Cowboys, assassins, debt collectors, and rivals - everyone’s armed, and everyone’s got a score to settle. These eight shorts blend western grit with meticulously choreographed action, from outlaw showdowns to brutal modern brawls. No one walks away clean.
96 min. total run time
Ultimatum
Director: Timothy Nguyen, United States - 9:37- Action
Two siblings get caught in a brutal fight in buying a home, an accurate portrayal of the excruciating home buying experience in California.
RISE OF CHOW
Director: Hymnson Chan, United States - 15:58 - Action
New to Las Vegas, a young man with dreams of becoming a headlining magician is derailed by tragic events and mental health battles that cause him to spiral into the violent and deranged crime lord that we all now know as Leslie Chow.
Black Moon
Director: Van Dinh, United States - 14:07 - Action
Slim Knox makes a living collecting debt from desperate people and business owners. Slim doesn’t steer away from violence, in fact, it’s his first choice for problem-solving. While out collecting money, he encounters an escort in trouble they happened to have a common past.
Daylight
Director: Peter Cornwell, United States - 7:57 - Action
In ancient Japan, a pair of lovers are pursued by shinobi vampires.
Forever West
Director: Hugo L., United States - 13:22 - Western
Haunted by the murder of his brother by an infamous outlaw, a silent outcast travels forever west for redemption.
One Click
Director: Dean Laverick, Canada - 10:36 - Western
Bart and his group of outlaws are looking for one last score before leaving the territory. They have decided to hide just outside of town in a beautiful home while Bart sends one of his boys into town to grab the bank manager. Bart is enjoying a cigar and a drink in the home of the bank manager when Charlie comes back with the bank teller.
Great Plains Repertory
Director: Justin Mohn, United States - 13:52 - Western comedy
When actor Quintus Macready heads west to seek his fortune, it doesn't go to plan. Now, he has to convince a band of passing cowboys of his acting credentials if he wants to live to see another day.
Bones
Director: Gerhardt Slawitschka, United States - 9:56 - Western
In 1873 Wyoming, Othniel Marsh, a dedicated and passionate paleontologist, works feverishly to uncover a remarkably preserved dinosaur skeleton. His work is brought up short by the arrival of his younger, determined rival, Edward Cope, who barges into the tent demanding an audience.
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