RAMBLE MANIA
USA 15 MIN
DIRECTOR Yash Saraf
SCREENWRITER Yash Saraf
PRODUCER Xinchen Ella Zhang
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Kuba Zagajewski
EDITOR Yifan Lyu
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Qiqi Kristin Wang
A naïve poet who dreams of glory competes inside a surreal battle royale. The rules are simple: one hundred wrestlers in a ring, last man talking wins.
THE CRYONICIST
USA 14 MIN
DIRECTOR Joe Greening
SCREENWRITER Quinn Spicker
PRODUCER Keely Wold
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Charlie Pearce
EDITOR Angelina Velis
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Yale Park
When her comatose lover is taken off life support by his family, a brilliant but obsessive college student risks everything to steal his body and DIY cryogenically freeze him.
WILL
USA 16 MIN
DIRECTOR Adam von Carr
SCREENWRITER Adam von Carr, Zoe Milenkovic
PRODUCER Charmony Chhing
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Sam Jørgensen
EDITOR Vedika Parekh
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Jingyao Wu
A guilt-ridden veteran clashes with his estranged bohemian sister over their inherited childhood home, unearthing buried guilt, grief and the haunting legacy of their family’s past.
VENGEANCE IS ALL I HAVE
USA 17 MIN
DIRECTOR Christian Osagiede
SCREENWRITER Christian Osagiede
PRODUCER Kaylin Bayless-Stanford
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY John Albrecht
EDITOR Zheyu Ian Jiang
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Shan Jiang
Consumed by rage, a young man penetrates the insidious facade of a suburban family, setting the stage for a chilling reckoning that exposes his need for more than just revenge.
DOOR KNOCKING
USA 14 MIN
DIRECTOR Rachel Elizabeth Deutsch
SCREENWRITER Rachel Elizabeth Deutsch, Ashley Moore, Isabela Santos
PRODUCER Gabriel Fernandez
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Olivia Luna
EDITOR Emory DeYoung
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Jackson Manhan
Wanda keeps her cancer battle a secret from her daughter, Rosie. As she reinvents herself as a city council candidate, she realizes the hardest door to knock on is Rosie’s.
