day 1

STARTS AT 7PM

Reaper

Eva Ulreich

Animation, United States

Grim Reaper attempts to capture a lost soul.

This is PAul

Rosana Kassim

Narrative short, Egypt

In a typical overtime shift full of boredom and routine, during the lockdown, “Paul” received an expected call with an unexpected context

Lily

Chloe Stafford, Suneina Badoni

Documentary Short, United States

Desperate for a cure for their daughter’s illness, a California couple finds hope from an unexpected source.

Through the barricades

Alexandrine Benjamin

Narrative Short, Haiti

In the midst of the treacherous social protests that have paralyzed Haiti for months, a modest couple must face blocked roads and murderous gangs in the hope of finding a place to give birth safely.

iNTERMISSION

level one

Christopher Bennett

Animation, United States

Three friends get together to play a video game. Each player chooses a character that represents their inner-self. Once the game begins, it is almost like they are living through their video game counterparts. Will their real-life relationships change how they play? Who will win?

Push to talk

Emily Fried

Documentary Short, United States

"Push to Talk" is a short documentary about some of the experiences of women and others of marginalized gender identities face within video gaming spaces, especially regarding voice chat.

eggs

Neel Menon

High School, India

A Man goes through life mechanically while the state eggs him on into submission and complicity.

int. bathroom - night

Mila Johnson

High School, United States

A young Woman falls for her beautiful neighbor, Maddie. She watches her every moment of the day, every second, every hour, obsessed with her presence, infatuated by her beauty. One day, The Woman discovers Maddie has fallen for someone else. Concerned for Maddie’s innocence, the Woman decides it would be best for her to be controlled.

Die verlorenen

Simon Baucks

Narrative Short, Germany

Exhausted from alcohol abuse, MMA fighter RUNAU senses: he can no longer play his role in which the betting mafia pays him to participate in manipulated fights.

Meanwhile, AMELIE, under the influence of amphetamines, cares for her sick mother. When she leaves the house to pick up her gambling sibling JONAS, they return to find their mother lifeless.

Catalyzed by pain and violence, the three protagonists experience a parallel evolution of their addictions.

holding hands with the moon

Sarah Blake

High School, United States

Sometimes when you talk to the moon, the moon talks back.