SELECTIONS

Star Wars Rendezvous (Directed by Brent L Peterson, 20 mins, New Mexico, RATED PG) A pair of do-gooders attempt to protect a young, force-sensitive girl from bounty hunters on their way to rendezvous with a mysterious contact with the power to protect her much better than they can. Starring Virginia Asbury, Rylan Healey, Stephen Hardin, Crystal Thomas, and Brent Peterson.

The Tower Of The Eagle (Directed by Peter Brandt, 8 mins, RATED PG) A lone ninja infiltrates a castle to recover a stolen scroll.

Broken Vessels (Directed by Larry Ziegelman and Terry Ziegelman, 20 mins, RATED PG) While fighting a deadly blood cancer, Jane contends with the effects of “chemo-brain”, attempting to discern reality from fantasy, as she summons up her newfound strength to face-off with an abusive husband. Starring Alicia Blasingame, Aaron Gaffey, Cathy Vu

Garg! (Directed by Landon X. Jenkins, 4 mins, RATED PG) Sick of “Game Over” screens, a plucky video game hero turns the tables on his enemy to give him his just desserts. Starring Peter Ditoro, Ihmil Herndon

Conquest (Directed by Kate Kroll, 6 mins, RATED PG) When an incompetent intergalactic conqueror crash lands at a comic convention, he must find a way to subdue the locals or face the wrath of his merciless counterparts. Starring Mark Meer, Wakisha Williams, Willie Kuklis, Ming Chen

Freddy Comes (Directed by Sarah Stephens, 5 mins, RATED R) Freddy Krueger visits Gail in her dreams, but the night takes an unexpected turn. Starring  Sarah Stephens, Chris Genovese

Superman (Directed by Andre St-Amour, 4 mins, Rated PG) Lois Lane is captured by two dangerous gangsters! Superman flies to her rescue, but is challenged by Metallo and then things only get worse! PART ONE of short animated Superman FAN FILM SERIAL!

Frostbyte (Directed by Hannah Papa, 7 mins, RATED PG) In a snowy, mountainous region, a laboratory sits at the side of one of the tallest mountains. Scientists worked in the lab alongside their robots who took care of a powerful orb. One day, something went wrong, and the laboratory was abandoned for many years. Circa 2100s, a young scavenger breaks into the lab seeking treasure to eventually sell for profit, but instead awakens one of the robots that teaches her the importance of companionship.

Beverly Hills Exorcist (Directed by Rem Scobell, 12 mins, RATED R) The cost of real estate has skyrocketed to such astronomical levels that even spirits cannot afford to linger. Enter the morally ambiguous world of freelance exorcism in Los Angeles, where Sonya Keller, the city’s top supernatural fixer, leads her team in a battle against the most powerful demon god on the west side. Starring Eileen Dietz, Amanda McCants, Ryan Kendrick, Dani Coleman.

Bacillus (Directed by Brad McClane, 6 mins, PG)  14-year-old Sawyer’s quiet evening is interrupted when his mother phones him with a strange and terrifying plea. Can Sawyer make sense of what’s happening before it’s too late? Starring

Zero Method (Directed by Ben Myers, 23 mins, PG) It’s 2082, and a renegade chrono-refugee joins a cult of rogue time travelers, risking everything in a desperate attempt to break the prime rule of time travel that separates him from his old life; going to the future is permanent, but travel to the past is only temporary.  Starring Ben Myers, Mu-Shaka Benson, Imani Pearl Williams, Jessica Noboa.

No Updates Till Tomorrow (Directed by Gerard Dy, 10 mins, PG) A recluse programmer fights to keep his girlfriend alive – and she happens to be an android, whose model is being made obsolete by the Corporation. Starring Justin Vancho, Faye Tamasa.

Speedman (Directed by Joe Bowers, 13 mins, PG) For centuries, war has raged between the inhabitants of Planet Platypus and the Octo Empire. Two intergalactic worlds locked in a never ending battle for supremacy. In the midst of this conflict, Planet Platypus’ greatest scientist, Dr. Hubone Rubella and his crack team of assistants have created the ultimate weapon- a god-like individual known as Speedman. Starring Howard Milligan, Hans Van Harken, Mick Lauer.

The Flower of Battle (Directed by Gedaly Guberek, Reuben Guberek, 16 mins, PG) The best swordsman in the land can’t seem to land his dream job as a swordmaster in a noble court. Starring Gedaly Guberek, Beth May, Gary Lamb, Tim Storms, Stephen Dunford, Ajala Bandele, Jeff Budner

Hide Behind (Directed by Richard Martin, 6 mins, Rated R) A couple’s tryst in the woods takes an unexpected and deadly turn when they find themselves hunted by a vicious monster with a terrifying ability to hide behind any object. Starring Grace Su, Julian Curtis

Siege Of Paris (Directed by Darren O’Mahony, 6 mins, Rated PG) War is a fire that just needs a spark. It’s 885 AD and the kingdoms of Francia have been united for the first time in a century. Charles the Fat, great-grandson of Charlemagne currently wages a slow war against the Viking settlers in Francia. If he is not stopped, soon he will turn his eyes to England.  Siege of Paris is a short no-budget fan film that acts as an unofficial prequel to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Siege of Paris DLC.  Starring Sinead O Riordan, Johnny Elliott

The 44th Chamber of Shaolin (Directed by Jon Truei, 15 mins, Rated PG-13-Language) A mischievous, prank loving kung fu master creates fake training for a gullible teenager who believes in fantastical myths about martial arts.The 44th Chamber of Shaolin is a screwball martial arts comedy inspired by the Hong Kong martial arts genre, the films of Stephen Chow, shounen anime, and MTV’s Jackass. Starring

Friends of Sophia (Directed by Alden Peters, 25 mins, Rated PG-13-Sexual Situations) In a dystopian future, citizens live and work in Company towers a thousand stories tall, bound by a strict contract to build robotics for a far-off war. Unsanctioned vices, especially relationships with the androids they build, are severely punished. When Conor watches the vice police arrest his neighbor, he fears he and Dosso, the hacked android he loves, will be next. As they attempt to flee the tower, Max, the head of the Vice Department, sets a plan in motion that will tear Conor and Dosso apart — and introduce Conor to a renegade group called the Friends of Sophia. Starring Nana Visitor, Wesley Han, Vishaal Reddy, Janine Hartmann, Chakendra Fennell

Duendes (Directed by Michael Brandon Wright, 9 mins, Rated R-Horror Sequences) A Botany hobbyist traveling through a Mexican Forest crosses paths with and brings home, a Latin American Folklore, that’s more than just a story.. Starring Cole Gray, Michael Brandon Wright

Rise Of The Fallen Angel (Directed by Robert Stronger, 15 mins, PG) A revived cyborg girl lost her memories and must find herself, while fighting for her life against a cyborg gang in a post-apocalyptic world. Starring Donna Lee, Greg Standifer, James M Black

Outer Reaches (Directed by Karl Redgen, 12 mins, PG) Two space explorers crash-land on a desolate planet during their mission to find a new home for humanity. Their hopes unravel when they discover the planet is inhabited by a voracious swarm of sentient microorganisms, with one explorer becoming a host for the alien agenda. As the infection spreads, the commander is faced with an agonizing decision: sacrifice himself to halt the menace or unleash it upon the universe. Starring Cam Beatty, Michael M. Foster

Spider-Chan (Directed by Cameron Sun, 5 mins, PG) What if your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man was in a Jackie Chan kung fu movie. Starring Kevin Le

DeadHead (Directed by Virginia Powers Hendry, 15 mins, PG13) Wendy is a middle-aged woman who is constantly dismissed and made to feel invisible by the men in her life. One day while working in her garden, she pricks her finger on a thorny cocoon, and is infected with something… inhuman. After she is suddenly let go and replaced with a younger woman by her boss at a job she’s enjoyed for decades, her rage, (along with alien DNA), transforms her into a powerful creature, hellbent on revenge.  Starring: T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Anastasia Washington, Taylor Lee Marr, Bennie Arthur, Stacy Citron

Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs (Directed by Kevin M Croxton, 29 mins, PG)  An Indiana Jones fan film created by the Oliver Springs Music Club (Formally the Parkview Music Club). Set in 1958, Indiana Jones takes up an unfinished quest from his late father-in-law, Abner Ravenwood, which turns into a race against time to find a powerful Aztec treasure before the Soviets do. The film is a tribute to the Indiana Jones Franchaise, and has a cameo from Actress Karen Allen, reprising her role as Marion from the Indiana Jones films. Starring Levi Bull, Addie Falleur, Brody Gauchat, Eden Skipper.

Higher Grounds (Directed by Joe Kramer, 17 mins, PG)  On the fateful day intelligent life arrives to destroy Earth, one slacker alien gets sidetracked when he’s smitten with a bitter barista. Suddenly, our survival depends on whether this space-schmuck can get her number, before his plucky partner blows us sky high. Higher Grounds is a sci-fi comedy that takes an orbital view of life on Earth. Starring Kristen Vaganos, Joe Kramer, Ignacyo Matynia, Tony Rossi, John O’Hurley

Undercover Wrestler (Directed by Roe Moore 6 mins, PG)  Leonard thinks he’s all clear to steal a few of his sister’s crinkle-cut fries. That is true until he becomes the unsuspecting victim of Undercover Wrestler’s justice — living through punches, slams, and Undercover’s signature move: the Suspect Smash. Starring Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Ryan Bernales, Joseph Dailey, Lucy Slavin, Jessy Greer, Carli Lind, Andrew Mena