Team Member Category: Films

PAYMENT IN KIND To raise money for her dog’s surgery, a picture framer must quickly sell a painting –– over the opposition of the artist friend who gifted it to her.

MY DEAR AUNT SALLY A grade-schooler with crippling anxiety, Luke reluctantly spends time with his free spirited Aunt Sally. In the midst of arcades, ketchup stains and ax throwing, he learns the powerful lessons of taking risks, making mistakes and dealing with adversity. Like Sally says, “It’s what you do after the bird shits on … Read more

Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes the Cake While on her travels as a Loan Officer for the bank, Ms. Rossi encounters some obstacles along the way while just trying to do her job.

Kiss ‘N’ Ride On her way home from a lovely cafe date, a woman finds reminders of her date in every little thing, prompting her to fall in love with the Chicago winter night around her and dream of the date ending differently.

Kid Heart A grandpa that’s heartbroken, a mother that’s disappointed, and a granddaughter that’s not ready to give up on the family. A Japanese heartwarming musical!

Kaijuburbia! A rookie kaiju’s plans for devastation and destruction are jeopardized after getting lost in the suburbs on his way to the big city, where he must deal with the most heinous monster of all: the HOA!

Inverno (Timo’s Winter) Timo, the youngest of a Greek community of Funfair workers, will have to face the hardest winter together with his loved ones.

FLOWER Zip, a character made from found objects, finds a “broken” flower and tries to fix it while his friends look on. FLOWER is a stop-motion short with no dialog, only music.

Flames Two young men with a burning desire to dance, are being pressured to pursue wrestling by their grandfather. They have a profound experience that liberates them, while simultaneously blowing their grandpa’s mind.

Born in the Barn: Part 1 Like the landscape in much of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the Ewen-Trout Creek school district is a quintessential rural setting, dotted with the weathered structures of once-bustling family farms. One of these buildings is anything but typical; it’s where a decades-long dynasty of championship-caliber high school basketball teams began. This … Read more