2024 Nashville Film Festival

Shorts: NextGen Picks

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17 films in package
Muggy
Newly moved to the US from New Zealand, 12 year old Muggy struggles to feel truly at home in a place so different from what she’s always known.
Usa
Usa, a young Black woman, works at a small company as a social media manager. Her day takes a turn as she struggles with her self-image and a reoccurring "bad hair day."
Slice of Adventure
A stingy dragon attempts to delay an ambitious pizzaman to gain a free pizza.
How Did We Get Here? Nashville Surviving 2020
As the nation recovers from the trauma of 2020, Nashville's story answers the question: "How Did We Get Here?"
Pick Your Poison
Two people fall madly in love until their love bubble pops.
The Coronation
A young boy sneaks out from his parents’ home in New Jersey to see his drag queen friends in New York City. While there, he is encouraged to try drag for the first time and he is crowned queen for a night.
Strike
Hoping to impress a group of rowdy classmates, Jules invites them to his family's bowling alley, but the anticipated party quickly becomes everything but a party.
When The Sun Sets
A young, Black nurse living in 1985 apartheid South Africa must face her worst fears when she learns that her activist, younger brother may be in danger when he doesn't return after school.
I'm a Pebble
Bubble a young otter, lives with three mossy stones and thinks of them as her family. Bulle imagines them as real otters, but as she becomes aware of their true nature, she has to face her loneliness.
No Dye
A Staten Island couple contemplates a last-ditch effort to make their dreams come true.
Max Is Bleeding
A woman tries to get her boyfriend arrested during a trip to the vet.
Dolly & I
What Would Dolly Do?
Hex & Rage
Two teen witches avenge their stripper friend by hexing the man who assaulted her.
Mom's Cat
Felix, a thirty-something Furry is still living with his mother. His life changes dramatically when he gets his dream job, which leads him to leave his mother and fulfill his coming of age dramedy.
Tape
Sara and Cecilie’s friendship takes a turn when, after a night of partying together, they both blackout and confessions are made.
Treehouse
A reclusive construction worker is stricken with grief after witnessing the sudden, tragic death of his brother. Tortured by guilt, he struggles to build a treehouse—the unfulfilled dream of their childhood.
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Courtney and her boyfriend bring their dog, Max, to the vet to treat a strange wound. When she gets the chance, Courtney passes off a note to the receptionist claiming her boyfriend is holding her prisoner. Her own ability to survive will tell the true story.
  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    8 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Jordan Anstatt
  • Screenwriter
    Louis Lagayette
  • Producer
    Pasha Gambourg, Harrison Perkins, Jordan Anstatt, Molly Evans
  • Executive Producer
    Amy Anstatt
  • Cast
    Chloe Sirene, Matias Bonino, Julie Reifers, Ameerah Briggs, Ghost, Mark A. Keeton, Kevin Rose
  • Cinematographer
    Niko Feldman
  • Editor
    Jordan Anstatt
  • Production Design
    Amy Anstatt
  • Composer
    David Frey
  • Sound Design
    David Frey
  • Music
    Jordan Anstatt
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