SCREENING SATURDAY AUGUST 9, 2025 AT 4:10 PM
This block covers it all. From haunted bidets to dream invasions, emotional voicemails to botched tattoos, these shorts blur the line between absurd and sincere. It’s comedy with bite, heartache with punchlines, and just enough chaos to keep you guessing. Consider this your official vibe check.
87 min run time
Interracial Couple In A Cheerios Ad
Director Christine Lakin
Music Video, 4 min, United States
An advertising team brainstorms a way to make the world's most inclusive commercial
HOLY HEAVÊNESS
Directors Farnoosh Abedi, Negah Khezre Fardyardad, Mohammad Ghaffari
Animated Short, 10 min. Iran
The unbearable lightness of the death of loved ones… There are wounds in life that eat away at you like leprosy…The weight of the death of loved ones sometimes becomes so overwhelming that to get rid of this weight another birth is inevitable.
ALOHA MEANS I LOVE YOU
Director Katy Dore
Narrative Short, 6 min, United States
Clara and Bertie have been friends for nearly 60 years, but when Clara wants to add a new man into the mix, Bertie's devotion to her friend is tested.
Wistful Sentiments
Director Jesse Foy
Narrative Short 2 min, United States
On Valentine’s Day, a young man wakes with a song stuck in his head - the one he and Angie could never remember. Driven by the sudden memory, he calls her and begins to pour his heart out over the phone.
Birthday Cake
Director Jesse Foy
Narrative Short, 9 min, United States
A young entrepreneur navigates a career of increasing success, but the path has not been easy as he constantly faces setbacks by his reckless father along the way.
The Crime Family
Director Jason B Markowitz
Horror / Thriller, 6 min, United States
A hard-working mother comes home to find her husband playing games. Obviously, she is not happy about it. Find out who is the head of this family in this shocking, suspenseful East Coast Western Horror Comedy Thriller Noir Mystery Family Movie. A mother's work is never done!
In Your Dreams
Director Nathaniel Gary Henry
Comedy Short, 11 min, United States
James, a successful neuroscientist, decides to build a device that allows two people to share dreams. He uses this device to take his father into the dream world and violently confront him about how he was raised.
Letterboxing
Director Mike Brune
Made in Georgia, 10 min, United States
Set against the backdrop of former movie theaters in Atlanta, GA, five friends plot to watch every movie ever made.
Zapinos
Director Matt Bruggeman
Comedy Short, 16 min, United States
In this Facebook Marketplace meetup gone wrong, Dustin finds himself being scammed into becoming friends with the owner of a rare item.
Bad Tat
Director Cole Kelley
Dark Comedy Short, 6min, United States
A tattoo artist is thrust into a deadly game of deceit and survival when forced to botch a gang rival’s tattoo, triggering unexpected chaos.
Bidet
Director James Brylowski
Horror Comedy Short, 8 min, Canada
A group of best friends are hunted by a possessed bidet.
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