Breakups, breakdowns, death notices, and Wonderland spirals. These shorts drop us into lives already unraveling, some funny, some heartbreaking, all a little magical.
88 min. total run time
Chocolate With Sprinkles
Director: Huriyyah Muhammad, United States - 19:05 - narrative
On their 25th wedding anniversary, a bickering couple is given one day to do something they haven't done in 25 years: work on their marriage.
Catalogue of Noses
Director: Josie Andrews, United States - 11:36 - musical
A Jewish teen faces off with her plastic-surgeon mom over a nose job, told as a musical parody of Fiddler on the Roof.
Sleep Training
Director: Sunita Prasad, United States - 19:38 - narrative
When a new parent’s postpartum depression devolves into bizarre hallucinations, an escape from motherhood becomes necessary.
Close Encounter
Director: Jeph Porter, United States - 13:24 - sci-fi
A skeptical teenage girl joins her UFO-obsessed dad on a road trip, and ends up having a real encounter that changes everything.
We Regret to Inform You
Director: Michelle Bossy, Greece and United States - 13:20 - sci-fi
In a near future where you get a 24-hour death notice, Mariam receives such a call from Bob, a real-life operator that is on his first day on the job, informing her of her final day.
Sticky Buns, Ravioli, and White Cake
Director: Nicole Pouchet, United States - 10:29 - experimental
During breakfast, a grown-up Alice tries to convince the Mad Hatter to share his emotions so that Wonderland won't collapse along with his mental stability.
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