A quirky mix of shorts celebrating the weird, the wonderful and everything just a little out of the ordinary.

Quirky Tales

A quirky mix of shorts celebrating the weird, the wonderful, and everything just a little out of the ordinary.

A poolside mystic dispenses unlikely wisdom to a man who has bet everything on a dream. Public ContactJesse Rothenbergrothenberg.jesse@gmail.com

Jacuzzi Man

A poolside mystic dispenses unlikely wisdom to a man who has bet everything on a dream.

The world record for loudest female burp is 107.3 decibels. Kaylee wants to beat it. Public ContactVictoria Trowvictoria.trow@gmail.com

ERUCTATION

The world record for loudest female burp is 107.3 decibels. Kaylee wants to beat it.

A historian recounts the untold story of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile on Saint Helena, during which the former emperor wrote the 1812 overture with the help of his telepathic dachshund. Public ContactOlenka Welliszowellisz@gmail.com

Falling Short

A historian recounts the untold story of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile on Saint Helena, during which the former emperor wrote the 1812 overture with the help of his telepathic dachshund.

"How Brief" is a disappearing act set over the course of one night in 1962 when a restless woman (Tatiana Maslany) returns to her childhood home for the last time, inspired by the music of singer-songwriter Connie Converse. Public ContactKelly McCormackfloyderstudios@gmail.com

How Brief

"How Brief" is a disappearing act set over the course of one night in 1962 when a restless woman (Tatiana Maslany) returns to her childhood home for the last time, inspired by the music of singer-songwriter Connie Converse.

In an average Hungarian family home, a straight-A-student, yearning to be free, starts turning into a bear. Public ContactMaya Kornmaya@mhkproductions.com

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Something Wild

In an average Hungarian family home, a straight-A-student, yearning to be free, starts turning into a bear.

A Gold Rush showdown takes a surreal turn when Clancy Miller confronts the fast-talking swindler who stole his claim - and discovers you have to play the hand you're dealt. Public ContactAlex Goldbergalexstephengoldberg@gmail.com

Sorry, Clancy Miller

A Gold Rush showdown takes a surreal turn when Clancy Miller confronts the fast-talking swindler who stole his claim - and discovers you have to play the hand you're dealt.

A grieving woman brings her son's ashes to a doctor's appointment, insisting he's still sick. Caught between empathy and disbelief, the doctor must decide whether to play along or confront the unbearable truth. Public ContactTanguy Pichoncontact@tanguypichon.com

Plaster

A grieving woman brings her son's ashes to a doctor's appointment, insisting he's still sick. Caught between empathy and disbelief, the doctor must decide whether to play along or confront the unbearable truth.

In this surreal dark animated comedy, Katherine wins a Make a Wish contest. Her wish? To pet the lion at the zoo. A tale about loss, about looking that “lion in the eye,” and ultimately a reminder of how grief can heal us. Public ContactAbigail Zealey Bess (Weird Sisters)azbess@aol.com

The Lion

In this surreal dark animated comedy, Katherine wins a Make a Wish contest. Her wish? To pet the lion at the zoo. A tale about loss, about looking that “lion in the eye,” and ultimately a reminder of how grief can heal us.

An autistic Bigfoot hunter meets his heroes. Public ContactKurt Andrew SchneiderKas@kurtschneider.tv

He's Out There

An autistic Bigfoot hunter meets his heroes.

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