Category: Films in Competition

In this animated film, a renowned Jewish mathematician nearing death decides to convey his ultimate knowledge about the nature of time and language to one of his favorite pupils. In Yiddish with English subtitles. Written by Ilan Stavans. Animation and music by Jay Bolotin.
Written by Ilan Stavans (Mexico)

As artificial intelligence continues to impact our human lives, a question still remains: How will artificial intelligence impact one of the most human things on earth? Music.
Directed by Chasson Gracie (Canada)

Jake, Amelia and Tom are college friends and are becoming increasingly aware of the social issues that are impacting on them and modern city living. They are concerned that within this current society it is possible to loose your way ethically. They then set about to determine the way they can make ethical decisions using both technological solutions and their own sense of right and wrong.
Directed by Tim Gurrie and Chris McQuillen (Australia)

A young photographer and an Adventurer discover that all of the abandoned shopping carts in LA’s San Fernando Valley lead to a hidden temple off of Sepulveda Blvd. with a lost treasure inside – guarded by a dragon!
Directed by Robert Husted (USA)

Amber, an 18-year-old girl, lives with her abusive mother, Dolores. Amber escapes at night to see her boyfriend, Tom, leading to more conflict with her mother.
Directed by Allen Hall (USA)

A visible girl in an invisible world.
Directed by Chris Andersen (USA)

The story follows a nameless, genderless character exploring the empty depths of the human mind. as they explore through the cold land, they seek for familiarity.
Directed by Siwoo Kim (Singapore)

This is a story about George. A novelist who is retreating for peace and quiet at his summer home in the woods. We follow him through his abrupt writer’s block where nothing he writes seems to be good enough. Soon after he hears music coming from the forest and is later acquainted with Daisy, who is a mystical child. She mimics George’s self conscious and brings him back on the road to creativity, through reminding him of a much simpler time when he was a kid.
Directed by Santiago Vázquez Gaytán (Canada)

Kani (Eric Taylor) wakes up in an apartment with no means of escape, nor any memory of how he got there. The world around him is unveiled, revealing more than he could have imagined.
Directed by Florian d’Oelsnitz (USA)

Brandon and Heather Murrow who had a love that stood the test of time and knew no boundaries — until one day, tragedy struck when a thug’s gun goes off in a mugging. Time goes by and Brandon finds himself in a world where he is separated from his soul mate. As he attempts to pick up the pieces of his life, he meets Jenaveve, who eventually becomes his second wife. With Jenaveve’s help, she and Brandon try to forge a new life together. However, all is not as it seems, because he is still haunted by the image of Heather to the point that he loses all sense of reality. Now it’s a race against time to find his true love and save himself.
Directed by Derrick J. Johnson (USA)