A disenchanted, older priest and his bright-eyed mentee embark on a quest for the perfect communion wine in a Napa Valley escapade turned full-on identity crisis.

Project type: Fiction Feature
Writer/Executive Producer: Kevin Hickey
Director: Comcille Donston
Producer/1st Assistant Director: Connor Jones
Executive Producer: Marisa Laurance, Sean Szatkowski

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Byron, 18, is a freshman in college who lives his life vicariously through his beliefs in Jesus but learns quickly that the world doesn't share his same views.

Writer/Director/Producer/Executive Producer: Brandi A. Hughes
Executive Producer: Terencio L. Hughes
Executive Producer: Lauryn A. McClain

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Anders' rage is on the precipice of taking control. Fearing he'll succumb to his violent visions, he seeks the help of an unorthodox psychiatrist, Dr. Wagner, whose meditation methods awaken a power within him.

Project type: Fiction Short
Writer/Director/Producer: Chandler Clarke
Producer: Soukaina Alaoui El Hassani
Director of Photography: Weston Walker
Art Director: Szabina Tutor

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Cafuné tells the story of Christine, an exotic dancer in an open marriage who discovers her fear of getting older while on a getaway with a lover.

Project type: Fiction Short
Writer/Director/Producer: Joanne Nguyen
Producer: Grace Hanna
Producer: Jamila Hache

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A tough goodbye on the border.

Project type: Fiction Short
Writer/Director/Producer: Jingwen Felix Qiang
Producer: Brielle Yuke Li
Executive Producer: Jennie Lew Tugend
Director of Photography: Kadri Koop
Editor: Shicong Zhu

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A brilliant young man has doubts about going off to college when he realizes how much all the needy, felonious, desperate and deranged people in his dysfunctional world depend on him.

Project type: Fiction Feature
Director/Writer/Producer: Rick Dominguez
Producer: Patti McCarthy
Co-Producer/Casting Director: Jennifer S. Holmes
Director of Photography/Associate Producer: David Hebrero
Cast - Carlos: Miguel Angel Garcia

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Down on his luck, a failed LA musician, Cary, begrudgingly accepts a songwriting gig for a viral country-rap sensation in a last-ditch effort to chase his dreams, reuniting his old band, and making amends along the way.

Project type: Fiction Feature
Co-Writer/Co-Director/Co-Producer: Phillip Yaw Domfeh
Co-Writer/Co-Director/Co-Producer: Priya Jane Domfeh

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Three childhood best friends reunite for a camping trip on the island where they went every summer as children, throwing into stark relief how much their lives have diverged.

Project type: Fiction Short
Director: Tyler Rabinowitz
Writer/Actor: Sam Digiovanni
Producer: Jeremy Truong, Luca Piccin

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A young boy joins his girlfriend on vacation, but finds he is more drawn to her father, who is blind.

Writer/Director: Jacob LaMendola
Executive Producer: Abby Davis
Producer: David Duque Estrada, Jonathan Rosenblit, David Broad

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As the U.S. descends into chaos, a distraught man wanted by authorities shares a moment aboard a livestock train with the young Latina woman tasked with smuggling him to freedom across the Mexican border.

Writer/Director: Joe Bonito
Executive Producer: Jessica Olthof
Editor: Craig Dewey

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Two Jewish sisters must reconcile their clashing lifestyles on the day their father wakes up from a coma.

Writer/Director: Dylan Silver
Producer: Jennifer Apple
Producer: David Grove Churchill Viste
 

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A 9-year-old Korean girl seeks to rebuild a sense of community and mend her broken heart, after moving to California without her father.

Project type: Fiction Short
Writer/Director: Kimberly Han
Producer: Diana Ward
Producer: Angela Wu
Producer: DJ Jiang
Director of Photography: Bongani Mlambo
Editor: Autumn Dea

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Set against the backdrop of an LA house party, little white lies follows a young dreamer who was recently manipulated into an unwanted sexual encounter with her crush. To cope with the abuse, she seeks to define and solidify their relationship.

Project type: Fiction Short
Co-Writer/Director: Erin Brown Thomas
Co-Writer/Lead Actress: Ciarra Krohne
Producer: Olivia Haller, Elle Shaw
Producer/Cinematographer: Beth Napoli

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Sparks fly when Samia meets Charlie…but their anxieties, who are somehow able to communicate with each other, aren’t sold on this coupling just yet.

Project type: Fiction Short
Writer/Director: Jessica Sherif
Producer: Jessica Carlson

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The strength of twin brothers Peter and Paul’s relationship is tested in the wake of a secretive right of passage. Based on lived experiences, this haunting coming of age story follows young Peter precariously navigating the intricacies of a hyper-masculine environment, and enduring the devastating fallout from a life-changing event. Writer/Director: Bill Chen
Producer: Margaret Montavon
Producer: Elizabeth Raia
Composer: Allan X. Chen
Intimacy Coordinator: Dr. Èmil Haarhof

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Basma, a drama therapist working in Jordan, is torn between two difficult choices: getting married to the man she loves or pursuing her dream of going back to her hometown of Gaza during the war.

Project type: Fiction Feature
Director/Producer: Asma Bseiso

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K.L. Cleeton is a professional poker player born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, type 1, which paralyzed him from the neck down since he was an infant. In Chip and a Chair, we follow K.L. as he and his family attempt to shift society’s perspective on people with complex health issues and disabilities.

Directors: Carlo Orecchia, Ryan Leng
Producer: April Shih
Executive Producer: Owais Ahmed

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During a late night drug raid in a Triad gaming arcade, a young Indian cop desperate to prove himself to his Chinese superiors uncovers a personal connection to a suspect—forcing him to choose between duty and dishonor. Based on a true story.

Writer/Director/Actor: Amarik Singh Khosa
Producer: Lung Kwok Yiu
Actor (Sunny): ZAIN

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A Muslim teen tries to help a man bumming cigarettes outside a gas station, but his troubles might prove beyond her capacity.

Project type: Fiction Short
Writer/Director: Sarah Mokh
Producer: Amanda Pinto
Producer: Elaine Tunnat

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During the final months of his father's early-onset Alzheimer's, a son uses his camera to understand how his mother, uncle, and sister deal with the disappearing man in different, contradictory ways.

Director: Pierce Ryan
Executive Producer: Carole Joyce
Producer: Bretton Miller, Liam Fineout, Ben Feldman

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