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Gone

“Gone” is about a father who blames his family for his failure and now he is suffering from all the bad memories in the house noticing what gone is gone, too late is too late.
Directed by Bailey Ferrous Yeung (USA)

Dead Bodies Below the Floor

Charlie Shoemaker is a strange guy: 
whenever he looks in the mirror, his face deforms.

The same goes for his family and friends.

No wonder, you see Charlie believes that at the age of nine, he was 
abducted by the Mindbending Cradle Snatchers of Planet Nibiru.

And Charlie is convinced that the aliens took away the part of his brain 
responsible for neural face recognition.

Charlie feels persecuted by literally everyone, so he sends packages to himself in order to see, 
if they’ll be opened.

On top of that he hears voices that he considers to be the thoughts of his 
fellow men.

Charlie warns everyone who doesn´t want to hear it about the gigantic 
insectoid extraterrestrials that he now sees sneaking around everywhere.

THEY are going to take over the world says Charlie … and while he says so, 
he starts to arm himself.

Now Charlie is ready: he just doesn’t know what for … 
Directed by Andreas Tschiedel (AKA El Scorcho) (Germany)

Illustrator’s Block

“Illustrator’s Block” is a light hearted drama about a frustrated artist with a cycle of self-doubt. When a magic pen comes to life, our main character Matt finds a way to break his cycle after the risk of losing his job. With the help of his long time co-worker Jenny, Matt finds out what true inspiration.
Directed by Daniel Pignato (USA)

Val d’Oise Cup

Myriam Etman’s camera follows Driss the boxer’s matches and training sessions all along the Val d’Oise Cup, revealing the strong relationship between the athlete and his trainer Jean-Pierre. 
Two passionate and endearing characters with their contradictions, hopes, doubts and one question : Will Driss become the 2017 Val d’Oise Cup Champion?
Directed by Myriam Etman (France)

Bad Karma

Emina is a war crimes victim who is having trouble accepting her horrific past. In her desperation, she seeks the counsel of Starchild who is all too happy to put her suffering into cosmic perspective.
Written by Caleb Parazette and Jarret Rosenblatt (USA)

The Carting Call

A female food carrier named Robin, delivers at night to make her rent by morning. She gets a request to deliver in an unfamiliar city where she walks into some trouble.
Directed by Armin Nasseri (USA)

Appetizer

A young woman struggling with heartbreak following a recent breakup finds the courage to go on her first date in months, only to learn that her newfound love interest has been holding on to a date-shattering secret.
Directed by Ayanda Chisholm (USA)