Indescribable Urgencies

Bad Boy Scott Stroud is in for one hell of a night, if he can survive
the madness. A life of pushing it to the edge has finally caught up with
Stroud, leaving him with just his fragmented mind and a bloody knife.
What do a dead strip club waitress, a dwarf, and a demented Gulf War
veteran have in common? Step inside this seedy motel room to find out
what the other side of life is all about.

Quirewood! The Musical

Kadence Jacobs is ready to check out of the Quirewood Psychiatric Clinic, but when Dr. Albert Jackson takes over as lead psychiatrist, her stay is extended indefinitely. However, that soon becomes the least of her issues, as Dr. Jackson begins revamping some archaic and abusive treatments. Before long, all of the patients at Quirewood find their quality of care going downhill. This musical dark comedy explores mental health struggles through close to 30 original songs.

Director - Adam Griswold

Cast - Hannah Heckman-McKenna, Bryan Thomas Niedermayer, Carli Elise Hamilton, René Bergeron

Rated - PG-13

Run Time - 1hr 59min 2sec

To Hell With Love

To Hell With Love - Inside The Score

Dr. Desai is desperate to prove the existence of an afterlife. Unfortunately for one feisty prostitute, Cheri, his obsession will become her nightmare in a battle for survival.

Director- Gavin Michael Booth

Cast- Sarah Booth, Shawn Baichoo

Rated- M Mature

Passive Aggressive Dads

Two middle-aged dads just want to spend a quiet day with their daughters at the park. But when an obnoxious group of teens drive by, too fast and too loud, it spurs these aging, disgruntled dads into a self-righteous act of passive-aggression.

Director - Jim Picariello

Cast - Jim Picariello, Shayne Bither, Sheldon Grace Neal, Hoyt Hutchins

Rated - PG

Run Time - 0hr 4mins 46sec

Bonded

In a last-ditch effort to save their marriage, a suburban couple enlists the help of a stranger from Craigslist to play the victim in kidnapping role play. Everything seems to be going to plan, except when they realize they may have kidnapped the wrong guy… or did they?

Director - Tim Martin Gleason

Cast - Jay Blair, Matt Corboy, Kristina Denton

Rated - R (language)

Run Time - 11:24

A Fistful of Molars

Every tooth-yanking psychopath was once a six-year-old child who thought running a lemonade stand would be a great way to make some candy money.

Director - Ryan Couldrey

Cast - Darby Butcher, Eleni Nico, Stephanie Herrera, Steve Kasan

Rated - PG-13

Run Time - 04:37

Death Comes To Us All

David is at his wits end and wants to end it all. However, the Grim Reaper turns up before David has a chance to go through with it. Can Death talk him into ending his life so that he can stay on schedule?

Director- Iain Cash
cast- John Churnside, Anthony Beddows, Susan Binns
Run Time- 8:15
Rated- R

The Trouble With Uncle Max

A darkly humorous tale of murder, mayhem, and peppermint stick ice cream. Sonya and Joe thought they had the perfect plan: kill Uncle Max and disappear with his money. There's just one problem... he won't die.

Director- Rufus Chaffee
Cast- Arianna Danae, Nat Sylva, Bill Taylor
Run Time 20:56
Rated- PG 13

There's A Ghost In The Bathroom

Mike's evening of relaxation is disrupted when an unexpected visitor from beyond drops in for a visit.

Director- Tom Ribeiro

Cast- Michael Zuccola, Tom Ribeiro

Dessert

It's ten minutes to closing and an enigmatic couple come in for a meal. Their waitress, Diane, is stuck staying until they leave so she let's herself get dramn in by eavesdropping on their argument; forming her own opinions as it rages on. But like some Desserts, their story has layers, and Diane is about to find out just how many.

Director- Steve Dawson

Cast- Dominika Zybko as Hélène

Jason Lee Fraser as Sebastian

Ashley (Hunking) Evans as Diane

Karly Palmer as Haley

Run Time- 8:03

Rated- PG

Love At First Boop

All hell breaks loose in this action/comedy! As a relationship mentor is sent to live with a troubled couple. "She said but he heard" goes next level.

Director- Ryan Convery

Cast- Sheri Lee, Eddie Frateschi, Dan Black

Run time- 7:15

Rated PG 13

Pros & Cons

Tom, a brooding male escort, meets a stunning young woman (Zara) at a bar. Believing her to be a new client he takes her to a hotel. Following their sexual encounter however, she reveals that she is a prostitute and demands to be paid for her time.



Tom refuses to pay, prompting Zara's Pimp (Lou) to to systematically harass and torture Tom in an attempt to recoup the money he "owes" them. Oddly, Zara finds herself falling in love with Tom, but their relationship takes a twisted turn when Lou reveals something unsettling about Zara's past.

Director- Joseph De Leo

Cast- John Goodrich, Eleonora Barna, Dan Dodgson, Lise Moule

Rated- PG

AbsTRAct with Pier de Vreme

Deception. Arrogance. Ego. Pier de Vreme, a narcissistic con-artist who takes a camera crew in to his life to experience unfolding chaos between Pier and his vulnerable companion, Juvka.

Director- Eduard Micu
Cast- Joshua L. Fulljames, Eduard Micu, Greg Lindsay-Smith
Rated- M Mature

Boomslang

"Wild, eccentric, punchy, quick witted, and genuinely funny" "Like Netflix's "You" but a black comedy."

Erik Boomslang is a cosmopolitan serial killer on the run. He flees to a small American town to hide out and finds outrageous victims very difficult to kill.

Director-Trevor Ryan
Cast- Ryan Vincent, Trisha Rae Stahl, Gayle Gaston
Run Time- 14:14
Rated- Not Yet Rated

Shutting Down

A short sci-fi satire, set deep into the future when the sun is starting to burn out. Solar powered energy is causing major mechanical malfunctions, and life on earth as we know it, is in serious jeopardy. The story focuses on a housewife who encounters some of these bizarre malfunctions on a day when the sun takes a turn for the worse. And her very reality and existence is called into question.

Director- Clarke M Smith
Cast- Kimberly Shay, Tom Shay, Sacha Iskra, Kevin Rishel
Run Time- 16:20
Rated- PG

How I Dumped My Ex-Boyfriend's Body

Maxine and Shae have been best friends since grade school, so when Maxine accidentally kills her boyfriend she naturally asks Shae to help her cover up the murder. After multiple failed attempts the two decide to bring in a professional to clean up their mess, but he turns out to be nothing like they were expecting. Maxine and Shae will have to make it through the day by avoiding the police, fending off nosy neighbors, and surviving a wrathful mobster all while pushing their friendship to its maximum limits.

Director- Ryan Convery
Cast- Vanessa Leigh as Shae, Meredith L. Phillips as Maxine, Josh Pineo as The Fixer, Ed Gutierrez as Cousin Mikey
Run Time- 80:00
Rated- R

Towns

When a man jumps from the top of a tall building, he sets off a chain of events. Meet the town’s folk from crooked gangster club owners, a murderous couple to a Hit-Man and a lady with a guilty conscience. Low a dark comedy filmed in northern England and told in pulp fiction style.

Director- Iain Cash

Cast- John Churnside, Iain Cash, Hayley Taylor-Jones, Christopher Jackson

Run Time- 56:00

Rated- R

Kings Boulevard - A Look At Hollywood's Shady Side

A satirical look at the underbelly of Hollywood's sexual harassment and inequality practices.

Director- Neil Payne
Cast- Micah Cohen, Tricia Brooks, Ashley Hogan, Allie Rivera
Run Time- 7:08
Rated PG 13

Lifeguards Vs. Zombies

In the Summer of 1985, a group of young lifeguards fight to stay alive when the Los Angeles water supply is contaminated with a disease that turns people into vicious zombies.

Director- Justin Hurt
Cast- Justin Hurt, Sarah Jaye
Run Time- 3:52
Rated- PG 13

Your Dog Likes Me More Than You

Petey is a Brooklyn dog walker. After receiving a phone call in a dream from his landlord he decides to move out of his basement squalor. Catching one of his clients Conrad (who is a literary agent) at home he gets a chance to pitch his book he's been working on. Undeterred by Conrad's disinterest Petey assembles his work and brings it to Conrad the following day. But tragedy has befallen Conrad. This sets Petey onto a surreal and bittersweet journey as he attempts to keep it together and recover his lost manuscript.

Director- Christopher A. Hoffman
Cast- Ian Hoffman Patrick Penta Marie Zoumanigui Ben Wood
Run Time 26:31
Rated PG

Deadweight

A lonely dishwasher named Joe Bones is desperate for connection when he inadvertently reaches a suicide hotline operator who's at the end of a rope of her own. Will Joe find the connection he so longs for? Or will forces beyond comprehension leave them both high and dry.

Director(s)- Jason B. Skipper, Bryan Scheele
Cast- Joe Glad, Katie Daly
Run Time- 6:40
Rated M Mature

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