Precious Moments
EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION
MINUTES 5
DIRECTOR: Matthew Kaplan
CAST: Ellen Kaplan
'Precious Moments' is a short film of a heartfelt story about my mother's collection of Precious Moments figurines. Discussing the 30+ year collection of figurines, how she got started with the collection, what each mean to her & how stepping into a new period of her life is forcing the detachment from certain items, but always keeping those moments with her internally.
Valentine Toya LeGrand
EXPERIMENTAL
MINUTES 12
DIRECTOR: Wilna Julmiste Taylor
WRITER: Wilna Julmiste Taylor
PRODUCER: Ese Morrison, Tamiko Robinson Steele
An uncle gets feedback and inspiration from his nieces for his comic book project that’s depicting life in 2080. He weaves aspects of them into the little-known story about Valentine Toya LeGrand, a Haitian Amazon Warrior and descendant of the beloved Haitian heroine, Victoria Montu aka Abdaraya Toya.
Paving The Waves
DOCUMENTARY
MINUTES 13
DIRECTOR: Sophie S Simon
WRITER: Sophie S Simon
PRODUCER: Sophie S Simon
CAST: Makena Burke, Delilah Safran, Dana Bisenius
"Paving the Waves" covers the stories of 4 different female surfers born and raised in the 805. We hear how generationally the surf community has been primarily male-dominated, and how it affects the female surfers.
Beast of Toil
EXPERIMENTAL
MINUTES 8
DIRECTOR: Gregory Elek
WRITER: Gregory Elek
PRODUCER: Gregory Elek, Robert Thomas
CAST: John P. Cox
A man is forced into an unfortunate pact with a fell omen living in his house.
A Boring Dystopia
DRAMA
MINUTES 15
DIRECTOR: Matte Kranz
WRITER: Matte Kranz
PRODUCER: Matte Kranz, Harut Simonian, Grace Wilken
CAST: Matte Kranz, Harut Simonian, Cyrus Roberts
A group of 4 people live very similar yet distinctly different lives when they are unexpectedly brought together by a traumatic event.
Ghost Kitchen
DRAMA
MINUTES 25
DIRECTOR: Elliot Peters
WRITER: Elliot Peters
CAST: Taylor Eden, Conrad Cheeks, Alexandre Chen
A headstrong chef drives her gourmet restaurant into the world of modern delivery apps.
Whitey On The Run
DRAMA
MINUTES 13
DIRECTOR: Donald Watson
WRITER: Kaenan Oliver & Dominic Oliver
PRODUCER: Donald Watson, Dominic Oliver
CAST: Donald Watson, Dominic Oliver, Rebekka Mueller
What happened while Whitey Bulger was on the run?
No one who finds him is safe.
The Way of The Wind
DRAMA
MINUTES 10
DIRECTOR: Adelaide Rocherolle, Virginie Drouot
WRITER: Adelaide Rocherolle, Virginie Drouot
PRODUCER: Virginie Drouot
CAST: LaToya Lynette Rucker, Hendrix Langford, Gara Clark
Mae Jemison is the first African American astronaut. She is a very ambitious woman who is not only a scientist, but also an artist. Our short film talks about how art and science can be correlated and how can one person accomplish so much in an environment that wasn’t supposed to lead her where she is right now.