Abducted by a mysterious entity, Mel is forced to participate in a bizarre psychological experiment. Trapped in “The Room,” she has one roommate, but each month, they vanish, replaced by someone new. With no hope of escape, she faces a life where she will never know anyone longer than 30 days. It’s difficult to say what’s worse: knowing that anyone she cares about will disappear, or that they might be replaced by someone worse. Universe 25 is an allegory for a universal human dilemma: how can you find happiness when everything (and everyone) in life is transient? Where is hope in the face of relentless adversity? A must-watch for fans of sci-fi, psychological horror, and character-driven dramas alike.

Universe 25

A mysterious entity holds a woman captive in a bizarre psychological experiment. In “The Room,” she can never know anyone longer than 30 days. With no hope of escape and no possible future, can her present moment ever become more than simple torture?

Franco (30) lives in an exclusive gated community with his wife, Maia (30), with whom he’s looking to conceive. Having retired young after selling his app, Franco lives a life of idleness and comfort, rarely coming out of his ample, modernist mansion. One day, as if suddenly taken by the suspicious perfection of his existence, Franco begins to question wether his life is a simulation. His wife is not amused, and tries to pull him away from this dangerous obsession.

El Sueño de la Mariposa [The Butterfly Dream]

Amazed at his own privileged life, Franco, a young and successful tech entrepreneur, begins to contemplate wether he’s living in a simulation. His wife is not amused.

In a hyper-technological society, a couple lives their own utopia. But what happens when a glitch compromises all this idyllic interface?

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Marine biologists recently documented how pods of orca hunt blue whales, the largest creature on earth. CETOLOGY abstracts this hunt to explore contemporary human brutality at a corporate wellness retreat.

Cetology

Scientists recently documented that pods of orca hunt blue whales. Cetology uses this hunt to explore contemporary human brutality at a corporate wellness retreat.

What if you had one more chance to have a final conversation with someone? That's what happens for Hank when a mysterious truck appears and the "doctor" inside claims the ability to raise the dead. The Crossing Over Express is a creepy yet magical short film that will tempt you to laugh when you think you should cry and cry when you think you should laugh. It rides the line between humor and heartbreak in the same way life often does.

The Crossing Over Express

A man is forever changed when a mysterious truck appears, claiming to raise the dead.

Melanie is just too busy and self-absorbed and refuses to return her shopping cart, leading to an unfortunate turn of events when she's transported directly into a 1960's Hitchcock-like thriller.

Cart Return

Return your cart to the corral or face the consequences.

"The Misprint" is a film about the excitement and anxiety that accompanies technological progress. Much like the present-day hand-wringing over Artificial Intelligence, 3D printing had its turn as the techno-panic of the moment, a disruptive new technology that spelled certain doom for entire industries. "The Misprint" speaks to our collective fear of being replaced by point-and-click algorithm or gadget, and asks "what is the real cost of being an early adopter?"

The Misprint

A lone technician's attempt to clone himself using cutting edge technology goes horribly wrong.

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