Tiny Magic

USA - 2003
Nick will make you believe in magic!
It is open mic night at a local club. Nick takes the stage. His performance is nothing less than amazing, captivating the audience as he makes a magic wand float around the room. The trick is no simple illusion, Nick has magical powers.
Later that evening, he sits at the bar as a beautiful girl named Michelle walks up and orders a drink. Soft spoken, Nick attempts to strike up conversation. They make small talk, building interest and energy. Nick attempts to be charming. He performs a simple card trick – I can guess your card. After a touching soliloquy about tricks and the possibility of real magic, he slowly and methodically makes his selection. He picks the wrong card! An awkward moment ensues, she amused and he embarrassed. Just then he looks at her quizzically, as if something is different. There is. Michelle’s earrings are switched!Not to be outdone, Michelle performs a trick of her own. She asks Nick to close his eyes. She gives him a simple kiss, which penetrates his very being. He savors the moment, then opens his eyes. She is gone. Scanning the bar, he sees that she has returned to her friends. Nick performs one final trick before he leaves, a charm Michelle will later discover.
The film ends in Nick’s rundown apartment. As Nick falls asleep the tale of his magical power and his true situation unfolds. It is an ending that can only be described as magical.
CAST
MATT MESLER
STEPHANIE CADMAN
REBEKAH BOISVERT
KATE LOCONTI
PETER CUMBO
REED RANKIN
LISA VITRANO
DAVID "POKEY" RAASCH
STEPHEN BRISCOE
BRIAN ROBERT TABERSKI
ANDREW BOORADY
KELLY CRANGLE
GERALD INGLUT
AMY INGLUT
CHRISTINA COURTIN
ENRIQUE OVIEDO
Directed by JOHN TAKACS

The Yes Men

USA - 2006
A man wakes up and finds himself in a dress but can’t remember what happened the night before. Will Bigham’s short is about a tyrant boss, who attempts to make light of waking in a dress by addressing his staff of employees with an ultimatum.Will Bigham won Fox's 'On the Lot' reality filmmaking competition with this short film.
CAST
Greg Collins
Lin Shaye
Fred Koehler
Travis Wester.
Directed by Will Bigham

The Parlor

USA - 2001
A group of people come together in an anonymous waiting room. All are wearing name tags. As they exchange small talk, though, we realize there's something odd: some of them are saying things about themselves that are clearly false, like the middle-aged man "Beth" and another middle-aged man hitting on a 14-year-old girl.

Jerry: Cool name.
Mandybear: Thanks.
Jerry: Do you like bears?
Mandybear: They're okay, I guess.
Jerry: Yeah. I think bears are definitely where it's at. So how old are you?
Mandybear: I'm 14. You?
Jerry: [Jerry is obviously a middle-aged man] I'm 15.
Mandybear: Cool.

CAST
Ian Vogt ... Skater
Reggie Lee ... Slappy Sue
Scott Alan Smith ... Jerry
Jan Hoag ... Bambi
Richard Riehle ... Beth
David Starwalt ... Schizo
Jesse McClurg ... Joey
Mariana Geschke ... Mandybear
Aaron Henry ... Freaker
Matt Hannigan ... Security Guard
Directed by Geoffrey Haley

City Paradise

ENGLAND - 2004
Gaelle Denis initially draws a gray, desolate picture of the metropolis, depicting it as an intimidating presence. And so it is with Tomoko, a young Japanese girl who comes to London to learn English. At first, she doesn't like it a bit there. She hardly even leaves the house. But that changes radically when, quite by accident, she discovers a mysterious, secret underground city below London, a place that's colorful and friendly. In the wake of this experience, she meets a lot of new friends, learns English and makes one wonderful discovery after another
CAST
Hiroe Takei
Robert Stevenson
Rachel Phillips
Katerina Athanasopoulou
Directed by Gaëlle Denis

Spider

AUSTRALIA - 2007

Straight out of Down-Under, explosive stuntman-editor-producer-writer-actor-director Nash Edgerton delivers his latest effort, "Spider", a 9-minute action-thriller that gives an all-new meaning to old Peugeots, stunning blondes and love-jokes. Just remember: it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.

CAST

Nash Michod

Mirrah Foulkes

Directed by Nash Michod

Genesis and Catastrophe

USA - 2000
Should we slap the father or the mother--or the baby? The struggle for life is a double-edged sword in this gut-wrenching story, as a painfully difficult childbirth raises questions of fate, love and the meaning of humanity
In a squalid German hospital, an overworked doctor tends to the difficult childbirth of Karla. We learn that Karla has lost three previous babies, and her husband is pessimistic about the survival of this one. But both Karla and the doctor believe this one will survive unfortunately, it turns out."Genesis and Catastrophe" should be required viewing for all short filmmakers. With a perfect three act structure, pristine direction, eagle-eye cinematography, flawless editing, stellar performances, superb art direction, and dazzling producing, it is a masterpiece of the short film genre.

CAST
Connor Collins
Kenya De Rosa
Isabelle Flachsmann
Judith Griegossies
Nadja K. Rutkowski
Dieter Traier
Ulrich Trimpo
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman

Domination

TURKEY - 2007
It is year 2092 and vegetation is almost completely perished all over the world. A police team has just followed a suspect to a roof. There, they will learn a bitter truth that will affect all human race.
Domination is one of the biggest independent short movies ever made. A complete skyscrapper rooftop was built in a sport center and movie was shot in that set with blue screen background. Special effect team Dukkan-ul Hayal designed and prepeared a make up for our lead creature, a plant in the shape of a human. Then it took almost 7 months to finish the movies post production with striking visuals.
CAST
Özge Özberk
Şevket Çoruh
Nuran Eşici
H. Mücahit Pehlivan
Esra Şahin
Efe Erdoğan
Meriç Marşoğlu
Directed by Alican Serbest