Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, this film is set in a future where Earth and Mars are on the brink of war. As the last flight to leave for Earth is about to depart, Martian officers board in search of three saboteurs, and a story of heroism and deception unfolds. Starring Yuri Lowenthal (Dark Knight Returns) and Tara Platt (Naruto, Final Fantasy). Participating panelists include Shahab Zargari (director, Susannah's Lesson), Heela Naqshband (executive producer),andShahram Zargari (screenwriter, Maul Dogs).
In a world where magic reigns, one tyrant is the undisputed ruler. But when magic opens a portal to our world, it's up to a pizza delivery woman to make the most important delivery of her life. Participating panelists include Kyle Roberts (director/producer), Kate Le (lead actress), and Sean Thiessen (writer).
A World War I soldier accidentally time travels to present-day Los Angeles. Filthy, penniless, with no way to prove his identity, he struggles to find way back to his wife in 1918. Participating panelists include Annie K. McVey (director/actor), Guy Birtwhistle (actor/writer/producer), and Amy Motta (Grey's Anatomy, Mad Men).
Chris Ray (managing partner of DeInstitutionalized Films), Gerald Webb (managing partner of DeInstitutionalized Films), and special guest James Cullen Bressack (writer/director/producer) share their collective wisdom on how to independently produce your indie project with a low budget.
Undead dark riders invade a wild west saloon, blasting away everyone in sight. Now only a bad-ass Native American warrior can save the town. A steampunk, supernatural, wild west, epic action-thriller with killer special effects! Participating panelists include Michael Dahlquist (director, Thresher), Jan-Michael Losada (cinematographer, Grrl Scouts), and Trip Hope (producer, The League of S.T.E.A.M.).
In the palm of his hand, a middle-schooler named Bob has the ability to generate limitless amounts of energy. The only problem is that he cannot control his power. After a tragic accident at school, he must evade the cops while learning to accept his ability. Participating panelists include Philip Bastian (The Seized) and Fangso Liu (Limbo).
After a magic trick gone wrong, Lola’s life is turned upside down -- she finds herself in the Otherworld, where she must discover magic and defy danger. Participating panelist include Lydia Dullinger (director/co-writer), Rachel Leigh Shirley (director of photography/co-writer), Aileen Carpenter (producer), and Nicola Newton (production designer).
A short, visceral film centered on a postapocalyptic underground society where miners work for light to survive. But when a dying rebel thrusts the unexpected onto an unassuming worker’s lap, all hell breaks loose. What begins as one man’s race to escape the hostile government quickly escalates into a citywide uprising of the people. Participating panelists include Teddy Cecil (writer/director), Carlos David Rivera (editor), Brad Phillips (VFX artist), and Barrett James (lead actor).
Stuart and Kaylie are enjoying their third date until Stuart reveals a secret that threatens to derail their budding romance. Is he telling the truth, or is it science fiction? Participating panelists include Ben Rock (director), Emily Bell (actor/producer), and Ron Morehouse (actor/producer).
A kind, old maintenance man is in love with the furnace that powers the factory he works at because he thinks it’s his deceased wife. He has to save it from the new owner who wants to replace the furnace and everything else that reminds him of the previous owner, his dead father. Participating panelists include Joe Taranto (director), Amanda Steinhoff (co-writer), and Erik Passoja (actor).
An 11-year-old gypsy girl journeys to the enigmatic mountain summit, assured that an ancient legend can resurrect her beloved mom. Participating panelist include Vlad Aksenov (director), Elena Aksenova (producer), and Stephanie Cood (lead actress).
Winona struggles to parent her daughter, Amber Lynn, who keeps disappearing to rule a magical land. But when a dangerous creature follows Amber Lynn home, Winona must confront the reality of who her daughter has become and the danger she brings with her. Participating panelists include the film’s stars Stacey Moseley (Swan’s Crossing, Bones), makeup artist Crista Llewellyn (Fight of the Living Dead) and writer/director Reed Shusterman.
In Genghis Khan's last days, an encounter with a wizard sends him to the moon. Just as the medieval antihero thinks he's made his greatest conquest, he finds himself on a spiritual quest, realizing the absurd clash between one man's need and the silence of the universe. Participating panelists include Kerry Yang (director), Steve Emmons (writer), and Emily Forman (producer).
In this epic Western adventure, werewolf hunter Jasper Mooney tells tales of his lifelong hunt for a legendary white werewolf -- a creature that has eluded the expert hunter for the last time. Participating panelists include Andrew Fogel (director/co-writer), Duane Matthews (actor/co-writer), and Trip Hope (executive producer).
In the future, a lonely farmer takes up working the fields that once belonged to his father. Seeking improvements, he installs huge robotic all-in-one machines that automatically tend the land. Occupied with improving, the farmer overworks the fields. He finds himself in front of a doorway to the past, which makes him realize his errors and reminds him of the old and simpler farming ways of his father.
