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You Don't Like Cake?

An inexperienced young man tries to overcome his insecurities on his next date before his engaged brother visits.

Happy Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY follows Craig Smith, a young man grappling with trauma and grief - embodied in the form of a red backpack. Despite his efforts to rid himself of his hurt, the backpack keeps reappearing in his life. But when an advertisement for Hertz Pawn Emporium, a shop that buys trauma, comes on his TV, he finds a possible solution to forget it all. As he navigates his memories and emotions, Craig's journey culminates in a surprising confrontation that leads to a mix of release and acceptance, revealing the complexities of healing and letting go.

Queen Of LA

A journey into the mind and music of GLÜME as she struggles with the pain and pleasure of controlling her life whilst confronting her deep past

Good Feeling

In 1990s Los Angeles, a photographer and his former lover share a fleeting afternoon during a photoshoot.

Sometimes A Fantasy

A love triangle unraveled through voiceover, freeze frames, and terrible decisions. In pursuit of his best friend’s girlfriend, Jack descends into a cinephile fantasy, determined to rewrite the story in his head into something real.

The Prodigy

A desperate sex worker named Adam goes into the desert with a man he doesn't know is a burgeoning serial killer. Meanwhile, another young hustler, Lucas, desperate for money, starts forming his own relationship with the dangerous man.

Satyrica

Trimalchio of the studio backlot. Like a latter-day saturnalia, the studio system promised dazzling reversals of fortune, dressing destitute, aspiring performers in momentary glory. But amid the glamor of a film empire at its height, two performers, Bette and Rita, find the ennui of decadence tends toward petty cruelty, and even love may be an insufficient antidote, just another snake bite oil cure.