Quiver
Paul goes through the most difficult time of his life when he finds out his son Zachary has cancer.
Directed by Lewis Chaney & Neil Kellen
Written by Jason Welden
Starring- Jason Welden, Mark Dessauer
20 minutes
Tangled Sheets
Acceptance is one of the greatest of human desires.
We often find it in our relationships, but not all relationships
last.
Directed by Chris Weatherly
Written by Blake Frazier
Starring- Chris Neal and Jenève Dubé
4 minutes
The Devil's Gold
In this upcoming black and white, neo-noir thriller, Deckland Stone finds himself caught in the middle of a hunt for a mysterious statue known as The Devil's Gold. Centuries old; some say the priceless gold statue possesses an evil curse and that it might come from the Devil himself.
Directed by Erik Hurt
Written by Erik Hurt
Starring- Jeremy Brailsford, Naem Madi, Caitlin Moore, and Mark Clem.
98 minutes
Old Dogs Never Die
For his 71st birthday, Harry Dunn decides he wants to ride a bike across the country. The only problem is, Harry has never learned to ride a bike.
Directed by Jim Dougherty
Written by Jim Dougherty
Starring- Steven Durgarn, Mark A. Nash, Shani Stiles, & Maggie Williams
20 minutes
94 Feet
An industry that has sustained a town for over 100 years, announces that it is closing it's doors. A family that has been the cornerstone of the community. has given up. The only thing that can save the dying little town... IS AN UNSPEAKABLE TRAGEDY.
Directed by Chip Rossetti
Written by Chip Rossetti
Starring- Skeeta Jenkins, Christopher Ball, Doris Collier, Jeremy London, & Sherry Wright
114 minutes
Initio,
In a world where the Master is in control of society and brainwashes the youth with false education, one young man is faced with the decision between following the system or standing up for truth.
Directed by Logan A. Williams
Written by Drew Robinson, Logan A. Williams, Nathaniel Gibbs, and Tyler Akin
Starring- James David Scott
5 minutes
Haley Jane
Media outlets converge on a small town as the 10th anniversary of a young woman's disappearance approaches. Everything changes as the young lady returns home to get the truth and reveal a secret of her own.
Directed by Charles Schefer
Written by Charles Schefer
Starring- Danielle Nicole Scott, Jared Seaver, Ray Graham
12 minutes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4524414/
Smoke Colored Light
A young woman's journey after trauma is examined in this experimental film. Everything is questioned, including the concept of reality itself. During her journey, this young woman starts to realize that time, space and death are psychological constructs, and that to retrieve the answers she seeks, she must break free of these constructs
Directed by Jarod Powell
Written by Jarod Powell
Starring- Ricky Roach, Emily Strobel
11 minutes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3673570/
Vanished
When a 9-year-old girl is abducted in broad daylight, her family struggles to survive the aftermath.
Directed by Candy J. Beard, Daniel Beard
Written by Candy J. Beard
Starring- Richard Bryant, Caitlin Smith, Katelynn Atterson-Barnhart
121 minutes
Max Anderson, Private Eye
He's a 26-year-old loser and his girlfriend just dumped him. But he's got a plan to win her back. He becomes a private eye straight out of a 40's film noir. But now he's in trouble with the cops and the mob. He's Max Anderson, Private Eye.
Directed by Michael DeSanto
Written by Michael DeSanto
Starring- Charles Wetzel Jr., Brittney Forster, Heather Bartlett
86 minutes
Flowerstream Prelude (animation)
A boy and his mom live underground in a strange world of mechanical trees. When something unusual happens to the boy, his mom insists he imagined it. Will he listen to mommy, or believe in himself?
Directed by Pat Yaney
Written by Pat Yaney
Starring- Pat Yaney (voice)
19 minutes
Grown Men on Tricycles
This is the story of six professional tricyclists as they prepare for the biggest race of their lives.
Directed by Doug Sharp
Written by Doug Sharp
Starring- Erik Hurt, Andy Jones, Leo Kempf, & Kevin Roach
111 minutes
Into the Silent Sea
Alexander, a lone cosmonaut, is adrift in orbit around Earth. He has lost communications and life-support systems are dwindling fast. At the same time in Italy, a radio engineer is working the night shift. He discovers a voice amidst the empty static. It is Alexander's emergency transmission, carried across space from his dying capsule. Over one night these two men are bonded, but their new found friendship, might not last the night.
Directed by Andrej Landin
Written by Andrej Landin
Starring- Peter Arpesella, Tatiana DeKhtyar, Aleksandr Khachatryan
25 minutes
Everything Will Be Forgotten
The story of the Kingshighway skatepark in St. Louis and how it has been a staple in the St. Louis skate scene and its future.
Directed by Ashley Seering
Written by Ashley Seering
10 minutes
The Caretakers
An aging caretaker for a powerful vampire must help hunt down a rogue half-breed vampire at the same time that he trains his two new apprentices.
Directed by Steve Hudgins
Written by Steve Hudgins
Starring- Nick Faust, Michael Coon, Bill Johnson
103 minutes
A Wedding Like That
Sam, an affable, yet oblivious father, finds out his daughter is gay a week before she is to get married, and while trying to come to terms with his feelings, he encounters his straight-laced future in-laws.
Directed by Lewis D. Chaney, Neil Kellen
Written by Mark Dessauer
Starring- Mark Dessauer, Cindy Maples, Roni Jonah
44 minutes
Volumes of Blood
A sociology student gathers several friends at the local library on Halloween night to help him create a new urban legend with deadly consequences; Lily is in for a late night of researching and needs something to keep her going. It isn't until she's approached by a stranger that her luck may change - for the worse; a typical night of work for a librarian becomes a classic ghost story with a modern twist. Sometimes you can't keep a bad book down; Sidney is allowed to stay after hours to study for a test. It's not until she awakens in the darkened library that she realizes the truth of what lurks among the books after midnight. She better pray she doesn't become the prey; Paige faces regrets that she'd do anything to take back. When an ancient and arcane spell book falls into her lap, she decides to make a grave decision. Be careful what you wish for, it might just kill you.
Directed by Jakob Bilinski, P.J. Starks, Nathan Thomas Milliner
John Kenneth Muir, & Lee Vervoort
Written by Todd Martin, Nathan Thomas Milliner, & P.J. Starks
Starring- Kristine Renee Farley, Jason Crowe, Jim O'Rear
96 minutes
Halfway to Hell
It was a neighborhood just like any other...until one day...seven desperate men on the edge move in...and nothing will ever be the same! A halfway house for men just out of prison opens in a safe middle class neighborhood. The occupants are a repentant child molester, a beautiful transvestite, a heroin addicted ex-high school football hero, an obsessed gangbanger, the dying house manager, a released prison lifer who will do anything to return, and a brutal killer...all caught halfway between freedom and hell! As the neighborhood's protest intensifies outside the house, the heat and tension escalates inside...until finally culminating in one last unexpected explosion of emotional torment...violence...and rage!
Directed by Richard Friedman
Written by James C. Brannon
Starring- Alexandra Anthony, Erik Aude, Andrew Benne
103 minutes
I Owe You
Father-to-be Cam owes his perfect life to his estranged friend Todd. But when Todd shows up one night with a body in his trunk and calls in the debt, Cam must choose between an awful trip into darkness and having his own terrible secret revealed.
Directed by Mike McNeese
Written by Randall Greenland & Jason Tostevin
Starring- Tiffany Arnold, Brian Spangler, Franklin Grace
13 minutes
Ostrichland
A poignant comedy about two estranged brothers who drive across the country in a truck full of their dead dad's UFO memorabilia.
Directed by David McCracken
Written by David Haskell
Starring- Mike C. Nelson, Nick Fink, John Henry Whitaker
15 minutes
Angelfish
After the heist of a family heirloom, a tenacious small-town reporter stumbles onto a path of corruption and self- discovery.
Directed by Matthew Packman
Written by Matthew Packman
Starring- Abbey Hickey, Rob Jackson
18 minutes
Cold Cut
Two veteran mobsters, Frankie and Jimmy, sit down for lunch at their favorite deli. With their sandwiches comes the realization that an ordinary afternoon is not on the menu.
Directed by Casey Brown
Written by Casey Brown
Starring- Michael Carioscia, Peter Chiamardas, Frank Fazzio
12 minutes
Ezekiel's Landing
The fraudulent author of an alien abduction memoir and a skeptic with a supernatural secret join forces to fight a UFO cult.
Directed by James Treakle
Written by Adam Bailey, Charles Baker, & James Treakle
Starring- Naphatia St Pierre, Ransom Pugh, Abigail White
85 minutes
No More Messages
Man copes with the loss of a loved one through their final voicemail.
Directed by Ryan McCurdy
Written by Ryan McCurdy
Starring- Kevin Arnold
7 minutes
Dungeons & Dating
A Dungeon Master brings a girl to game night and tries to impress her at the expemse of his friends.
Directed by Gavin Eddings
Written by Gavin Eddings
Starring- Kevin Roach, Kevin Arnold, & Kiley Eberhard
22 minutes
Cowboy Ninjas of 2090
The timeless story of a man, his horse, and his nunchucks, searching for meaning in the post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Directed by Scott Lehman
Written by Michael Diton-Edwards (screenplay), Scott Lehman(story)
Starring- Eric Rudisill, Renee Bemis, Matt White
41 minutes
The Pale King
Mystery novelist Talia has success, a supportive husband, a beautiful new home in the countryside -- but no new ideas. However, a discovery on the grounds of Talia's new home captures her imagination. In an ancient chest she finds art dedicated to a demon called The Pale King, art that could only be the product of a tormented mind. Before long, the Pale King whispers to Talia, and her quest to create becomes an obsession with darkness -- one that could drive her to murder.
Directed by Anton Barnett
Written by Anton Barnett
Starring- Kristine Renee Farley, Markus Porter, Stephen Smith
23 minutes
Vocabulary of the Mysteries
Hephaestus, a young god, is cast from Mount Olympus after losing a dance battle to his father Zeus - the king of the universe. Before his exile, Hephaestus managed to steal a record from the king - a mysterious vinyl with powers unheard-of. Vowing never to return to the heavens, Hephaestus constructs the beautiful Ladybot - our bad-ass automaton heroine. When he gives the record to his magical iron bride, they build a home to rival Olympus in the broken slums of Earth. But to defy Zeus is to feel his wrath... A post-modern weave of Hip Hop and Greek Mythology, Vocabulary of the Mysteries is an anthem for all those who want what they know they can't have.
Directed by Jacob Kindlon
Written by Zack Auron, Nicholas Esposito, David Fieman, Jeremy Hill, & Jacob Kindlon
Starring- Maddie Bates, Zachariah Beaver, Carlotta Cerulli
20 minutes
Wanted
Just 2 days from turning 18, Luke can't get out of the foster system before he finds himself faced with a new home, new family, and the trauma of his past.
Directed by Nathan Jacobson
Written by Nathan Jacobson
Starring- Rusty Martin, Eliya Hurt, Andrew Cheney, Stacey Bradshaw
23 minutes
Gobinon
A gritty love story about passion and dynamic lives. You may change direction, but your heart keeps its bearing.
Directed by Logan Hunter & Byron Jordan Wolter
Written by Logan Hunter
Starring- Byron Jordan Wolter, Charity Farrell, SG, Tony Gray
98 minutes
Three Tears on Bloodstained Flesh
A man with a sordid past returns to the town he's long since abandoned, to bury his niece. Convinced her death wasn't accidental, he begins probing about the town... Only to discover its dark secrets.
Directed by Jakob Bilinski
Written by Jakob Bilinski
Starring- Bill Gobin, Jim Dougherty, Kayla Crance, Angela Steele, Rosalind Rubin, Grant Niezgodski, Sidney Shripka, Kevin Roach, Alex Hahn, Joe Atkinson, Eric T. Schroeder, Mark Nash, Jim O'Rear, Sonny Burnette, Rusty James, Julie Pyle, and Scott Ganyo
142 minutes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2112308/
Paternity Leave
Four years into his first stable relationship, a man finds out that he is pregnant with his partner's baby.
Directed by Matt Riddlehoover
Written by Matt Riddlehoover & Dustin Tittle
Starring- Jacob York, Charlie David, Chris Salvatore, Rafael Sochakov, Rebecca Lines, Susannah Devereux, Jon Luttrell, JR Robles, Robin Daugherty, Darrin Otto, Britten Tillinghast, Joseph Aguon Drake Jr., Lesley Surdi, Katie Groshong, Lori Puryear
110 minutes
The Sparrows: Nesting
A family faces difficult, life changing decisions when trouble strikes a close friend and her family.
Directed by Nancy Criss and Josh Hodgins
Written by Ken Lemm & Kevin Kent
Starring- Christopher Atkins, Kevin Sorbo, Judy Norton, Terri Minton, Valenzia Algarin, James Duval, John Savage, Nicole Criss, Josh Feldman, Chalet Lizette Brannan, Tank Jones and Michael Emery.
92 minutes
Kadence
A young man is seduced by an enigmatic new neighbor who promises him the solution to his miserable life - with untold consequences.
Directed by Jacob Johnston
Written by Jacob Johnston
Starring- Alyson Stoner, Max Lloyd-Jones, Bailey Chase
27 minutes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3840684/
The Thin Brothers Visit Room 213
Two brothers are hired to complete a task and everything goes according to plan.
Directed by Matthew Gordon Levandoski
Written by Matthew Gordon Levandoski
Starring- Logan Hunter, Byron Jordan Wolter, Thomas Tiggleman
17 minutes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3595762/
Santharia
A young woman, Samantha is trapped in a dominated relationship with her husband Joe. When it becomes abusive, she is left with only one recourse - witchcraft. Samantha decides to leave, in a fight for her very life.
Directed by James Wallace Jr.
Written by James Wallace Jr.
Starring- Jim Dougherty, Whitney Kraus Jones, Phyllis Munro, Mark Nash
25 minutes
2.0
A story about an android who finds himself on a barren planet with no clue as to how he got there or where he is. But he does find clues that are telling about his past and his future. This android follows the “bread crumbs” which lead him to the knowledge of who he is and why he exist. But he must find himself before the others who are searching for him do.
Directed by William Reliford
8 minutes
The Sound of Shadows
A fallen angel journeys through an empty Earth as his mind is attacked by the seven deadly sins.
Directed by Marla Schulz
Written by Marla Schulz
Starring- Matlyn Rybak, Chris Ceradsky, Tanya de Leon
21 minutes
Deadly Sanctuary
Feisty, flame-haired reporter, Kendall O'Dell is drawn into an evil web of conspiracy beyond anything she could have ever imagined when she accepts a position at a small newspaper in isolated Castle Valley, Arizona. In the mix is a vanished reporter, two dead teenage girls and an attractive cowboy. Kendall's life hangs in the balance as she strives to uncover the horrifying secret.
Directed by Nancy Criss
Written by Sylvia Nobel, Bower Yousse
Starring- Eric Roberts, Dean Cain, Daniel Baldwin
100 minutes
To Kill a King: The True Testament of the Gentleman Jasper
In the year 1898 a bullet wound lands a hiding gunman into a sleeping widow's home. Here the gun man, Jasper Price, confronts his past. Here the gentleman becomes legend. Here is where he makes history.
Directed by Tye Wilson
Written by Tye Wilson
Starring- Warren Ellis, Allen Thatcher, Loni Tucker
52 minutes
Denying Death
Brian, a reluctant funeral director, is challenged by a
young female client who is dealing with anger, which is stage three of grief. Brian's personal world view of death is
challenged as his relationship with Jenn develops.
Directed by Chris Weatherly
Starring- Kevin Roach
23 minutes
Good NIght
Based on the award-winning short story "Your Father, Frederick" by Audra Kerr Brown.
Directed by Andrew Ketchum
Written by Jason D. Johnson
Starring- Debra Capps, Tim Ross, Olivia Tummillo
10 minutes
Boxers
What turns out to be an ordinary breakfest turns into a troubling situtation that questions all social standards.
Directed by Danny Cox
Written by Danny Cox
Starring- Danny Cox & Zach Ehrat
7 minutes
Thermometer
Two friends debate their choice of how to use a thermometer in what region.
Directed by Ryan Lincoln McCurdy
Written by Kevin Arnold
Starring- Kevin Arnold & Jeremy Brailsford
2 minutes
Grafters
Kurt steals the cars, and Larry, a shady chop-shop owner, sells them. But, Kurt's life soon becomes complicated by offbeat romance and professional competition.
Directed by Nicholas J. DeMicco
Written by Nicholas J. DeMicco, Ryan D. Moore
Starring- Kara Rosella, Karl Ryan Erikson, Austin Meehan
22 minutes
