DARK COMEDY PROGRAM

Best Friends : Directed by Alex Creager
On his wedding day Michael receives from his best man a “gift” which carries a prison sentence for both of them if it’s discovered. Knowing that he faces his fiancée’s wrath if he’s late to his wedding, Michael must decide which is the more frightening, life in prison or his fiancée’s temper?

Dead Boyfriends : Directed by Xstine Cook
Fire! Blood! Puppet death! Trickster Coyote falls for vampy Pandora, a cursed temptress with a taste for dodgy circus performers. Coyote gets drawn deeper into Pandora?s lair of love as each of her lovers accidentally dies mid-act.

Rehabitat : Directed by Sean Ring
Amber Radisson was once Hollywoodʼs hottest "it girl." But after an embarrassing DUI arrest, how can a former A-List star get back on top? By filming her stay at rehab for the world to see, of course!

The Truth About Yesterday : Directed by Kevin Barraco
Sometimes we feel like we could, sometimes we want to, but most of the time we don’t.
In the short film, The Truth About Yesterday, we take a look into one man’s day spiraling down into despair, which leads him to a place where others don’t go.

U-Turn : Directed by Warwick Young
Ben Taylor needed to make a change in his life so he leaves the city to take a job as a farm hand in the country. Upon arrival at the farm Ben thinks that he has landed in heaven, he is greeted by the beautiful Amy and there is an instant attraction, to top it off her dog Poop takes an immediate shine to Ben. But that is where the dream ends and the nightmare begins.

Wedding Jimmy : Directed by Lisa Pescia
There's only one thing stopping Jimmy from walking down the aisle....his fiancee's smoking hot sister!   WEDDING JIMMY stars Jimmy Shubert who is a nationally known stand up comedian, performing in his own Comedy Central specials and as a recurring character on "King of
Queens" and "Entourage."

COMEDY PROGRAM

Boot : Directed by Madison Cruz
With gas prices are at an all-time high, Americans are reducing their driving at historic rates...but for one Los Angeles driver, the cause for concern isn't limited to filling up at pump.  Nope, her automotive alarm stems from fear of a vehicular villain out for blood. The dreaded Meter Maid.

Miracle Investigators : Directed by Jeremy Dehn
Veteran miracle investigator Father Dominic and his rookie partner, Father Justin, judge the authenticity of miracles and bust the spiritual criminals who dare disagree. But this time they're against forces even they haven't seen before, and they'll have to work together to solve their toughest case yet.

The Professional Interview : Directed by Annie Price
Eager to break into the white collar world, a nervous and naive young man named Paul gets the chance to shine during his first real professional job interview. Little does he know that the Jada Woo Bra Company is anything but professional.

Speed Dating : Directed by Crystal Liu
A humorous take on how difficult it is to meet people in car-culture-obsessed LA. After accidentally hitting Mr. Hot Super-Attentive Guy with her car, Kate realizes that the only way she’s ever going to find the man of her dreams is by hitting cute pedestrians with her car.

Superglue : Directed by Billy Duberstein
Dave, a screenwriter new to Los Angeles, is invited for dinner by his distant cousin Paul, an established actor on a daytime soap. Paul is overly pushy in his invitation, and Dave accepts, only to soon find himself caught in the middle of a gigantic fight between Paul and his underwear-model girlfriend Lauren. Dave finds his life in danger, when he cannot escape the apartment.

HORROR/THRILLER PROGRAM

By Appointment Only : Directed by John Faust
An old house in need of a woman's touch,' was the ad that Jane read when looking to start her life over. A simple life in the country was what Jane wanted. Caught in a sick and dysfunctional family trap is what she got.

I Love You I Love You I Love You : Directed by Mikey Reyes
In a post apocalyptic world cities are controlled by a militant government. Mass exterminations are being carried out. Only the strong will survive. Every a rejected test subject, gets a second chance at life after being rescued by Clair, a street smart survivor. The two must find safety by avoiding the cameras and guards that are always watching.

Mirror Mirror : Directed by Valerie Champagne
Estranged from her mother and failing to cope with her father’s terminal illness, ten year-old Tanya indulges in an imagined fantasy world where by bargaining with a demon living in her bathroom mirror, she will be granted a wish to save her father’s life.

The Procedure : Directed by Sergio Pinheiro
Called in for a day gig, Pullman reports to Mr. Stetler, a veteran at this line of work. Arriving in the wake of a completed procedure, he is subject to bizarre sightings, characters with frayed mental tethers, and... the impending revelation of The Procedure's true purpose.

Reflections : Directed by Barry Caldwell
When Carol looks into a mirror -- any mirror -- she sees images that horrify and repulse her. She's not a Medium, she's not a Ghost Whisperer, she's a frightened young woman on the edge of madness. Will the handsome stranger who offers to help turn out to be her salvation, or her final vision of terror?

Widow : Directed by Jeffrey C. Roche
In this stop-motion animation short in the old Czech tradition of puppet film, modernized with cg elements and southern gothic flair.  In the short, a mourning husband resorts to witchcraft to bring back his loving bride

DRAMA PROGRAM #1

Alice & Huck : Directed by Kaleena Kiff
“Alice and Huck” explores timing and desire in a universe where it's possible to try, try again. Alice (Smallville’s Allison Mack) and Huck are searching for the right time or place to connect, stumbling across one another, in moments of heartbreak, impossibility, in the arms of others, finally colliding.

High Definition : Directed by Michael Ward
Laura's passing interest in her husband's new TV quickly turns into obsession as she discovers it is a window into the lives of her neighbors and friends.

Path : Directed by E.S. Frushtick
What would it take to get a Manhattan boy to leave the city? Jack ponders that question, when his girlfriend, Lindsay, wants him to cross state lines to New Jersey. Can their romance survive the distance? In this charming romantic comedy we see what makes or breaks a couple as their relationship takes a journey from New York to New Jersey and back again.

DRAMA PROGRAM #2

The Cost of Living : Directed by Philip Bastian
Two petty criminal do what they do best, they are in the act of plotting their next heist. A unsuspecting person is about to get an unpleasant surprise.

The Hunger House : Directed by Justin Edgar
The Hunger House is set in Germany during World War II, when the Nazis operated Aktion T4, A program of euthanasia aimed at exterminating on disabled people. Using disabled actors, The film follows the final days of two young friends who are caught up in the Nazi death machine.

In the Wake : Directed by Craig Strong
 When Hurricane Katrina drowned New Orleans, it also drowned the soul of Noe Hebert, a baker whose lifeblood was rooted in every nook of the city.  Forcibly evacuated to the dry and rugged landscape of New Mexico, Noe struggles to return to a world that no longer exists.

The Response : Adam Rodgers
A taut courtroom drama based on the actual transcripts of the Guantanamo military tribunals. Starring Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show), Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek: Voyager), and Peter Riegert (Animal House, The Sopranos), “The Response” holds a mirror up to the tribunals, allowing an audience to see and hear for themselves what goes on inside.

Route of All Evil : Directed by Nevada McPherson
Lila and Maydee plot to fleece a would-be preacher of his money, getting caught up in his quest for revenge against a family member. This “money-driven immorality tale” is based on a script that, according to art critic Doug McCash of the Times-Picayune, “stylistically blends Billy Joe McCallister and Albert Camus.”

DRAMA PROGRAM #3

Empire : Directed by Alex DeMille
A war film for the media age, "Empire" tells the story of a troubled young man who seeks violent retribution against a prominent conservative television pundit.

Heart of New Orleans : Directed by Dag Shapshak & Mishka Kornai
Texas paramedics (Don Williams and Amad Jackson) commandeer an ambulance and race to New Orleans to help save lives in the aftermath of Hurricance Katrina.

In the Wind : Directed by Marty Papazian
A soldier returns to Katrina ravaged New Orleans only to discover that the place where he grew up has collapsed in his absence.  'In The Wind' is about America's relationship to her young men in uniform and how she receives them when they find her shores again.

The Zeppelin Parable : Directed by Kristian P. Hansen
A simple story of civilization, transcendence, and Zeppelin launches. As the sun rises over a storm-stricken airfield, a fractured society grasping at the remnants of its culture gathers to launch a great unwieldy airship into stormy skies.

DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM

The Biggest lil’ Shrimp in Town : Directed by Ryan Martin Dwyer
Follows a man who is trying to sell hundreds of pounds of shrimp on the side of the street, to the people of New Orleans… a shrimp eater’s paradise.

Drag King : Directed by Don Lewis & John Beck
Each summer residents of Lake County, California get together for 'The Fiberglass 500,' a race in which people pull old, beat up boats around a race track with their demolition derby cars, trying to rip each others boats to shreds! Last man (or woman) standing wins. Award winning documentary filmmakers John Beck and Don R. Lewis spend a day at the races and bring you 'Drag King.'

Million Dollar Music : Directed by Rachel Guest, Paul Pete, Jillian Willard
Explores the changes undergone by New Orleans’ music industry since Katrina, in a town historically known for its success in the music world.

New Orleans- Performance in the Streets :
Directed by David Hall & Nicholas Kadick
Follow several street performers who discuss the joys and difficulties of working in the streets of New Orleans.

Pin Up Girl – The Story of Ethel Brown :
Directed by Fyffe Aschenbrenner
Pin Down Girl follows the story of a young woman who took an opportunity to better her life by becoming a female wrestler in the early fifties. Every viewer will find their own meaning and associations about life, as Ethel herself tells her story.

Snug Harbor : A Bridge for Jazz Youth
Directed by Julia Schoen
A short documentary following the jazz club's fostering of young jazz students, as it prepares them for stepping into the professional world. Interviews by Jesse Mc. Bride, Ellis Marsalis, and NOCCA Jazz students.