2024 Media Film Festival
The 2024 Media Film Festival ran March 29–30 and April 4–6. Our lineup of 50+ films were screened between the Townehouse and Media Theatre.
Award Winners
Aruffo-Rim Juried Award Winners
Golden Trolley
The Woman in The Room
Best Documentary
A World of Hurt: How Medical Malpractice Fails Everyone
Best Comedy
The Setup
Best International Film
The Steak
Best Drama
HOPE
Best Animation
Piece of Solitude
Best Local Film
In Wonderland
Best Horror
SCRATCH
Audience Award Winners
(Be)loved
Type
Queerfully Departed
Order My Steps
The Woman in The Room
Scratch
Blackphobia
The Setup
Schedule
Friday March 29, 2024
Dinner – 5:30 PM
Astronaut - Conshohocken, PA
Love's First Bullet - Glen Mills, PA
Impasse - Canada
Daisy - Bristol, PA
Somewhere to Stay - Iran
(Be)loved - Queens, NY
Saturday March 30, 2024
Brunch – 10:30 AM
Type - Upper Darby, PA
Millie's Care Free Day - Turnersville, NJ
Where's Our Waiter - Oakmont, PA
My Augustinian Journey: Father Jeremy - Philadelphia, PA
Night Voices - Landisville, PA
Dinner – 5:30 PM
Meats & Cheeses - Lehighton, PA
The Breakdown - New York, NY
You Think Although You Are Not - Iran
Enter the Room - Chicago, IL
Queerfully Departed - North Hollywood, CA
Lights - Spain
Golden Flower - Los Angeles, CA
Thursday April 4, 2024
Evening – 7:00 PM
Stall - Media PA (MACFI)
Like Dead Skin - PA
An After Party - Wayne, PA
Plant Baby - Fremont, CA
Empty Pockets - Glenside, PA
Greenhouse - Philadelphia, PA
Silver - Iran
Order My Steps - New York, NY
Man Down II - Philadelphia, PA
Friday April 5, 2024
Evening – 7:00 PM
The Forest of Souls - France
Piece of Solitude - Iran
The Woman in the Room - Philadelphia, PA
Queerfully Departed - North Hollywood, CA
The Steak - Iran
Mail Order Bride - Drexel Hill, PA
Daisy - Bristol, PA
Friday Night Horror – 10:00 PM
Deathbrella
The Creature - Iran
The PAntry - Germany
Your Dad's Cosplay
Casting Kill - Kittery, ME
Scratch - Los Angeles, CA
Brother Troll - Faroe Islands
Saturday april 6, 2024
Speaker Series – 2:00 PM
How To Make Your Low Budget Film (Without Going Broke) – Do you want to make a movie but have low budget or no budget? Local filmmakers Sandra Wade and Oliver Assiran will show you how. You'll get tips on everything from crowdfunding to credit cards! With lots of fun stories about our personal experiences shooting features, music videos, and shorts.
Matinee – 3:00 PM
Stall - Media, PA (MACFI)
The Table - Media, PA (MACFI)
The Middleman - Media, PA (MACFI)
Enter the Room - Chicago, IL
Blackphobia - Wynncote, PA
Ensemble - Ridley Park, PA
World of Hurt - Providence, RI
Evening – 7:00 PM
The Last Snow - Iran
Waves - North Hollywood, CA
Misprint - Philadelphia, PA
World's Strongest Bro - Emmaus, PA
Barely Recognizable - Philadelphia, PS
The Setup - New York, NY
Hope - Turkey
In Wonderland - Philadelphia, PA
2024 Films in Detail
(BE)LOVED
A man is reluctantly being set up on blind dates - by his wife.
11:00 United States
- Director: Javier Molina
- Producer: Anna Eilinsfeld, Sawandi Wilson
- Writer: Anna Eilinsfeld
- Key Cast: Sawandi Wilson, Anna Eilinsfeld, Gabriel Furman, Dierdra McDowell
A WORLD OF HURT: HOW MEDICAL MALPRACTICE FAILS EVERYONE
A compelling documentary that examines the devastating impact of medical malpractice on patients, doctors, and society as a whole.
30:00 United States
- Director: Viknesh Saravanan Kasthuri, Alexander Si-Yuan Homer
- Producer: Mark Francis Brady
- Editor: Katie DeRoche
AN AFTER PARTY
While hosting a dinner party, a wife reveals to her husband that she has another man in her life, launching a long-awaited argument between the two.
9:46 United States
- Director: Tucker Papa
- Producer: Yoli Yang
- Writer: Tucker Papa
- Key Cast: David Dotterer, Sondra Weimar
- Director of Photography: Juliette Ho
- Editor: Tucker Papa
- Composer: Stefan Thompson
- Sound Designer: Olivia Weseley
ASTRONAUT
An astronaut deals with a rapidly failing spacecraft, leading to a surprising resolution.
5:52 United States
- Director: Brian McCole
- Producer: Brian McCole
- Writer: Brian McCole
- Key Cast: Kaylah Timoney, Harper S. Sawyer-Christopher, Tiffany Dawn Christopher
- Co-Producer: Amy Marie Davidson McCole
- Post Producer: Dan Healy
- Composer: Sebastian Foxworth
BARELY RECOGNIZABLE
A reunion between estranged siblings grows tense as secrets are revealed.
22:12 United States
- Director: Francesco Battaglia
- Producer: Francesco Battaglia, Easton Angle
- Writer: Francesco Battaglia
- Key Cast: Lauren La Vera, David M. Raine, Mack Velle, Kayla Anthony, Caitlin Riley
BLACKPHOBIA
Blackphobia is an Afro-surrealistic, dramatic film that takes a satirical look at race and culture in America from the vantage point of a white police officer. This disillusioned officer must undergo a psychological examination to determine his level of competency before he is allowed to return to duty after an altercation with a young black man.
18:57 United States
- Director: David D Jones
- Producer: Jameelia Drinks, David D Jones, Nick Clement, Michael Sammaciccia
- Writer: David D Jones
- Key Cast: Frank Volpe, Tierra Goode
BREAKDOWN
A Republican passenger and a progressive Democrat Uber car driver hate each other but are forced to stay together because the car broke down and they have to fix it together.
14:49 France
- Director: Gabriel Tibi
- Producer: Gabriel Tibi
- Writer: Morgan Cini, Gabriel Tibi
- Key Cast: Michael Paone, Hannah Coffman
BROTHER TROLL
Once upon a time in the Faroe Islands, two lone brothers struggle to save their fragile relationship after the sudden loss of their older brother.
29:59 Faroe Islands
- Director: Gudmund Helmsdal
- Producer: Gudmund Helmsdal, Sólvá Svartafoss
- Writer: Gudmund Helmsdal, Rakel Helmsdal, Torfinnur Jákupsson
- Key Cast: Búi Dam, Nicolaj Falck
- Cinematography by: Rógvi Rasmussen
- Editor: Jonas í Dali Wagner
- Music by: Tróndur Bogasson, Eivør (vocals)
CASTING KILL
During a last minute casting session at a production office after hours, a casting director realizes an actor he's invited to audition is more interested in killing than acting.
16:40 United States
- Director: Mark J. Parker
- Producer: Mark J. Parker
- Writer: Mark J. Parker
- Key Cast: Mike Pratt, Gavin Damian-Loring
DAISY
A troubled man gives the eulogy for his deceased girlfriend, each line of his speech revealing his role in her demise.
14:08 United States
- Director: Stephen Charles Konnovitch
- Producer: Stephen Charles Konnovitch, Jennifer Low, Josh Han
- Writer: Stephen Charles Konnovitch
- Key Cast: Matthew Courson, Caroline Quinn, Anya Petkovic
DEATHBRELLA
On a rainy night at the office, a young woman finds a random umbrella in the storage closet and unleashes something deadly. You really shouldn't open an umbrella indoors.
3:00 United States
- Director: Mark J. Parker
- Producer: Mark J. Parker
- Writer: Mark J. Parker
- Key Cast: Hannah Gagnon, KeYana Reid, Sarah Rinaldi, Heather Henriksen
EMPTY POCKETS
Best friends, Joan and Margot, have a heartbreaking falling out. Estranged from each other, Joan tries desperately to move on.
20:12 United States
- Director: Darlene A Sacco
- Writer: Darlene A Sacco
- Key Cast: Shelby Hightower
- Director of Photography: Wesley Mellott
ENTER THE ROOM
A young adult (Brian) is visited by his brother, Jeremy, who needs a place to stay as he settles into his new city. The two polar opposite personalities begin to clash as Jeremy's presence poses a threat to Brian's way of life.
15:00 United States
- Director: Harry Waldman
- Producer: Lance Eliot Adams, Harry Waldman
- Writer: Harry Waldman
- Key Cast: Peter Mastne, Rich Holton
- Cinematography: Lance Eliot Adams
- Assistant Director: Mohamed Nazar
- Graphic Designer: Erik Perez
- Storyboard Artist: Bruce Waldman
- Boom Operator/Sound Mixer: Cody Adams, Chris Colabella
- Film Editor: Harry Waldman
- Gaffer: Harry Waldman
- Colorist: Tom Rovak
- Production Assistant: William Ray
GOLDEN FLOWER
During the 1500's, the Taino Kingdoms of the Caribbean peacefully coexist with nature. One of their Kasiké (Chief), Anacaona maintains peaceful trade with the Spaniards. One fateful day, the greed of their leader Nicolás de Ovando pushes those relationships to the brink.
20:00 United States
- Director: David Massey
- Producer: Isadora Ortega, David Massey, Xavier Santiago
- Writer: Isadora Ortega, Ilunga Adell
- Key Cast: Isadora Ortega, Victor, Danny
GREENHOUSE
While housesitting his girlfriend's apartment, Stan begins to think one of her houseplants has taken on a life of its own.
15:20 United States
- Director: Eddie Bick, Brian Diroff
- Producer: Ian Coyle
- Writer: Eddie Bick, Brian Diroff
- Key Cast: Eddie Bick, Ian Coyle, Renata Rabinovich
- Executive Producer: Steven Diroff
- Director of Photography: Alex Nicoletti
- Editor: Lana Duda
- Production Design: Jaclyn Silvestri
- Assistant Camera: Prentiss Donnelly, Maria Dragone, Gabby Perera
- Gaffer: Matt Murray
- Production Sound Mixers: Will Martinko, Stephano Saldutti
- Sound Mixing: Dash Williams
- Music: Anthony Massucci
HOPE
They were taken from their homeland and forced to migrate! The geography was different, the religion was different, the nation was different, but their fate was the same.
8:56 Turkey
- Director: Volkan Gi̇rgi̇n
- Producer: Volkan Gi̇rgi̇n, Sedef Pehli̇vanoğlu Gi̇rgi̇n
- Writer: Volkan Gi̇rgi̇n
- Key Cast: Ayşe Tufan, Ebru Kara, Natali̇ya Güven, Sedef Pehli̇vanoğlu, Gün Akinci, Fati̇h Sevdi̇, Berfu Aydoğan, Taj Sher Yakup
IMPASSE
A fragile illusion of belonging comes to an end when a young Lebanese student living in Montreal is forced to face the incompatibility between his sexual identity and the cultural foundations of his family.
21:25 Canada
- Director: Nabil Shahar
- Producer: Nabil Shahar
- Writer: Nabil Shahar, Flavio Poli
- Key Cast: Aida Sabra, Ali Ezal, Hassan Mrad, Alex Arseneau
IN WONDERLAND
Nina, a resilient, and tenacious 8-year-old Mexican girl is granted asylum in the U.S. and forced to stay in the custody of her estranged aunt, Carmen. Nina initially rejects her new family and escapes inside the fantasy world of her book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
13:48 United States
- Director: Andrea Camacho McCracken
- Producer: Shuqi Li, Brenden Hubbard
- Writer: Andrea Camacho McCracken, Nora Alameddin
- Key Cast: Elizabeth Phoenix Caro, Gabriela Coro, Moises Chavez, Gloria Laino
LIGHTS
Maria and Mariela have been in a relationship for ten years, and together they share a passion for running. One day Mariela plans to stop running and end her relationship with Maria.
6:55 Spain
- Director: Luis Alberto Suarez Bracho
- Producer: Luis Suarez Bracho
- Writer: Luis Alberto Suarez Bracho
- Key Cast: María Araújo, Mariela Martinez
- Sound: Lino Ocando
- Sound mix: Lino Ocando
- Color: Santiago Rivero
- Editor: Luis Alberto Suarez Bracho
LIKE DEAD SKIN
A short animated film about forgetting.
3:33 United States
- Director: Aidan Chen
- Writer: Aidan Chen
- Animators: Aidan Chen, Tyler Walton, Lee Tomlinson, Tristan Mowry
LOVE'S FIRST BULLET.
In this film noir when cunning Mia Farrow is charged with murdering her lover, she calls the savvy lawyer Liam Scott, proclaiming her innocence. Then she spins a web to draw him in to her tale.
9:46 United States
- Director: Brigette ReDavid
- Producer: Brigette ReDavid, Danny Belinkie, Jon Barden
- Writer: Brigette ReDavid
- Key Cast: Amanda Schoonover, Brian Anthony Wilson, Ada Simbo
MAIL ORDER BRIDE
A Fugitive from the law tries to find refuge as an internet bride in Canada but ends up in another type of prison.
16:55 United States
- Director: Oliver Jonathan Assiran
- Producer: Oliver Assiran, Sandra Wade
- Writer: Sandra Wade
- Key Cast: Anne Schmalzigan, Tommy Joyner
MAN DOWN II
25 years after their last encounter, Josh Raff returns to his old tennis club to prevent his former nemesis, Thomas Van Buren, from winning the club championships for a record setting 10th year in a row.
30:00 United States
- Director: Josh Raff, Maura Campbell
- Producer: Josh Raff, Jordan Battiste, Maura Campbell, Pablo Arraya, Nathan Markiewicz, Barry Raff
- Writer: Josh Raff, Maura Campbell
- Key Cast: Josh Raff, Angela Wildflower, Matthew Cherner-Ranft, Owen Bush, Mark Dang, Dennis Rowan, Barry Raff, Micki Raff, Anthony Pappagallo, Andrew Rosenbloom
MEATS & CHEESES
One of three friends vastly underestimates his knowledge of protein and dairy consumables.
6:18 United States
- Director: Brian Kesek
- Producer: Brian Kesek
- Writer: Brian Kesek
- Key Cast: Parker Fairchild, Ian Ross, Robert Haydt
- Director of Photography: Alexander Deola
MILLIE'S CARE FREE DAY
Weighed down and despondent from crushing depression, Millie tries to escape the daily grind by deciding today will be different. However, she must first confront her trauma before it consumes her.
9:10 United States
- Director: Michael Licisyn
- Producer: Michael Licisyn, Sarah Braun
- Writer: Michael Licisyn
- Key Cast: Kathryn Miller, Rachel Keefe
- Score Composer and Music Producer: Kevin Stahl
- "This Time" Songwriter and Performer: Spencer Camacho
- Editing: Michael Licisyn
- Cinematography: Michael Licisyn
- Sound: Chris Potako
- Assistant Director: Sarah Braun
- Production Company: Mixed Nuts Productions
MISPRINT
When a reformed criminal receives a cry for help from his former partner in crime, he finds himself back in the game with no way out but through.
19:58 United States
Director: Adam Volerich Producer: Brenden Hubbard, Darcy Trunzo, Jefferson White, Adam Volerich Writer: Adam Volerich, C.D. Carpenter Key Cast: Jefferson White, Kim Fischer
MY AUGUSTINIAN JOURNEY: FATHER JEREMY
A newly ordained Catholic priest, Fr. Jeremy, shares his call to prison ministry through the personal struggles of his younger brother with addiction and prison. We learn of the tragedy that had Fr. Jeremy question his faith in God. He takes us behind the prison walls where he works as a chaplain at the State Correctional Institution in Chester, Pennsylvania.
10:59 United States
- Director/Writer/Producer: Richard Slinkard
- DP/Camera Operator/Editor: Chase Murphy
- Co-Writer/Lead: Fr. Jeremy Hiers
NIGHT VOICES
A jaded talk radio host in a cycle of hopeless and demoralizing monotony makes a life-altering decision while on-air.
23:59 United States
- Director: Bradley Hawkins
- Producer: Peter Fenton
- Writer: Bradley Hawkins, Peter Fenton
- Key Cast: Gorman Ruggiero, Jack Packer, Alex Joseph Pires
ORDER MY STEPS
After almost 20 years of separation, Peg, an incarcerated woman, meets with her daughter, Dorian through a family reconciliation program. As they try to connect, memory intrudes, reminding them of the addiction, neglect and betrayal that kept them apart all of these years.
18:12 United States
- Director: Augusta Palmer
- Producer: Eva Minemar, Dolores Diaz, Meg Grant
- Writer: Kathryn Grant
- Key Cast: Carla Brandberg
PIECE OF SOLITUDE
A lonely amnesic man lives in his paternal home. He has a habit of filling empty books with his beloved tokens of the past. During an event he remembers his childhood memories and a harmonica he lost. So, he starts to search for his lost harmonica.
9:10 Iran
- Director: Elaheh Ghomeishi
- Producer: Elaheh Ghomeishi
- Writer: Elaheh Ghomeishi
- Key Cast: Saeed Jafarnezhad, Hossein Ghourchian, Mohammad Hadi Ghomeishi, Ali Rajaei, Elaheh Ghomeishi, Mostafa Baferouni, Elaheh Ghomeishi, Mostafa Razavi, Ghasem Afkhamolshoara, Bahar Ghomeishi, Sahar Ghomeishi
PLANT BABY
A struggling drug addict takes care of a plant baby, hoping that by nurturing it, he can learn to take care of himself.
6:45 United States
- Director: Arabella Sharkey
- Producer: Patrice Yip
- Writer: Arabella Sharkey
- Key Cast: Sage Guarino, Jenna Maryn Sierra
- Associate Producer: Jason Parker
- Associate Producer: Gabriel Silverio
- Director of Photography: Yayo Vang
- Unit Production Manager: Kevin Wang
- Composer: Josh Allen
- Sound Designer: Mason Parker
- 1st Assistant Camera: Anjali Rawat, Alex Muzila
- 2nd Assistant Camera: Aya Troyer
- Gaffer: Andre Hall, Chris St Lawrence, Shaha Mag
- Grip: Hudson Price, Shaha Mag
- Colourist: Yayo Vang
- Editor: Arabella Sharkey
- Prop Manager: Patrice Yip
- Plant Puppeteer: Nick Ashraf
- Production Assistant: Nour Khalil
QUEERFULLY DEPARTED
When Mimi Pascual dies in the middle of a hysteroscopy, her queer archangel reveals that her soulmate is the doctor who accidentally killed her. As Mimi realizes she hasn't done much in life, she fights for a second chance.
10:21 United States
- Director: Trent Nakamura
- Producer: Dave Berenato, Lucille Brillhart
- Writer: Mara De La Rosa
- Key Cast: Mara De La Rosa, Reshma Gajjar, Nikcoma Lee Mahkewa, Trent Nakamura
SCRATCH
A Father/Son weekend adventure becomes a terrifying fight for survival.
24:00 United States
- Director: MIchael Trainotti
- Producer: Maureen Trainotti, Michael Trainotti
- Writer: Michael Trainotti
- Key Cast: Brian Palatucci, Leonardo Palatucci
SILVER
Silver is a story of Mrs. Tavakoli, the inspector of a charity organization, who enters a house to check the condition of one of the applicants, the existence of a crisis makes it difficult for her to make a decision.
16:38 Iran
- Director: Hamid Saberi
- Producer: Hamid Saberi, Navid Rafie
- Writer: Hamid Saberi
- Key Cast: Raha Khodayari, Shiva Ordouei, Nazgol Sharifi, Tiam Kermanian, Neda Asadi
SOMEWHERE TO STAY
Concealing a devastating secret about his daughter, a father has told everyone that she is missing, while pretending to search for her with his son. They venture into an abandoned forest to ensure the secrecy remains hidden.
15:00 Iran
- Director: Amirhossein Hatami
- Producer: Amirhossein Hatami, Mohammad Amir Maboodi
- Writer: Amirhossein Hatami, Mahsa Talebi
- Key Cast: Iman Hajazimian, Mehdi Sanaati, Parisa Malekmahmoodi, Azita Fallahnejad
- Director of Photography: Hossein Baghban
- First Assistant Director: Hesam Dezfouli
- Editor: Farid Hosseini
- Sound Recordist: Hassan Shabankareh
- Sound Editor & Mixer: Meisam Riahi
- Composer: Farbod Shirmohammad
- Costume Design: Laleh Noureddin Mousa
- Make-Up Artist: Chista Jamshidian
- Colorist: Negin Heydari
- Production Manager: Hesam Dezfouli
- Production Designer: Diba Baghernejad
STALL
A foreign exchange high school student is introduced to a harsh American reality.
7:47 United States
- Director: Anastasia Wren Lauer
- Producer: Michelangelo Bellini
- Writer: Anastasia Wren Lauer
- Key Cast: Jenny Peralta, Savannah Schmidt, George Bostwick, Kezia Wolf, Harper O'Neil
- Executive Producers: Hezekiah Lewis, Darryl Ridgeway
- Associate Producer: Caleb Lucky
- Assistant Director: Pilar Puig
- Editor: Michaelangelo Bellini
- Cinematographer: Andrew Mlynarski
- Assistant Cinematographers: Nolan Carey, Michelangelo Bellini
- Production Assistant: Richard Williams
THE CREATURE
A couple goes to the forest to sacrifice an animal to the goblins in order for their child to be born healthy, but they are not alone in this forest. The woman considers this a superstition until she believes it herself.
14:41 Iran
- Director: Muhammad Reza Yarikia
- Producer: Muhammad Reza Yarikia
- Writer: Muhammad Reza Yarikia
- Key Cast: Atefeh Makvandi, Ali Hooshmand, Muhammad Reza Yarikia
- Director of Photography: Ruhollah Karimi
- Sound Recordist: Hossein Salimi
- Sound designer: Valareza Ghodosmanesh
- Editor: Ruhollah Karimi
THE ENSEMBLE
An acting class demonstrates the horrors of society.
9:11 United States
- Director: Ethan McKellar
- Writer: Ethan McKellar
- Producer: Ethan McKellar, Will Schmid
- Key Cast: Maria Gerding, Victor Colasurdo
THE FOREST OF SOULS
Mathilde is a young acoustician. Fascinated by the power of sounds, she wants to invent a new way of traveling through time and find the souls of the departed.
5:00 France
- Director: Pierre Gaffié
- Producer: Marilia Deloison
- Writer: Pierre Gaffie
- Key Cast: Gabrielle Chabot
THE LAST SNOW
Everything can disappear, like the fall of the last snowflake.
3:35 Iran
- Director: Shayan Naghibi
- Producer: Paria Latifi
- Writer: Shayan Naghibi
- Sound Designer: Amirhosein Boorian
- Poster Designer : Amirhosein Boorian
- Maquette : Mohammad Bahri
THE MIDDLEMAN
Friendship is tested by a life altering event.
21:02 United States
- Director: Sean Downes
- Producer: Natalie Amos, Baleigh Rhodes
- Key Cast: Sean Downes, Zachary Amos, Luca Bevilacqua
- Executive Producers: Hezekiah Lewis, Darryl Ridgeway
- Associate Producer: Caleb Luckey
- Assistant Directors: Arya Gohel, Lucy Anserson
- Cinematographer: Michaelangelo Bellini
- Assistant Camera: Drew Mlynarski
- Editors: Michelangelo Bellini, Arya Gohel, Mikayl Core
- Composer: Zachary Amos
- Production Sound Mixer: Michaelangelo Bellini
- Boom Operator: Mikayla Core
THE PANTRY
The PAntry is a psychological and supernatural horror film that delves into the darkest corners of Emily's apartment, blurring the line between reality and nightmare.
6:36 Germany
- Director: Ervis Zika
- Writer: Ervis Zika
- Key Cast: Sina Valeska Jung
- Cinematographer: Diego Arroyo
- Music and Sound Design: Sebastian Oswald
THE SETUP
An obsessive-compulsive waiter must memorize a list of overly-complicated menu specials before his party arrives.
8:40 United States
- Director: Kavita Parekh
- Key Cast: Jim deProphetis, Renee Claire Bergeron
- Writer & Producer: Jim deProphetis
- Cinematographer & Editor: Katy Frame
- Assistant Director: Paulina Knaak
- Sound Mixer: Ian Hunter
- Assistant Gaffer/Camera: Alexandra McDowell
- Art Director: Daniel Ciochina
- Production Assistant: Calvin Ryerse
THE STEAK
A birthday ceremony preparation gets upside down as something horrible takes place.
8:13 Iran
- Director: Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi
- Producer: Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi
- Writer: Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi, Ali Narimani
- Key Cast: Faranak Khamis, Amin Simiar, Panisa Peyvaght
- Art Director: Sadeq Es-haqi
- DOP: Farzad Shahab
- Visual Effects: Amin Enteshari
- Sound Recorder: Amin Jafari
- Sound Designer: Abdolreza Heydari
- Set and Costume Designer: Faraz Modiri
- Still Photographer: Mohsen Asdaghpour
- Make-up Artist: Parisa Gardeshi
THE TABLE
A favorite restaurant table tells the stories of the lives of their customers.
14:35 United States
- Director: Hanna McGhee
- Producer: Caleb Lucky, Luca Bevilacqua, Sarah Liebman
- Writer: Anastasia Wren Lauer, Hannah McGhee, Luca Bevilacqua, Sarah Liebman
- Key Cast: John Atkinson, Sarah Scarborough, Alex Hamel, Sien Bevilacqua, Jimmy Reardon, Alyssa Johnston, Mary Dennis
- Assistant Director: Anastasia Wren Lauer
- Executive Producers: Hezekiah Lewis, Darryl Ridgeway
- Associate Producer: Caleb Lucky
- Cinematographer: Nolan Carey
- Assistant Cinematographer: Xachary Johnson
- Editor: Nolan Carey
- Assistant Editors: Luca Bevilacqua, Hanna McGhee
- Sound: Siena and Luca Bevilacqua
- Gaffer: Xachary Johnson
- Special Thanks To Spassos Italian Grill
THE WOMAN IN THE ROOM
"The Woman in the Room" is the story of a man burdened with his decision to end his mother's life. Is it murder or mercy? Screenplay based upon the short story "The Woman in the Room" copyright 1978 Stephen King; used by permission, all rights reserved.
23:26 United States
- Director: Danny Donnelly
- Producer: Nicholas T Peetros, Aimee Theresa, Danny Donnelly
- Writer: Aimee Theresa
- Key Cast: Eric Crist, Susan Moses, Brian Anthony Wilson
TYPE.
After learning that his girlfriend recently broke his typing test record for a friendly competition, Danny attempts to gain the record back in the middle of a work meeting.
4:06 United States
- Director: Anthony Thorn
- Producer: Anthony Thorn
- Writer: Anthony Thorn
- Key Cast: Sabhee Rehman, Jeff Matthews, Thomas Augusto
- Composer: Blake Thomas Morton
- Sound Recordist: Mankaran Randhawa
- Boom Operator: Esso Adigwe
WAVES
When a woman tries to escape her grief, she finds the only way out is through.
6:27 United States
- Director: Jessica Graham
- Producer: Mia Siracusa
- Writer: Mia Siracusa, Ben Del Vecchio
- Key Cast: Mia Siracusa
- Story Editor: Jennifer Howd
WHERE'S OUR WAITER?
While on a double date, Sam's friends suspect his new girlfriend might be a cannibal.
11:28 United States
- Director: Emily Kane
- Producer: Jaron Lamer, Anna Strauser, Kristopher Chandler
- Writer: Emily Kane
- Key Cast: Christian Benton, Alex Brandel, Kate McCarty, Anna Strauser
- Director of Photography: Tucker P. Dutton
WORLD'S STRONGEST BRO
Friends push their limits, both physically and socially, to create the ultimate, backyard strongman and beer drinking event.
13:24 United States
- Director: Mark Scheetz
- Producer: Dave Simione
YOU THINK ALTHOUGH YOU ARE NOT
Navid and Forough are a happy couple who, despite the events that caused them to separate, experience an unusual way to stay together.
11:47 Iran
- Director: Salaheddin Noori
- Producer: Salaheddin Noori, Hamidreza Malekzadeh
- Writer: Navid Farrokhi
- Key Cast: Shahryar Rabbani, Pegah Saeedi, Hamid Pishghadam
YOUR DAD'S COSPLAY
A monster makeup nerd in 1980's America discovers that time waits for no teen.
4:59 United States
- Director: Stephen Bydal
- Producer: Stephen Bydal
- Writer: Stephen Bydal
- Key Cast: Terry Belke, Stephen Bydal
- Story Consultant: Glen Lissner