LA BRUJA
USA 13 MIN
DIRECTOR Alex Villareal
SCREENWRITER Claudia Rivera
PRODUCER Simone Kirlew
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Andrew Danger Charles
EDITOR Jackie Lang
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Georgina Gutierrez
On the night of his eighth birthday, Pablito mourns the loss of his Amá. However, his spirits are lifted when his Abuela tells him a fairytale about La Bruja Del Mar, a mystical witch longing for a son.
DOSH
USA 16 MIN
DIRECTOR Radha Mehta
SCREENWRITER Noorah Al-Eidi, Radha Mehta
PRODUCER Gabriel Gutierrez
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Isue Shin
EDITOR Joseph Murphy
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Sandra Rodriguez
When her son’s life is put at risk at their family’s pre-wedding ritual, a hard-of-hearing mother must decide how to seek help for her husband in order to keep her family safe.
THE MINERS
USA 16 MIN
DIRECTOR Morgen Whiteman
SCREENWRITER Morgen Whiteman
PRODUCER Nagee Brown, Tianmin Shen
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Praveen Elankumaran
EDITOR Jazmin Jamias
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Jolien Louis
After complete automation of human work has led to the collapse of American civilization, the war for work begins. Mae, a fourth-generation miner, searches for her missing father and uncovers an unexpected truth that makes her question her purpose in life.
NAHUAL
USA 11 MIN
DIRECTOR Jacob Holmquist-Franco
SCREENWRITER Jacob Holmquist-Franco
PRODUCER William Serri
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Kyle Baughman
EDITOR Jiehan Mercury Song
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Evan Black
Victoria, an emotionally isolated artist, must prove she is a fit guardian for her orphaned sister, but as CPS threatens to take her sister away, Victoria contemplates whether to unleash Nahual, an indigenous monster with a mysterious connection to Victoria.
WAKE
USA 16 MIN
DIRECTOR Conner De Mita
SCREENWRITER Ari Jacobson
PRODUCER Seb Steinberger
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Nathan Podshadley
EDITOR Spencer Shiffman
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Renna Pilar
At his mother’s wake, Cooper becomes overwhelmed with the sudden outreach from his small-town community. He escapes into the forest and attempts to live in solitude, but each night those same people from his neighborhood sleepwalk to him.
WE MET AT CAMP
USA 16 MIN
DIRECTOR MC Plaschke
SCREENWRITER MC Plaschke
PRODUCER Alex Heller
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Jenny Leavitt
EDITOR Abbey Letizia
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Paige Schaeffer
Hayden is new to camp and doesn’t fit in with the other girls. She’d rather spend time with her counselor Alison, but in an attempt not to feel like a total loser, she invents a fake crush on the oddball music teacher, Mr. Kyle.
