Short
Running time: N/A
Kazuhiro Soda's A NIGHT IN NEW YORK is a slice of life comedy about the strange characters that inhabit a cafe one late night in New York City.
Running time: N/A
In Alex Perez' BOX CAR WILLIE, the elevator becomes an arena for something other than office politics. The film proves that even if you're going up...you're going down!
Running time: N/A
Brett Thomas' STD CRY CIA will be a favorite of anyone who has had to deal with those automated phone menus that seem to be replacing actual people these days.
Running time: N/A
Amy Elizabeth Salesin's THE EXTRA is a hilarious "documentary" on that so important, yet so invisible of film actors...the Hollywood extra.
Running time: N/A
Two women (Grace Zabriskie, La Tanya Richardson) view the body of a hated friend, who even in death seems to be mocking them. But these two have some ideas of their own and refuse to let her have THE LAST LAUGH (Robert Harders).
Running time: N/A
Sid Vicious comes back to help a struggling writer in Donal Tavey's comic fantasy WISHFUL THINKERS.
Running time: N/A
Kimberly Caviness' VANESSA, THE ORANGE THROWER is a comedy about Catholic guilt and family values. 14-year-old Vanessa is having a terrible day. Fed up, she lies and announces that she is pregnant. This sends shock waves of hysteria and gossip through the community, and by the time the smoke clears, everybody is forced to deal with the power and threat an unwed pregnancy poses to traditional religious and family values.
Running time: N/A
In Maria Norman's SUMMER OF MY DREAMS, Cristina is in the midst of preparing for her initiation into womanhood--"Los Quinces" in Cuban culture. Her world is filled with momentos and photographs of her dead father and of Cuba, from where her family was exiled. She falls for Jerry, a recently exiled cafeteria worker, of whom her mother strongly disapproves, but to Cristina, he is her connection to her romanticized past, her homeland, and to her father.
Running time: N/A
Princess is 15 and on a family road trip to PARADISE PLAINS (Elizabeth Schub). Her parents still see a little girl, but uncle Marty senses her budding womanhood. Princess and Marty guard each other's secrets, but can this be an even exchange?
Running time: N/A
Natalia Lazarus' DARK ROOM unflinchingly deals with the reality of sexual abuse within the family. Photographer Sandra Alvarez prepares for an exhibition of childhood portraits. An unexpected visit from her father brings about disturbing memories of childhood sexual abuse. The film brings us face to face with the issue, without sensationalizing it.