Dir: Martin Gouzou
15:00
France

In this free and contemporary interpretation of Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis,” Grégoire Samsa is a solitary building caretaker who undergoes a dramatic physical and psychological transformation while seeking love and acceptance.

Dir: Ainá Xisto
11:28
Portugal

Life is Metamorphosis, bounding from being to being as new ways of saying “I”. In 16mm, Ainá Xisto prints an abyssal record guided by a more-than-human relationship through dreamlike landscapes, creating a magical reality inhabited by real characters, open up to dialogue and to others.

Dir: Henry Chastain
8:45
United States

An intimate short film based on Raymond Carver's story from Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? presents a periscopic view of a bored suburban couple whose fascination with spying on their younger neighbors blurs the line between curiosity and intrusion.

Dir: Suha Araj
13:00
United States

While prepping for a Friendgiving in tech potluck, An Arab couple argues over the merits of a well quoted journalist after the 9/11 attacks.

Dir: Max Tullio
7:36
United States

Marlo believes God has told her to win the Miss Teen Indiana Pageant, but she needs to break her leg to get the pity vote. Her older sister Rose is skeptical, but she's been drinking a lot lately and the word of God is a mystery to her.

Dir: Julia Hebner
24:34
United States

A phone sex operator loses her grip on reality, caught in a hypnotic relationship with a caller wielding disturbing confessions.

CW: Pedophilia, Incest

Dir: Vinson Chan
4:00
Canada

A desperate animator tries to show his wiener to animation legend Don Hertzfeldt.