AN EXPLOSIVE SITUATION - SHORTS BLOCK #16

Asking For It

Director Christy Lee Hughes - USA - 12 min. - dark comedy

A victim of a crime quickly becomes the suspect in this gender adaptation of a satirical play.

The Third Defector

Director John Gray - USA - 17 min. - thriller

What seems like a simple assignment for a spy to keep tabs on an Iranian defector becomes a more complicated game of cat and mouse in the streets of Paris.

Bus Driver

Director Amar Singh Sethi - United Kingdom - 15 min. - drama

The normal journey of a London bus driver transforms into a living nightmare as he finds himself in the middle of a terrorist stand-off between his panicking passengers. Lives hang in the balance as he desperately tries to negotiate his way out of the quagmire.

The Stupid Boy

Director Phil Dunn - United Kingdom - 16 min. - drama

London is being terrorized by christian white supremacists. While a broken man is groomed for the next attack, a boy from Brixton sees the world in a different way. But seeing things differently can be dangerous.

Fetal Position

Director Joseph Yates - USA - 7 min. - dark comedy

A man tries to abort his alien pregnancy, in violation of the pro-life "Heartbeat Bill."

Happy Noodle

Director Helen Chan - USA - 6 min. - dark comedy

After an attempted restaurant robbery, a hungry broke guy learns a lesson from the restaurant owner.