Category: Films in Competition

A girl, full of insecurity, tries to enjoy her time at a pool.
Directed by Halle Frieden (USA)

A man struggling with his social media popularity enlists the help of an expert to help boost his profile.
Directed by Michael Delaney (USA)

After his breakup from the woman of his dreams, Evan, a hopeless romantic, is visited by a strange creature who has been following Evan since his first girlfriend dumped him. The creature named Leemo offers to take away Evan’s emotions so that he may never feel heartbroken again. 
Directed by Drew Smith and August Rice (USA)

“Three” is an experimental documentation of revelations of self, wander, curiosity, playfulness, and longing through a road trip.
Directed by Bo Nawacharee (USA)

An art student must save her roommates from a rogue robot and its army of smart technology.
Directed by Alex Zhao (USA)

A estranged marriage turns into a war zone literally.
Directed by Cynthia Cherry (USA)

Liu Hao, the blind pianist, tells the journey and struggles of how he and his mother left their home town in China to search for his chance to pursue his passion and perform in many of America’s most prestige music halls.
Directed by John Li (USA)

With increasing violence in his neighborhood, a young man, Reece, fights for his community regardless of the consequences.
Directed by Dusan Brown (USA)

After getting fired, young single-mom Beth (Vivian Kerr) finds herself living in her car and struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother Ben (Anthony Rapp).
Directed by Leena Pendharkar (USA)

When a misanthrope finds his ever-growing frustration with society too much to bear, his temper boils over, leading him to commit an act of violence.
Directed by Michael David Charles Hicks (USA)