Shorts: Support Local

Claire Bikes
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 10 Minutes

Director: Molly Weinstein
Writer: Molly Weinstein
Cinematography: Timothy Schrader
Editor: Molly Weinstein, Ryan McGuire
Producers: Ryan Stopera, Robert Blood, Annette Bryant, Molly Weinstein
Cast: Claire Chenoweth, Cabdibari Mohomed, Annette Bryant, Robert Blood

Two people, one homeless and one not, connect while fixing a bike together one night in the Twin Cities.

Freakin’ Weekend
Narrative • Comedy • USA • 2024 • 6 Minutes

Director: David L Bradburn
Writer: Kasey Hiatt
Producers: David L Bradburn, Kasey Hiatt
Cast: James Knight, Taylor Friend

A horror spoof about a couple trying to decide what to do for the weekend.

The Invite
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 19 Minutes

Director: Max Chopovsky
Writer: Max Chopovsky
Cinematography: Christian Hins
Editor: Mike James
Producers: Daniele Bernstein
Cast: Yuriy Sardarov, Irina Dvorovenko, Oleg Stefan

Having quit his job to pursue his passion—and alienating his father in the process—a struggling first generation immigrant photographer must visit his parents to convince them to attend his first major solo show.

The Places We Don’t Know
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2024 • 11 Minutes

Director: Chané Fischer
Writer: Amy Monti, Maggie Shannon
Cinematography: Sofia Forero
Editor: Ben Dawson
Producers: Bella Warner, Chané Fischer, Kambre Williams
Cast: Kendra Lincoln, David Moreland

A Neurodivergent woman’s world gets complicated when she falls in love with a spontaneous young man.

Last Night In Urbana
Narrative • Thriller • USA • 2024 • 20 Minutes

Director: Aaron Anastos
Writer: Aaron Anastos
Cinematography: Brandon Hood
Editor: Aaron Anastos, Will Mueller
Cast: Zoë Van Krey, Daniel Cahill, Aiden Garland-Sutter, Michael Biedak

Over the course of a rain-soaked night, private detective Andre Conrad unravels a series of confounding murders, uncovering a deadly menace stalking the streets of Urbana

Okay Annie
Narrative • Comedy/Thriller • USA • 2024 • 14 Minutes

Director: Sam Chudler
Writer: Sam Chudler
Cinematography: Sam Chudler
Editor: Sam Chudler
Producers: Melanie Strickland, Sam Chudler
Cast: Summer Storholt, Sylvia Kowalski, Grace Berendt, Melanie Strickland, Hana Strickland

A casual party takes a turn for the worse when the birthday girl claims to see a frightening figure in her kitchen.

The Cancer Card
Narrative • Comedy/Drama • USA • 2024 • 14 Minutes

Director: Jimmy Rancich
Writer: Jimmy Rancich
Producers: Tanja Meyer
Cast: Dekin Walter, Evlis Garcia, Michael Oilar, Diana Simonzadeh, France Jean-Baptiste

The Cancer Card, follows Benny, a young cancer fighter, as he seeks advice on how to manage the disease from a cancer survivor, Tony.

My Last Martini
Narrative • Drama/Comedy • USA • 2024 • 14 Minutes

Director: Rob Christopher
Writer: Rob Christopher
Cinematography: Christopher Rejano
Editor: Jon Gollner
Producers: John Otterbacher, Aaron Wertheimer,Robert Rubin, Michael Stejskal, Anthony Todd
Cast: Wendy Robie, Mickey O’Sullivan, Madrid St. Angelo, Edward Thomas-Herrera, Jackson Mercier

One evening at an elegant cocktail lounge, a frustrated writer is joined by a mysterious woman who drifts over from the next booth, looking for a good listener.