BLOCK 1 - NEXT GEN (A)
FRI 9/8 - 6:00 PM - THE MERCHANT ROOM (WALNUT CREEK)
ROOMATES
Two roommates struggle with respecting each-other's boundaries, yet neither can actually escalate the conflict.
DIR. Evelyn Skolds
MARY’S GOT A PROBLEM
Mary’s got a problem…
DIR. Tyler Hargraves
OAK
A lone tree is visited by a young boy, revealing the horrors of life and the ill intentions of strangers.
DIR. Quinton Kaine
THE SILENT SKY
A maligned brother must abandon everything he knows in order to do what is right.
DIR. Samuel Wasserman
THE LOST ART OF CADAVER COLLECTING
Voglio Spanel is one of the few remaining Cadaver Collectors, who convert real living people into cadavers for their collections. This mockumentary explores his world and those within it.
DIR. Nick Smela, Lauren Vercimak, Canyon VanBuskirk
DIY MUSIC COMMUNITIES OF FORT COLLINS
A film about the birth of the universe, made of photograms of flowers on 16mm film.
DIR. Kristen Williams
TWO STEP PROGRAM
A recovering alcoholic makes his return to the local hardcore scene, confident he can control himself despite the indulgence surrounding him.
Will he prove that he’s in control or will his old ways get the best of him?
THE NIGHT OF THE MANY JAXES
On a game night just like any other, Ned and his friends are invaded by shape-shifting aliens taking the form of their friend Jax. In their desperate fight for survival, however, Ned sees that his friends value themselves more than anything.
DIR. James Paul Martinez
ME. MY ELEVEN YEARS. WAR.
The film "I am. My eleven years. War" is the debut film of a young director (11 y), actress, swimmer and dancer from Ukraine, Marusya Shuvalova. The short film shows an ordinary day of a ukrainian girl during the war with the Russian occupiers. Her life is filled with fear, air raids and a great desire to learn, train, develop, and most importantly, stay alive. Ukrainian children now live one day and constantly think about whether the Russian invaders will destroy their houses with rockets or not? Will they have time for training or will they again need to sit in a shelter or a bomb shelter? When will they be able to return to their normal peaceful life?
DIR. Marusya Shuvalova
IN TIME
Mona, a young Black woman recovering from an opioid addiction, is running late for a court-appointed visitation with her young son. Seemingly out of nowhere, a complete stranger (11 year-old Nadia), is desperate for help. This leaves Mona torn, as helping Nadia could very well mean losing her son.
DIR. Naomi Wantwadi
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
a sTORY ABOUT ROGER
DIR. Colton Ronna