Trial of God
United States / English / 7 min / Drama / 2024
A detective questions a suspect accused of terrible crimes.
Director: Brendan Merrill, Marshall Manesh
Writer: Brendan Merrill, Marshall Manesh
Producer(s): Brendan Merrill
Key Cast: Marshall Manesh
Overexposed
United States / English / 20 min / Drama / 2024
An American photojournalist is forced to confront a traumatic event from her latest assignment.
Director: Michele Love Santoro
Writer: Michele Love Santoro
Producer(s): Michele Love Santoro, Eric Whitten
Key Cast: Michele Love Santoro, Justin Miles
EMAIL: micheleproduces@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/afilmbymls
Remember This
United States / English / 19 min / Drama / 2024
A young female reporter suddenly wakes up in the middle of the night on a deserted New York City street with bruises on her face and body and realizes, to her horror, that she has lost her memory and doesn’t know who she is. When a purported “Good Samaritan” comes to her aid, she embarks on a disquieting journey to recover her identity and find out what happened to her.
Director: Andrew Serban
Writer: Andrew Serban
Producer(s): Jen Emma Hertel, Andrew Serban
Key Cast: Kate Garfield, Allison Altman
EMAIL: depplyfunnysolmaz@gmail.com
WEBSITE: https://www.rememberthisshortfilm.com/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/afilmbymls
Slobopoly
United States / English / 9 min / Drama / 2024
When a grumpy hermit is bribed to run for mayor of a rural town, she comes out of her shell to protect her trailer park from impending destruction.
Director: Yinghui Li
Writer: Jennifer Baker
Producer(s): Jennifer Baker, Kaan Berkant
Key Cast: Sarah Lilly, Christopher Hatfield, Richard Butch
EMAIL: jenniferbakerfilm@gmail.com
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100022583371681
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/_jen_a_baker_
Skettel
United States / English / 14 min / Drama / 2024
A young mother struggles to keep her head above water as she navigates motherhood, her neurodivergent toddler, and the gritty Atlanta nightclub where she works. All on a quarter tank of gas.
Director: Moon Lee Ferguson
Writer: Moon Lee Ferguson
Producer(s): Kiara Diana, Shania Banton
Key Cast: Alicia Pilgrim
EMAIL: mf@filledwithmagic.com
WEBSITE: https://www.moonferguson.com/skettel
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/fwmproductions
Dirty Towel
Broward / English / 13 min / Comedy, Drama / 2023
A teenage girl grapples with feelings of shame and guilt after having sex for the first time, leading to a thoughtful exploration of generational shame, societal expectations, and self-worth.
Email: dirtytowelmovie@gmail.com
Director: Callie Carpinteri
Writer: Callie Carpinteri, Emma Parks
Producer(s): Callie Carpinteri, Emma Parks, Katrina Lee, Cassidy Campbell, Vanessa Nottingham
Key Cast: Emma Parks, Laura Coover, Ben Krieger, Laurel Nail
EMAIL: roadtohollywood@ymail.com
Website: http://www.dirtytowelmovie.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/dirtytowelmovie
Dregs
United States / English / 13 min / Drama / 2023
In the tense aftermath of a controversial police incident, NYPD Sergeant Leung grapples with the weight of his actions as he faces a press conference. Supported by Captain Ross and Deputy Inspector Martin, Leung’s inner turmoil intensifies when a tenacious reporter, Keith Madden, probes him about the incident. As the press room fills with questions, Leung struggles to maintain composure, haunted by memories of the altercation. Behind closed doors, Martin’s manipulation pushes Leung to the brink, and racism rears its ugly head. Returning to the press room, Leung is cornered by a pivotal question about potential criminal charges, leading him to a moment of internal reckoning where his conscience clashes with his tribal loyalty. The room holds its breath as Leung steps up to the microphone. He breathes in…
Director: Jackie Shijie Xing
Writer: Jamal Abdinasir Mohamed, Jackie Shijie Xing
Producer(s): Chris Zilong Wang, Jessica Yiwen Qian
Key Cast: Michael C. Liu
Deliberate
United States / English / 15 min / Drama / 2024
In an effort to get closure on her past, a young woman named Alice pays a surprise visit to her former teacher and lover, Mr. Jacobs. Now grown up and disillusioned with the reality she had been made to believe in, Alice demands an apology from Mr. Jacobs and threatens to come forward with her story. Mr. Jacobs pushes back against Alice’s accusations, and draws on their shared connection to reinforce his narrative of the relationship they shared nine years ago. Faced with two versions of the past, Alice is forced to acknowledge her own conflicting motivations and desires that brought her back to Mr. Jacobs in the first place.
EMAIL: marta.cortez.roncada@gmail.com
Director: Marta Roncada
Writer: Marta Roncada
Producer(s): Marta Roncada, Raphael Gindre, William French
Key Cast: Kelly Lou Dennis, Carl Beukes
CONTACT: http://www.wholepicturesla.com
The Lights Above
United States / English / 17 min / Sci-Fi, Drama / 2024
Months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a series of unidentified aircraft sightings over Los Angeles lead a determined journalist to reluctantly pair up with a Japanese American photographer to prevent another attack.
Director: Luke J Salewski
Writer: Luke J Salewski
Producer(s): Avo John Kambourian, Alex Chang
Key Cast: John Ryan McLaughlin, Jonathan Tanigaki, Alan Rachins
Email: lsalewsk@usc.edu
Website: http://thelightsabove.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelightsabove
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelightsabovemovie/
