DAY 1 - COLE HALL

STARTS at 6:30 pm

examination

Hao Ni

Narrative Short, China

A young high school student constantly feels the pressure from classmates, teachers, and parents. He participates in an event that is extremely challenging for him.

stay out of the sun

Zola Franchi, Vivienne Ayres, Nidhi Kumar

Documentary Short, United States

A visual scrapbook of individuals' memories of colorism, recounting the messages they received about skin tone during their youth and examining how these experiences have left lasting imprints on their lives today.

one wrong step

Elden Theaker

Animated Short, United Kingdom

When disrupted from his spiritual practice, the obsessive compulsive, tranquility-seeking yogi resorts to rage. An empathic working military dog must enlighten the danger to him, before his bad karma comes back for revenge.

Summer wedding

Ting Li Tsai

Narrative Short, United States

Stefania struggles to take a pregnancy test amidst constant interruptions. When her fiancé unexpectedly confronts her, secrets are revealed, leading to a pivotal confrontation with her mother.

hamster heist

Alexis Taylor Payne

Animated Short, United States

A hungry hamster sees a delicious fruit bowl and brainstorms ways to escape his cage. Will he succeed?

Me, but better

Emma Elizabeth Brown

Narrative Short, United States

SEARCHING FOR LOVE, FINDING YOURSELF. It's the summer before senior year and a college girl is ready for her hoe phase. Time to embark on new dates, figure out some boundaries, and embrace the discomfort along the way. With help from her therapist, the journey begins, searching for love and self-worth.

Forgive me father

Niccola Civita

Narrative Short, United States

In the quiet confines of a church confessional, a young priest struggles with his desire to leave the church while confiding in an older bishop. However, as their secrets unravel, a powerful and unexpected revelation sheds light on the bishop, who now finds himself in the role of confessor.

buggin’

Samuel Fesmire

Animated Short, United States

Seaweed soup

Taeyoung Ryoo

Narrative Short, Republic of Korea

Taeyoung and dad, who can't cook at all, fight in the kitchen to complete their mom's birthday seaweed soup!

Eye of the beholder

John Benjamin Terrell

Narrative Short, United States

After an oblivious young man ineptly tells his date that she looks like a Picasso painting, an eccentric art curator attempts to teach him the true meaning of art.