The Films

Best of the Fest

First Impressions

Randall wants to impress his girlfriend at their weekly game night, but things don't go as planned.

Winner

Art attack made with love

Tejano Night

While attending an out of town family gathering in South Texas, an awkward Mexican-American is forced to tag along with his cousin to a local bar after butchering his Spanish pronunciation at dinner.

Apples To Affleck

Celebrating a milestone birthday, Darren has friends over for a classic game night and some birthday cake. However, things take a fun turn as Darren goes from being the birthday boy, to proving his political correctness.

Decorator

The Decorator is busy building his own scenery near his workshop. A small object is falling from this decoration. Meanwhile, a passing by street musician kicks it by leg and the subject slips forward to the middle of the road. This little thing in the middle of the road becomes a matter of discussion.

A Night In Davie’s Brain

After forgetting a girl's number from last night's party, Davie has a chance to search his memory with the help of a scientist's strange invention

Promise Me You’ll Sing My Song

A homage to Mr. Reuben Johnson, an innocent man who was lynched on December 27, 1874 in Mountain Creek, Texas, USA. Performed by dancer Matthew Roberts of Bruce Wood Dance (Dallas, TX) near the site of the lynching of Mr. Johnson, "Promise Me You'll Sing My Song" invites viewers to wrestle with history that hides in plain sight.

Write A Song About Heartache

A musician under the gun to churn out a hit runs his muse ragged, draining him of every lyric he's got no matter the cost.

International Short Film Contest

6 Seconds, 60 Years Later

Explore a firsthand account of history as we delve into the chilling recollections of Joseph H. Carter, a key observer during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22nd, 1963.

Daughters Of Evil

In 1966, a girl group consulted a spirit board in order to find the perfect band name. They got one, Daughters of Evil, but they also got possessed by demons. Decades later, a YouTuber accidentally summons the band to the land of the living by playing their album backwards.

A Summer’s End Poem

Shortly before the end of the summer holidays, a country boy spends his savings on his dream of a city hairstyle – with surprising results. A story about bidding farewell to childhood and the poetic end of a summer.

The American Alien

The American Alien is the absurd journey of a Grey Alien who gets caught at the US - Mexican border and is processed into the US immigration system.

Love Photosynthesis

Within the microscopic realm of a leaf, Water embarks on an improbable love story with Chloroplast with the duo struggle to overcome their differences. Battling to unify it triggers a transformative journey for the pair, and others around them. 

It Turns Blue

Morteza beats up his 3 years old daughter in one of her weekly visits. Then he asks his older sister, Pari, to help him handle the situation. Pari cares for the child’s wounds and then tries to manipulate the child’s mind so she remembers the whole incident as a simple game with her father.

Leverage

Jade Betts and her sidekick Richie must infiltrate the Russian mob's Christmas party and fight their way through the ranks, using festive weapons and witty one-liners, to preserve what's most important to her.

Balloon Boy

On October 15, 2009, America watched with rapt attention a large balloon float through the skies of Colorado on live TV…