DAY 1 - COLE HALL

STARTS at 6pm

Virus

Annie Otto

Animation, United States

Sam battles a digital virus inside her computer

Bajo el sol

Micaela Gomez Alvarado, Ryan Chao-Wei Lin

Documentary Short, United States

An immigrant couple starts a street vending business in Santa Ana, CA.

Split ways

Ryan Grossbard

Narrative Short, United States

Alyssa’s detachment from from Robyn sparks relationship doubts

Overcast

Aleksandar Mindov

Animation, United States

A cloud technician discovers the dangers of falling asleep at the wheel

Power

Emme Grosklos

Narrative Short, United States

Jane attends a therapy session nine months after her assault

Class crush

Katherine Lynn-Rose

Narrative Short, United States

Julia falls for Riley in a musical-like fantasy, leading to disastrous results

Cereal

Chaplin Adam Boyd

Narrative Short, United States

A boy’s quest for cereal leads to a portal to a nightmarish dimension

Artist’s Hand

Alice Lichang Wang, Amy Ziyi Yao, Cathy Ziyan Yang, George Qixuan Pan, Guaiguai Qingyu Zhang, lris Xinyan Shi, Michael Zelai Li, Peter Peiyi Lin, Ziting Keven Pi

Documentary Short, China

A documentary delving into the human-AI relationship

Singing Duck

Will Susor

Narrative Short, United States

A late-night interview with Charissa and her singing duck turns sour as duck’s true nature is exposed

Kino kopf

Jack Cosgriff

Experimental, Czech Republic

Kino Kopf, a pioneering sentient VHS camera, rises to fame but is forgotten, grappling with existential questions about their soul