California King

A film by Eli Akira Kaufman
Producers: Eli Akira Kaufman, Kari Shadrick, and Dena Hamama
The University of California at Los Angeles
USA / Comedy / Romance

A mattress salesman, who applies faux science to get female customers into bed, falls for a skeptical insomniac who knows her science better than her heart.

Antes y después de besar a María (Before and After Kissing Maria)

A film by Ramón Alòs
Producers: 14 Pies Audiovisual
Independent, 14 Pies
SPAIN / Drama / Comedy

A 9-year old child from a small village dreams of kissing his cousin who comes to visit each summer. Southwest US Premiere.

Bertha & Bruno

A Film by Michael Rokes
Producer: The University of the West of England
Independent
U.K. / Animation

Love and hate can be two sides of the same coin, but in Bertha and Bruno’s case, the same cloud. US premiere.

Available Men

A film by David Dean Bottrell
Producer: Sherri James, Richard Bates, and Rochelle Bates
Independent, Quitcher-Bitchyn Entertainment in association with Bates Entertainment
USA / Comedy

A straight Hollywood agent and a single gay man mistake each other for the men they are supposed to meet.

You Me and Captain Longbridge

A film by Kenny Doughty
Producer: Caroline Carver
Independent, Big Foot Entertainment and A Swing It Films
U.K. / Drama

Isolated after the death of his father, a young boy escapes into the world of his imagination.

Violeta

A film by Marc Riba and Anna Solanas
Producers: Marc Riba and Anna Solanas
Independent, I + G Stop Motion
SPAIN / Animation / Horror

A macabre tale of young Violeta, who loves fishing into the darkest depths…. US premiere.

Anthropology

A film by Victor Solomon
Producer: Victor Solomon
Independent
USA / Comedy

Hakim

A film by Ismail Sahin
Producers: Holger Sorg
Independent
GERMANY / AFRICA / Drama

Rescued after his mother dies from AIDS and brought up in an orphanage, the life of young Hakim is a portrait of the toll that the disease has taken on the children of Africa. Southwest US premiere.

Tolerantia (Tolerance)

A film by Ivan Ramadan
Producer: Ivan Ramadan
Independent
BOSNIA / HERZEGOVINA / Animation

Two primitive ice age men obliterate themselves for their beliefs. US premiere.

Finkle's Odyssey

A film by Barney Clay
Producer: Claire Neate
Independent
U.K. / Drama / Comedy / Fantasy

Struggling writer Finkle is so hampered by this inability to create he will go to any length in his search for inspiration.

Porque Hay Cosas Que Nunca Olvidan (Because There Are Things You Never Forget)

A film by Lucas Figueroa
Producer: Lucas Figueroa
Independent
SPAIN / ITALY / Comedy

Four friends lose their soccer ball inside an evil Grandmother’s yard.

Dead End Job

A film by Samantha Davidson Green
Producer: Maria Rosenblum
Independent
USA / Comedy / Drama

Obituary writer Abigail Slay always has the scoop. But what happens when an obit writer has to cover her own death?

Delivery

A film by Till Nowak
Producer: Till Nowak
Independent
GERMANY / Animation

An old man, living a hermit’s life in the shadow of an industrial city, receives a mysterious box that enables him to radically change his environment.

Mofetas (Skunks)

A film by Ines Enciso
Producers: Palermo Films and Madrugada Films
Independent
SPAIN / MOROCCO / Drama / Comedy

In a port at Tangier, two boys wait in silence to escape across the border.

Konvex-T

A film by Johan Lundh
Producers: Johan Lundh and Ylva Axell
Independent
SWEDEN / Sci-Fi / Experimental / Horror

A factory worker holds no interest for the girl of his dreams until he develops a curious cyst on his body.

Pushkin

A film by Trevor Hardy
Producer: Trevor Hardy
Independent
U.K. / Animation

Poor Mrs. Dombliard, her cat Pushkin has gone missing again. Where is the little darling?

Film Eight

A film by Dan Gitsham
Producer: Rachel Dargavel
Independent
U.K. / Comedy

Run! Hide! Run!—one robber, two cops and the most unlikely of getaways.

Mother

A film by Sian Heder
Producer: David Newsom
Independent
USA / Drama

A desperate, dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to baby-sit her daughter while she has an affair.

The Mantis Parable

A film by Josh Staub
Producer: Josh Staub
Independent
USA / Animation

A humble caterpillar is trapped in a big collector’s jar and in need of a helping hand. The story unfolds when a praying mantis with some lessons to learn in humility stumbles upon him.

Tony Zoreil (Tony Zear)

A film by Valentin Potier
Producers: Frederic Potier, Philippe Abitbol, Annie Dautane
Independent
FRANCE / Comedy

A man with a remarkable physical deformity looks for love and acceptance.