Saturday, August 8 at 1:00 pm
Mystery of the Keeper directed by Elina Myshanych (Ukraine, Student Film, 15 mins) In the new short film by a young director, the experience of war is embodied in an unusual genre–fantasy
Trapos sucios (Dirty Clothes) directed by María Barragán (Spain, Experimental Short, 3 mins) A woman feels trapped and dreams of another love. In the end she has to make a decision.
Miriam directed by Karla Condado (Mexico, Documentary Short, 20 mins) Through this video letter, the director talks with her aunt, a victim of femicide years ago, about what it has been like for her to grow up in fear in a country that is dangerous for women, trying to forge her path as the only woman in her family and cope with the grief of the femicide.
NINA’S EYES directed by Lukia Costello (WNY, Documentary Short, 13 mins) Two Ukrainian women, an artist and a filmmaker, explore migration, memory, and the healing force of art.
My Long Covid Story directed by Sabrina Peña Young (WNY Experimental Short, 3 mins) The 2021 Omicron wave sickened an already weary US populace. By 2022, Sabrina knew. Long Covid was barely whispered then. Five years later, disabled by an unknown plague, she explores the thoughts and pain of dealing with a virus that destroyed lives. Her life.
Kissing the Lipless directed by Amanda Besl (WNY Experimental Short, Psychological, 4 mins) A woman discovers that what draws her like a moth to a flame could be destroying her.
Ant Girl directed by directed by Amanda Besl (WNY Experimental Short, 3 mins) Ant Girl, an insect loving six-year-old, gets her very own ant farm but has some decisions to make when she’s not allowed to send away for the ants.
SUGARCRASH directed by Eva Rose Young (WNY Student Film, 1 min) Shitty DNA Labs is excited to share our latest product: Type 1 Diabetes!
Untamed directed by Gleryxbelle Feliciano Ramos (US Puerto Rico, Student Film, 8 mins) Marisol is a girl who pays special attention to make sure not a hair on her head is out of place. Then, on the day of a very important job interview… it just so happens to be raining.
STRIPPER MOMS directed by Tricia Horvath (US, Narrative Short, 14 mins) DeeDee, a former stripper turned suburban housewife and PTA president, thinks her life is perfect, until she discovers that her husband, Mike, is cheating on her with a stripper half her age.
Cardboard directed by Julie Hoang (US, Narrative Short, 11 mins) The Presidential Fitness Test is every middle schooler's nightmare. For one self-conscious girl, it only worsens when she gets her period.
Wooly Bully directed by Kristen Buckels Cantrell (US, Narrative Short, 21 mins) Becca copes with her Alzheimer's stricken mother, Jane, and is thrown for a loop as Jane's delusions veer into the paranormal!
Nunca lleves mahones a una primera cita (Never Wear Jeans on a First Date) directed by Ady Ocasio (US Puerto Rico, Narrative Short, 17 mins) After ending a relationship, Raquel tries to change her style in order to have better luck in love.
Se fue la luz (The Power’s Out) directed by Laurie Cruz Arocho (US Puerto Rico, Student Animation Short, 4 mins) Two sisters indulge in a game of cards while they wait for the power to come back on during a blackout.
The Piano Tuner directed by Nicole Claudine Giroux (US, Narrative Short, 22 mins) Trapped in a lonely marriage, Antonia finds unexpected connection when a mysterious piano tuner named Angelo arrives.
Eviction. directed by Ashes Homon-Rahall (US, Narrative Short, 9 mins) A woman attempts to advocate for herself in the hellscape known as the American Healthcare System, only to take matters into her own hands.
Bait & Switch directed by Sarah Falkiner (US, Narrative Short, 5 mins) Four Americans find their choices to have far reaching consequences.
Reminisce directed by Leslie Morris (US, Narrative Short, 12 mins) 25 years younger than her husband, a woman's world is turned upside down when her husband's college classmates come to visit.
BLESSED ARE THE UNCLEAN directed by Olivia Billings (WNY Short, 13 mins) A horror short that centers two students in a remote Catholic boarding school who experience a spiritual encounter that reframes their thoughts around Queerness.
House Haunting directed by Allison Courtney (WNY Short, 6 mins) A couple tours a house for sale where everything is not what it seems.
Specter Nectar and the Death Machine directed by Emily Sugar (WNY Student Animation Short, 4 mins) Tragedy befalls rising band Specter Nectar on the way to their first headlining gig. They won't leave their fans disappointed though!
The Chexorcist directed by Erica Stockwell-Alpert (US, Narrative Short, 7 mins) When Jacob starts acting odd—speaking in tongues, levitating, not calling his mother—a local rabbi comes to perform an exorcism.
Telaraña directed by Nicola Ríos (US Puerto Rico, Narrative Short, 16 mins) In a remote mountain estate in Puerto Rico, a teenage daughter confronts the parasite entwined with her family's secrets and must choose between inheriting their identity or forging her own.
SHIFT directed by Bridgette Cannell (US, Narrative Short, 8 mins) Alone in the wilderness, a resilient forest ranger faces a sinister presence stalking her through the night, testing her resolve and sanity in a chilling battle for survival.
Dolls and Monsters directed by Margot Miriam Moore (US, Narrative Short, 25 mins) A group of friends receives a strange doll from a neighbor, an innocent gift that quietly begins to change everything.
