A BOY'S LIFE
USA, 2011, HD, 20 min. (West Coast Premiere, DWF 2012)
Writer/Dir: Elias Benavidez | Prod: Allison Vanore | Cast:
Christie Lynn Smith, Griffin Gluck

Through his father's absence, an imaginative boy attempts to prove to his disbelieving mother that the monster beneath his bed is real.

A BUMP IN THE NIGHT
USA, 2010, HD, 2 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2010 - 2 Minute, 2 Step)
Dir: Pang-Ni Landrum, Ian Vogt • Writer: Pang-Ni Landrum • Prods: Pang-Ni Landrum , Jason Weissbrod • Exec. Prods: Leslee Scallon, Michael Trent • Cast: Jordan Savage, Ian Vogt

A loving couple’s evening gets sidetracked by the arrival of an unexpected guest.

A DANCE OF TWO
USA, 2009, Super16, 16 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2009)
Dir: Andre Hoven • Writers: Andre Hoven, Sabine Purviance • Prod: Sabine Purviance
Cast: Robert Keiper, Cheryl Dent


The story of Ray, a recently retired entrepreneur and Sylvia, his thirty year younger girlfriend. Ray, after fulfilling the American dream and living the life everybody dreams of, now struggles with the reality of what comes thereafter. Trying to make sense of his new existence he seeks love and understanding in Sylvia who is not able to give Ray the love he needs. A Dance of Two is a movie about the search for love, happiness and the acceptance of reality at the end.

A DARKER SILENCE
USA, 2010, 35mm, 12 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2010)
Writer/Dir/Prod: Brandon Dexter • Story By: John Kaiine
Cast: Kevin Mahoney


A guilt ridden lover reaches deep into his past for forgiveness, but must first atone for the scars of neglect and addiction he left behind.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF YOUR CATS
USA, 2012, HD, 7 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2012 - Audience Award)
Writer: Dan Greenberger | Dir: Jeffrey Williams | Prods: Jeffrey Williams, Dan Greenberger | Cast:
Zachariah Palmer, Ryan Tutton, Todd Everett, Jackson Bond, Jr., Mary Mack

What exactly do your cats do all day long? What's going on in their furry little heads? And what do they really think of you? Meet Johnny and Jack, a couple of hipster housecats brimming with feline attitude and boundless egos. Get a cat's eye view of the world as they defy their owner, battle their rivals, and soldier onward in the endless quest for wet food.

A GREY EULOGY
AUSTRALIA, 2008, RED, 15 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2009)
Dir: Tori Garrett • Writer: Sharlene Lea'uanae• Prod: Sally Madgwick
Cast: Jacki Mison, Margi Brown Ash, Nicholas Cooper, Chris Betts


Mekala, a mentally handicapped girl, who’s lived her life under the cover of her mum’s unconventional wings, attends her mother’s funeral. No longer in her mother’s care, the family have decided to commit Mekala to an institution. Mekala seems oblivious and incapable of challenging her planned fate, but in an impromptu moment she delivers a heart rendering eulogy that causes her family, and the rest of the ‘funeral mob’, to reconsider not only their decision but their 'black and white' view of the world.

A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND
USA, 2012, HD, 7 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2012)
Writer/Dir/Prod: Mike Testin | Cast:
Kelly Polk, Jade Sealey, Olivia York, Jose Rosete

Women battle for claim of what may be the last good man in this apocalyptic western.