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	ANIMATION-SHORT SUBJECT SAT. OCT. 17 7:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST NIGHTWALKERS Directed by Daniel Rosales Animation, Drama Story of a couple lost in South Texas who discover something that should have been left alone.

	DRAMA SHORT SUBJECT SAT. OCT. 17 1:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 1st Place: AVENGEMENT Directed by Edward V. Turner Action Drama Two seasoned homicide Detectives investigate a series of murders that seem to be connected. They need all their expertise to stop the shed of blood. SAT. OCT. 17 1:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 2nd Place: BROTHER Directed by Ya'ke Drama Jason and Caleb have been friends for the better part of a decade, but then Casey comes home. SAT. OCT. 17 1:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 3rd Place Tie: THE CARTING CALL Directed by Armin Nassen Suspense Drama A female food carrier named Robin, delivers at night to make her rent by morning. She gets a request to deliver in an unfamiliar city where she walks into some trouble. THURS. OCT. 15 1:30 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER 3rd Place Tie: THE INITIATION Directed by Amir Youssef Drama, Art In an abandoned place where violence rules, only graffiti walls show compassion. Latino Graffiti writer, Pedro tags are the only source of light in the homeless man's empty world.

	ROMANCE DRAMA/COMEDY-SHORT SUBJECT 1st Place: RETIREMENT DAY Directed by Cedric Thomas Smith Romance Drama After 30 years of employment, Joe retires from his job so that he can spend his time with the love of his life, Eva. FRI. OCT. 16 SHORT ROMANCE DRAMA BLOCK 8:00 PM ROXY THEATER TUES. OCT. 13 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER TUES. OCT. 13 1:00 PM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: OKSANA AND VIKTOR Directed by Mark Datuin Romance-Drama After ending a long distance relationship. Oksana & Viktor continue once a year in an attempt to maintain an unlikely friendship. FRI. OCT. 16 2:45 PM ROXY THEATER 3rd Place: IN SYNC Directed by Eddie Shieh Romance Drama A young couple walk a fine line while thriving in an open marriage until they catch each other breaking their own rules.

	ROMANCE SUSPENSE/MYSTERY-SHORT SUBJECT FRI. OCT. 16 4:10 PM ROXY THEATER 1st Place: THE KEEPER Directed by Bob Celli Romance Suspense/Drama Celeste and Robert meet at a speed dating event. A lonely widow yearning for connection and a lover of art in search of perfection. FRI. OCT. 16 4:10 PM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: RENDEZVOUS Directed by Seth Kozak Romance Drama, Mystery An opportunistic Congressman schemes to have his much younger wife killed, but she's already a step ahead of him. SAT. OCT 17 4:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 3rd Place: JACKPOT Directed by JOLANTA YOUNG Romance Drama Marquis and Tiffany go through financial hardships and relationship troubles. Marquis can't seem to quit his gambling habit. Will Marquis and Tiffany learn to love again? Will hate win? Is the only way out to gamble their relationship on the lottery? Hoping for a jackpot.

	HORROR SHORT SUBJECT FRI. OCT. 16 8:00 PM ROXY THEATER 1st Place: GOODBYE Directed by Scott McEntire Horror, Suspense Drama Coming to grip with dying. Difficult saying goodbye. SAT. OCT. 17 7:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 2nd Place: NIGHTWALKERS Directed by Daniel Rosales Animation, Drama Story of a couple lost in South Texas who discover something that should have been left alone. SAT. OCT. 17 7:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST SUMMONED Directed by RUSSELL WHALEY Horror, Mystery An ancient summoning ritual is being revived in order to cleanse the earth of the worst that dwell among us.

	COMEDY SHORT SUBJECT CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW TRAILER 1st Place: ASSISTED LIVING Directed by Mitchell Allen and Kasey Engle Comedy Drama A shy comic book obsessed young man finds an unlikely hero when forced to room with a cranky older man in an assisted living facility. SAT. OCT. 17 6:30 PM ROXY THEATER SAT. OCT. 17 3:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 2nd Place: YOU'RE THE PUPPET Directed by Michael Charron Dark Comedy Laramie and Leonard are the hottest comedy duo in the local scene. Tired of Leonard getting all the credit, Laramie considers branching out on his own. SAT.OCT. 17 6:30 PM ROXY THEATER 3rd Place: COSMIC GUNSLINGERS Directed by Robert Hodges Faith, Sci-Fi Comedy Two worlds collide, Reality is skewed. Time for some epic gunslinging, in a cosmic fashion.

	THRILLER SHORT SUBJECT AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD: BEST TRAILER-SHORT 1st Place: SOUND Directed by Tawan Bazemore Thriller, Horror Photographer Isabelle Pisano becomes hearing impaired after a violent car accident. As she struggles to cope in the muffled and scary new normal, something beautifully terrifying happens. SAT. OCT. 17 6:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST SAT. OCT. 17 6:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST . 2nd Place: PAST PARTUM Directed by Wendy Keeling Family Thriller Drama When a 10 year old boy interviews his imprisoned great-grandmother for a school project, he discovers the real reason for his mother's failing health: his baby sister. CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW TRAILER SAT. OCT. 17 6:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 3rd Place: ABSENCE OF COLOR Directed by Shiva Ramanthan Supernatural Thriller A recently blind man is haunted by a ghost who exists for one reason, payback.

	SCI-FI/SUPERNATURAL SHORT SUBJECT 1st Place: THIS OLD VIOLIN Directed by Israel Marquez Supernatural Drama A young couple's marriage is torn apart after the death of their new born baby. But a magical force disguised as an Old Violin will test their love for each other. FRI. OCT. 16 8:00 PM ROXY THEATER FRI. OCT. 16 1:50 PM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: DUST AND ASHES Directed by Joshua Palmer Sci-Fi Drama On the outskirts of a utopian city where only perfect health and wholeness are accepted, a mute cripple and his autistic brother smuggle resources to an outcast community. SAT. OCT. 17 2:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 3rd Place: ELEMENTS OF US Directed by Stan-Lee Ray Baker Spiritual Journey While preparing to work at a remote film location, 6 female crew members share a crew house where during a campfire party they are reminded of their pasts and shown a glimpse of futures.

	FAMILY DRAMA SHORT SUBJECT 1st Place: MACHISMO Directed by Gabriel Duran Drama A couple of days out of jail, Freddy is eager to show his new baby boy the ropes on how to be a man. SAT. OCT. 17 3:30 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST SAT. OCT. 17 8:45 PM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: THE FISHERMAN Directed by Ben Richardson &Adrian Contreras Family Drama After his mother's death, James travels to Mexico in search of the father he's never known, armed only with his father's last known whereabouts and his mother's ring. SAT. OCT. 17 3:30 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 3rd Place: THE UNTELLING Directed by Russell Whaley After news of his Grandfather's death, Henry must travel to Maryland and take care of family business. He soon discovers more to his past than he could ever forget.

	WESTERN SHORT SUBJECT 1st Place: BORN STILL Directed by Brenda Malloy Western Drama Left behind in the wake of the Civil War, the women of the homefront have a battle of their own that deems itself equally as desperate, challenging and bloody as the soldiers on the front lines. THURS. OCT. 15 5:30 PM 3 RIVERS MUSEUM BASS AND BELLE WILD WEST FEST THURS. OCT. 15 5:30 PM 3 RIVERS MUSEUM BASS AND BELL WILD WEST FEST 2nd Place: ONLY GOD FORGIVES Directed by Tino Luciano Abandoned by his gang, an outlaw seeks forgiveness from a lone Preacher riding near his hideout.

	FOREIGN LANGUAGE DRAMA-SHORT WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES 1st Place: BEYOND HOME Directed by David Sipo Family Adventure, Drama Boy and girl growing up in poverty miss their father and decide to make a change in their lives. The village children help them with this adventure and the boy goes to search for his father across the ocean. TUES. OCT. 13 1:00 PM ROXY THEATER TUES. OCT. 13 1:00 PM WORLD CINEMA BLOCK FRI. OCT. 16 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS SHORTS BLOCK 2nd Place: LEAVING TO LIVE Directed by David Rodrigues Family Drama On Dec. 24 in the middle of the afternoon, Alexandria, 35 makes an important decision that will change her life. Leaving her marital home with her 7 year old daughter. She asks her to make a promise to say nothing to her father. TUES. OCT. 13 1:00 PM ROXY THEATER 3rd Place: BEHIND THE CLOUD THERE LIVES A SUN Directed by KUMAR MAYANK Family Drama Waiting near the bus stop to take her son to a family gathering out of town, a victim of domestic violence silently questions her way of life.

	FOREIGN ORIGIN DRAMA SHORT SUBJECT TUES. OCT. 13 1:00 PM ROXY THEATER 1st Place: THE LAST DREAM Directed by Taskeen Shaikh Drama This film follows the story of a boy who administers sleeping pills to himself. An overdose leads to a bizarrely intimate conversation with Death wherein we bring light on his reasons for ending his life and the bittersweet of what could have been if he had decided to live. This film will empower the audience to see the meaning of life and what a gift it truly is. 2nd Place: OKSANA AND VIKTOR Directed by Mark Datuin Romance-Drama After ending a long distance relationship. Oksana & Viktor continue once a year in an attempt to maintain an unlikely friendship. TUES. OCT. 13 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER TUES. OCT. 13 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER WORLD CINEMA BLOCK FRI. OCT. 16 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS SHORTS BLOCK 3rd Place: LIMITED Directed by Mark Datuin Family Drama An examination of a tormented mother's attempt to reconcile her differences with her abusive son and the broken relationships that one person can leave behind

OK SOIL SHORT SUBJECT
CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW TRAILER	1st Place: ASSISTED LIVING Directed by Mitchel Allen & Kasey Engle Comedy Drama A shy comic book obsessed young man finds an unlikely hero when forced to room with a cranky older man in an assisted living facility. SAT. OCT. 17 6:30 PM ROXY THEATER
SAT. OCT. 17 8:45 PM ROXY THEATER	2nd Place: THE FISHERMAN Directed by BEN RICHARDSON , ADIAN CONTRERAS Family Drama After his mother's death, James travels to Mexico in search of the father he's never known, armed only with his father's last known whereabouts and his mother's ring.
SAT. OCT. 17 2:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST	3rd Place: GETAWAY Directed by Ethan Cooper Crime Drama After a seemingly successful bank heist, 3 criminals retreat to their hideaway in the woods. While celebrating their success, a discovery surfaces.

MICRO-SHORT CATEGORY

	DRAMA MICRO-SHORT 1st Place: LAST WORDS Directed by Alan Chriest Drama On his way to school on a snowy day, Billy is rehearsing his speech on rampage school shootings. SAT. OCT. 17 1:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST THURS. OCT. 15 12:00 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: FINAL STOP Directed by Cameron Tucker Homeless veteran discovers the abandoned train car he sleeps in is haunted by the spirit of a woman who passed away on her trip to a Japanese American WW2 interment camp. THURS. OCT. 15 1:30 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER 3rd Place: FREAK Directed by Henry Vanderhill Drama Tobi struggles to put his life together while haunted by a childhood trauma. He tries to get close to a woman he cares about, but his OCD gets in the way. His students ridicule him for his inability to show up to class on time. Tobi is forced to face his fear of opening up when his best friend, Noah, discovers what is wrong.

	ROMANCE DRAMA-MICRO-SHORT 1st Place: PROOF Directed by Doug Phillips Romance Crime Drama A couple's life is turned upside down by a home invasion and kidnapping. FRI. OCT. 16 8:00 PM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH Directed by Chris Oz McIntosh Romance Drama When a woman is given the worst news of her life, she is faced with a decision: tell her family, or spare them and carry the burden herself. THURS. OCT. 15 12:30 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER SAT. OCT. 17 2:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST THE MONSTER WITHIN Directed by RYAN GILMER Romance Drama, Horror Everybody has secrets hidden within when Henry Donovan first meets Aviana under the starts everything starts innocently enough.

DRAMEDY MICRO-SHORT
	1st Place: CLUB CITY Directed by Gino Terrell Action, Comedy A Detective is sent in to go undercover at a nightclub to take down Club City's owner ROC, who has been suspected of peddling drugs. SAT. OCT. 17 2:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST
	2nd Place: MASON AND JAY SAVE THE WORLD Directed by John Woosley When two young brothers swipe their father's drone and take it for a joy ride, they make a surprising discovery. THURS. OCT. 15 1:30 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER
THURS. OCT. 15 1:30 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER	3rd Place: SAFELIGHT Directed by Joe Vanauken Comedy Romania 1970, An unlikely pair are smuggling valuable contraband from the west, but after an accident in their secret lab, they're going to have to improvise.

	ROMANCE COMEDY-MICRO-SHORT 1st Place: NOBODY'S HOME Directed by Fritz Robinson Romance Comedy A couple leaves their home in the care if a twisted relative and they question their decision. SAT. OCT. 17 1:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST THURS. OCT. 15 1:30 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER THURS. OCT. 15 1:30 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: LOVE IS MAGIC Directed by Daniel Rosales Animation Comedy "Mago" the magician is struggling to make ends meet. After an extremely disappointing evening, he comes home to find his assistant is not exactly faithful. What happens next is pure magic. SAT. OCT. 17 6:30 PM ROXY THEATER 3rd Place: FAST FORWARD STYLE Directed by Kari Kennon Romance Comedy A glamorous 50 year old widow goes on dates with a variety of men whom she meets on the elite dating website "Fast Forward Style".

	HORROR MICRO-SHORT AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD: BEST TRAILER-MICRO-SHORT 1st Place: DEAD EVOLUTION: CHAPTER 1 Directed by Wesley Johnson Zombie Horror During the day, a team of 7 renegade expatriates must make a stand for the sake of humanity in a tired apocalyptic land. FRI. OCT. 16 1:50 PM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: BEQUEATHED Directed by Michael McCallum Horror, Sci-Fi A man is given a package that his recently deceased father wanted him to have. THURS. OCT. 15 12:00 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER 3rd Place: CLOWN COLLEGE Directed by Wendy Keeling Horror, Dark Comedy About a coed overcoming the memories of an overbearing father. THURS. OCT. 15 12:00 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER

	COMEDY MICRO-SHORT 1st Place: FAR FROM EXCEPTIONAL Directed by Mark Datuin Juliet and Brandon meet at an office for an important interview, but they quickly start to question who between them is actually interviewing who. TUES. OCT. 13 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER SAT. OCT. 17 3:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 2nd Place: NIGHTMARE IN PARADISE Directed by Robert Kirk Film about an emigre from Kansas named Willard Thaddeus Fillmore who has a nightmare about trying to run a business in California. Things go from bad to worse when a Wazeri Immigrant Transgender cross-dresser shows up for a job interview. Willard's nightmare is based on actual California law. SAT. OCT. 17 4:00 PM CIVIC CENTER SHORTS-SHORTS-SHORTS FILM FEST 3rd Place: GAME NIGHT Directed by Ryan J. Gilmer When a group of colleagues erroneously attend a game night instead of the planned cocktail party things take a turn for the worse.

	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS 1st Place: LEAVING TO LIVE Directed by David Rodrigues Family Drama On Dec. 24 in the middle of the afternoon, Alexandria, 35 makes an important decision that will change her life. Leaving her marital home with her 7 year old daughter. She asks her to make a promise to say nothing to her father. FRI. OCT. 16 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS SHORTS BLOCK FRI. OCT. 16 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS SHORTS BLOCK 2nd Place: LIMITED Directed by Mark Datuin Family Drama An examination of a tormented mother's attempt to reconcile her differences with her abusive son and the broken relationships that one person can leave behind FRI. OCT. 16 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS SHORTS BLOCK 3rd Place: WHAT PEOPLE ARE Directed by Jordan Wilson Romance Drama When a homeless man accosts Kelsey, Kent comes to her rescue. After a round of drinks as thanks, Kent and Kelsey find themselves in am alleyway. The two share a kiss but Kent tries to go further. When he becomes assaulter instead of rescuer, the homeless man steps in to rescue Kelsey.

	SCI-FI MICRO-SHORT 1st Place: CAPTAIN TRAER SMILES AT THE STARS Directed by Damian Lahey Sci-fi A fearless captain finds herself adrift in space. THURS. OCT. 15 3:30 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER THURS. OCT. 15 3:30 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: PLIGHT Directed by Ethan Gray Sci-Fi Drama Captain Jones and Tess Maydalen have been in their spaceship for months. they are on a mission to find a new home for earth. Tension rises when Jones reveals a disturbing and violent truth about their mission.

	EXPERIMENTAL MICRO-SHORT 1st Place: WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU? Directed by Ryan Gilmer Experimental Alan Smithee is just trying to make a film. Tom Ventura is just trying to document the process. FRI. OCT. 16 1:50 PM ROXY THEATER THURS. OCT. 15 3:00 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: DOWNTOWN Directed by Dewayne Austin Experimental Time Lapse of downtown San Francisco. THURS. OCT. 15 3:00 PM SHORT SUBJECTS FILM BLOCK ROXY THEATER 3rd Place: I AM HE WHO CREATED HIMSELF Directed by Emma Penaz Eisner Experimental Animation Joining with his shadow, the first God creates himself, the progenitor of humanity

	MUSIC VIDEOS 1st Place: IN EVERYONE'S EYES (EL ULTIMO! Directed by Lloyd Frost Will life in Cuba ever change? Filmed in Cuba__following the death of Fidel Castro. TUES. OCT. 13 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER FRI. OCT. 16 1:50 PM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: THIS TOWN IS FULL OF BARS Directed by Steve Cypert MUSIC VIDEO She was missing the good times. There are so many bars in this town, he may never find her 3rd Place: ONCE UPON A TIME Directed by George Wada Music Video A look at coming to America and the hopes and dreams of the travelers. Still the land of opportunities. FRI. OCT. 16 12:30 PM ROXY THEATER

	WESTERN MICRO-SHORT 1st Place: IN THE BLOOD Directed by Regina Banali Western Comedy In the old west, Sartana rides into town to score some cash, form a gang and settle a score. THURS. OCT. 15 5:30 PM 3 RIVERS MUSEUM BASS AND BELLE WILD WEST FEST THURS. OCT. 15 4:30 PM 3 RIVERS MUSEUM BASS AND BELLE WILD WEST FEST 2nd Place: THE LOST MAN Directed by Austin Smith Western After the death of his friends, a lone traveler is questioned by two men over the events that took place and his actions that followed. THURS. OCT. 15 4:30 PM 3 RIVERS MUSEUM BASS AND BELLE WILD WEST FEST 3rd Place: THE AMBUSH Directed by Jeffrey Altwasser & Jeremy Davis Love fought for and by the barrel of a gun. The Ambush follows the masked man as he and his brothers standing between love and loyalty stands the steadfast Marshal & his deputies.

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