
Anchors Astray - Marley Yambor
Blood and Water - Lingxi Li
Cherry, Please - Samaria Falone Williams
Huzzah! - Claire Simmons
Ice Cream - Diane Dohler
Lockdown - Director Melanie van Betten Jeffcoat
Pexote Jack: Ohio! - Hoyt Dwyer
The Professional - Harper Suggs
74 min. total run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers
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.

The Professional
Director Harper Suggs
Runtime: 7 min.
Category: Comedy
When you have a ghost, call a pro.
Filmmaker in Attendance

Pexote Jack: Ohio!
Director Hoyt Dwyer
Runtime: 5 min.
Category: Animated
A washed-up 1930s cartoon jackalope learns he’s been transformed into a viral, hyper-optimized AI version of himself.
Filmmaker in Attendance
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.
Filmmaker in Attendance
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.
Filmmaker in Attendance
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.
Filmmaker in Attendance
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.
Filmmaker in Attendance
$15 - Single Shorts Block
$20 - Day Pass
$40 - Three Day Pass
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