Official Selections
Lighting Exercise
A man attempts to move on after the passing of his dog
Slurp: Behind the Scenes Documentary
A behind-the-scenes look at the production of Slurp, the 2022 Horror High Film Camp production. Horror High is a filmmaking experience for high school students. At Horror High Film Camp, you won’t be reading about making a film, you won’t be observing a film shoot, you’ll be a member of the crew. You’ll work with professional filmmakers and college students to shoot a short horror film in a professional facility, using professional gear, learning how a professional film crew operates.
Something
A depressed young man ponders all the ways his life has gone wrong.
At Night
As a woman walks back home, she feels like she is not all alone outside at night.
Presidential Escort
Cop cars and the Secret Service guide the president down the street.
Bed of Roses
A high school girl struggling with her mental health takes it out on her peers.
I Pray
A short film reflecting on the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis that follows a prayer from a Black Lives Matter activist.
The Solution to Sorrow
A young man falls asleep watching television and dreams of a salesman selling him suicide. When he wakes up, he listens to a voicemail from his wife and leaves to meet someone named Eric for lunch. After an awkward meal, he gives Eric a mysterious ring and visits a doctor who tells him he needs to see a specialist for possible psychological issues. When waiting for the train to bring him home, he hallucinates the salesman from the beginning who tries to convince him to jump in front of the oncoming train.
Last Lie
Medalion decides to turn back only to find her home eerily quiet and none of her comrades to be seen. After running through the halls, Medalion spots the. battered body of Stellaris—her mentor.
Dreamy Kitties
Two cats have a good nights sleep and visit each other in their dreams, until they wake up and are gently reminded they are not alone.
Dancing in the Moonlight
The tale of a jewelry box
Unfinished Business
A lost camper is approached by a ghost of an Arthurian knight who's bound to the mortal coil by a riddle, given to him long ago by a crone. He enlists the help of the camper so that he can move on.
Practice Makes Perfect
Sometimes you practice till you become so frustrated and thoughts of regret and giving up become so big it haunts you, but when you're faced with what to do next, sometimes continuing helps more.
I Am Candace
A high school girl must overcome colossal challenges to win her high school spelling bee and stop an evil oil tycoon.
Collage Animation: The Story of Us
A short collage animation detailing the relationship I, the narrator, have with my grandfather through the collaged pages of my favorite children's storybooks.
Dave vs. Dynamo
Dr.Dynamo uses his powers for bad and gets discovered.
The Stranger
The relationships between queer expression, nonconformity, and isolation are explored in this surrealist illustration of Adrienne Rich’s poem of the same name.
Pizza By The Slice
Watch a slice of pizza go through all the steps of cooking. This is a stop-motion animation video using only paper.
The Laws of Physics
Erosion has stopped working. As things start to descend into chaos two heroes, Blair and Clyde, are sent out to save the world. They must travel the multiverse to get to their destination.
Two Kinds Of Intelligence
This video is a motion poem using the poem Two Kinds Of Intelligence by Rumi. It uses symbols to reflect the meaning of this poem.
Dream #189
Filmed from a point of view perspective, this experimental short film explores how one strange dream can lead to the unexpected.
All That Work For an F
A high school student follows five of her teachers around to get the scoop on life as a teacher. Turns out, teaching is hard and there's lots of drama at work. Watch as relationships unfold and life decisions are rethought.
Saturday Morning
A young man gets ready for his weekend
The Carbon Paw Print Of Cat Food
Follow paw prints across the house and down the stairs to find a surprise. This is a 5 by 5 video, consisting of 5 five-second shots.
You Dropped This
A high school student struggling with his character, is affected by a random act of kindness.
Jack The Giant
Jack The Giant is a bullied Junior High student and becomes friends with Jack Mcgee when they find a dead body and have to solve the murder.
Lament for the Rohirrim
A woman re-discovers her childhood woods - but something has changed...
Out of Focus
A lost soul has lost its motivation. They have forgotten who they are and can't find a way out of their own mind. When the things around them start breaking down, they are forced to find themselves.
Long Way Back
Life is hard and sometimes running-away just seems like the only option, but what about the journey back to where you ran away from?
Run Sophia Run
A woman is trying to get to class and ends up dropping her necklace, once she gets to class she notices that it's missing and frantically runs around the school trying to find it.
Detachment of the Mind
This film is a quick informational film about how the mind of a person with a dissociative disorder works, how dissociative and the different types of dissociative disorders.
Slurp
Slurp: An awkward first date - in a cinema owned and operated by the dead.
Marcie's Rerun
A trip down memory lane leaves Marcie in an existential crisis. Are memories tangible? Is nostalgia ephemeral? These questions irk Marcie to the core as they lament the passing of time and are faced with the reality of deteriorating video tapes, fading memory and the temporary manner of existence.
Peggy's Preschool
Peggy Carlson, former educator, describes her experience with running an at-home preschool. She changed the lives of many children. Her legacy is one that deserves to be known. Celebrate the magic of childhood nostalgia through this film.
Mick and Jo's Bakery
Ava and Annika dive deep into their family's history by looking into their grandparents bakery
Perfection
Struggling with the pressures of the world, a student attempts to outpace the clock.