Chauncey
Directors: Reilly Anspaugh, Daniel Rashid
Country: USA; Running Time: 11 minutes
When Zoe brings her new boyfriend home for the first time, she hides her childhood stuffed animal, Chauncey, in the sock drawer. But when she starts to hear Chauncey’s voice in her head, she has to choose whether to continue hiding him or to reveal the truth and risk disaster.
Fanatic
Director: Taran Killam
Country: USA; Running Time: 16 minutes
Charlie and Gerald revive their failed 2000s boyband, 2N1, for a competition with prize money that could remedy all their financial woes. What could go wrong?
ILY, Bye
Director: Taylor James
Country: USA; Running Time: 14 minutes
ILY, Bye follows Siobhan, a quirky, socially anxious mess who can’t seem to keep a job. Thanks to the help of her best friend Gary, she scores an interview with his boss, Mr. Litchfield. When her call to schedule the interview goes to voicemail, Siobhan panics and leaves a series of unhinged messages. Not wanting to lose the interview, she embarks on a chaotic mission to delete the voicemails herself.
Mankind
Director: Jacob Ronnow
Country: USA; Running Time: 26 minutes
After a confrontational interaction with a homeless man “seeking change” outside a prestigious law firm, a young lawyer offers this lost soul a chance at redemption. As fate would have it, an unlikely connection is formed between the two, leading both men to ultimately discover salvation.
Midnight Snack
Directors: Samuel Dhooge, Rani Nagels, Jarne Meersman
Country: Belgium; Running Time: 2 minutes
A vampire tries to escape from the house he’s in when he finds out there’s a solar eclipse happening.
Mother Of Portland WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Kyle LaMontagne
Country: USA; Running Time: 7 minutes
When there’s chaos in her kitchen, she’s there to help. When there is chaos in her city, she’s there to help. A gritty, greasy look at what it means to be a modern-day hero. The story of the life and work of Lisa Schroeder.
The Soul Trader
Director: Susan Dynner
Country: USA; Running Time: 12 minutes
An occult hitwoman has cornered the market for selling life-extending souls to the elite. But on her final hit before retirement, deadly competition emerges from the shadows.
