Shorts 3: Close To Home

Thursday, May 14 at 9:30 PM at 7 Stages

END - Brian Alexander, Nikki Durbin
It’s What He Wanted - Logan Allen
MARKED - Caleb Jermale
Penitence - Josiah Paul
Portrait of a Man in a Box - Eric Walters

The Three Pawns - Che Connor Ethridge
Trigger - James Jones
You’re Not Real - Analiese Danielle Rivera

87 min. total run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers

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MARKED
Director Caleb Jermale
Runtime: 4 min.
Category: Drama
A young man’s intimate encounter begins with desire but slowly shifts into something unsettling. As warning signs grow, he ignores them, revealing how easily desire can override self-preservation.

Portrait of a Man in a Box
Director Eric Walters
Runtime: 8 min.
Category: Drama
An aspiring painter must create his Magnus Opus in order to be remembered by the world and by his son, but Death’s arrival cuts his time short.

Penitence
Director Josiah Paul
Runtime: 17 min.
Category: Drama
A battle-hardened Viking awakens in an unknown place at an unknown time. As he searches for answers from a mysterious figure, he is forced to confront a deeper truth about who he is and why he’s there.

The Three Pawns
Director Che Connor Ethridge
Runtime: 15 min.
Category: Drama
Three knights enter the woods to compete for a place as the king’s royal knight. They must decide among themselves who is worthy by any means they choose before sunset.

You’re Not Real
Director Analiese Danielle Rivera
Runtime: 10 min.
Category: Drama
It’s Adri’s turn to host girls night in. She has the food, drinks, and games, but the girls keep disappearing.

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END
Directors Brian Alexander, Nikki Durbin
Runtime: 10 min.
Category: Drama
A man alone in a room faces a single choice. With only a notepad, an old radio, and a button labeled “END,” he must decide what comes next.

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Trigger
Director James Jones
Runtime: 10 min.
Category: Drama, Thriller

Driven by a mother’s desperation, Lyala Smith is coerced into unspeakable acts by the elusive Trevor—leaving it to renowned psychiatrist Landon Smith to piece together her fractured mind and uncover a terrifying secret.

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It’s What He Wanted
Director Logan Allen
Runtime: 16 min.
Category: Narrative
Soon after their father’s passing, adoptive brothers Zeke and Phillip set out on a journey through the woods of their past as they attempt to fulfill his final wish. As they carry his body toward an unconventional cremation, they confront buried memories and unresolved tension between them.

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