Category: Films in Competition

Directed by Anna Davalos (USA)

On the day she plans to finally dump her crazy girlfriend, Bette finds out that Amy is already engaged to a man.
Directed by Caitlin Norton Wyatt (USA)

A single father’s optimistic outlook on life is tested when he faces an unfortunate turn of events.
Directed by Aaron Brewer (USA)

About invisible thread between people, and what next after connection is lost.
Directed by Vladimir Galeev (Russia)

One night, two people saw the infinite possibilities of their lives. After recognizing themselves thoroughly, they made their decision. 
This film is about youth, dream and reality, disappointment and acceptance, elite and mundane, past and future.
Directed by Zihan Qu and Shenshen Tan (China)

All people are innocent angels when they come into the world. But life gives us lots of temptations that cut our wings. Young woman comes under the influence of bad habits, that gradually destroy her. She is death’s puppet now.
Directed by Oleg Loparev (USA)

A close up look into the homeless situation in the city of Los Angeles.
Directed by Lloyd Bailer (USA)

Feeling grossly hard-done-by, a 13-year-old’s life is turned upside down after being told to get off the computer…oh & whether he wants pineapple on pizza – life’s tough.
Come joins Matt, a 13-year-old kid, and check out what a typical afternoon looks like. The weight of the world is on his shoulders – some legit issues (pressures of conforming to social media), other issues a bit exaggerated (the perils of putting dishes & hanging up his towel). Everything seems to be going ok until his mother asks him if he wants pineapple on his pizza. Follow his turmoil as the demands of social media and a nasty group of girls turns his world upside down.
Directed by Oscar Bailey (Australia)

A grieving mother aids a police detective in solving a horrific crime, only to regret it.
Directed by Robert Mann (USA)

A solitary soldier wanders aimlessly in a barren desert in search of his existence.
Directed by Robert Mann (USA)