When plans fall through, a six-year-old is faced with a big responsibility on a hot Texas day.

Set in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer.

Joey Jumbler is a man who lives tragedy and comedy in the same day, balancing an emotional roller coaster and hoping for the best.

Harley Chamandy (Director & Writer) will participate in a Q&A following each screening.

A physician investigating a missing body disrupts an unlawful experiment.

A young nun-to-be struggles to find God inside Robin, a non-responsive adult whose brain stopped developing before he was born.

Chris Gebhardt (Writer) will participate in a Q&A following each screening.

A sweet granny is looking forward to her granddaughter’s visit. But when the little girl arrives, the feeling is not mutual. Before the visit is over, granny must try to create the warm bond with her grandchild she desires so deeply.

Faced with the challenges presented by her daily routine, Ramona tries to take refuge in the relationship that unites her with her daughter and granddaughter.

JC Hall is a social worker in the South Bronx who has been given the opportunity to create a music studio in the old storage room of a “second chance” high school. When one of the students who helped him build the studio is murdered in front of the school, JC and his after-school program decide to hold a show in the student’s honor. The film follows the group for over a year as they prepare for the show, all while processing their grief, overcoming individual obstacles and working toward graduating high school in a district where 49% of kids live below the poverty line.

Kyle Morrison (Director) will participate in a Q&A following each screening.

My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes is as provocative an examination of life as it sounds. Prompted by his father’s death, director Charlie Tyrell pursues a deeper understanding of his emotionally-distant father in this documentary short by starting with what he left behind: a rather kitsch collection of pornography on vhs videotapes. Narrated by director David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer) and told through a hybrid of stop-motion animation, home movies, and recorded phone calls, Tyrell presents an indiscriminate look into one’s material possessions as a way of understanding the complex nature of family relationships and their challenges.

When an Afghan refugee arrives in Italy with his goat to seek asylum, an Italian immigration officer finds himself in a difficult position because he doesn’t know what to do with the animal. Based on a true story.