Category: Films in Competition

LogLine – Stories of life and hard fought decisions for a family’s best friend dealing with cancer… not everything is a death sentence and not everything is a death sentence tomorrow.

Synopsis 
“My Friend: Standing Strong” is an innovative journey through the lives of families and their dogs afflicted with canine bone cancer. The most common form of bone cancer is osteosarcoma (OSA), which accounts for approximately 5% of all canine tumors, and 80% of all dogs with OSA will die of their disease. But pet owners have options; not everything is a death sentence and not everything is a death sentence tomorrow.

“My Friend: Standing Strong” interweaves stories of life and hard fought decisions for a family’s best friend, along with information from highly respected veterinarians and oncologists.

These stories will inspire the dog owner, educate and give them hope. Better treatments for the disease are just around the corner, and there truly is a solution and an option for everyone.

Viewers will walk away knowing that there is always hope; that hope can give courage to move forward, hope can inspire us to never give up, and hope can help us make the hard decisions in life.
Directed by Stacey M. Zipfel (USA)

A vampire looks for his next hookup on a gay dating app.
Directed by Steve Flavin (USA)

A young aspiring musician befriends a lonely truck driver, who picks her up as she hitchhikes her way to Los

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A girl from a broken home finds solace in a stranger.
Directed by Sam Barnett (USA)

As an especially cruel winter sets in, a huntsman and his family come up against the spirits that inhabit the forest around their home.
Written by Thomas Scott Holland (Australia)

Directed by Anthony Pellizzeri (USA)

This is last interview film of Jonas Mekas. I took this film as research for Fluxus movement at his studio on last year. 
I took to it by 2 iphones.

It is last gift for us from Jonas.
Directed by Chihiro Ito (Japan)

When a young woman is eerily confronted by a DHS agent who accuses her boyfriend of running an illegal cyber marketplace, she’s forced to make a life changing decision. 
Directed by Emmanuelle Pickett (USA)

Felipe Guzman, an insecure gay teen, invites the “cool kids” for a sleepover hoping to finally be accepted into the coveted boys’ club. To his dismay, he finds himself on the peripherals of their inside jokes and homophobic jabs. As the kids grow more intoxicated, Guzman realizes he’s not the only one with secrets and being accepted into the group might cost him more than a few drinks.
Directed by Pedro Bitar (USA)

A professional MMA fighter must lose 20 pounds in 36 hours to compete in a short notice title bout.
Directed by Steve Grigdesby (USA)