Event

Dark and Experimental Shorts Block

FETISH
Matthew J. Pellowski, USA.

In this pitch black comedy, a legendary but fading sex symbol (Joan Collins) makes a play for a comeback with an eccentric talk show host (Charles Casillo).

FÃ¢Â"K
R.E. Rodgers, USA.

Some people will do anything to find the location. Sam Rockwell, Mariska Hargitay, Bob Balaban, Eric Bogosian, Leslie Bibb, Bobby Cannavale, Yul Vazquez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Christopher Meloni and Jesse Martin star in this ensemble film with an unconventional narrative.

SHADOW PUPPETS
Sam Carter, USA. Northeast Premiere.

A dark, skewering comedy tells a story of tense puppet/human relations when a family of puppets move next door to a self-described fluff-o-phobe.

* Director to attend.

SPOILER
Ed Whitmore, UK. NY Premiere.

A man enjoys ruining the end of movies for others until one day he receives a mysterious video in the mail. Is it a prank, or a real-life spoiler of what's in store for him?

SUCKER PUNCH
Ryan Gould, USA.

A man harbors a secret that is threatened to be revealed when he enters the world of a bare knuckles boxing syndicate.

THE TOMATO
Brandon Dexter, USA

Two performers, the Tomato and the Banana, face a crossroads in their spiraling personal and professional lives when a school principal (Oscar Nunez) lets a small secret slip.

* Director to attend.

WONDER PALMS
Jonnie Ross, USA. World Premiere.

A unique short about the greatest place in the universe!

* Director and cast members to attend.