SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife

2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Animation

An unexpected afterline — and a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now.

Director(s): Jacob Langsner

Writers(s): David Eagleman

Producer(s): Jacob Langsner

Key Cast: Jacob Langsner

World Premiere

Country: USA

Ouroboros

2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental

Seamlessly blending CG animation with live-action, the film Ouroboros delves into the metaphorical borderlands of truth and falsehood in our digitally-driven era.

Director(s): SyL Shiyang Liu

Writer(s): SyL Shiyang Liu

Producer(s): SyL Shiyang Liu, Ziyi Cao, Rou-Chi Wang

Key Cast: Isabel Salazar, Cameron Brady

Los Angeles Premiere

Country: China

The Dance After the Last Dance

2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Dance

The morning after her partner’s funeral, a woman finds healing through dancing with grief.

Director(s): Candice Holdorf

Writer(s): Candice Holdorf

Producer(s): Candice Holdorf, Gabriel Diamond

Key Cast: Candice Holdorf, Gabriel Diamond, Clare Rickard

Los Angeles Premiere

Country: USA

What Friends Do

2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

WHAT FRIENDS DO is a short that follows a young woman returning to her hometown in the wake of the death of a childhood friend, and her grief stricken mother. Throughout the weekend spent in the desert town, she learns that parents aren’t always right and what it means to do right by your friends.

Director(s): Jacqueline Linares

Writer(s): Jacqueline Linares

Producer(s): Jacqueline Linares, Angelique Gross

Key Cast: Angela Rosado, Seneca, Elizabeth Hernandez, Robert Ramirez

World Premiere, Los Angeles Premiere

Country: USA