2025 FESTIVALApril 2-12, 2025Lansing, MI

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POSTED: Mar 5, 2025

PHLO

PHLO is a feature length horror story blended with a poignant coming-of-age tale the chronicles the of a young child, Ezekiel, who is taken and raised by the Father figure, Esrel, and Mother figure, Lupo. The kidnappers raise Ezekiel into a highly intelligent, yet apathetic young man, who has a world of opportunity in front […]

POSTED: Feb 20, 2025

The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge

Do we really need to wash sheets every week? Why would you ever have to clean a shower head? What is the difference between the blue sponge and the yellow sponge? These are the questions that haunt Jason. He doesn’t understand the world’s obsession (and his husband Erik’s obsession) with cleanliness. So, on the day […]

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Rerun

Struggling after a breakup, a young woman crafts elaborate fantasies of running into her ex, which her best friend helpfully shatters with doses of reality.

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Hearts Of Stone

*CONTENT WARNING: Self-Harm* In the heart of a bustling metropolis, Paula, a lonely street artist, entertains people as a living statue. She longs with an impossible love for Agatha, a stone sculpture next to which she can be found every day. One day, when reaching her familiar spot, she finds her stone companion replaced by […]

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Lover

This story tells about the relationship between a companion robot, ALICE, and her owner, Hana. Hana, suffering from depression, often releases her stress on ALICE, causing the robot to frequently malfunction. ALICE begins to question her own emotions and purpose, but ultimately chooses to believe that her love for Hana is real. After Hana’s suicide, […]

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Mélange

Two estranged men reconnect in a jazz bar where they embark on a forbidden dance.

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EITR

Grinding away at the inherited family business, Mohamed works tirelessly making sales of knock-off perfume, while living as a knock-off version of his true self. His doting mother Marwa brings him lunch everyday and sets up chay dates with potential romantic interests (and their families) what seems like every night. Inside of this monotony Mohamed […]

POSTED: Feb 18, 2025

Cat Custody

After his partner breaks up with him, a man fights to retain custody of their cats.

POSTED: Mar 3, 2024

Bird Hours

In a dystopian near-future, a young couple slowly realizes their VR work-from-home routine is draining the life out of their relationship and must decide whether to lose their humanity or break free.

POSTED: Mar 2, 2024

Things I’ve Made My Roommate Do

Things I’ve Made My Roommate Do Episode 1, I’ve Parked My Car In The Friend Zone Max and Olivia are friends and roommates. Olivia is in love with him, and despite her numerous attempts to tell him, she never follows through with it. Max, ever the hopeless romantic, always in love with someone, is oblivious […]