A collection of shorts best enjoyed after dark - ideally with a Bend brew in hand! This program include seven (7) short films! Please click through the films on the right to see details about each one.

A STORYBOOK ENDING A black man accidentally kills a white cop in self-defense. The subsequent cover-up sets off a chain reaction that leads to a tanged web of deceit, blackmail, and murder. Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/79bbb9604cea92a1bade1396861d863b.jpg" width="200" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Lanre Olabisi is a writer and director of independent film. His feature directorial work includes AUGUST THE FIRST and SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. Combined, these two films screened in over 70 film festivals including SXSW and the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. His films have won numerous prizes and have been nominated for an IFP Gotham Award as well as a Black Reel Award. Lanre is currently in development on his third feature film, A STORYBOOK ENDING.

A STORYBOOK ENDING

When a black man accidentally kills a white cop in self-defense, the cover-up sets off a chain reaction of deceit, blackmail, and murder.

PUBLIC LOT A man see's something he shouldn't. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/60dee69c07e6eb7aa5a3dade8e14dde1.jpg" width="125" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director's Bio:I am just a man. And I just want to make movies. This is my 10th short film. Please feel free to reach out...

PUBLIC LOT

CANNONBALL Darla is a Type "A" Brentwood mom who’s done with her abusive marriage. Her solution? Hire an assassin. Enter Deuce: a superstitious hitman who believes deeply in his cosmic purpose. That is, of course, until the universe throws a wrench in both their plans, and they must decide what to do—practically and existentially—before the universe decides for them. Director's Bio: <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/cd635c114790b12cb70c79ef09ea10a4.jpg" width="150" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Sean Fredricks hails from NYC, where he grew up acting in film, TV, and Broadway. He attended Harvard University, where he directed, produced, or acted in 15 productions, including two in the cast of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Along with Simon Nicholas, he has written an adaptation of DARKON, a 2006 documentary by Andrew Neel and Luke Meyer, for SeeThink and Killer Films.

CANNONBALL

A Brentwood mom and superstitious hitman receive a lesson from the universe.

DATA RECOVERY To ward off loneliness and dementia, an elderly woman hires a cloning company to bring back her long-dead son. Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/34b4d3bc82fd87a038c258f31556cdc0.jpg" width="150" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Jessica Cummings is a New York City based director, actress, and film producer. Her directing credits include the award-winning short film GOOD LUCK (IN FARSI)&nbsp;by Neil LaBute. As an actress, she has performed for many years on Broadway, off-Broadway, and regionally, and her TV &amp; film credits include "Bloodline" and "Law &amp; Order:CI," among others. As a producer, she has garnered awards internationally, winning Best Feature at numerous festivals in both North America and Australia. Jessica is also a noted acting coach. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and three sons.

DATA RECOVERY

To ward off loneliness and dementia, an elderly woman hires a cloning company to bring back her long-dead son.

WAFFLE Kerry is at a sleepover with the socially awkward, mysteriously orphaned heiress Katie. Friendship -- in a society that grows ever isolating -- is explored as Kerry learns the hard way that Katie always gets what she wants. Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/14a05d243a3372726c14e8b17787131d.jpg" width="150" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Carlyn Hudson is a filmmaker from the great state of Texas, currently disappointing her family by calling Los Angeles home. Her previous short film, NICE ASS, premiered at SXSW and is now a Vimeo Staff Pick. A series Carlyn directed, DISTANCE, a comedy about long distance relationships told from two perspectives, also premiered at SXSW.

WAFFLE

A young woman has a sleepover with an heiress of a waffle empire.

SKYWATCH When two outcast teens hack into a ubiquitous drone delivery system to pull a prank on their neighbor, they accidentally crash-land a dangerous prototype – and find themselves entangled in a life-and-death conspiracy. Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/fd78ab7d42295fc07938a12e9a2e538b.jpg" width="150" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Colin Levy is an independent filmmaker from Baltimore, Maryland. Previously he worked at Pixar Animation Studios on such films as INSIDE OUT and FINDING DORY. His animated shorts have accumulated over 10M views online, and his first documentary short was published by The New York Times in 2018.

SKYWATCH

When two outcast teens hack into a ubiquitous drone delivery system, they find themselves entangled in a life-and-death conspiracy.

THE SPEED OF TIME Future cop Johnny Killfire must go back in time and team up with his former self in order to stop the TimeBorgs from getting their hands on an app that could break the space-time continuum by delivering pizzas into the past... before they were even ordered. Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/b3d74fb30cd16a848cbfb0028c943e8f.jpg" width="150" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">William J. Stribling has seen "Weird Al" Yankovic in concert 18 times and counting. Perhaps less importantly, he works in Los Angeles as a director and screenwriter. His recent feature film&nbsp;BEAR WITH US spent a year garnering awards on the festival circuit before being picked up for distribution by Comedy Dynamics. William is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts with degrees in Film &amp; TV Production and Dramatic Literature. He also has a masters in screenwriting from Chapman University. But he credits any success to the clown camp he attended over the summers as a kid.

THE SPEED OF TIME

Johnny Killfire goes back in time to save the world from an app that delivers pizzas...before they were even ordered.

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with William Stribling (THE SPEED OF TIME) and Sean Fredricks (CANNONBALL)

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