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2022 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

WINNERS

Best Drama

Dir. Paavo Hanninen

"Ghost Girl"

Best Animation

Dir. Cinzia Angelini

"MILA"

Best Horror

Dir. Humberto Guzman

"Imaginary"

Best Documentary

Dir. Dylan Lloyd

"View Finder"

Best Comedy

Dir. Anthony Sneed

"SWIPE"

Best International

Dir. Katharina Rivilis

"Day X"

Best Oklahoma Film

Dir. Devin Montgomery

"DOG"

Best Native American Film

Dir. Joey Clift

"My First Native American Boyfriend"

Best Student Film

Dir. Noah Jorgensen

"Post Possession"

Best of Fest

Dir. Anthony Sneed

"SWIPE"

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

Listed Alphabetically

A Bitter Fruit

Drama

Director: Ryan Weatrowski

Running Time: 15 mins 

Block 4

State/Country: California

Description: Sisters WREN & EILEEN are orphans, still living in the secluded vacation home where their parents killed each other.

Bloom

Comedy

Director: Paul De Cinque

Running Time: 8 mins 40 secs

Block 6

State/Country: Australia

Description:  Bloom tells the lighthearted comedic tale of Betty, an elderly woman whose rich inner life belies her seemingly conventional appearance.  The impromptu discovery of her 60's hit single and beloved, colourful scarf catapults Betty into a dancing reverie. When her daughter Greta sends a tactless gift, Betty's rebellious nature comes to the fore in an hilarious act of defiance.

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Chalk Houses

Music Video

Director: Ashley Ballinger, Luke Garrison

Running Time: 3 mins 23 secs

Block 3

State/Country: Oklahoma

Description:  Looking back on yesteryear, Five Year Gap takes a trip down memory lane. Set in their hometown of Tonkawa, OK, Brody and Ciara show what growing up in smalltown USA looked like for them. Reminiscing on her childhood, Ciara reflects on those friendships that are sadly no more. Nostalgia can be bittersweet.

Day X

Drama

Director: Katharina Rivilis

Running Time: 20 mins

Block 5

State/Country: Germany

Description: June 17th 1953, Frida’s 8th birthday, was to be a celebration, but instead tanks are rolling through the streets of East-Berlin. Frida and her mother are waiting for the birthday guests, but they won't come today. Nor does her father return from the demonstration, and Frida’s mother slowly begins to lose control. Outside, protests turn into a political revolt and the revolt is brutally crushed.

DOG

Drama

Director: Devin Montgomery

Running Time: 7 mins 48 secs

Block 2

State/Country: Oklahoma

Description:  Out for revenge, Lucas finally comes face to face with the man he's been tracking for years. He will be faced with the question of if people can really change, or not. 

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Dollar Generals

Comedy

Director: Claire Downs, Brenden Gallagher 

Running Time: 13 mins 17 secs

Block 4

State/Country: California

Description: A young ex-convict and her boyfriend get jobs at a dollar store in hopes of pulling a cash-skimming scam that quickly goes awry.

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Earl's Town

Drama

Director: Matt Cerwen

Running Time: 15 mins

Block 1

State/Country: Australia

Description:  Earl Thompson forgets things, even his own son. But he can still raise hell.

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Finding Tyler

Documentary

Director: Chris Brannan, Diana Reichenbach

Running Time: 20 mins

Block 4

State/Country: Georgia

Description:  In August of 2003, Tyler Johnson was a prized scholar in theoretical physics. Months later he was homeless on the island of Corsica, a fugitive wanted by the FBI. For six years Tyler sent letters to his family, each containing cryptic clues about his condition. Then the letters stopped arriving...

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Forty Years From Now

Drama

Director: John Manna

Running Time: 19 mins 25 secs

Block 6

State/Country: New York

Description: Forty years after graduation, three High School friends reunite to fulfill a pact to dig up a coffee can they buried containing predictions and secrets written by their younger selves. The contents spark revelations about their past, while potentially changing the course of their futures.

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Ghost Girl

Drama

Director: Paavo Hanninen

Running Time: 12 mins

Block 3

State/Country: Louisiana

Description: On the night before she is set to leave New Orleans to audition for a high-budget television pilot in Los Angeles, Ashley must overcome her best friend and closest collaborator's attempts to thwart her ambitions as this sudden opportunity reveals the long-festering differences between the two of them.

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Her Look

Drama

Director: Jason Vandygriff

Running Time: 10 mins 13 secs

Block 5

State/Country: Texas

Description: The story of a young widower who encounters a college acquaintance at her coffee shop and they reminisce about the woman they loved.  

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Hunter's Cabin

Horror

Director: N'cee van Heerden

Running Time: 14 mins 58 secs

Block 5

State/Country: Canada

Description: A young father withdraws to a remote cabin to face his curse alone, but he's not the only one with a dark past in the woods tonight.

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Imaginary

Horror

Director: Humberto Guzman

Running Time: 6 mins 32 secs

Block 4

State/Country: New Jersey

Description:  A babysitter gets more than she bargains for when the child she cares for forms an unlikely friendship.

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Justin and the Werloobee

Animation

Director: Ken Yoffe & Ellen Weisberg, John Vo

Running Time: 10 mins 56 secs

Block 3

State/Country: Massachusetts

Description:  We meet Justin, a sensitive, introspective boy whose physical features and personality make him a convenient target for many of his cruel peers. One night, he wakes to find himself on a mysterious island, which is inhabited by a horde of bizarre creatures.

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Mila

Animation

Director: Cinzia Angelini

Running Time: 14 mins 4 secs

Block 2

State/Country: California

Description:  A war story that takes on a child's perspective. Inspired by World War II stories from the director's mother, the character of Mila represents the best of humanity. Although she has lost everything - her family, her house, her peace - she still clings to hope. 

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Milk

Drama

Director: Celia Jaspers

Running Time: 5 mins

Block 6

State/Country: New Zealand

Description: When she sees an old man unable to pay for his milk, a young girl has a change of heart.

More Juice

Comedy

Director: Gabriel Thibodeau

Running Time: 12 mins 32 secs

Block 3

State/Country: California

Description: Tess avoids her breast cancer diagnosis while housesitting her childhood home. When her estranged cousin arrives unannounced to “comfort” her, it's clear he has unresolved issues of his own.

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My First Native American Boyfriend

Comedy

Director: Joey Clift

Running Time: 4 mins 45 secs

Block 5

State/Country: California

Description: Johnny is Emily’s first Native American boyfriend, and now that they’ve been dating for a few months, she’s going to take this golden opportunity to apologize for every microaggression she has ever made against Native Americans.

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On / Off

Animation

Director: Nicolas P. Villarreal

Running Time: 7 mins

Block 6

State/Country: Argentina

Description: Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity.

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Page Turner

Documentary

Director: Christian Grüner

Running Time: 2 mins 11 secs

Block 2

State/Country: Germany

Description:  Angelo Volpini turns music score pages for pianists. His job is not to attract attention. When the applause sounds after the concert, he disappears behind the stage without anyone noticing. His name does not appear in any program booklet.

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Post Possession

Horror

Director: Noah Jorgensen

Running Time: 13 mins 23 secs

Block 1

State/Country: California

Description: Following her mother’s exorcism, college-bound Sam struggles to restore family order while balancing her sickly sister Joni, her distant mother, and her own ambitions in a drastically changed household.

Ruth & Nick: A Confectionary Tale

Animation

Director: Carter Rostron

Running Time: 6 mins 21 secs

Block 4

State/Country: Missouri

Description: This stop-motion animated short tells the bittersweet story of Nick, a piece of candy who falls in love with a girl who seems out of reach. This film was made by 15-year-old Carter Rostron of Kansas City, using cardboard, construction paper, and a bunch of candy.

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Solo

Drama

Director: Jon Cortegoso

Running Time: 8 mins 34 secs

Block 2

State/Country: Spain

Description:  A new day begins in Miguel's lonely life. One more day, in which his only company is his old and habitual radio in the living room, the one that never fails him. But today is different. Today, more than ever, a nostalgic and homesick feeling takes hold of our main character. Miguel really misses his family, his children and grandchildren... They don't see each other as much as they used to.

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Streamer Stalker

Horror

Director: Gaelan Draper

Running Time: 13 mins 10 secs

Block 2

State/Country: New York

Description:  "Streamer Stalker" is a 13 minute, horror/comedy film about a successful video game streamer (Connor Del Rio) who finds himself haunted by his new fame and by one of his fans in particular.

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Swipe

Comedy

Director: Anthony Sneed

Running Time: 5 mins 21 secs

Block 6

State/Country: New York

Description:  A delinquent teenage boy learns a valuable lesson about growing up.

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Take Me To The End of World

Drama

Director: Wei Geng

Running Time: 10 mins 48 secs

Block 1

State/Country: China

Description: In A.D. 2629, replicants replaced human beings to become the masters of the earth, and their society was in order. Each replicant had a clear division of labor in the society. Adam-0105, as the "executor", received the instruction from the "system" to wrecked another replicant. However, this will become the only failed task in his career.

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Tea With The Reaper

Comedy

Director: Ryan Simons

Running Time: 12 mins 17 secs

Block 2

State/Country: United Kingdom

Description: An amateur ghost hunter opens the door to the other side to welcome his daughter back, but when the dead wreak havoc in the village... the Reaper comes knocking.

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The Strange Incident in Room 36

Horror

Director: Kiana Klysch

Running Time: 12 mins

Block 3

State/Country: Germany

Description: On a dark and stormy night, in an isolated hotel, two strangers' lives intersect as they try to figure out whether or not the guest next door died under suspicious circumstances.

There is exactly enough time

Animation

Director: Oskar Salomonowitz

Running Time: 2 mins 12 secs

Block 1

State/Country: Austria

Description: Oskar Salomonowitz, the 12-year-old son of filmmakers Anja Salomonowitz and Virgil Widrich, had drawn 206 frames of a flip book when he died in an accident. Using the remaining blank sheets, his father continued drawing the film.

There's Something in the Silence

Horror

Director: Mike Castro

Running Time: 7 mins 45 secs

Block 6

State/Country: New York

Description:  Erin's new hearing aids have been picking up voices and sounds she's unable to explain. In an attempt to quiet the voices, she confronts them head on-- only to find there may be something more sinister lurking in the depths of silence.

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Timmy's Monster

Animation

Director: Agnes Ho

Running Time: 5 mins 25 secs

Block 5

State/Country: Georgia

Description: The film follows the journey of a boy named Timmy who is born the strongest and tallest out of his siblings. Immediately recognizing his own strength above the rest, Timmy expects his monster companion to share his same qualities: tallest and mightiest. To his disbelief, he ends up with the tiniest monster possible. With this test against his ego, Timmy must learn to embrace this weakness.

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View Finder

Documentary

Director: Dylan Lloyd

Running Time: 15 mins 43 secs

Block 1

State/Country: California

Description: A 25 year old photographer begins living in his van right when the lockdown/ quarantine occurs in LA. He struggles with loneliness, continuing to create his art with photography, and finding a community in a world that views his van as "creepy" rather than the "#VanLife" style people glorify.

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Wolf In His Belly

Documentary

Director: Oluwaseyi Thomas

Running Time: 8 mins 22 secs

Block 3

State/Country: Florida

Description: A two-time cancer survivor reflects how the art of Aikido serves as a lifeline in processing mental and physical recovery.

You Already Know

Music Video

Director: Reagan Elkins

Running Time: 4 mins 51 secs

Block 5

State/Country: Oklahoma

Description: The Imaginaries enjoy everyday life together as a married couple in this 1960's/1970's inspired music video that gives a nod to classic American sitcoms.

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