Category: Films in Competition

Tere Pyaar Mein.. (In Your Love…) is a Hindi language short film (with english subtitles) based on modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s stage act ‘Taming of the shrew’.
Directed by Ayesha Zaki (United Arab Emirates)

A demon, known only as Cat, haunts Irene to her breaking point where Irene struggles to distinguish dream from reality.
Directed by Ariadne Montenegro (USA)

Doggie ponders her life, fellow doggies, and her forever human friend.
Directed by Emily Ming-An Wang (USA)

With the help of a curious, charming woman, a meticulous, borderline-deaf man attempts to overcome his obsession with perfecting the imperfect.
Directed by Skyler Brigmann (USA)

A short documentary about the Slut Walk movement. A movement that protests slut shaming and victim shaming of sexual assault victims. This documentary takes you to the 2018 Amber Rose Slutwalk in L.A. and gives you a first-hand experience of the march and events that take place.
Directed by Tina Amini (Canada)

Two dustbins create an unusual bond between two people, when they needed the most and change their lives.
Directed by Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko (Bangladesh)

A documentary tackling California’s Housing Crisis.
Directed by Ryan Sadaghiani (USA)

“Courage” is a Neo-Noir Western drama that explores the themes of generational dysfunction, choice, and the ability to change ones behavior. Set in the Southwest, Courage tells the story of Gayle, a man on the run from the law, and his abusive past. On his way back to where his trouble all began, he is held up by a group of local thugs, and robbed of something of great value. He must make a choice to get back what was stolen, or get out before the long arm of the law catches up with him.
Directed by Eric Wann (USA)

Renata, latina and mathematical genius, always wanted to be a Civil Engineer. But unfortunately, her parents couldn’t afford college and she is forced to work with her mother as a cleaner in a Civil Engineering company. Despite her situation, Renata does not give up and when she discovers that the company was having problems with a project, she decides to step in and show her boss, Bryan, that she can be more than just a cleaner.
Directed by Alejandra Hou (USA)

A black teenager grapples with his identity and ultimately finds that society will not afford him the same privilege as his white father.

Will, a black teenager, & Scott, his white single father, have recently moved to a bustling metropolitan area from a small town in the mid-west. Will’s life is forever altered after he is profiled and brutalized by the local police department. We explore the dynamic between him and Scott, leading up to the incident. Will & Scott have different experiences upon relocating; their relationship begins to deteriorate as they struggle to relate to one another.
Directed by Kaelan Laurence (USA)