An actor stuck with the pathetic supporting role of Mephisto on a student film starts method acting as the powerful lead character Faust to get his role, leading to disastrous consequences.
Joel Meyers
as Nick
Maya T. Weed
as Nicole
Harris Solomon
as Colin
Jon Noto
as Scott
In 2012, Tan Xiao Bei, an art student who had been studying for two years, met Hu Miao Miao, who was also a "fifth high school student". The two had different personalities, but they accompanied each other under the great pressure of exams and decided to go to the end of the world together. Having survived that "catastrophic catastrophe," the strange thing is that they became estranged from each other after that day. The two met again after many years, but they were no longer the same people as they were back then. (Sources: MyDramaList)
Two adult siblings, confined to their childhood home, live under the lingering presence of their parents, whose memory is mirrored in a portrait on the wall. They strive to preserve their existence through a “sacred ceremony” of nourishment and cleansing. Trapped in the family’s gilded cage, they become both inmates and bathers, with heightened senses that console and are consoled, faithful to rituals that have vanished from modern times, where everyone is violated by the rush of time. In a classic urban house, marked by decay, they tend to each other like young mammals in the wild— with love, with exposure, with violence, frustration, and shame.
In the depths of his creative turmoil, a filmmaker stumbles upon an extraordinary solution: a clone that promises to unravel his artistic conundrums. 1st Place Winner - Lark Theater Student Filmmaker Showcase [Narrative]
After tragedy strikes, a meek Ruby Oliver enters a broken VR game for a last chance to see the dead. Little does she know that this game treats all girls as a virus as she fights to save herself.
At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.
A young child loses his prized deck of playing cards amidst a life-changing day for him and his family.
Winter is coming. With business failing, a restaurant owner feels too ashamed to go home for the New Year. To save food, he plans to abandon a stray dog he had been feeding. But after a car accident, he changed his mind and cared for the dog instead. When the dog was later hit and killed by a car, he demands compensation from the driver. The next day, he packs his bags and go home.
It is a story of four young individuals of different genders, social classes, and beliefs navigate the challenges of contemporary society and seek self-redemption. After the disenchantment of all things, meaninglessness has become a widespread issue in postmodern society, and an increasing number of young people are suffering from “emptiness syndrome”.
“Umtsha Wendoda” is a story that follows the journey of two young boys to a waterfall they would visit when they were younger. However, on this journey, the past times of bubbling youth are replaced with the crushing weight of growing up, accepting your fate and finding your flow.
While a seemingly picture-perfect suburban family enjoys breakfast together, an omniscient narrator reveals their repressed inner thoughts and secrets…all just moments before a nuclear bomb is dropped on the family.
As a faithful child of God, Mary regularly repents for her sins. Over time, her faith drives her crazy as she pushes herself to the extremes.
The local pastor’s daughter escapes youth group to go to her first high school party.
Ava deals with complicated feelings about her sexuality and attempts to push them down. After a fight with her best friend, Fiona, she’s forced to face her feelings head-on.
Captain Taher protects the people of the port against Jaber and his gang. His parallel wife is not satisfied with his deeds. After his young niece Darya comes to visit him and his wife, she seduces Captain, to begin falling in love with her. Darya is caught between the incestuous affair of her Uncle and a young deckhand, the brother of Captain's business partner ...
A skilled basketball player with a confidence problem is made aware of the university walk-on tryouts. His best friend convinces him that he has the talent to make the team after he showcases skills he didn't know he had during a pickup game to eleven.
Daniel seeks catharsis by recalling with Sofía his past relationship.
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Ashley is struggling to find the inspiration to finish her book. As the looming deadline draws ever-closer, will she be able to finish writing, despite all of the interruptions that constantly break her focus?
City people set off into a warm late summer night. Glances meet in a library. At a workout, two men discuss where to buy love. A couple kisses intimately. She bites him. No sooner has he bought a match than a better offer calls. Doubts arise. A couple explains themselves in therapy. At breakfast, his match chews her egg so loud that he freezes in disgust. The electrifying looks in the library lose their power. Full of hope they wander into the unknown. Only the dance makes them temporarily forget who they are and what will happen.
