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The Satire

Broadcast journalist Shamal shocks the world when he reveals a dark secret.

Elsewhere

A teen girl disappears after trying to meet men online in order to escape her small town. Apparently, only her best friend worries enough to investigate the mystery.

Unholy

Noa attends her family’s Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube for a gastrointestinal disorder. There, she is confronted with pushy family members, malfunctioning medical devices, and a room of food she can’t eat.

Baby Nymph

'#babynymph' is the definitive portrait of this generation, who believes that happiness only exists if it is shared on the web.

Valerie

On the anniversary of Valerie's father's death she is faced with the age old question...am I gay? Valerie must navigate the emotions of being a 20 something who's dad is dead, mother is an alcoholic, and now she might like women too.

Adoration

For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.

Gummo 2

A series of disjointed skits and vignettes assembled by a wide variety of online collaborators inspired by the film Gummo.

The Party Job

A young woman accepts a videography gig for what seems like a standard child's birthday party. The tension becomes unbearable as the absurd reason for the party becomes more clear.

Ghost Town

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!

Chasing Ghosts

Lucas Simons, an 11-year-old filmmaker, is obsessed with death after the loss of his brother. When Lucas accidentally captures a mysterious presence in one of his films, he inadvertently becomes a YouTube phenomenon, and must learn to live life in the spotlight while also learning how to once again start living life to its fullest.

A Teachable Moment

Henry lies at the side of the road, bleeding out from a gunshot wound. A young mother with a bizarre sense of appropriate uses his final moments as a teachable lesson for her 6 year old son.

O Último Espetáculo de Pico

The Hedonist

After a nervous breakdown, a young office assistant flees to his parents' house in Arizona and hires an escort to take care of him.

Christmas at Keestone

Five years after losing his wife, John Williams still honors her memory by celebrating Christmas at her favorite place, Keestone Resort. Now he must choose between another chance at love or keeping his heart safely locked away.

Nice People

Old lovers reunite, a friendship is betrayed, a pet is killed, a runaway discovered, and a co-worker comes back from the dead in these five interconnected tales about suffering from kindness. Shot over five-years worth of weekends featuring a massive cast and crew, this ambitious, feature-length, no-budget indie shows a side of Maine not seen anywhere else (no lobstermen here, sorry) and finds bleak comedy in a backwater state being dragged into a diverse and inclusive 21st century.

The Net

Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night, she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber friend, she comes across a top secret program and becomes the target of a mysterious organization, who will stop at nothing to erase her identity and her existence in order to protect the project.

Maids to Order

A driven entrepreneur establishes a domestic helper agency, navigating the complex and often humorous dynamics of managing her idiosyncratic staff while simultaneously resolving personal crises.