TOO MUCH SLEEP
Dir. David Maquiling

Jack Crawford, a sleepy, uninspired 24-year-old security guard, has his gun stolen while riding the bus home from work one day. In order to get it back, he enlists the help of Eddie, a local wise guy with a limitless range of strange philosophies and unbelievable anecdotes. As they set out on their search, they quickly discover a series of bizarre characters in the peculiar underworld seething below the shiny surface of suburban New Jersey.
A modern adaptation of a classic Filipino folk story, Too Much Sleep screened at more than 25 international film festivals and was distributed theatrically by The Shooting Gallery (Sling Blade, You Can Count on Me, Belly). In The New York Times Dave Kehr wrote, "Too Much Sleep is a sharp comedy on the order of Scorsese's "After Hours"...marks Maquiling a young filmmaker to watch." Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times described Too Much Sleep as "a shaggy-dog story full of hilarious and outrageous twists." Steven Rosen of the Denver Post described it as "a wickedly smart indie film that will remind you of Hal Hartley, Wes Anderson, and Jim Jarmusch." And Roger Ebert gave Too Much Sleep Three Stars, insisting that we must "cherish it as a treasure." - 86 Min. USA

LOST DREAM
Dir. Asif Ahmed

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Perry Roberts is about to graduate from a prestigious private college. The son of a corrupt Congressman, Perry has lost faith in all the things he held true - his family, girlfriend, and the American Dream. He finds himself emotionally bereft and depressed.

In search of self-discovery, Perry meets Giovanni, an art student with an unrealized gift, Giovanni is Perry's polar opposite. Raised by abusive parents and placed into a series of foster homes, Giovanni is brooding and nihilistic. He lives in an altered state full of drugs and sex, capped by a deadly game with a gun and a single bullet!

Perry sees Gio as a free spirit, incorruptible and impervious to the pressures of society. Gio believes Perry to be a spoiled rich boy dabbling in existential angst. Perry needs Gio to believe that his pain is real, while Giovanni implores Perry to play his game of Russian roulette to prove the validity of his suffering.

As Perry and Gio's relationship evolves, and drug-fueled emotions churn, their fates linger at the tip of a revolver with a single bullet.

Perry sets out on a quest to save Gio. The only question is, is he in time or too late? - 89 Min. USA

00:05'01
Dir. Brian Winterton

A scenic work about nature, human nature, and the unknown, 00:05'01 is set in an apocalyptic future where life is scarce but plant life is plentiful. The story chronicles one Future Human (Melissa Frank) who begins to question her routine way of life, a life controlled by her watch. As the film states: Every day, each human is allowed only five minutes on the surface. 12 Official Selections Worldwide. - USA

THE BRAVEST MAN IN THE WORLD
Dir. Cristina Dunlap

The Bravest Man in the World is a PSA style short about a courageous man named Bernard. Bernard's heroism was a hawk that soared above the pigeons of his town, or at least that is what he thought. His acts of heroism always seem to end in catastrophe resulting in his exile from town but he continues to try and fight the worlds impossible fights.

DIONYSIUS THRAX
Dir. Ian Spohr

Albert Thornton has convinced his waitress to kill and revive him in a series of attempts to record an out of body experience. Albert is like so many of his species...cold, detached, delusional and paranoid. Even changing the past seemed easier that preparing for the future or living in the present. This was of course not the case. But no one told Albert that. - 12 Min. USA

DEFIANCE
Dir. Brian Vidal

DEFIANCE is a sci-fi film set in a dystopian future in which any person who defies the government is eliminated. The story follows Aaron Hunter, an officer of the governmental police, as he attempts to continue with his work after his wife is arrested.

JUDGEMENT
Dir. Eugene DeVere

A short film about innocence, evil and their relationship with Death.

THE COPPER BARON
Dir. Michael Younesi

On the eve of Salvador Allende's overthrow in Chile, a group of bourgeois guests gather at the home of an aging copper baron for a cocktail party.

WELCOME HOME
Dir. Leo Cunningham

While riding a subway in New York City, an Iraqi Veteran meets his Vietnam counterpart while experiencing a flashback from combat. These two Veterans share a gripping interaction, as they each recall the trying times when they were once at war. Through their common understanding of battle, these two men have a true understanding on what it means to have someone say, "Welcome Home."

WHEN TRAVELING ALONE IN THE DESERT
Dir. Tyler Stromberg

Rey, a weekend warrior, sets out to prove himself against nature. Ill prepared, he quickly finds himself out of water in the middle of the desert. As he struggles to survive on the edge of dehydration and heat exhaustion, he encounters water in the most unlikely of places.

AUTUMN
Dir. Li Lu

A young girl, Qiu Lan, lives with her aging father in rural Shaan Xi, China. One night, she overhears her father talk of her fate and future to a friend. Tragedy occurs to this broken family. Helpless, Qiu Lan must overcome her circumstances to survive from the clutches of the predators surrounding her in the changing countryside of revolutionary China. - 6 Min. USA