SCREENING SATURDAY AUGUST 9, 2025 AT 11:15 PM
Fasten your seatbelt! This block veers off the road and into strange worlds, surreal twists, and the wild spaces between comedy, grief, fantasy, and sci-fi. From porch pirates and space truckers to telepathic strangers and haunted dreams, these stories follow oddball characters on unexpected journeys. Some are looking for a purpose. Some are running from trouble. All of them are headed somewhere weird.
102 min run time
Copilot
Directors Jeremiah Hammerling, Robert Devine
Music Video, 6 min, United States
A lost android stumbles upon an animated TV show he's surprised to find himself starring in and remembers his true nature.
Handle with Care
Director Rob Margis
Comedy Short, 9 min, United States
Two jobless slackers turn to porch piracy for quick cash, but when they steal the wrong package, their get-rich-quick scheme spirals into total chaos.
The Traveler & The Troll
Director Adam Murray
Narrative Short, 9 min, United States
A Traveler stops to rest in a clearing of a long haunted forest. They soon learn they are not alone and have stumbled upon the lair of a terrifying troll who demands gifts for passage.
Space Truckers: 2031
Director Alex Grybauskas
Sci-Fi Shorts, 15 min, United States
A washed out ex-military slacker is paired up with an uptight, stickler middle-manager to deliver kitschy cargo across the galaxy.
In A World (Where People Have Problems)
Director Grant Lee Bomar
Narrative Short, 16 min, United States
We're in a place of our imagination...
Everything becomes a reflection of herself when Nina, a volatile and indecisive dreamer written by her wife, Audrey, meets Brad, a morally ambiguous prophet, and learns that her reality and free will are not what they seem.
Bad Signals
Director Matt McKisson
Made in Georgia, 15 min, United States
After two strangers unwillingly form a telepathic connection, their lives become intertwined by hearing each other's thoughts and feelings, becoming extremely close, for better or for worse.
Black Girls and Fairytales
Director Kiara Barnes
Made in Georgia, 14 min, United States
A princess-for-hire gets the chance of a lifetime to be a real princess but her ingrained colorism and insecurities hold her back from her crown.
Pineapple Soda
Director Julian Towns
Narrative Short, 14 min, United States
Carter's dreams are haunted by the memory of her recently deceased friend, and the unanswered questions that would give her closure.
Five O'clock Somewhere
Director Jonathan Milograno
Narrative Short, 14 min, United States
When a poorly timed bank robbery goes awry, Uncle Colt hides out at his recently deceased sister’s home. Unbeknownst to him, his niece Ruby has stumbled upon the stolen cash while grieving over her grandma. As Colt pretends everything is fine, a suspenseful game of cat and mouse begins to unfold.
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