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Stopwatch
A strange man advertises that he will pay for an American visa and cover all travel expenses to move to America to anyone who can convince him why their problems are so great that they must leave Iran. The catch is they only have one minute to do it.
Director: MohammadReza Sattari
14 minutes
Canvas
A Vietnam War Veteran, uses his art to work through his trauma and PTSD.
Director: Logan McCurry, Mitchell Workman
10 minutes
John Doe
While waiting to meet his client in a park, a single Real Estate Agent assumes the woman greeting him is his new client – while the woman mistakenly believes that he is her blind date. After an awkward exchange, they realize they are not there to meet each other; but they can’t deny a certain chemistry. When the woman’s actual date shows up, she suddenly finds herself conflicted.
Director: Rebecca Faulkenberry
10:22 minutes
Time Alone In Fear & Sadness
A woman walks through her traumatic reality in isolation, will she find her path toward a new hope?
Watch TrailerDirector: Derek Patterson
15 minutes
Simmer
A black high school student’s English teacher pushes him to get involved in a poetry showcase and develop his talents, but a racist bully and an avoidant father operate against him. Over the course of the story, the conflict blends both real and imagined spaces parallel to the teen’s evolution from repression to expression.
Watch TrailerDirector: Joshua Afiriyie
15 minutes
Millie’s Care Free Day
Weighed down and despondent from crushing depression, Millie tries to escape the daily grind by deciding today will be different. However, she must first confront her trauma before it consumes her.
Watch TrailerDirector: Michael Licisyn
9:10 minutes
The Journey of Malcom Miracle & Dave
The Journey of Malcolm Miracle and Dave is a mockumentary-style drama that chronicles a former inmate and a corrections officer that make a deep impact on each other’s lives. This film is an urban fantasy that deals with second chances, hard changes, prison, and pro-wrestling!
Watch TrailerDirector: J. Anthony Roman
17 minutes
As Easy As Closing Your Eyes
Academy Award-nominee Abigail Breslin presents: As Easy As Closing Your Eyes.
The story of a grieving mother who battles her addiction to a black-market drug that gives her life-like dreams about the son she lost.
Watch TrailerDirector: Parker Croft
21:43 minutes