Tallgrass Film Festival 2022

Joel Fein Spotlight on Emerging Filmmakers Short Film Program

Expired October 8, 2022 4:00 AM
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16 films in package
Lemonade
A competitive, business-oriented young man meets his match in a six-year-old girl running a lemonade stand.
Grizz
After a young boys father passes away, his gift to his son comforts and looks after him in his fathers absence.
Voices in Our Heads
A couple goes on a blind date, only to be haunted by the verbal embodiment of their fears and anxieties.
Closed captions available
Dare.
A short film that aims to show the difficulties and complexity of interpersonal relationships in today's society by depicting the daily lives of three individuals and their struggle to fit in.
Holding Hands With The Moon
The moon comes to life and helps Terra with her anxiety.
Hollow Home
A woman searches for the origins of the haunting that plagues her home, and begins to question the very foundation of her life within its walls.
Morning
A narrative short that explores the cyclical nature of grief by illustrating one poignant and painful moment in a mother's life.
Butterfly Playground
“Butterfly Playground” is a whimsical take on the tragedy of losing a friend.
Closed captions available
Family Games
In 2097, humanity faced overcrowding; the birth rate multiplied, creating thousands of orphans. In some orphanages, children have the chance to find a family by participating in a game.
Game Plan
Game Plan is a comedy short in which a group of associates meet to finalize a high-stakes business deal that will lead to the end for one of them. But, which one will be finished? Game Plan is a story that explores the dynamics between friendship and business as well as perceptions of power and control.
Invisible Gun
In this homage to film noir, Rocco tries to make a tough sell to Lucky Vince: a gun that no one can see.
Swept Away
A man becomes his biggest fear.
Gone
In Pflugerville, Texas, a community is faced with the challenge of unprecedented devolvement.
Burning Memories
As Charles, nears the end of his life, lost and suffering from dementia, he reverts back to his prior self and walks through the door of his mind. Opening up memories from his past, trying to find his way back home with his deceased wife.
Laephlexa
Luna helps her brother Oli navigate as he struggles to control his usage of a new pill called "Laeplexa" which has the ability to delete selected memories.
Solar Flare
Maggie Cook has spent her teenage life alone in her room, but with the world set to end in 24 hours, her classmate Hazel Norcross finally brings her out of her shell.
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A competitive, business-oriented young man meets his match in a six-year-old girl running a lemonade stand.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Rating
    13+
  • Director
    Colette Samek
  • Producer
    Belkeddar, Jean Duhamel, Nicolas Lhermitte