This shorts collection contains a variety of films across multiple genres. It's not quite as twisted or weird as this festival's other blocks.
• The Hunt for the Sarayetti (20min): This faux documentary unveils the "lost" footage of famed (and fake) 1970s adventurer Daniel Croft. Directed by Garry Michael Price.
• The Golden Age (14min): Fictional silent film star Jack Valentine struggles to make the transition to talking pictures during Hollywood's Golden Age. Directed by Erie native Sean Martin.
• Waistline (16min): After a botched tattoo removal, Juna is stuck with her lover's name on her waist—until the longing tears her apart. Directed by Gica Pucca.
• I'm Not Crazy (7min): Driven by the cryptic contents of a mysterious note, Rita’s search leads her to a stranger who unravels her reality. Directed by Pittsburgh-based filmmaker Darsch Panchal.
• Court Order (17min, India): Kanika fights to shield her 5-year-old daughter from her abusive ex when a court order grants him a two-day visit. Directed by Dinkar Sharma.
• The Monte Carlo (7min): Two Italian Americans have found a new way to bury the past. Directed by Pittsburgh-based filmmaker Jamie Lockhart.
• Death on the Net (18min, Hungary): A young girl and her friends go to a photo shoot, find a VHS tape in a dilapidated building and decide to share its contents online. Directed by Krisztián Sárkány.
• Group Lotto (11min): A stranger rolls into a bar and recruits four people to play Group Lotto, each choosing a number to play. Suspicions arise when they pick the same number on every turn. Directed by Mikos Zavros.
• The Gilded Mirror (12min): This black-and-white psychodrama follows a once-renowned performer haunted by his wife’s death. His world is shattered during a young woman's audition. Directed by Jack Dudley Gewant.
• Case Closed (8min): A dedicated police officer tries to close a case that has been haunting him before his retirement. Directed by Pittsburgh-based filmmaker Tom Madden.