6:00 PM-7:50 PM Liftoff [BLOCK 1]
The Huneez – Tiger in My Dreams (Australia 3:40 – Music Video) New single from the Huneez.
The Three Fat Men (UK 15:27) The three fat men gather for their annual diet camp. But this year an extra guest is coming.
Hello, Maggie (Canada, 22:00) Hello, Maggie is based on a true story by Shigeru Yabu. A great story about the love and friendship between a little boy named Shig and a bird he named Maggie. The family’s survival under difficult circumstances in a Second World War Japanese Internment Camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming.
Diet Coke and Lexapro (Canada 3:45 – Music Video) Following a breakup, I wrote my debut pop-rock album “Call Me When You Get This”. The feature track from the record was my song “Diet Coke and Lexapro”. I partnered with director Justin Alexis to bring my concept for this music video to life. I wanted to use real footage of myself, shot when I was happy in my relationship, juxtaposed with footage I documented of myself going through the breakup.
Return To My Blue (Japan 38:56) A documentary that follows a severely disabled boy in need of advanced medical care and his mother, who is on a ventilator, as they take on the challenge of traveling to an uninhabited island without electricity.
Alive or Dead (USA 2:07 – Music Video) A music video for a song by Ilya Popenko (ft. Freeda Lou).
Run Trip Life — A Journey Across Body, Distance, and Freedom (Italy 29:42) The real and symbolic journey of Marco, a disabled man who faces an intercontinental flight to San Francisco alone to collect a Google award. While his body imposes limits on him, his emotions are stirred by the daily voice of his partner, Milly, who supports him from Cagliari.
8:00 PM-10:30 PM [BLOCK 2] Comedy Showcase
15 minutes of live comedy.
Standoff (USA 7:08) A lawyer, a cowboy, and a patient all meet atop a parking garage… sounds like the start of a bad joke…
Google Transcript (USA 11:07) Two men in conflict are thrown into chaos when a new Google app recalls—and eventually predicts—their conversations, turning a petty disagreement into a confrontation they can’t escape.
The Lone Angler (USA 4:25) A mysterious individual enters a saloon in a human-deserted town inhabited by anthropomorphic sea creatures. He hides a secret that, if revealed, could put his life on the line.
Off-Off-Off-Off-Broadway (USA 11:25) On the brink of marriage, a summer stock actor is offered a chance to perform in New York—forcing him to choose between the life he planned and the life he’s always wanted.
Genres (USA 7:02) A man takes a journey through different film genres, flashing from silent movies to cyberpunk to horror to even samurai, trying to understand and survive!
Rent’s Due (USA 15:19) When a young couple finds themselves a day late and a dollar short on rent, they must resort to drastic measures to avoid eviction. Will they scratch by for another month, or does fate have another idea in mind? Discover what happens (in this action-packed, wacky, and whimsical comedic short film) when “RENT’S DUE.”
Doug by Z.A.K. (USA 1:12:24) Doug sees that his niece earns $500 a week from makeup videos on YouTube. How hard could it be?