Shorts 11: Locked In

Anchors Astray

Director Marley Yambor

Runtime: 4 min.

Category: Animation

A young sailor and his companion become stranded on an island and must work together to escape.

Huzzah!

Director Claire Simmons

Runtime: 16 min.

Category: Comedy

A restless and strong-willed eldest daughter leads her siblings into a Cinderella-themed festival after their giant pumpkin is stolen by LARPers planning to turn it into a carriage.

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Cherry, Please

Director Samaria Falone Williams

Runtime: 7 min.

Category: Romantic Comedy

Izzy is a lesbian high schooler working a small-town job who wants to ask her crush to the spring fling but can’t tell if she’s into girls, leading to a series of awkward and revealing moments.

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Ice Cream

Director Diane Dohler

Runtime: 7 min.

Category: Comedy

Businessman Joe stomps down the street, focused on his routine, until a sudden fall leaves him without his phone. The only suspect is a silent street performer, sparking a one-sided and increasingly tense confrontation.

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Blood and Water

Director Lingxi Li

Runtime: 13 min.

Category: Drama

A Chinese girl adopted by White Christian American parents grows up striving to blend in as one of them. But after meeting the mom of a newly transferred Chinese student in her high school, she begins to confront the hidden pieces of her identity she's long avoided. 

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Lockdown

Director Melanie van Betten Jeffcoat

Runtime: 17 min.

Category: Drama

When a mom picks up her daughter from high school, she finds herself in a deadly fight for survival.

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