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Be Strong & Try To Hang On SHORTS BLOCK # 1

BE STRONG & TRY TO HANG ON SHORTS BLOCK #1

SCREENING FRIDAY AUGUST 8, 2025 AT 12:00 PM

From alien cages to time loops to war zones, these shorts push their characters to the edge. A mother makes an impossible choice. A scientist risks his mind. A soldier stares down his own blood. Whether the danger comes from outer space or deep within, survival is the only option - even if it breaks you.

81 min run time

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Don't Hang Up

Director Diamond Batiste

Narrative Short, 11 min, United States

In rural Hayti, Missouri, matriarch Elizabeth Holiday confronts her past when an unexpected call from her former student, Jeremy, disrupts her routine.

Lab Rats

Director Stimson Snead

Sci-Fi Shorts, 19min, United States

A man finds himself in a cage, like a lab rat. The most recent abductee of a prolonged alien invasion. There he joins a woman, a day-one abductee, long consigned to the mind altering drugs given to her by their alien overlords. Together, they must decide whether or not to succumb to being pets or face the absurd horror of their reality and find a way to escape the lab.

Möbius Loop

Director Lee Peterkin

Sci-Fi Shorts, 20min, United States

In a race against time, a scientist seeks to perfect a mind-jumping time-travel program.

Brothers: A Civil War Story

Director Casey Schaffer

Drama Short, 20min, United States

A young Confederate soldier comes face-to-face with his Union brother on the battlefield during the Battle of the Wilderness.

We Meet Again

Director Matthew Lucas

Comedy Short,12 min, United States

An aging spy and his longtime nemesis meet up to relive their glory days, but their dueling memories clash even more than they ever did.

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