Eternal Illusion

Eternal Illusion Film & Animation – 2 min This short film offers a 3D zoetrope that was created by director Daniel Gomez Sancho after the death of a loved one with the intent to address fear as part of the mourning process, based on his personal experience....

Aikane

Aikane Film & Animation – 14 min A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. Everything changes when the octopus who rescues him transforms into a handsome young man. DIRECTORS Daniel Sousa...

Jesus Thief

Jesus Thief Film & Animation – 16 min A young boy at a strict Catholic school must reexamine his perceptions of right and wrong when he is blackmailed into stealing the Baby Jesus from the class nativity scene. DIRECTOR Kyle Wyborski PRODUCER Kyle Wyborski...

Gone

Gone Film & Animation – 7 min The story follows Luca, a teenage boy as he navigates life through his new surroundings, life lessons, and clouded memories. DIRECTOR Hunter Nickless PRODUCER Hunter Nickless SCREENWRITERS Hunter Nickless Ali Ghasemi Lindsey...

Dying to Defrost

Dying to Defrost Film & Animation – 4 min This poor vampire has lived through the centuries, freezing down to the marrow! She’s at the end of her tether and she’s had enough. She’s gonna do whatever it takes to feel the warmth on her skin, or it’ll be...

The White Glove

The White Glove Film & Animation – 5 min When John finds a white glove on his way from class, the owner of it could be the connection he’s been looking for. But is all what it seems? This short film was created by Arman Taheri in NYU’s Frame and Sequence...

The Brightest Star

The Brightest Star Film & Animation – 7 min This film is director Tompswell’s love letter to his childhood influences like Studio Ghibli and Disney animations. ‘The Brightest Star’ tells a story when a curious child falls into a long-forgotten cave, she is...

5678 With a Chance of a Hurricane

5678 With a Chance of a Hurricane KIDS FIRST! Film Festival – 5 min “5678 With A Chance Of A Hurricane” is a dance film, in which dancers explore Santa Ana train station when stranded there due to a hurricane. DIRECTOR Gunta Liepina Millere...

Please In Spanish

Please In Spanish Entertainment – 9 min Teenage Diane tags along with her mom to visit her mom’s friends who emigrated from the Dominican Republic to California. Diane quickly feels out of place since she can’t speak Spanish, and her mom’s friends...

Nico & Nickel

Nico & Nickel Film & Animation – 3 min A distracted child named Nico gets hit by a baseball and must venture into the woods alone to retrieve it. In this intimidating forest, Nico finds a strange robot named Nickel. Terrified, Nico runs away- but not...