Lifelines 2023
Two friends rekindle their connections after years apart.
Two friends rekindle their connections after years apart.
Nate Bell enjoys his morning cup of tea.
Two brains in jars exist exclusively in a game of PONG, oblivious to the world falling apart outside of their computer.
A blossoming writer learns that his artistic hero isn't all he thought he was in this satirical exploration of how one separates the art from the artist.
A woman is abducted and held hostage, filmed for all to see.
Rohan, a young man, returns home to a bustling household in preparation for his birthday party. As the family gets caught up in the chaos of the occasion, tensions rise and arguments erupt. Feeling overwhelmed, Rohan seeks refuge in his room, only to find himself transported to a parallel universe. Here he meets Zoneout, a formidable entity who provides him with valuable insights into his predicament.
A pensive 11-year-old girl challenges the status quo with a group of misfit friends while attending a religious summer camp.
Two national park rangers with differing views on the unknown must put aside their differences when faced with an unexpected encounter in the dead of night.
Charles, a young man recounts his life story. In his audio recording he shares the beauty and the ugliness of his life. How there can be such joy and such despair in the same moments? As he journeys through his story it becomes evident that something is tormenting him.
A story of two friends that deal with heartbreak.
In a night to remember, a wallflower of a girl must get back her stolen birthday present.
A man coping with the eventual demise of his mother has vivid visions of death as he struggles with his own loss of sanity and a faceless man in his unforgiving void of madness.
An ambitious grad student returns to her childhood home to say goodbye to the memory of her late kid sister - only to be shocked when her sister walks through the door and says hello.
A young poet grapples with his decision to leave society during the end of the world.
A co-worker confronts Mamoru on his apparent apathy toward life, and this results in Mamoru leaving his job out of humiliation. Now alone and without work, just as it seems that things could not possibly get worse, parts of Mamoru's bicycle begin to disappear, one by one. In frustration, Mamoru leaves a note for the thief, begging him to just take the whole thing. The note left in response is signed God, leaving Mamoru only more confused. At last, when the only remaining piece of the bicycle is a lonely bell, Mamoru receives an envelope, containing addresses at which each piece of the bicycle might be retrieved.
A flatulent sketch show that breaks wind on all the cringeworthy situations where you're just desperate to let one rip.
Two sisters worlds apart face a decision that will set them both free.
A young Mexican farmworker in 1970s Salinas enlists for the Vietnam War to prove his manliness to his father.
A male #metoo story set in the classical music world.
A young man with trust issues goes on a date with a very supportive young woman.