The Emotional Dimensions of the James River
This experimental film provides an emotional roller coaster experience that was musically and visually designed based on a neuroscience research project that correlates a mathematical parameter (fractal dimension) of sounds and images with the selective triggering of emotional states.
Directed by Michelle Marquez / VA / 3m 9s
Russian Roulette
A young woman confronts our notions of rape.
Directed by Chloe Calk / TX / 1m 41s
Invisible People
A short documentary on what Joan Cheever and the Chow Train do to help the homeless of San Antonio.
Directed by Demar Gunter / TX / 2m 53s
Lady of Paint Creek
A woman, trapped in a society of mindless ritual and minimal emotion, must find it in herself to escape—and face the consequences.
Directed by Alexia Salingaros / TX / 4m 22s
Heat_Sink
In 1984, the fledgling computer industry was plagued with corporate espionage. Stealing of software and hardware was a common practice. ATI, a small-time computer hardware producer in the Silicon Valley looking to go big, acquires a little bit of "help" from Texas Instruments.
Directed by Daniel Coomer-Neel / TX / 7m 21s
FLOWERS
A boy falls in love with a deaf and mute girl and has to find a way to communicate his feelings for her.
Directed by Sabina Sattar / UK / 8m 20s
This Side Up
In a dystopian world, creativity has become commonplace, and all ideas of free thinking have been confined to a room known as “The Box.” Brian, a young man and artist, is determined to find a new perspective, even if this means going against the forces of administration.
Directed by Gabrielle Giacomo / NY / 4m 16s
getting there.
A coming of age story about Sydnee, a high school senior who feels she's not cut out for the industry she's passionate about and stifled by a society that uses awards as a gauge of one’s talents. getting there. captures the feeling of reaching for something just out of grasp, and connects with those who feel like they are on the precipice of change in their lives.
Directed by Gabrielle Giacomo / NY / 3m 14s
Don't Run Away
A boy runs away from his father and reaches a point in the road where he has to make a choice. Will he cross the fence? Or will he return home?
Directed by Grayson Lackey / TX / 6m 32s
We All Go the Same
In the timeless world of fairy tales, villains and victims are visited by a vengeful fairy who offers to shift the balance of power. An unofficial (but authorized) music video for the song "We All Go the Same" by Radical Face. Music used by expressed permission of Nettwerk Music Group.
Directed by Morgana McKenzie / Ontario / 3m 45s
Kurayami no Wa (暗闇の輪)
When Hallowe'en is hijacked by a Japanese doomsday cult, a girl and her siblings are forced to flee into the harsh conditions of winter.
Directed by Morgana McKenzie / Ontario / 10m