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What If?, 2min.
Directed by Bradley Bothwell
While working up the nerve to ask her crush out, an anxious high school girl is sucked into her imagination of what could go wrong.

https://www.instagram.com/whatif_film

Turduck-In, 2min., USA
Directed by Sydney Christensen
The animated origin story of how the turducken- a Thanksgiving delicacy- first came to be.

https://www.instagram.com/artofsydney

Things I Never Said, 2min
Directed by Eden Quan
A young girl reminisces on her memories with her brother. Searching for him, she finds that she is unable to catch up.

https://www.instagram.com/equan.art02/

The Red Heel, 2min. USA
Directed by Elena Serenko
A midcentury misogynist gets what he deserves when he’s forced to spend a day in heels.

https://www.instagram.com/e.k.serenko

The Mooning, 3min.,
Directed by, Mason Klesch, Vivian Osness
The Mooning is an animated mocumentary that reveals the truth behind the 1969 moon landing.

https://www.instagram.com/viv.cg

The Bad Crow, 2min.,
Directed by Busra Sena Gazioglu
In an evil crow fairytale book, a bad omened adventurer crow tries to prove the narrator that he is good.

https://www.instagram.com/passiflora.alba/

Starlight Cantina, 2min
Directed by Monica Lagrange
An 80’s fast food safety training video that gets aliens ready for their first day on the job, where each deadly task prepares the worker for the mortal dangers of the workplace, with the final task being to defeat the monster in the fridge.

https://www.instagram.com/monicaca.caca

Soarin’ Heights, 2min.,
Directed by Jack Haris
After the ruthless mob boss of the city, Mr. Giant, steals the deed to Lucky Jack’s magic bean farm, the farmer must use his wits to sneak into the mob boss’s skyscraper in the clouds to do whatever he can to take it back.

https://www.instagram.com/animajac/

Snow Dog, 3min.,
Directed by Christina Park, Marisol Salazar Montoya
Holly’s Christmas morning takes a whimsical twist as her mischievous snow dog grows bigger and wilder.

https://www.instagram.com/chris_draws15

Sea of Lightning, 2min.
Directed by Jin Guo
On an Alien planet, a storm beast mother tries to protect her fragile eggs as she battles against a hunting vehicle preying on her Energy Spike

https://www.instagram.com/imperial_vector

Rock, 3min.
Directed by Shania Zhou, Julia Edwards
A Rock is zapped to life by an evil witch’s wand and is terrified of her newfound sentience. A chill Frog helps her experience the joy of friendship and learn to appreciate life.

https://www.instagram.com/jigglytofu.art

Planet Fitness, 1min
Directed by Casey Schwarzschild
Getting fed up with the Flat Earth debates, Earth decides to prove his roundness and end the millennia old debate – through bulking up and working out.

https://www.instagram.com/caseylynnsart

Mantaur, 2min. USA
Directed by Sophia “Roo” Bakken
In ancient Greece, a reverse-centaur struggles with comparing himself to his perfect centaur brother and seeks to prove himself an Olympian challenge.

https://www.instagram.com/mantaurfilm

Hotel L’infini, 3min., USA
Directed by May (Hsi-Chen) Lee, Lindsay Browne
Jacque, a diligent bellboy of the extravagant Hotel L’infini, is
caught red-handed for possible murder by a brooding detective
who chases him through the hotel.

https://www.instagram.com/maylee.jpg/

Express Photo, 2min
Directed by Dashun Zhou, Kiki Jiang
A tourist girl has her camera snatched away by a monkey, can she get it back?

https://www.instagram.com/kikij815/

Don’t Feed the Unicorn, 3min.
Directed by Kimberly Peh, Katherine Hogan
While foraging in a magical forest, a young troll feeds a persistent wild unicorn behind his dad’s back. But once he runs out of food, Junior quickly learns through a dark twist why you don’t feed the unicorn!

https://www.instagram.com/batteryjuices/

Contracting the Cooties, 2min.
Directed by Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
A pair of second grade girls, Parker and Maggie, are playing at a
playground when Maggie touches a boy’s hand, unaware that she just contracted the cooties, and Parker must help her find the cure before it’s too late.

https://www.instagram.com/scl_artwork

Butterfly Business, 2min.
Directed by Amanda Mai
An overworked office worker has the quirk of turning into a butterfly under stress. We watch him struggle to keep his insect side a secret as the pressure of his office life becomes so intense he can’t take it anymore.

https://www.instagram.com/aesopsjaybles/

Watch the script reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8dO89qOZRk

An adventure seeking young girl comes of age, joins the Peace Corps, gets posted in the Congo and takes a wild ride through culture clashes and love affairs.

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

My screenplay is about an adventure seeking young woman who joins the Peace Corps to advance her career, gets posted in the Congo, and ends up falling in love with two fellow volunteers.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

The genre is Romantic Drama.

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

This movie needs to be made because there has never been a Peace Corps movie made before, and the Congo is the 4th world that Americans need to see.

4. How would you describe this script in two words?

In two words: compelling and original.

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Repeated memories, 15min., Uzbekistan
Directed by Soo-Min Park
Jong in studies in Uzbekistan and works as a part-time carer. Same as always, he spoon-feeds patients, cleans rooms and also toilet. One day, he gets a call from his friend, Ha-yeong. “I have a job for you. There an one old man who is blind and deaf. He is just waiting for his dying day. Your job is acting like his son and eating dinner with him. It’s for 100 dollars for a day. I’ll send you some details.”

https://www.instagram.com/soomin_park07/

TREE HOUSE, 12min., South Korea
Directed by Soo-Min Park
Won-Jae (70) ‘s wife passed away a few years ago. He climbs the mountain to visit her grave for the memorial day of his wife’s death. The young married couple, Jung-Heon (38) and Moon-seon (36), think that the ceremony is nothing more than an simple act. They just want to finish things up quickly. Only Ha-yeon (6), his granddaughter, can understand his heart.

F (V), 1min., Venezuela
Directed by Jimmy Alejandro Castro Zambrano
Jimmy Alejandro Castro Zambrano

https://instagram.com/jimmyartista

Tadareru/Becomes Sore, 17min., Japan
Directed by Keishi Suenaga
Kazuya and Miyuki Matsuhashi’s May-December marriage has lost its spark. It’s already been four days since Miyuki’s younger sister, Chiharu, showed up on their doorstep. Living each day in frustration, Miyuki can’t bear Chiharu’s reckless abandon, nor her husband’s favourable treatment of Chiharu any longer. One day on her way home, Miyuki spots Kazuya and Chiharu holding hands, and her suspicion grows…

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4488810/

LARIAT, 5min.,
Directed by Komalankutty Methil
Any companion becomes an unwelcome companion at times

The Time permeates on the street, 28min., South Korea
Directed by Soo Min Park
After a successful experimental theatre performance in Seoul, Min-su is urgently asked to perform at an arts festival in Busan, so he goes back to his homeland. One day before the performance, he goes to his hometown of Suyeong to prepare for the play. There he meets his ex-lover, Su-min. She works in the office of the festival’s secretariat. She had to work on that day in the field because of her chef, which a fan of Min-su is. She asks him for an interview. He didn’t have time for it, but he said yes on the condition that she would help him prepare for the play. They walk along the streets and have formal interview(?) about recent updates. Suddenly, they meet someone who knows Min-su in front of a school and it makes them recall to the past. Su-min’s interview and Min-su’s play subtly change their relationship. With different ideas and values for the future, they begin to clash over the present and their marriage, which is another beginning for them. The two, travelling to the past, is subtle…

https://www.instagram.com/soomin_park07/

CHRONICLES OF FRANCINE, 3min., USA
Directed by Orlando Mendes
In the heart of the Bermuda Triangle lies Monster Island, a land of secrets, danger, and twisted power. Francine, known as Fran, returns to the island as a spy on a deeply personal mission. Raised by Dr. Frankenstein Jr. after losing her parents, Fran is the last heir of the Sorcerers’ Clan and carries her father’s legacy—a legacy shattered when the dark sorcerer Zoriky turned her father into a statue. Now, she’s back to end Zoriky’s reign and uncover the mysteries of Monster Island.

https://www.gingagear.us/

A gunslinger must rescue and return a youth to their family against all obstacles and attire.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Sal: Shawn Devlin
Lane: Sean Ballantyne

Deadline to Submit to the Festival:

Performed by Val Cole

Deadline to Submit to the Festival:

Performed by Val Cole

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Dr. Frank vows to climb Machu Picchu after his son is killed in Afghanistan and he suffers a major myocardial infarction. A feel-good story.

https://www.machopicchu.movie/

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Frank: Geoff Mays
Larry: Shawn Devlin

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An Iraq War veteran is haunted by a tragic mistake he made on the battlefield. When the CIA accidentally kills his family in an illegal domestic drone strike intended for terrorists, they cover it up, but he is suspicious and sets out to investigate. As his quest for the truth unfolds, he must weather increasing attempts to deter him through deception as he crosses paths with an attractive FBI agent with a secret of her own, then dodge the CIA’s attempts to kill him. The truth he uncovers shakes his faith in the government he served on the battlefield. Ultimately, with the clever assistance of an unusual and resilient young female co-worker, he achieves justice, can conquer his demons and start life anew.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Phil: Shawn Devlin
Pam: Elizabeth Rose Morriss https://youtu.be/x52Mmw7p7DQ

Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway:

Performed by Val Cole

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