friday 8:30PM late night SHORTS

clean slate

When a new government-sanctioned program is implemented to reduce prison numbers by erasing violent offenders’ memories, the retribution falls to the survivors of their victims. A dystopian sci-fi that tackles social issues and the ripple effects of trauma.

friend of the enemy

Friend of the Enemy is inspired by the true story of a World War II Prisoner of War camp in rural Texas, where German prisoners coexist uneasily with locals wary of sharing their town with the enemy.

Lamar, a Texas rancher and World War I veteran hardened by loss and isolation, is assigned a German POW named Jürgen to help with labor on his land. Jürgen is intelligent, polite, and clearly out of place. He’s neither a fanatic nor a villain, but a man trying to survive captivity with dignity.

Despite the war and the cultural gulf between them, the two men form an unlikely bond through shared work, mutual restraint, and an unspoken understanding of grief and duty. As their friendship deepens, the fragile peace surrounding the camp begins to fracture, tensions among the prisoners erupting into violence. When personal conscience collides with wartime hostility, Lamar must confront compassion as an act of defiance and duty.

in the clouds

Sara, a six-year-old Iranian refugee, sneaks out with her sister to explore their new London estate, but strange encounters blur the line between reality and imagination in a world shaped by loss.

the part

Eleanor, a talented actress, doesn't believe she is notable in any sense of the word. At an audition, she bumps into Sophia, her beautiful, charming former co-star, who does everything to confirm that belief, pointing out Eleanor's many flaws. As the two wait for their turn to perform, Eleanor’s anxiety and doubt get the better of her, and she breaks down, ruining, in her eyes, any chance of securing the part. When Eleanor’s turn comes to enter the audition room, she takes a leap of faith, deciding to embrace the things she always felt held her back.

dyeadd

After the sudden suicide of Alan White, a world-renowned pianist, he leaves behind an unfinished composition called Dyeadd. His daughter, Anna, is thrust into the spotlight and tasked with performing the piece at the world’s most prestigious piano competition. As Anna discovers the piece is incomplete, she faces the daunting challenge of forging her own artistic identity while enduring her mother Evelyn’s unforgiving expectations and relentless ambition to preserve Alan’s legacy at any cost.

only here a little longer

Nineteen year old Sam Palacios' last days before getting drafted into the Vietnam War in 1969.