Escalation

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror

In the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Chris, a paranoid and self-centered man, is happily avoiding all human contact, preferring to escape from reality in whatever’s on TV. When a friend reaches out to him to confront him about his past promises, Chris has to decide what kind of person he is inside, or it may just eat him… alive.

Director(s): Christian Bachini
Writer(s): Christian Bachini
Producer(s): Christian Bachini
Cast: Christian Bachini, Lucy Chun Yan, Giulia Serafini, Charles P. Cooper, Derek Blakely

They say a guilty conscience can eat you… alive

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Ain’t It Though

2022 Official Selection: Screenplay – Feature Film

When their estranged mother sends them a box of seven cassette tapes, a young drag creator living in NYC sets out on a journey to their long-lost childhood home in the desert wilds near Palm Springs.

Writer(s): Daniel Talbott, Oliver Palmer, Bixby Elliot, Amy Berryman, Addie Johnson Talbott, Samantha Soule & Ren Dara Santiago

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Supernormal

2022 Official Selection: Feature Film – SciFi

Supernormal is the first cerebral palsy action film, inspired by the incredible true story of Shekhar Dev.

Director(s): Christopher Litten
Writer(s): Robert Cosci, Ken Cosci
Producer(s): Menaka Gopinath
Cast: Lourdes Hernandez, Andrew Robinson, Miki Hamano, Adi Litten, Shekhar Litten

These brothers are not normal.

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America Boxed In

2022 Official Selection: Feature Film – Documentary

Standing between open market freedom and the defense of sovereign security is globalization’s “Pandora’s Box.”

Director(s): Casey G. Williams, Ian S. Williams
Writer(s): Lance E. Hoovestal, Casey G. Williams, Ian S. Williams
Producer(s): Casey G. Williams, Ian S. Williams
Cast: Lance E. Hoovestal

An assault on the container shipping sytem could bring about a crisis in the whole global economy.

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The Monologue

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

An actor finds her voice when she faces a dangerous life altering experience and is confronted by a desperate thief.

Director(s): Diane Musselman
Writer(s): Chris Markle
Producer(s): Diane Musselman, Chris Markle, David Kocher
Cast: Katheryn Peña., Joey Jupiter-Levin, Ralph Valencia, Jr.

An actor finds her voice while facing her greatest fear.

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