Block A

- 16 minThe Border at TolstoiCABob KotykSci-Fi/Fantasy
Synopsis
A border guard at the US-Canada crossing of Tolstoi, Manitoba falls victim to the effects of a strange weapon that separates her mind from her body.
- 6 minDream To SleepUSMichael McCallumHorror
Synopsis
A man tries to escape impending doom.
- 11 minIce Ice Bye ByeUSSebastien Abdelhamid GodeluDrama
Synopsis
In Los Angeles, an ordinary morning fractures without warning. A man is forced to flee as an unseen threat closes in, reducing a life to instinct and movement. What begins as routine turns into a silent struggle for existence.
- 28 minNemesisTRZin AtaşDrama
Synopsis
In a remote North Carolina monastery, Father Thomas, a retiring priest obsessed with recent Byzantine discoveries in Istanbul, summons Adriel, a scarred young priest from Istanbul, to translate government letters. Grace, Thomas’s curious daughter, grows intrigued by Adriel. Drawn together by a philosophical game of perfection, they explore ideals of flawlessness, uncovering hidden talents and a deep spiritual love that unites their imperfect souls.
- 10 minOnce in a bodyCOMaría Cristina PérezAnimation
Synopsis
A woman seeks to reconcile with her sister over an incident from their adolescence by exploring their shared experiences through their bodies.
- 15 minT.J. Dedeaux-Norris — A Glass Breakfast InterviewUSIan CarstensDocumentary
Synopsis
T.J. Dedeaux-Norris is a mixed-media artist who employs painting, fiber, performance, video, and music to explore the somatic impacts of racial, gender, and class socialization. In form and content, their work poses a philosophical inquiry into the distinction between Self and Other, with the body as a social microcosm of distinct yet discursive dynamics to observe and question. Everything is both permeable and fractile.
- 13 minToo PerfectUSAndy PrattComedy
Synopsis
Too spineless to break up with his ridiculously gorgeous, devoted girlfriend, a man decides to kill her with the help of his best friend, but confusion and disaster ensue. Rueben, a pacifist and mediocre high school teacher, has one thing going for him -- his beautiful girlfriend, Robin. Like most guys, Rueben can't commit to the relationship, but he can't just break up with her either. So, Rueben enlists his best friend David, a man of the cloth with a shady past, to help him kill Robin. What could go wrong?
