A simulation of a mental breakdown through sensory overload.

Breakdown: Overload

A depressed young man goes outside.

Boxes

In a first-person nonfiction narrative, an artist revisits a video piece in which she tangoed in butter in homage to Maria Schneider in “Last Tango in Paris.”

In Paris, I Tango for Maria (Take 2)

A pool owner battles with one pesky leaf in a “man vs. nature” scenario reflective of our Covid-19 times.

New Pool

An Experimental Shorts in which serenity meets destruction.

Untitled

A music video of Cacodyl’s song “Caged Bird” is inspired by past and current events.

Caged Bird

Hearing a hypnotic tone traveling down a power line, a weary lineman falls asleep atop an electric pole and sees his life passing before his eyes.

The Lineman

When a day job becomes an every-waking-moment job, Wallace reaches a melting point.

Are You Alright?

A young woman accidentally becomes the next target of a black-gloved killer in a film inspired by the work of Dario Argento.

Peeping Tom

A man enters through a mysterious purple door, changing his life forever.

The Man and the Purple Door

Q&amp;A with “Are You Alright?” director Alessio Summerfield

Are You Alright? Q&A

Q&amp;A with “Boxes” director Mark McElwrath

Boxes Q&A

Q&amp;A with “Breakdown: Overload” director Tanner Richard Craft

Breakdown: Overload Q&A

Q&amp;A with “Caged Bird” director Orestes Valdes

Caged Bird Q&A

Q&amp;A with “In Paris, I Tango for Maria (Take 2)” director Taylor Yocom

In Paris, I Tango for Maria (Take 2) Q&A

Q&amp;A with “The Lineman” director Jay Shipman

The Lineman Q&A

Q&amp;A with “The Man and the Purple Door” director Amos Hernandez

The Man and the Purple Door Q&A

Q&amp;A with “New Pool” director Scotty Villhard

New Pool Q&A

Q&amp;A with “Peeping Tom” director Ben Manhanke

Peeping Tom Q&A

Q&amp;A with “Untitled” director Eby Strauss-Barrett

Untitled Q&A

Narrative Shorts 1: Altered Perspectives

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The Showcase offers a series of four master classes focused on key aspects of Making and Distributing an Independent Narrative Feature. If you can't participate in the live streams, recordings of the presentations will also be archived and available on Cinema St. Louis’ YouTube channel. The Showcase concludes with a July 19 live stream of the Awards Presentation, in which CSL presents the juried awards, including a cash prize of $500 for the Best Showcase Film, and announces the Showcase films that will screen at the Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival in November.