
Writers: Justin Etheredge, Nathan Allen
Director: Justin Etheredge

Two Deaths of Henry Baker
Writer: Sebastian Pigott
Director: Felipe Mucci

Hard Luck Love Song
Writers: Justin Corsbie, Craig Ugoretz
Director: Justin Corsbie

Documentary Feature

ALE
Director: O’Neil Burgi

Baato
Directors: Lucas Millard, Kate Stryker

The Book Keepers
Director: Phil Wall

Kusasa
Writers: Shane Vermooten, Bianca Schmitz
Director: Shane Vermooten

Open Field
Director: Kathy Kuras

Re-Inventing the Wheel
Writers: Chelsea McEvoy, Ryan Tebbutt
Director: Chelsea McEvoy

Wildflower
Director: Matt Smukler

Comedy Vanguard Feature

Death of a Telemarketer
Writer/Director: Khaled Ridgeway

Film Fest
Writers: Marshall Cook, Paul Alan Cope
Director: Marshall Cook

Murder Bury Win
Writer/Director: Michael Lovan

Reboot Camp
Writer/Director: Ivo Raza

Standard (Estandar)
Writer/Director: Fernando Gonzalez Gomez

Time for Love (Kolej na Milosc)
Writer/Director: Miguel Velez

Dark Matters Feature

The Arbors
Writers: Clayton Witmer, Chelsey Cummings
Director: Clayton Witmer

Blinders
Writers: Tyler D. Savage, Dash Hawkins
Director: Tyler Savage

The Blue Orchid
Writers: Carl Marott, Hans Frederik Jacobsen
Director: Carl Marott

The Eagle’s Nest
Writers: Adeline Magno Assoua, Olivier Assoua
Director: Olivier Assoua

Narrative Short

The Affected
Writers: Rikke Gregersen, Trond Arntzen
Director: Rikke Gregersen

The Catch
Writer: Camila Zavala
Director: Thais Drassinower

The Last Starship
Writer/Director: Eric Haywood

Margo & Perry
Writer/Director: Becca Roth

The Pandemic Chronicles
Writer/Director: Ya’Ke

The Recordist
Writer: Indianna Bell
Directors: Josiah Allen, Indianna Bell

SCAR
Writer/Director: Carlos G. Velasco

The Terrorist
Writer: Omer Levin Menekse
Director: Jerell Rosales

Narrative Student Short

Agadez
Writers: Ian Barling, Homolade Omosuyi
Director: Ian Barling

El Clásico
Writers: Andrés Fernández, Joel Vázquez Cárdenas , Mauricio Rivera Hoffman

Home
Writer/Director: Adewale Olukayode

Lucky Girl
Writer/Director: Sidi Wang

Michelle
Writer/Director: Kenya Gillespie

Molly Robber
Writer/Director: Austin Hall, Zach Visvikis

Take Care
Writer: Ashley Miller
Director: Cameron McCormack

Tape
Writer: Shuhan Fan
Director: Jojo Erholtz

Undercut
Writer/Director: Kelly Pike

Documentary Short

Big Happiness
Director: Da Hee Kim

Blood On Our Side
Directors: Rodrigo Hernandez, Elpida Nikou

The Edge of Home
Director: Celine Cotran

Little Rink
Director: Lisa Melmed

Miss Curvy
Director: Ghada Eldemellawy

Shredded
Writers: Keren Temkin, Noam Stolerman
Director: Noam Stolerman

Witness for the Execution
Director: Nicholas Coles

Animated Short

Blind Eye
Writers/Directors: Isabela Littger De Pinho, Bruno Cohen, Rohit Kelkar, Yujia Wang, Germaine Colajanni, Rohan Deshchougule, Diego Porral

Holly
Writer/Director: Chris Carboni

Grand Adventure Railroad
Writer/Director: Hsiao-Shan Huang

Meow or Never
Writers: Neeraja Raj, Vanessa Rose
Director: Neeraja Raj

Pangu
Writers: Andrew Chesworth, Frank Gibson, Connie He, Bobby Pontillas, Shaofu Zhang
Director: Shaofu Zhang

Something Borrowed
Writer: Nathan Hardisty
Director: Micky Wozny

To the Dusty Sea
Writer/Director: Héloïse Ferlay

Wade
Writers/Directors: Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, Kalp Sanghvi

Produced Digital Series

#martyisdead
Creator: Pavel Soukup

The Anxious Taxidermist – A Musical
Creators: Aurora Florence, Jeff Dickamore

Blackwater
Creator: Boise Esquerra

Break In
Creators: Justin Gallaher, Samuel Roseme

The First
Creator: Tim Zientek

COUP!
Creators: Matthew Klaus Esolda, Brian Goodheart

Frederick Douglass Boulevard aka Food & Drink Boulevard aka F.D.B.
Creator: Washington Kirk

Good Genes
Creators: Michael Fry, Ashley Tribble

Our Shag Pad
Creator: Aldo Pisano

Sideways Smile
Creator: Hang Nguyen

Enderby Entertainment Fellowship Award

1, 2, 3, All Eyes On Me
Writers: Emil Gallardo, Derek Ho
Director: Emil Gallardo

The Affected
Writers: Rikke Gregersen, Trond Arntzen
Director: Rikke Gregersen

Hey, It’s Me
Writers/Directors: Courtney Sposato, Mark Sposato

Home
Writer/Director: Adewale Olukayode

Luminous
Writer/Director: Than Niles

Pause
Writer/Director: Tamer Shaaban

Six Nights
Writer/Director: Robert Brogden

Sofa Queen
Writer/Director: Jenny Kleiman

2019 Program Book

2019 Competition Film List

NARRATIVE FEATURE

The Bygone

Writer/Director: Graham Phillips, Parker Phillips

DC Noir

Writer: George Pelecanos

Directors: George Pelecanos, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Nick Pelecanos, Stephen Kinigopoulos

Drowning

Writer/Director: Melora Walters

Family Obligations

Writer/Director: Kenneth R. Frank

The Illegal

Writer/Director: Danish Renzu

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

Writer/Director: David Midell

Limbo

Writer: Anil Kizilbuga

Director: Tim Dunschede

Not to be unpleasant but we need to have a serious talk

Writer: Giorgos Georgopoulos, Maria Fakinou

Director: Giorgos Georgopoulos

Undertow

Writer/Director: Miranda Nation

Wade in the Water

Writer: Chris Retts

Director: Mark Wilson

The Witness

Writer: Mitko Panov, Wladyslaw Pasikowski, David Ryker

Director: Mitko Panov

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Against the Tides

Director: Stefan Stuckert

The Animal People

Director: Casey Suchan

Cowboys

Director: John Langmore, Bud Force

Cows With No Name

Director: Hubert Charuel

Flannery

Director: Elizabeth Coffman

Guest House

Director: Hannah Dweck, Yael Luttwak

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

Writer: Thomas R. Burman, William Conlin

Director: William Conlin

Paradise Without People

Director: Francesca Trianni

Pipe Dreams

Director: Stacey Tenenbaum

There Are No Lions in Tel Aviv

Director: Duki Dor

This Might Hurt

Director: Marion Cunningham

COMEDY VANGUARD FEATURE

Man Camp

Writer: Daniel Cummings, Scott Kruse, Josh Long

Director: Nate Bakke

The Planters

Writer/Director: Alexandra Kotcheff, Hannah Leder

Red Rover

Writer: Duane Murray, Shane Belcourt

Director: Shane Belcourt

Sawah

Writer: Adolf El Assal, Dennis Foon, Sirvan Marogy

Director: Adolf El Assal

The VICE Guide to Bigfoot

Writer: Zach Lamplugh, Brian Emond

Director: Zach Lamplugh

Treasure Trouble

Writer/Director: Dan Erickson

DARK MATTERS FEATURE

A Patient Man

Writer/Director: Kevin Ward

Macabre

Writer: Lucas Paraizo, Rita Gloria Curvo

Director: Marcos Prado

NOISE

Writer/Director: Jeremy Laval

Sleeping in Plastic

Writer/Director: Van Ditthavong

Swing Low

Writer/Director: Teddy Grennan

The Wretched

Writer/Director: Brett Pierce, Drew Pierce

NARRATIVE SHORT

STUDENT SHORT

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

ANIMATED SHORT

SCRIPTED DIGITAL SERIES 

88

Creators: Josef Sawyer, Thembi Banks

Brothers from the Suburbs

Creator: Patrick Wimp

Chosen

Creators: Michael Goitanich, Daniel Pfeffer

The Happy

Creator: Par Parekh

Lo: The New Adventures of Ultimate Man’s Ex-Girlfriend

Creators: Tom Ciaccio, Meri Haikin

Palomino & Swissy

Creators: Brian Groh, Julien Lasseur, Jaime Thalman

The Right Swipe

Creators: Juli Del Prente, Kyra Jones, Justin Casselle

SCRiBBLES

Creators: Brandon Garegnani, Lynnsey Ooten

Shangri-LA

Creators: Drew Rosas, Nick Sommer

2018 Program Book

2018 Competition Film List

NARRATIVE FEATURE

ABOVE THE CLOUDS

Writer:Simon Lords

Director: Leon Chambers

CLARA

Writers:Akash Sherman, James Ewasuik

Director: Akash Sherman

FISHBOWL

Writer:Stephen Kinigopoulos, Piero Iberti

Director: Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Kinigopoulos

LAST SUMMER

Writers/Director: Jon Jones

LAUGH OR DIE

Writer:Heikki Kujanpää, Mikko Reitala

Director: Heikki Kujanpää

LOVE GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND

Writer:Shruti Swaminathan, Ronak Shah

Director: Ronak Shah

MAJOR ARCANA

Writers/Director: Josh Melrod

SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Writer:Nathan Deming, Lawrie Doran

Director: Nathan Deming

UNDERCLIFFE

Writer: Bruce McLeod

Director: Lisa Mulcahy

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

A GIRL NAMED C

Director: Emily Kassie

F/11 AND BE THERE

Director: Jethro Waters

FATHER OF FOOTBALL

Director: Bradley Beesley

FOR THE BIRDS

Director: Richard Miron

FREE MAN

Director: Anne-Frédérique Widmann

GHOSTHUNTER

Director: Ben Lawrence

THE INTERPRETERS

Director: Andres Caballero, Sofian Khan

THE MONEY STONE

Director: Stuart Harmon

COMEDY VANGUARD FEATURE

ANTIQUITIES

Writers: Daniel Campbell, Graham Gordy

Director: Daniel Campbell

DANCING DOGS OF DOMBROVA

Writer:Michael Whatling

Director: Zach Bernbaum

IN REALITY

Writers: Ann Lupo, Esteban Pedraza, Aaron Pryka

Director: Ann Lupo

LOST AND FOUND

Writers/Director: Liam O Mochain

ORIGINAL SIN (PECADO ORIGINAL)

Writer: Jean Lee, Maia Nikiphoroff

Director: Jean Lee

SIMPLE WEDDING

Writers: Sara Zandieh, Stephanie Wu

Director: Sara Zandieh

DARK MATTERS FEATURE

ALIVE.

Writer: Jules Vincent, Chuck McCue

Director: Rob Grant

BEYOND THE NIGHT

Writer/director: Jason Noto

EMPATHY, INC.

Writer:Mark Leidner

Director: Yedidya Gorestman

GHOST LIGHT

Writer:John Stimpson, Geoffrey Taylor

Director: John Stimpson

THE AMARANTH

Writer:Eileen Shields

Director:Albert Chi

THE BLACK STRING

Writers:Brian Hanson, Richard Handley

Directors: Brian Hanson

THE DARK RED

Writers: Dan Bush, Conal Byrne

Director: Dan Bush

THE LAKE VAMPIRE

Writer/director: Carl Zitelmann

NARRATIVE SHORT

BACKGROUND

Writer/Director: Toni Bestard

CANDID

Writer/director: Gabrielle Shepard

DAILY BREAD

Writer:Ruby Challenger, Jonathan Wald, Ella Carey

Director: Ruby Challenger

FAILURE TO THRIVE

Writer/Director: James Brown

JUDAS COLLAR

Writer/Director: Alison James

MAMMOTH

Writer:Ariel Heller, Celia Rettenmair

Director: Ariel Heller

MERCURY

Writer:Gorana Jovanovic

Director: Kyla Simone Bruce

SEATTLE

Writer/director: Marta Aledo

SIN-SFO

Writer/director: Leon Cheo

THE MANDARIN TREE (MANDALINA AGACI)

Writer:Cengiz Akaygün, Duc-Thi Bui

Director: Cengiz Akaygün

THE MISSION

Writers/Director: Tom Haines

THE RIDE HOME

Writer:Taylor Hastings, Laura Adkin

Director: Laura Adkin

STUDENT SHORT

A SNAKE GONE THROUGH THE HOUSE

Writer:Strack Azar, Michael Stevantoni

Director: Strack Azar

DOWN (PERDEU)

Writer: Pedro Penna

Director: Pedro Formigoni

JUNIOR

Writer/director: Bert Dijkstra

MOONWALK WITH ME

Writer/director: So Young Shelly Yo

NOISE

Writer/director: Michael Aloyan

SPRING, ORCHID

Writer/director: Hengqing Pan

TINY WARRIORS

Writers/Director: Jono Chanin

WOMAN IN STALL

Writer:Josh Boles

Director:Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinell

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

THE COMPANY YOU KEEP

Writer/Director: Adrian Liang

FATHER K

Director: Judd Ehrlich

FELIX

Directors: Alison Otto

HALTER OFF

Director: Jake Bulgarino, James Young

MAXIMA: THIS LAND OF MINE

Director: Mariel Sosa

MY PAINTBRUSH BITES

Director: Joel Pincosy, Joe Egender

THE WORMWOOD STAR

Writer/Director:Adelina Borets

ANIMATED SHORT

AFTER WORK

Directors: Luis Uson, Andres Aguilar

THE BACKWARDS ASTRONOMER

Writer:Jade Shames

director: Jake Nelson

IAN

Writers:Gastón Gorali

Directors: Abel Goldfarb

LA NORIA

Writer/director: Carlos Baena

MY MOON

Writer/director: Eusong Lee

REVERIE

Director: Philip Louis Piaget Rodriguez

SISTER

Writer/Director:Siqi Song

THE WHEEL TURNS

Writer/Director:Sang Joon Kim

SCRIPTED DIGITAL SERIES PRESENTED BY STAGE 13

CAROL’S A DEMON

Creator: Amanda Holland

KELOID

Creator: Huriyyah Huhammad

MYRTLE AND WILLOUGHBY

Creator: Jorja Hudson and Brittany Tomkin

PAINT

Creators: Michael Walker

ROOT FOR THE VILLIAN

Creator: Max Rissman

SHENJI458

Creator: Yasir Masood & Quoc Huynh

SONG IN THE SKY

Creator: Samuel Frederich

THE GARY GOLD STORY

Creator: Greg Ash

2017 Program Book

2017 Competition Film List

NARRATIVE FEATURE

AMANDA & JACK GO GLAMPING

Writer/Director: Brandon Dickerson

AN AMERICAN IN TEXAS

Writers:Anthony Pedone, Stephen Floyd

Director: Anthony Pedone

BEAUTY MARK

Writer/Director: Harris Doran

BLEED. SCREAM. BEAT!

Writers: Aldo Miyashiro, Érika Villalobos, Abril Cárdenas

Director: Aldo Miyashiro

BOOST

Writer/director: Darren Curtis

DABKA

Writer/director: Bryan Buckley

FLOCK OF FOUR

Writers: Gregory Caruso, Michael Nader

Director: Gregory Caruso

HERE WE ARE

Writer/director: David Bellarosa

HIGH & OUTSIDE: A BASEBALL NOIR

Writer: Dan O’Dair

Director: Evald Johnson

HOLLOW IN THE LAND

Writer/Director: Scooter Corkle

HOUSE OF TOMORROW

Writer/director: Peter Livolsi

IN BLUE

Writers: Jan-Willem den Bok, Jaap van Heusden

Director: Jaap van Heusden

KAFOU

Writers: Jasmuel Andri, Bruno Mourral, Gilbert Mirambeau

Director: Bruno Mourral

LOGNDAGEN

Writer/director: Yaghoob Keshavarz Sarkar

MEERKAT MOONSHIP

Writer/director: Hanneke Schutte

QUALITY PROBLEMS

Writer: Brooke Purdy

Director: Brooke Purdy, Doug Purdy

QUEST

Writers: Santiago Rizzo, Darren Anderson

Director: Santiago Rizzo

SOUTHERN TALE

Writer/director: Tel Royal

SPACE & TIME

Writer/director: Shawn Gerrard

SUN DOGS

Writer:Raoul McFarland

Director: Jennifer Morrison

TENN

Writer:Stacey Miller

Director: James Franco

TIME TRAP

Writer:Mark Dennis

Directors: Mark Dennis, Ben Foster

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

BEAUTY AND RUIN

Writer/director: Marc de Guerre

COMING TO MY SENSES

Director: Dominic Gill

FAIL STATE

Writers: Alexander Shebanow, Regina Sobel, Nicholas Adams

Director: Alexander Shebanow

MR. FISH: CARTOONING FROM THE DEEP END

Director: Pablo Bryant

SHOT IN THE DARK

Director: Dustin Nakao Haider

TRANSFORMER

Writer/director: Michael Del Monte

TRIUMPH: THE UNTOLD STORY OF PERRY WALLACE

Writers: Rich Gentile, Eli Spielman, Bruce Johnson

Director: Rich Gentile

WHAT HAUNTS US

Writer: Mark Monroe

Director: Paige Goldberg Tolmach

DARK MATTERS FEATURE

BODIES

Writer: Joseph Baker

Director: Tom Large

BULLITT COUNTY

Writer/director: David McCracken

CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL KILLER

Writer/director: Mark Blair

FREDDY/EDDY

Writer/director: Tini Tüllmann

THE LANDING

Writers/directors: David Dodson, Mark Dodson

RUIN ME

Writers: Trysta A. Bissett, Preston DeFrancis

Director: Preston DeFrancis

TOUCHED

Writer/director: Karl R. Hearne

COMEDY VANGUARD FEATURE

CHASING THE BLUES

Writers: Scott Smith, Kevin Guilfoile

Director: Scott Smith

DON’T TALK TO IRENE

Writer/director: Pat Mills

DR. BRINKS & DR. BRINKS

Writers: Josh Crockett, Jonathan Pappas

Director: Josh Crockett

THE GREAT UNWASHED

Writers: Louis Fonseca, Nick Horseman

Director: Louis Fonseca

THE OUTDOORSMAN

Writer: Ryan Gilmour

Director: David Haskell

SHOP OF LITTLE PLEASURES

Writers: Julia Frick, Alice Frick

Director: Julia Frick

WILD HONEY

Writer/director: Francis Stokes

FAMILY FILMS

EARTH: ONE AMAZING DAY

Writers: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Richard Dale, Geling Yan

Directors: Richard Dale, Lixin Fan, Peter Webber

INTO THE WHO KNOWS!

Writers: Micah Barber, Tony Faia

Director: Micah Barber

NARRATIVE SHORT PRESENTED BY SHORTSTV

ANONYMOUS

Writer: Mario Theodorou

Director: Markus Meedt

DEMON

Writer/director: Caleb Slain

ECSTASY

Writer/director: Kitty Frobenius

FEAR OF FLYING

Writer: Ricarda Schemann

Director: Katja Straub

HIS NAME IS WILLY

Writer: Kathleen Hepburn

Director: Liz Cairns

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY

Writer/director: Jeffrey Zablotny

LOLZ-ITA

Writer/director: Katie Boland

NADIA’S VISA

Writer/director: Hanadi Elyan

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Writer/director: Noah Millman

QUEEN

Writer/director: Gabrielle Shepard

SHOW AND TELL

Writers: Reem Morsi, Sally Karam

Director: Reem Morsi

STICKY

Writer/director: Richard Turley

NARRATIVE STUDENT SHORT

THE CARPENTERS

Writer/director: Xiuzhi Yang

COMEBACK KID

Writer: Sam Steiner

Director: Ian Robertson

GLORIA TALKS FUNNY

Writer/director: Kendall Goldberg

MAN OF THE HOUSE

Writer/director: Jall Cowasji

THE POOL

Writer/director: Kate Gleason

TASTY

Writer/director: Meaghan Palmer

TOWARDS THE SUN

Writers: Elie Choufany, Monica Santis

Director: Monica Santis

WYRM

Writer/director: Christopher Winterbauer

ANIMATED SHORT

AFTER ALL

Writer/director: Michael Cusack

INTRUDER MAN

Writer/director: Peter Nelson

ROUFF

Writers/directors: Wildboar

SECOND TO NONE

Writer/director: Vincent Gallagher

TETE A TETE

Writer/director: Natasha Tonkin

TOTEM

Writer/director: Alex Cannon

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

DIGILANTE

Director: Mike Nayna

LOS COMMANDOS

Director: Joshua Bennett

I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU

Directors: Ben Joyner, Dumaine Babcock

LIGHT ON HER FEET

Director: Martin Barshai

REVOLVING DOORS

Director: James Burns

SO DAMN GLAD

Director: Justin Lubke

TAKE A WALK ON THE WILDSIDE

Director: Lisa Rideout

SCRIPTED DIGITAL SERIES PRESENTED BY STAGE 13

THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF EVERYTHING

Creator: Ya’Ke Smith

CLEANER DAZE

Creator: Tess Sweet

FROM JAPPAN

Creator: Raj Trivedi

GHOST BFF

Creators: Vanessa Matsui, Katie Nolan

HUG IT OUT

Creator: Kincaid Walker

ROCKETMEN

Creator: Webster Crowell

SWINGTIME

Creator: Brando Topp

*SIGH*

Creator: Ibet Inyang

YOUNG & RECKLESS

Creators: Andrea Shawcross, Devon Ferguson

2016 Program Book

2016 Competition Film List

SEED&SPARK NARRATIVE FEATURE

BLOOD STRIPE

Writers: Remy Auberjonois, Kate Nowlin

Director: Remy Auberjonois

BOYS IN THE TREES

Writer/Director: Nicholas Verso

CHRONESTHESIA

Director/Writer: Hayden Weal

HOLDING PATTERNS

Writer/Director: Jake Goldberger

NO RETREAT

Writers: J.D. Singer, Nicholas Zafonte

Director: Nicholas Zafonte

SUBURBAN COWBOY

Writer: Ryan Colucci

Directors: Ryan Colucci, Dragan Roganovic

THE TIGER HUNTER

Writers: Sameer Gardezi, Lena Khan

Director: Lena Khan

POV DOCUMETARY FEATURE

BERLIN REBEL HIGH SCHOOL

Writer/Director: Alexander Kleider

DR. FEELGOOD: DEALER OR HEALER?

Writer: Mark Monroe

Director: Eve Marson

THE HARVEST RUN

Writers/Directors: Steven Balvanz, Aaron McAdams

MONOGAMISH

Director: Tao Ruspoli

MY LIFE AS A FILM

Writer/Director: Eva Vitija

PROGAMER

Director: Justin Agnew

SANTOALLA

Directors: Andrew Becker, Daniel Mehrer

COMEDY VANGUARD FEATURE

5 DOCTORS

Writers: Max Azulay, Matt Porter, Phil Primason Directors: Max Azulay, Matt Porter

BRAVE NEW JERSEY

Writers: Michael Dowling, Jody Lambert

Director: Jody Lambert

DIANI AND DEVINE MEET THE APOCALYPSE

Writers/Directors: Etta Devine, Gabriel Diani

THE GOLDEN RUT

Writers/Directors: Nick Holden, Josh Holden

HOT AIR

Writers: Jeremy M. Goldstein, Derek Sieg

Director: Derek Sieg

DARK MATTERS FEATURE

THE CLIFF

Writers: Natxo Lopez, Andres Martorell, Helena Taberna Director: Helena Taberna

ELECTRIC NOSTALGIA

Writer/Director: Jacob Leighton Burns

FOUND FOOTAGE 3D

Writer/Director: Steven DeGennaro

MIDDLE MAN

Writer/Director: Ned Crowley

THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY

Writer/Director: Balazs Juszt

THE WRITER’S BURROW

Writers: Francisco Conde, Kurro González

Director: Kurro González

HEART OF FILM

11:55

Writers: Ari Issler, Ben Snyder, Bictor Almanzar

Directors: Ari Issler, Ben Snyder

ALMOST ADULTS

Writer: Andrianna DilLonard

Director: Sarah Rotella

AN ACQUIRED TASTE

Writer/Director: Vanessa LeMaire

AMERICAN WRESTLER: THE WIZARD

Writer:Brian Rudnick

Director: Alex Ranarivelo

CHRONICALLY METROPOLITAN

Writer:Nicholas Schutt

Director: Xavier Manrique

DELINQUENT

Writers:Levi Smock, Kieran Valla

Director: Kieran Valla

FINDING SOFIA

Writer/Director: Nico Casavecchia

FINDING OSCAR

Director: Ryan Suffern

IMPERFECTIONS

Writer/Director: David Singer

ONE NIGHT

Writer/Director: Minhal Baig

PUSHING DEAD

Writer/Director: Tom E. Brown

THE BIG FLIP: STORIES FROM THE MODERN HOUSEHOLD

Writer/Director: Izzy Chan

THE VIAGRA  CHRONICLES

Writer/Director: Chiara Sambuchi

THEY CALL US MONSTERS

Director: Ben Lear

TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’

Writer:Benjamin Hedin

Director: Sam Pollard

WRESTLING ALLIGATORS

Writers:Udy Epstein, Tchavdar Gergiev, Andrew Shea

Director: Andrew Shea

TEXAS INDEPENDENT

CANINE SOLDIERS: THE MILITARIZATION OF LOVE

Director: Nancy Schiesari

FUNNIEST

Directors: Katie Pengra, Dustin Svehlak

HOMESTATE

Writers:David Hickey, Blaise Miller

Director: David Hickey

THE BIG SPOON

Writers:Mallory Culbert, Carlyn Hudson

Director: Carlyn Hudson

QUAKER OATHS

Writer/Director: Lousiana Kreutz

STORIES FROM ABROAD

LONG LIVE DEATH

Writer:Erol Yesilkaya

Director: Sebastian Marka

MY MOTHER’S WOUND

Writers:Ozan Aciktan, Ozan Guben, Fethi Kantarci

Director: Ozan Aciktan

THE LOAD

Writers:Alan Jonsson Gavicia, Arturo Ruiz Serrano

Director: Alan Jonsson Gavicia

NARRATIVE SHORT

THE AUDITION

Writers: Jasmine Roth, Ben Ridgwell Director: James Thompson

BIG CITY

Writer/Director: Jordan Bond

THE BOY BY THE SEA

Writer: Andreas Illmer

Director: Vasily Chuprina

FIRST & SECOND

Writer/Director: Kacie Anning

THE GOODNIGHT KISS

Writer/Director: Laura Adkin

GRAND OPENING

Writers: Timothy Reckart, Hana Kitasei Director: Timothy Reckart

LIFE ON MARS

Writer/Director: Jose Manuel Carrasco

LUCY IN MY EYES

Writer/Director: Megan Park

MY VIOLA

Writer/Director: Shawn Gerrard

A NEW CIVILIZATION

Writer/Director: Williams Naranjo

PING

Writer/Director: Phil Traill

SHY GUYS

Writer/Director: Fredric Lehne

UPSIDE DOWN FEELING

Writer/Director: Eddie White

NARRATIVE STUDENT SHORT

THE ART OF NOT APPEARING

Writer/Director: Pernille Rivedal Hellevik

FANNY PACK

Writer/Director: Uttera Singh

HIDDEN

Writer/Director: Farzad Ostovarzadeh

THE LAW OF AVERAGES

Writer/Director: Elizabeth Rose

PRETTY M. JOHN

Writer/Director: Enrique Unzueta

RED APPLES

Writer: Ophelia Harutyunyan Director: George Sikharulidze

RUN FREE

Writer/Director: Raynor Arkenbout

THAT KINDA NIGHT

Writers: Jeremy King and Chelsey Cummings Director: Clayton Witmer

IDA DOCUMENTARY SHORT

HEAVEN IS A TRAFFIC JAM ON THE 405

Director: Frank Stiefel

A HOUSE WITHOUT SNAKES

Writer/Director: Daniel Koehler

LAVOYGER

Director: Rachel Bardin

MILE 19

Director: Vincent DeLuca

SOUL CITY

Directors: Monica Berra, SheRea DelSol, Gini Richards

THE SOUL OF A TREE

Director: Mari Walker

ANIMATED SHORT

BURNT

Writer/Director: Devin Bell

HUGO BUMFELDT

Writer/Director: Éva Katinka Bognár

MOON OF A SLEEPLESS NIGHT

Writer/Director: Takeshi Yashiro

MOTHERS

Writer/Director: Lubomir Yotov

TAKING FLIGHT

Writer/Director: Brandon Oldenburg

WELCOME TO MY LIFE

Writer/Director: Elizabeth Ito

SCRIPTED DIGITAL SERIES PRESENTED BY NEW FORM DIGITAL

THE BENEFITS OF GUSBANDRY

Writers: Alicia J. Rose, Courtenay Hameister Director: Alicia J. Rose

BROTHERS

Writer/Director: Emmett Lundberg

CODED

Writer: Steve Neufeld

Directors: Gary Harvey, Nigel Edwards

THE COME UP

Writer/Director: Ben Snyder

CRAIGSLIST THERAPIST

Writer: Dean Cates

Director: Dan Gregor

GIRL BAND

Writers/Directors: Cailin Lowry, Kerry Furrh, Olivia Mitchell

GUEST APPEARANCES

Writer/Director: Elizabeth Guest

THE LISTENING BOX

Writer/Director: Westin Ray

2015 Program Book

2015 Film Competition List

NARRATIVE FEATURE

BOOGER RED

Writers: Johnny McAllister, Berndt Mader

Director: Berndt Mader

FALLEN STARS

Writer/Director: Brian Jett

FORWARD. SIDE. CLOSE!

Writer/Director: Alexander Lercher

HER COMPOSITION

Writer/Director: Stephan Littger

KEEP IN TOUCH

Writer: Sam Kretchmar, Michael Covino

Director: Sam Kretchmar

MEMORIA

Writer/Directors: Nina Ljeti, Vladimir de Fontenay

NEWCOMER

Writer/Director: Kai Berry

THE EXILE

Writer/Director: Arturo Ruiz Serrano

POV DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

MONSTERMAN

Director: Antti Haase

MULLY

Director: Scott Haze

NO MÁS BEBÉS

Director: Renee Tajima-Peña

OF DOGS AND MEN

Director: Michael Ozias

THE SEX TEMPLE

Director: Johan Palmgren

SINCE: THE BOMBING OF PAN AM FLIGHT

Director: Phil Furey

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

Director: Neil Edwards

TRAFICANT: THE CONGRESSMAN OF CRIMETOWN

Director: Eric Murphy

DARK MATTERS FEATURE

AFTERDEATH

Writer: Andrew Ellard

Directors: Gez Medinger, Robin Schmidt

ISOLATION

Writers: Shane Dax Taylor, Chad LawDirector: Shane Dax Taylor

THE LION’S PATH

Writer: Sophie-Anne Beaudry

Director: Stéphan Beaudoin

REPARATION

Writer: Kyle Ham

Directors: Kyle Ham, Steve Timm

SUNNY SIDE UP

Writer: Willem Bosch

Director: Lourens Blok

TEAR ME APART

Writer: Tom Kerevan

Director: Alex Lightman

COMEDY VANGUARD FEATURE

3RD STREET BLACKOUT

Writer/Directors: Negin Farsad, Jeremy Redleaf

BABY, BABY, BABY

Writer/Director: Brian Klugman

HEADFIRST

Writer/Director: Antti Heikki Pesonen

THE NIGHT IS YOUNG

Writer/Directors: Matt Jones, Dave Hill

PAPERBACK

Writer/Director: Adam Bowers

HEART OF FILM

ALL MISTAKES BURIED

Writers:Tim McCann, Shaun Sanghani

Director: Tim McCann

A SINGLE FRAME

Director: Brandon Dickerson

CLARENCE

Director: Kristin Catalano

COMING THROUGH THE RYE

Writer/Director: James Sadwith

IN DEFENSE OF FOOD

Director: Michael Schwarz

IN TRANSIT

Directors: Albert Maysles, Lynn True, David Usui, Nelson Walker III, Benjamin Wu

IT HAD TO BE YOU

Writer/Director: Sasha Gordon

JEFF LOWE’S METANOIA

Writer:Jeff Lowe

Director: James Aikman

OYLER

Director: Amy Scott

THE BAD GUYS

Writer:Alena Smith

Director: Carlos Rincones

THE GREAT ALONE

Director: Greg Kohs

THE WEEK

Writers:John W. Mann, Jon Gunn, Rick Gomez

Directors: Jon Gunn, John W. Mann

UPSTAIRS INFERNO

Director: Robert L. Camina

ZEN AND THE ART OF DYING

Director: Broderick Fox

TEXAS INDEPENDENT

COUNTY FAIR, TEXAS

Writer:Bradford Thomason

Director: Brett Whitcomb

JACK’S APOCALYPSE

Writers:Will Moore, Jonathan Ray Case, Brad Montesi

Director: Will Moore

THE TELLER AND THE TRUTH

Writers:Andrew Shapter, Nevie Owens

Director: Andrew Shapter

STORIES FROM ABROAD

AUTUMN FALL

Writer/Director: Jan VarDoen

BEAUTIFUL GIRL

Writer/Director: Dominik Hartl

EL JEREMIAS

Writers:Ana Sofia Clerici

Director: Anwar Safa

TWO LUNES

Writer/Director: Huieun Park

WANJA

Writer/Director: Carolina Hellsgard

NARRATIVE SHORT

BEST WISHES FROM MILLWOOD

Writer/Director: Max Baker

DAKOTA

Writers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

Director: Greg Kwedar

ESEL (CARRY ON)

Writer/Director: Rafael Haider

THE FINAL SCENE

Writer/Director: Sonny Valicenti

HARRY & JUDY

Writer/Director: Jordan Michael Blake

INTO MEMORY

Writer/Director: Derek Franzese

RED ROVER

Writer/Director: Brooke Goldfinch

THE ROMANCE CLASS

Writer: Michael Cumes

Director: Stuart Elliott

SEAHORSE

Writer/Director: Daniel Montanarini

TILL JAIL DO US PART

Writer/Directors: Joserro Emmanuelli , Mariana Emmanuelli

THREE FINGERS

Writer/Director: Paul D. Hart

VAINILLA

Writer/Director: Juan Beiro

WE ARE HAPPY

Writers: James Handel, Matt Winn

Director: Matt Winn

NARRATIVE STUDENT SHORT

BLITZ

Writer/Director: Faraday Okoro

KIMI KABUKI

Writer/Director: Yoko Okumura

MOTHERLAND

Writer/Director: Komtouch Napattaloong

RUBY WOO

Writer/Director: Kendall McCrory

SARA & DENNIS

Writer/Director: Shahin Izadi

THE SISTER I LIVE WITH

Writers: Christopher Winterbauer, Jessica Winterbauer

Director: Christopher Winterbauer

SOPHIE

Writer: Alle Hsu, Dominique Holmes

Director: Alle Hsu

STANDING8

Writer/Director: Michael Molina Minard

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

ANTHEM

Director: Benjamin Smith

CENTRAL TEXAS BARBECUE

Director: Matthew Salleh

CIRCLES

Director: Frida Kempff

CHAU, BEYOND THE LINES

Director: Courtney Marsh

FRIEDA AND EDDIE, A JERSEY SHORE LOVE STORY

Directors: Steve Abruzzese, Jennifer Suwak

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE: THE LEGACY OF FANNIE LOU HAMMER

Director: Robin Hamilton

NIGHT SHIFT

Director: Alison Boland

ANIMATED SHORT

BORROWED TIME

Writer/Directors: Andrew Coats, Lou Hamou-Lhadj

BLURRY

Writer/Director: Anthony Falleroni

LAST DOOR SOUTH

Writer/Director: Sacha Feiner

THE MEEK

Writer/Director: Joe Brumm

THE ORCHESTRA

Writers: Mikey Hill, Jennifer Smith

Director: Mikey Hill

TRACES OF MY BROTHER

Writers: Bartosz Grudziecki, Moritz Mayerhofer

Director: Mortiz Mayerhofer

2014 Program Book

2014 Competition Film List

NARRATIVE FEATURE

7 MINUTES

Writer/Director: Jay Martin

THE KINGS SURRENDER

Writer/Director: Philipp Leinemann

LOOKING FOR LIONS

Writer: Norman Lesperance

Director: Brad Ragland

NIGHTFALL IN INDIA

Writer/Director: Chema Rodriguez

PHANTOM HALO

Writers: Antonia Bogdanovich, Anne Heffron

Director: Antonia Bogdanovich

SKIN DEEP

Writer: Monica Zanetti

Director: Jonnie Leahy

TERRIBLE LOVE

Writers: Christopher Thomas, Luke Helmer

Director: Christopher Thomas

SOMETHING, ANYTHING

Writer/Director: Paul Harrill

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

HARDY

Director: Natasha Verma

HOW I GOT OVER

Director: Nicole Boxer

MENTOR

Director: Alix Lambert

MORPHINE: JOURNEY OF DREAMS

Director: Mark Shuman

ONCE UPON A CRIME: THE BORRELLI – DAVIS CONSPIRACY

Director: Sheldon Wilson

THE BARKLEY MARATHONS: THE RACE THAT EATS ITS YOUNG

Directors: Annika Iltis, Timothy Kane

DARK MATTERS

BLACK MOUNTAIN SIDE

Writer/Director: Nick Szostakiwskyj

ONE EYED GIRL

Writers: Nick Matthews, Craig Behenna

Director: Nick Matthews

THE LIVING

Writer/Director: Jack Bryan

THE SIDEWAYS LIGHT

Writer/Director: Jennifer Harlow

THE SOUND AND THE SHADOW

Writer: Justin Paul Miller, Sam Zvibleman

Director: Justin Paul Miller

THE SUICIDE THEORY

Writer: Michael J. Kospiah

Director: Dru Brown

COMEDY VANGUARD

3 STILL STANDING

Directors: Robert Campos, Donna Locicero

HAVING FUN UP THERE

Writer: Geoff Tarulli

Director: Frankie Frain

JIMMY VESTVOOD: AMERIKAN HERO

Writers: Amir Ohebsion, Maz Jobrani

Director: Jonathan Kesselman

LISTOPAD

Writers: Arnost Lustig, Gary Keith Griffin

Director: Gary Keith Griffin

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Writer/Director: Jason Strouse

THE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN

Writer: Hal Haberman

Director: Mo Perkins

HEART OF FILM

#CHICAGOGIRL–THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Director: Joe Piscatella

ALL RELATIVE

Writer/Director: J.C. Khoury

EFFICIENCY

Writer:Steven Molony

Director: Kate Enge

POVERTY, INC.

Director: Michael Matheson Miller

WILDLIKE

Writer/Director: Frank Hall Green

TEXAS INDEPENDENT

61 BULLETS

Director: David Modigliani, Lousiana Kreutz

CRAZY CARL AND HIS MAN BOOBS: AN AUSTIN LOVE STORY

Director: Mike Woolf

FLUTTER

Writer/Director: Eric Hueber

THE TEXAS PROMISE

Director: Vanessa Roth

THE HISTORY OF TIME TRAVEL

Writer/Director: Ricky Kennedy

STORIES FROM ABROAD

BEAST OF CARDO

Writer/Director: Virgina Sanchez Navarro

PATONG GIRL

Writers:Susanna Salonen, Florian Garetner

Directors: Susanna Salonen

MUUTOKSII (CHANGES)

Writer/Director: Sami Laitinen

TAKING IT BACK

Writer/Director: Andreas Schmied

TOMORROW WE DISAPPEAR

Director: Jimmy Goldblum

FAMILY FILMS

POPOVICH AND THE VOICE OF THE AMERICAN WEST

Writers: Mike Thompson, Jerry Thompson, Gregory Popvich

Directors: Mike Thompson, Jerry Thompson

NARRATIVE SHORT

1946       

Writer/Director: Robert Ford

FITTED

Writer/Director: Auriel Rudnick

GREEN THUMB

Writer/Director: Phil Lorin, Kiel Murray

I DON’T CARE

Writer/Director: Carolina Giammetta

IN THE CLOUDS

Writer/Director: Marcelo Mitnik

LIGHTNING IN THE HAND             

Writers: Andrew Reuland, Joey Grossfield

Director: Joey Grossfield

NENA

Writer/Director: Aluda Ruiz de Azua

REDACTION

Writer/Director: Tim Sanger

SIMON SAYS

Writers: Steve Storm, Jamie Sterba

Director: Jamie Sterba

SKUNK

Writer/Director: Annie Silverstein

TWO SUGARS AS ALWAYS

Writer: Suzanne Riley

Director: Thore Schwemann

STUDENT SHORT

BILLY THE KID

Writer: Matt Pancer

Director: Joshua Amar

ESCAPE

Writer/Director: Zia Islam

FULL-WINDSOR

Writer/Director: Faraday Okoro

LUKE

Writer/Director: Conor Hamill

ONE AFTERNOON IN SUMMER

Writer/Director: Lilli Tautfest

OSMONDE

Writer: Tessa Nicholson

Director: Elsa Bauverd

RUSLAN

Writer/Director: Taisia Deeva

THE POLTERMAN

Writer/Director: Shane Ware

ANIMATED SHORT

BETWEEN TIMES

Writer/Director: Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata

FLUFFO      

Writer/Director: Steve McClean

LOST PROPERTY         

Writer/Director: Asa Lucander

MEND AND MAKE DO 

Writer/Director: Bexie Bush

THE DAM KEEPER    

Writer/Director: Robert Kondo, Dice Tsutsumi

THE LAST RESORT      

Writer: Gillian Park

Director: Stephanie Blakey

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

ALBERT

Director: Daniel Jaffe

CHANGEOVER

Directors: David Ketterer, Connor Lynch

THE GRANNY GLOBETROTTER

Director: Vince Williams

THE NEXT PART

Director:  Erin Sanger

ONCE AGAIN

Director: John Spottswood Moore

SLOW SEASON

Director: John Fiege

SPOKE

Director: Henry Horenstein

STELLA WALSH

Director: Rob Lucas

2013 Program Book

2013 Competition Film List

NARRATIVE FEATURE

BESIDE STILL WATERS

Writers: Chris Lowell, Mohit Narang

Director: Chris Lowell

CRACKHEADS

Writers: Andy Sophocleous, Tim Tsiklauri

Director: Tim Tsiklauri

FINDING NEIGHBORS

Writer/Director: Ron Judkins

JACK, JULES, ESTHER & ME

Writer/Director: Daniel Poliner

A LEADING MAN

Writer/Director: Steven J Kung

THE MAID’S ROOM

Writer/Director: Michael Walker

THE ODD WAY HOME

Writers: Rajeev Nirmalakhandan, Jason Ronstadt

Director: Rajeev Nirmalakhandan

SIREN

Writer/Director: Jesse Peyronel  

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

120 DAYS

Director: Ted Roach

ALL OF ME

Director: Alexandra Lescaze

DOG DAYS

Directors: Kasey Kirby, Laura Waters Hinson

ICEBOUND

Director: Daniel Anker

LIVING DOLLS

Director: Maureen Judge

POLITICAL BODIES

Director: Christopher Englese

THE PROJECT 

Directors: Adam Ciralsky, Shawn Efran

TAKE AWAY ONE

Director: William Lorton

DARK MATTERS FEATURE

BLOOD PUNCH

Writer: Eddie Guzelian

Director: Madellaine Paxson

DARK MOUNTAIN

Writer/Director: Tara Anaïse

INNOCENCE

Writers: Hilary Brougher, Tristine Skyler

Director: Hilary Brougher

OXV: THE MANUAL

Writer/Director: Darren Paul Fisher

DUG UP

Writer/Director: Dustin Rikert

COMEDY VANGUARD

COFFEE, KILL BOSS

Writer:Siguard Ueland

Director: Nathan Marshall

HELLAWARE

Writer/Director: Michael M. Bilandic

THE GOLDEN SCALLOP

Writer:Kevin Harrigan

Director: Joseph Laraja

G.B.F.

Writer:George Northy

Director: Darren Stein

I’M DATING YOU NOT

Writer:Pablo Flores

Director: Guillermo Groizard

MOP KING

Writer/Director: Ace Dixon

WAKING

Writer:Skyler Caleb

Director: Ben Shelton

THE LITTLE TIN MAN

Writer:Dugan Bridges, Matthew Perkins

Director: Matthew Perkins

HEART OF FILM

A BIRDER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING

Writers:Luke Matheny, Rob Meyer

Director: Rob Meyer

CIRCLE THE WAGEN

Director: Ryan Steven Green

FAVOR

Writer/Director: Paul Osborne

FOREVER’S END

Writer/Director: JC Schroder

GIRL ON A BICYCLE

Writer/Director: Jeremy Leven

GREAT CHICKEN WING HUNT

Director: Matt Reynolds

HOW TO FOLLOW STRANGERS

Writer/Director: Chioke Nassor

LA NAVAJA DE DON JUAN (THE KNIFE OF DON JUAN)

Writer/Director: Thomas Sanchez

LIGHT YEARS

Writer/Director: Maggie Kiley

SCRAPPER

Writers:Ed Dougherty, Brady Hall

Director: Brady Hall

SOLE SURVIVOR

Director: Ky Dickens

THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF DORIS PAYNE

Directors: Kirk Marcolina, Matthew Pond

THAT BURNING FEELING

Writer:Nick Citton

Director: Jason James

TEXAS INDEPENDENT

DEAR SIDEWALK

Writer/Director: Jake Oelman

LITTLE HOPE WAS ARSON

Director: Theo Love

THE ROAD TO LIVINSTON

Director: Erick Mauck

SOMBRAS DE AZUL

Writer/Director: Kelly Daniela Norris

WRITE/REC

HANDY

Writer/Director: Vincenzo Cosentino

NSFW

Writer/Director: Ryan Andrew Balas

SPEAK NOW

Writer/Director: Noah Harald

THE FABLE OF SHANNON CABLE

Writer/Director: Vinnie Hogan

FAMILY FILMS

IF YOU BUILD IT

Director: Patrick Creadon

KIX BROOKS PRESENTS A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS

Writers:Dustin Rikert, William Shockley, Eric Brooks

Director: Dustin Rikert

MY DOG THE CHAMPION

Writers:Robin Nations, Richard Dane Scott

Directors: Kevin Nations, Robin Nations

NARRATIVE SHORT

COLERA

Writer/Director: Aritz Moreno

END OF THE BEGINNING

Writer/Director: Richard Marshall

FOOL’S DAY

Writers: Cody Blue Snider, Shane Snider

Director: Cody Blue Snider

THE LANDING

Writers: Josh Tanner, Jade van der Lei

MOMMY

Writer/Director: René Frelle Petersen

INVISIBLE

Writer: Richard Sainsbury

Director: Greg Ash

OPEN SPACES

Writer/Director: Nick Rafter

RECORD

Writer/Director: David Lyons 

THIS IS IT

Writer/Director: Alexander Engel      

THE WELL

Writer/Director: Christian Baker

WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT

Writer: Marin Miller

Director: Wes Edwards

THE WOMAN IN THE DRESS

Writer/Director: Henry Pincus

STUDENT SHORT

HARBINGER

Writer/Director: MacGregor Greenlee

LIFT

Writers: Brett Swanson, Kieran Valla

Director: Kieran Valla

PISTACHIO MILK

Writer/Director: Avram Dodson

RANGE JUNKIES

Writer/Director: Lucas Mireles

SLEEPLESS CITIES

Writer: Zach Endres

Director: Steven Hendrix

REZA HASSANI GOES TO THE MALL

Writer/Director: Sara Zandieh

RUNNING SKINNY

Writer/Director: Jacob Beyer

YOU MISSED SONJA

Writer: Carola M. Lowitz

Director: Félix Koch

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

BLINDE LIEFDE (BLIND LOVE)

Director: Jenny van den Broeke

COWTOWN KEEYLOCKO

Director: Ira Chute

THE GUIDE

Director: Jessica Yu

THE KING OF SIZE

Director: Peter Dowd

PULLING TEETH

Director: Steve Abruzzese, Jennifer Suwak

REHEARSAL

Director: Jacqueline Christy

THE RIDER AND THE STORM

Directors: David Darg, Bryn Mooser

WIN OR LOSE

Director: Daniel Koehler

ANIMATED SHORT

A CAUTIONARY TAIL

Writer: Erica Harrison

Director: Simon Rippingale

DOGONAUTS : ENEMY LINE

Writer/Directors: Justin Rasch, Shel Rasch

LA NUIT DE L’OURS (THE NIGHT OF THE BEAR)

Writer/Directors: Fred Guillaume, Samuel Guillaume

MIA

Writers: Bert Vandecastelle, Wouter Bongaerts

Director: Wouter Bongaerts

OUVERTURE

Writer/Director: Bracey Smith

STRANGEL – THE ANGEL OF THE ODD

Writers: Urs-Daniel Douwes, Mattio Martinez, Andrea von Braun

Director: Daniel von Braun

TALENT SHOW

Writer: Matthew Baskott

Director: Claire Winter

WOODY

Writer/Director: Stuart Brown

2012 Program Book

2012 Competition Film List

NARRATIVE FEATURE

ALLEGIANCE

Writer/Director: Michael Connors

COME MORNING

Writer/Director: Derrick Sims

JUNCTION

Writer/Director: Tony Glazer

JUNK

Writers: Kevin Hamedani, Ramon Isao

Director: Kevin Hamedani

LAST STOP: SALVATION

Writer: Baris Pirhasan

Director: Yusuf Pirhasan

LIARS, FIRES, AND BEARS

Writer: Jeremy Cloe

Directors: Jeremy Cloe, Lundon Boyd

MAR DEL PLATA

Writer: Ionathan Klajman

Directors: Ionathan Klajman, Sebastián Dietsch

SPARROWS DANCE

Writer/Director: Noah Buschel

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

ELEMENTAL

Directors: Gayatri Roshan, Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

FOUR HORSEMEN

Director: Ross Ashcroft

INFORMANT

Director: Jamie Meltzer

LAST DAY AT LAMBEAU

Director: Michael Neelsen

THE MISSING PIECE: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MAN WHO STOLE THE MONA LISA

Director: Joe Medeiros

CAO GOES TO WASHINGTON

Director: S. Leo Chiang

PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF

Directors: Thomas Bean, Luke Poling

WHERE HAVE ALL THE MERMAIDS GONE?

Director: Nathaniel Kramer

COMEDY VANGUARD

BAD PARENTS

Writer/Director: Caytha Jentis

CUPID

Writer/Director: John Dion

DO OVER

Director: David Fabelo

Writer: David Fabelo, Taylor Allen

EX-GIRLFRIENDS

Writer/Director: Alexander Poe

THE BITTER BUDDHA

Director: Steven Feinartz

THE EXQUISITE CORPSE PROJECT

Writers: Chioke Nassor, Dave Segal, Joel Clark, Adam Conover, Raphael Bob-Waksberg

Director: Ben Popik

THE LAST MAN(S) ON EARTH

Writer/Director: Aaron Hultgren

THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING

Directors: Negin Farsad, Dean Obeidallah

MISSED CONNECTIONS

Writer: Kenny Stevenson

Director: Eric Kissack

PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES

Writer/Director: Don Swaynos

PASSPORT TO AFRICA

THE FADE

Director: Andy Mundy-Castle

FINDING MERCY

Director: Robyn Paterson

PUNK IN AFRICA

Writer/Director: Keith Jones, Deon Maas

RISING FROM ASHES

Director: T.C. Johnstone

UNWIELDY BEAST

Director: Bradon Loper

DARK MATTERS

BONEBOYS

Writer: Kim Henkel

Directors: Duane Graves, Justin Meeks

DEADBOX

Writer/Director: Richard Karpala

IT’S IN THE BLOOD

Writers:Scooter Downey, Sean Elliot

Director: Scooter Downey

SATURDAY MORNING MASSACRE

Writers:Jory Balsimo, Aaron Leggett, Jason Wehling

Director: Spencer Parsons

THE SPELL BOOK

Writer/Director: Robert James Haynes

VAMPIRA AND ME

Director: R.H. Greene

TEXAS INDEPENDENT

THE GIRL

Writer/Director: David Riker

SATELLITE OF LOVE

Writers:Jonathan Case, Will James Moore

Director: Will James Moore

SPRING EDDY

Writer/Director: George Anson

FAMILY FILMS

FLATLAND

Writers:Seth Caplan, Dano Johnson, Jeffrey Travis

Directors: Dano Johnson, Jeffery Travis

FLATLAND 2

Writer/Director: Dano Johnson

MURT RAMIREZ WANTS TO KICK MY ASS!

Writer/Director: Dan Lee

R.L. STINE’S THE HAUNTING HOUR

Writers: Billy Brown, Dan Angel

NARRATIVE SHORT

ÅRHUNDRADETS BROTT (DAMAGED ONES)

Writer/Director: Johanna Paulsdotter Löfstedt

ASAD

Writer/Director: Bryan Buckley

ATLANTIS

Writer/Director: Matthew Omstein

BUZKASHI BOYS

Writers: Martin Roe, Sam French

Director: Sam French

CORK’S CATTLEBARON

Writer/Director: Eric Steele

FRIDAY

Writer: Anna Symon

Director: Sebastian Rice-Edwards

INCIDENT AT PUBLIC SCHOOL 173

Writer/Director: Andrew Tilley

LA VITESSE DU PASSÉ (THE SPEED OF THE PAST)

Writer/Director: Dominique Rocher

MY LEFT HAND MAN

Writer/Director: Antonia Bogdanovich

PETER AT THE END

Writers: Robert Gibba, Whit Hertford

Director: Russ Lamoureux

PRAY

Writer/Director: Thelyia Petraki

YARDBIRD

Writer: Julius Avery

Director: Michael Spiccia

NARRATIVE STUDENT SHORT

BELLA FLEACE GAVE A PARTY

Writers: Evelyn Waugh, Leonora Lonsdale

Director: Leonora Lonsdale

BOOM BOX KIDS

Writer/Director: Taylor Gledhill

THE CASE OF THE MISSING GARDEN GNOME

Writer: Joe Swanson

Director: Alberto Belli

FRENCH QUESADILLAS

Writer/Director: Michael Lukk Litwak

HATCH

Writers: Christoph Kuschnig, Karl Goldblat

Director: Christoph Kuschnig

LISA

Writer/Director: Anna Zaytseva

MY NAME IS YOUR FIRST LOVE

Writer: Darren Anderson

Director: Rob Richert

PAYING FOR IT

Writer/Director: Lauren Lillie

THE TELEPORTED MAN

Writer/Director: Zach Endres

THE TREEHOUSE

Writer: A.J. Sheeran

Directors: A.J. Sheeran, Sam Shapson

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

THE BRONZER

Director: Peyton Wilson

THE DEBUTANTE HUNTERS

Director: Maria White

GOOD KARMA $1

Directors: Amy Laslett, Jason Berger

ILLEGAL

Director: John X. Carey

JEWPHORIA

Director: Randy Kagan

SEE THE DIRT

Directors: Chelsea Hernandez, Erik Mauck

UNRAVEL

Director: Meghna Gupta

ANIMATED SHORT

BUY BUY BABY

Writers: Adele Coburn, Gervais Merryweather

Director: Gervais Merryweather

FROM A TO B AND BACK AGAIN

Writer/Director: Andy Glynne

HEAD OVER HEELS

Writer/Director: Tim Reckart

JAMON (HAM)

Writer/Director: Iria López

PASTEURIZED

Writer/Director: Nicolas Villarreal

SLEIGHT OF HAND

Writer/Director: Michael Cusack

SNACK ATTACK

Writer/Director: Andrew Cadelago

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