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"Depression" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Greg Wimberley and David Conolly. A man begins to unravel family resentments in court-mandated therapy.
May 4, 2020


"Thought in Wonder" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Tomas Velasquez & Jonee B. Shady. A son tries to stay strong as his mother lays dying.
May 1, 2020


"INFANTICIPATING" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Kalayia Ramsey & Josh Johnson. A young girl's relationship with her father reaches a breaking point.
May 1, 2020


"Botched" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Sean Piccioli and Keith Gerstner. An inexperienced hit man gets it all wrong.
Apr 29, 2020


"STAY INSIDE" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Thryshon Battle & Jessie Serpas. A demon comes to earth to capture wicked souls, but some are just too eager.
Apr 27, 2020


"Windows" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Cesar Munoz & Alethea Walker. Some things should not be taken literally...
Apr 27, 2020


"Shells" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Mariana Kaniho & Jessie Serpas. Two former best friends run into each other and grapple with their past. Directed by Matthaeus Szum
Apr 24, 2020


"Urges" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
A high-school boy with Tourette's Syndrome builds up the courage to approach his dream girl. Starring Jessie Serpas, Thryshon Battle & Sofia
Apr 24, 2020


"Rooftop" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Kimberly Urrea & Shalom DeSota. Sometimes the people who hurt us most are the ones who take care of us.
Apr 22, 2020


"Graphic Disaster" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Everything goes wrong all at once during a young graphic designer's bad afternoon.
Apr 22, 2020


"High Decisions" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Sometimes the war of the sexes is a food fight. Starring Juan de la Rosa and Yuwi Kim. Directed by Matthaeus Szumanski.
Apr 20, 2020


"Paradise" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Vincent Sadowski & Keith Gerstner. Roommates in a mental facility come to the limit of their friendship when once plans an escape.
Apr 17, 2020


"Asha" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Shalom DeSota and Yuwi Kim. Two roommates struggle with the economic and psychological aftermath of a very bad night.
Apr 17, 2020


"Double Dealing" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Layla and Quinton have been friends for a long time, but Layla is the only one growing up. starring Essence Willis and Gerald Waters, Jr.
Apr 15, 2020


"Palliative Care" World Premiere @ Student Shorts Film Festival
Starring Keith Gerstner and Cesar Munoz. A young man has to break some bad news to his best friend. Directed by Matthaeus Szumanski.
Apr 15, 2020
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