Backpack Thieves

Love and Money

Love and money, money, money make the world go round, but there’s more of the former on display in this winning exercise in DIY filmmaking from writer-director David Ray (Grand Unified Theory) and his puckish band of merry pranksters. This is a totally improvised jape, made in Vancouver “for less than the cost of a used Honda.” Andrew McNee plays Andrew, a musician whose lost his way — not to mention his friend Scott, who’s missing. Seeking him out involves strange encounters with friends and strangers, none of whom seems to know what’s going on (probably because there wasn’t a script). But go with it! There’s gold in them thar hills, and despite or because of its eccentric genesis, this completely unexpected movie actually goes somewhere…

The Singles

Amir Hossein, Manouchehr, and Shahkar are young and unmarried who decide to go to Emirates in order to find well-paid jobs. Unfortunately, Shahkar gets mugged by a motor rider and they lose all of their money. Shahkar's uncle suggests them working in a workshop owned by a young lady called Ms. Arabshahi. She has one condition though, that they should pass her tests.

Chainsaws Were Singing

Adventures await when new lovers are separated by a chainsaw killer.

Espèces Menacées

Addicted to It

Dace attempts the impossible: a peaceful walk without his phone. But his device, Phoney Bunny, springs to life and chases him like a clingy ex. As he recruits fellow screen junkies, one question remains: can you live without your phone?

Lying and Stealing

Hoping to leave his criminal lifestyle behind him, a successful art thief teams up with a sexy con woman to pull off the ultimate heist and set himself free.

Encruzilhadas do Caos

A crazy night race in which Cabelo and Parreco need to put up hundreds of posters for a heavy metal show throughout the streets of Serra.

Trauma Goblin

A depressed man purchases a goblin to heal his trauma and depression, and is forced to face himself.

The Raffle of Julinho the Pig

A traditional soccer club seeks to adapt to hardships and raise funds through an unusual strategy: raffling off a pig. However, what seemed like merely an odd tale turns into a police matter when allegations arise that the animal was stolen. As the story gains traction, Julinho the Pig becomes a celebrity while awaiting the resolution of his fate.

Break Room

BREAK ROOM is a single-location ensemble comedy set entirely within the break room of SMA, Inc., a generic American corporation. The piece unfolds in real time across one frenetic morning, as a rotating cast of coworkers cycles through the room — grabbing coffee, heating lunches, arguing, commiserating, philosophizing, and repeatedly losing money to a broken vending machine.

Tás Mal Muda-te!

El viaje de las 12

Two best friendships manage to meet again after several failed attempts and decide to relive the old days by touring bars as in their youth. At 12:00 a.m., on the way to a new destination, the night presents circumstances that will test your trust and your limits. In the process, you will discover that even the people we think we meet may surprise us.

Range Anxiety

A routine ride-sharing driver's late-night trip deep into rural New York becomes a harrowing, all-night ordeal when his electric car's battery runs dangerously low — forcing him to confront real danger, creeping dread, and his own limits, before discovering that the worst night of his life may have also saved it.

Lafangey

Bolo

How does a telemarketer deal with a bad day?

Rundown

Tommy tries to live under his alter ego "Tommy G" after having made a mixtape with his best friend Pelle aka "Little P".

Un clon, un dueño, un destino

The Convert

To subdue his "goyish" anxiety, Keegan goes to an extreme length to keep his girlfriend.

Killing Ray Yamamoto

Two inexperienced hitmen find themselves targeting a seriously dangerous Yakuza member.

Bad Funeral

Two friends plan a funeral for their recently deceased muslim friend in this hidden camera guerrilla comedy.