Showcase Line up:

1. Bonds

Directed/Cinematography by: Denes Ruzsa
Fiction, Animation, 4:31

Synopsis: The world is suffering from violence in various forms – wars, drugs, fear, prejudice, and environmental pollution... Exposure to mental and physical threats is becoming part of everyday life. To what extent can the bonds of friendship and family help to combat these problems?

2. Monster and Dumpling

Directed by: Jihwan Jung
Cinematography: Inho Beak
Animation, 4:56

Synopsis: Once up on a time, there was an ugly and violent monster. Because he was ugly, everybody disliked him. One day, the monster came to the small town to get some food and found a small girl. The monster tried to eat her, but something happened to him and changed him.

3. Another Night

Directed/Cinematography by: Sherry Simons
4:15

Synopsis: A poem for her bed

4. Workplace Safety

Directed by/Cinematography: Brina Romanek
Documentary, 1:56

Synopsis: Workplace safety & awareness for youth

5. Au Chaparral

Directed by/Cinematography: Tim MacLennan
Adventure, 3:39

Synopsis: Wild skateboarding featuring the talents of Spencer Wilson, Victor Franchi, Kyle Mulholland, and many others.

6. The Art of Breaking

Directed by: Jesse Betten Court & Ben Borg
Cinematography: Jesse Betten Court
3:10

7. Truman's World

Directed by: Andrew Korogyi
Cinematography: Maryanna Sullivan
Documentary, 9:02

Synopsis: Truman Klaver is an eight-year-old boy living with Asperger syndrome. Knowing this from a young age, the mature Truman accepts his disability, but still encounters problems in his everyday life. Truman and his loving family take us through the everyday routine of living with someone with Asperger Syndrome.

8. Annuit Coeptis

Directed by: Alex Broughton
Cinematography: Ismail Atiev
Drama/Crime/Suspense, 5:34

9. Jim Talks

Directed/Cinematography by: Jackson Fishauf
Documentary, 4:22

Synopsis: A documentary about the artist Jim Allen and how his struggle with mental illness has affected his life and career.

10. Slug Gargantuwon

Directed/Cinematography by: Wendel Brooks
Comedy, 8:46

Synopsis: A giant mutant slug is on the loose.

11. Why Do You Have a Beard?

Directed/Cinematography by: Paul O Donoghue
Animation, 6:00

Synopsis: Inspired by an airport security question, this short film presents the rich ethnic diversity of humanity as animated faces morph from one culture to the next.

12. Las piedras no aburren

Directed by: Marta Parreno
Cinematography: Juan Hernandez
Spanish with English subtitles, Fiction, 8:00

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13. Majestco

Directed/Cinematography: Bryan Piitz
Comedy, 5:53

Synopsis: One-time mystic turned lawyer Gary Majestco can't escape from his past. Ben is cursed and is afraid he can't escape from his future.

14. Dead Symphony

Directed/Cinematography: Micah Adrian
Experimental/Thriller, 10:00

Synopsis: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky died 9 days after the premier of his Sixth Symphony 'Pathétique' under mysterious circumstances. Since then, a string of unfortunate deaths associated with the piece have led some to believe that Tchaikovsky's final masterpiece seals the fate of those who study it.

15. Don Quijote de la mancha, capitulo primero

Directed by: Isabelle Nouzha & Alex Baladi
Cinematography: Isabelle Nouzha
Spanish with English subtitles, Animation/Fantasy, 5:52

Synopsis: In this first chapter of Don Quijote, we will discover how Alonso Quichano looses his mind and becomes a knight.

16. Jesusito de mi vida

Directed by: Jesus Perez-Miranda
Cinematography: David Avila
Spanish with English subtitles, Fiction, 9:00

17. Rock Paper Scissors

Directed/Cinematography by: Morgan O'Brien
Romance, 3:30

Synopsis: I a tragic love story

18. Joe's Cowboy Boots

Directed by: Mickey Cardoni & Ionas von Zezschwitz
Cinematography: Ionas von Zezschwitz
Comedy, 0:42

Synopsis: A confused cowboy boot salesman (Mickey Cardoni) bungles his way through a bizarre late night television commercial.

19. I Want To Be A Desi

Directed by: Allan Tong
Cinematography: Daniel Grant
Comedy, 6:20

Synopsis: Multiracial Roger (David Yee) doesn't know who he is, and so hires a suspicious Indo-Canadian (Jazz Mann) to teach him to become a 'desi' in one day. But is it that easy to step into someone else's skin?

20. Wahnekewaning

Directed/Cinematography by: Johnny Glanville
Documentary, 6:30

Synopsis: The final goodbye to a family cottage sold in the spring of 2011.

21. MOVE

Directed by: John Graham
Cinematography: Miles Finlayson, Darcy Lyle
Drama, 7:48

Synopsis: "Move" depicts the surreal dream life of a young comatose man, and how it attempts to guide him to consciousness. Although he seems to be disconnected from life, his interior self echoes symbols of caring from the outer conscious world. Even after awakening, his unfathomable imagination presents more ambiguity.