Friday, August 7 at 6:00 pm
Repercussion(s) directed by Kelsey Nerrie (US, Narrative Short, 14 mins) The unsolved disappearance of his daughter prompts a grieving father to take matters into his own hands, giving rise to myriad consequences.
exception(al) directed by Michelle Bossy (US, Narrative Short, 13 mins) A young Asian American university student grapples with what it means to be the only woman of color in her class when a film professor extends unwanted attention toward her. Based on a true story.
Friends We Hate directed by Kimberly Te (US, Narrative Short, 13 mins) Fiona and Rosemary couldn't be more different, but they don't have any other friends at the moment, so this friendship will have to do.
We Can Never Go Back directed by Aminah Hughes (US, Narrative Short, 18 mins) Two old friends seek refuge from a terrifying mass-extinction event, one desperate to reunite with his family, the other pushing them both towards a utopian future.
Late Fall directed by Abigail Jean Lucas & Alecia Jean Orsini Lebeda (US, Narrative Short, 18 mins) In a working-class Boston apartment, a toddler's demands are pulling two new parents under. Tina carries the weight of everything, certain she's the only one holding it together. Danny retreats into books, searching for a connection he can't find at home. Neither can see what the other is carrying or why.
Awake directed by Kelsey Tarantino (US, Narrative Short, 5 mins) Two kids wake up in a locked room—only to discover they're not who they thought they were.
Burning in the Garden directed by Catalina Cielo (US, Narrative Short, 13 mins) Refusing to see her relationship for what it has become, Sarah is visited by a strange Creature in her bathtub who begins scratching at her carefully controlled life.
FIREBALL directed by TK James (WNY Student Film, 15 mins) There’s a storm brewing in the Wild West, and bounty hunter Fireball seeks refuge in the wall of the Silver Spoon—a saloon owned and operated by Valentine, Beau and Eloise.
No Bar directed by Jo O'Donnell (WNY Short, 2 mins) The Detectives and the case of the 10-inch dagger.
Inward directed by Jo O'Donnell (WNY Short, 3 mins) Friends discover they didn't know their one friend as well as they thought.
Babysitting Demons on Maple Street directed by Amanda R. Woomer (WNY Short, 18 mins) Less than a year after her daughter died from cancer, Darcy decides she wants to try her hand at babysitting again. But after answering an unusual ad in the local paper for an "au pair," she finds that her new gig has brought her to the home of the mysterious Mr. Abaddon, and the rumor is that it's haunted.
Manic directed by Amelia Favata (WNY Short, 15 mins) A mentally unstable former police detective plagued by trauma from her encounter with a serial killer is persuaded by her remote psychiatrist to undergo an in-person treatment in attempt to finally get some relief.