Matthew Rush

A Deaf American backpacker finds himself stranded in the depths of the German Black Forest, hunted by something unknown. Stumbling upon a rural farmstead, he finds a guarded German farmer who knows no English. With a language barrier dividing them, the backpacker must discern whether this stranger is a lifeline or the threat.

Based on the award-winning short story "Life's Reflections - A Fateful Weekend," by Ronald Lamont Canfield, this story peers into the weekend of JFK's assassination as seen through the eyes of a seven-year-old boy, Ronnie. Ronnie has minimal understanding of "the President," and tries to process the sadness that consumes his mother, grandparents and the people across the nation he sees grieving on the news. The weekend contrasts the tragic loss of a beloved President and finding some semblance of normalcy and joy, as the family celebrates Ronnie's little brother's sixth birthday.

An affable caregiver watches over a mysteriously ill young woman. As the two develop their relationship with one another, strange occurrences unravel a far more sinister hand underneath their façades.

A decade after high school, three old classmates reconnect and reevaluate their lives while hiking a mountain in Alaska.

An astronomer looks to the stars to find comfort in the darkest of places.

When a bar bathroom hookup takes an otherworldly turn, two men must work through their problems to move forward.

When a lonely farmer accidentally makes a chicken-human hybrid; he must decide it’s fate, and ultimately his own.

A reunion of old friends is disrupted by a hated roommate and an internet monstrosity.