DRAMA BLOCK A-9

Freddy is down on his luck living paycheck to paycheck with his sister Jodi when he starts gambling with his friends Victor and Mel. Freddy gets the "brilliant" idea to gamble his (and Jodi's) rent money on the next game of Yahtzee.

Will Victor and Mel catch on and take advantage?

Or will Freddy's risky move pay off?

DRAMA BLOCK A-9

While struggling with dysphoria, a transmasculine boxer, Remy, wrestles with the decision to transition at the potential cost of their marriage. Remy meets a shy trans boxer, Joey, who is returning to the gym post-transition, facing his fear of being judged or ostracized by his former boxing community.

When Remy invites Joey to train with them, the two find solace and camaraderie while facing challenges they each have been avoiding. As Remy’s relationship with their partner reaches a boiling point, Joey reminds Remy that their journey is a process, and it’s okay not to have all the answers yet.

DRAMA BLOCK A-9

A woman confronts her father about his affair with her former high school teacher.

While taking him to task, the daughter decides to share a deep hurt and resentment she’s had for him since childhood. Moved by this, and feeling guilty, the father shares with her there’s more to the story than she knows. These revelations of their hidden secrets serve to bring the father and daughter closer together.

DRAMA BLOCK A-9

Where do you go when you are leaving all of yourself on the mat?

Shot on 16mm film, "A Tiny Piece of Tempered Glass" is a gritty and introspective film that follows The Gambler, a young professional wrestler who is navigating the unforgiving world of small-town wrestling circuits.

Preparing for a match at a worn-down VFW post, a recently failed relationship forces The Gambler to confront the sacrifices he’s made and question the motivations driving his wrestling career.

SHORT FILM BLOCK B-9

A man's life begins to unravel after he eats an unsettling meal abroad and becomes obsessed with recreating it at home.

SHORT FILM BLOCK B-9

Double-billed absent father and struggling actor, Lenny, has his life forever changed when he finds a winning lottery ticket.

SHORT FILM BLOCK B-9

A darkly comedic film follows Julien, a hitman with anger management issues, as he seeks inner peace through therapy while juggling fatherhood, co-parenting, and a violent profession - finding himself caught between brutal impulses and an unlikely quest for tranquility.

SHORT FILM BLOCK B-9

We follow a woman as she experiences existential horror - after taking a new experimental drug.

SHORT FILM BLOCK B-9

A woman arrives home from work to find her power out and her front door left unlocked.

As she walks through the house with her boyfriend on the phone, he tells her she is safe and that her fears of a possible intruder are a result of her consuming too many true crime stories.

Is he right?

Or is there a murderer hiding in the house, waiting in the darkness for her to fall asleep?

DRAMA SHORTS C-9

A poignant exploration of sisterhood, grief, and reconciliation. As two estranged sisters navigate an unexpected reunion, old wounds resurface, forcing them to confront the past and the fragile nature of forgiveness.

With raw emotion and intimate dialogue, the film examines the weight of unresolved loss and the longing for connection. This debut film directed by Rachel Keaton is a quiet yet powerful meditation on the ties that bind us, even when distance and hurt threaten to pull us apart.

DRAMA SHORTS C-9

Inspired by Michael Ende's surrealist tale, this film follows a young groom who, guided by a mysterious figure, crosses the "midday room"—an endless desert marked by a colossal door, behind which his bride awaits.

But when he arrives, something is not as she expected. Desperate to find him, she embarks on the same journey, unaware of what lies ahead.

DRAMA SHORTS C-9

Two years after a break up, a couple reunites to rekindle an old flame. Unfortunately, fire spreads quickly as secrets, lies, and manipulation burn bright.

DRAMA SHORTS C-9

Born of a poem written by a freshman girl for a high school English assignment: “It Was Only You” transforms into a powerful touch - a glimpse- a reverent homage to the most famous of all teen love stories - transcendent.

The timeless truth and pain of first, and sometimes last, love.

COMEDY SHORTS D-9

Carlie is at that place in her life where half of her friends are raising kids, and the other half are on mushrooms watching Diplo do a secret set in a Laundromat in Echo Park.

With her acting career nowhere as far along as she had hoped, and torn between wanting to stay young and party, and wanting to be in bed by 10pm, Carlie must navigate what it means to still be broke and pursuing your dreams, at an age where most people choose to give up and get real jobs.

When her friend Abe comes up with an idea for her to do a bucket list of things she feels she'd be missing out on if she finally "grew up," Carlie runs with the idea and begins checking items off her list.

But is it enough to help her figure out her future? And even if it is, a surprise realization might change her plan forever.

COMEDY SHORTS D-9

Max Griffin was a high-powered lawyer with a great marriage, total freedom, and a bevy of girlfriends who understood her. But that was before.

Now, Max is in the thick of postpartum anxiety and feeling isolated and lonely. She has a baby, and her new stay-at-home existence, in which she desperately tries to keep up with Los Angeles mom culture and get her husband to share the mental load, is taking her to a pretty dark place.

When a strange British children’s book shows up on her doorstep, Max’s sleep-deprived mind could break down, but instead, it brings to life Dick Bunny—a sarcastic man-rabbit who is precisely the ally Max needs by her side as she reconstructs her identity and navigates this new life.

COMEDY SHORTS D-9

In 2002, four teenage boys receive a surprise AOL Instant Message from the most popular girl at school, inviting them to her house for a birthday party.

Eager to impress, they spend the journey one-upping each other—only to arrive and face an unexpected lesson on toxic masculinity in this offbeat coming-of-age comedy.

DRAMA SHORTS E-9

July 1, 1874. Just 3 days away from the 4th of July, brothers Walter and Charlie Brewster Ross are playing at home when 2 men that they call the “Candymen” arrive in their carriage.

The 4 of them go to town to buy candy and firecrackers and then things turn horribly wrong. This is the true historical saga of two young brothers and how they made national headlines.

DRAMA SHORTS E-9

Determined to reclaim her identity, Jules defies her boyfriend's ban on motocross, igniting a fierce battle between love and ambition as she races against the ghosts of his past.

DRAMA SHORTS E-9

A young woman, Chérie, returns home after the grandmother who raised her suddenly passes away.

Surrounded by relics from the past, she struggles to move on from her frustrations with her career and the way her own past demoralizingly defines her. But when she forges a connection with an unlikely new friend, helps her finally start to process her grief and Chérie learns to define herself on her own terms.

DRAMA SHORTS E-9

Where is the line between confidence and delusion?

Shawn Steele, a former amateur boxing prodigy, struggles to escape the shadow of his failed potential. With a professional record of 0-6, Shawn is met with the demons of his past, and the blinding illusions that hope can create in your reality.

Following a sobering plea by his wife, Trish, Shawn is faced with the harsh decision of whether or not it’s time to abandon his dream, despite his near success.

When west-coast city boy, Brandon Holmes (Larson Kapitan) decides to escape the grief that has been following him, he decides to make his way across the Southwestern US to Colorado’s Sand Dunes for a meteor shower in the derelict Ford Bronco he affectionately calls “Jack”.

His plans, however, are upended when he meets Amber (Meghen Antonia), an outspoken young artist looking to escape her small town, and Hughie (Matthew Smaldone), a gentle Mormon missionary leaving his mission field to see his dying father.

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A powerful and epic Biblical account, considered an article of faith for Jews, Christians and other religions, demonstrating the faithfulness and might of the Lord as he commands Joshua to lead his ill-prepared soldiers to attack the great city of Jericho to finally return The Promised Land unto the 12 tribes of Israel.

In the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles, Thomas Blackwell operates covertly as an undercover cop, a lone figure traversing the murky depths of the city's criminal underworld.

Assigned to infiltrate the clandestine operations of a powerful fentanyl cartel, Blackwell immerses himself in a dangerous game of deception and deceit, risking everything to bring down those responsible for flooding the streets with lethal drugs.

In a world where betrayal lurks around every corner, the line between hero and villain becomes blurred, and Blackwell must confront the ultimate question: how far is he willing to go to protect those he loves and uphold the law?

All Of It is a unique love story filmed over the course of 15 years. Its interweaving timelines follow Celeste and Gary, who navigate the joys and turbulence of relationships, careers, and parenthood, until an unexpected secret threatens to unravel everything.

Friendships and family struggle to survive the intense highs and lows of life that all seem to arrive at the same moment.