Archived Festival Film

Life After Manson

Four decades after one of the world’s most notorious crimes, a Manson Family member breaks her silence to reveal how a series of choices led to ultimate destruction. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

Archived Festival Film

The Pink Helmet Posse

Three pink tutus. Three pink helmets. Three pink skateboards. Meet Bella, Sierra, and Rella: ages 6 1/2, 6 1/4, and almost 7. Take a look into these little girls' lives as they prove that skateboarding is not just for boys. Screening ... read more

Archived Festival Film

Nesma's Birds

Awkward 11-year-old, Nesma, is at odds with the world around her since she began caring for her father’s pigeons after his death. Already facing pressure from her mother to get rid of the birds and continuing a bitter rivalry with the boy across t... read more

Archived Festival Film

Remora

On the day of his wedding, Kevin confronts his brother Landon to ask for permission to marry his ex-wife, but learns the circumstances surrounding Landon’s estrangement were far more fantastic than he had been led to believe. Screenin... read more

Archived Festival Film

A Film Is A Film Is A Film

Digital projection takes over the movie screens worldwide. As celluloid slowly disappears from her workplace, the director, a movie projectionist herself, starts bleaching, painting, and scratching film to find answers about what makes it special.... read more

Archived Festival Film

Contrapelo

Contrapelo is the story of a proud Mexican barber who is forced to shave the leader of a drug cartel. By the end of the shave, the Barber will find out that he and the Capo are not so different. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

Archived Festival Film

Stew & Punch

A housewarming party with beef stew and much punch spirals out of control when the host couple become involved in some lighthearted arm wrestling. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

Archived Festival Film

One Year Lease

Told almost entirely through voice mail messages, One Year Lease documents the travails of Brian, Thomas, and Casper as they endure a year-long sentence with Rita, the cat-loving landlady. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

Archived Festival Film

Helium

Young Alfred is dying, but through the stories about a magical fantasy world told by the hospital's eccentric janitor, Enzo, he regains the joy and happiness of his life and finds a safe haven. Screening in Shorts Program: read more

Archived Festival Film

Acetate Diary

After receiving a difficult medical diagnosis, experimental filmmaker Russell Sheaffer decided to use a roll of 16mm film as a written diary. Projected, Acetate Diary is an expression of handmade sound and color. Examined as an object, the acetate... read more