e-Nable: Open Technology; Faster Progress [9min - documentary] Raleigh, NC
Brett Abramsky - DIRECTOR, DP, EDITOR
Elisabeth Effron - PRODUCER, STORY
Rachel Rooney - PRODUCER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Mike Esser - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
The e-NABLE community designs, fabricates, and distributes open source, 3D-printed prosthetics for people who need them-and gives them away for free. Hear from Jon Schull, founder of the e-NABLE community, and the team of volunteers and researchers who are pioneering this movement and making it all possible.

HIM+HER [9min 10 sec - short] Charlotte, NC
Mike Reda - DIRECTOR
Jerome Greene - WRITER
Mike Reda - WRITER
Mike Reda - PRODUCER
A dramatic short film about the beginning and ending of a relationship, told from the perspective of both characters.

Brewconomy [55min - documentary] NC
Anson Burtch - PRODUCER
Camden Watts Roessler - DIRECTOR
Shane T. Johnston - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Tom Rosha - ART DIRECTOR
Meredith Schmidt - EDITOR
The rise of craft beer is here. Even though it represents a small fraction of total beer sales in the United States craft beer is growing steadily, especially in North Carolina. Brewconomy explores the growth of Southern beer and its positive impact on the agriculture, community, and economy. As educated consumers choose more robust, flavorful beers how will the state meet demand? Will it reach a tipping point? Or will craft beer bring more great things to North Carolina?

Mr Gentle Goes to Heaven [19min 30sec - short] Belgium
Siham Hinawi - DIRECTOR
Elvire Muñoz - WRITER
Étienne Chédeville - PRODUCER
One day, Emile G. dies. He arrives at the Heavenly Kingdom where the divine weighing scales will determine his final destination: Heaven or Hell. For the first time in the Heavenly Kingdom’s history, the scales announces 50/50... Emile is sent back to Earth to live his last deed again!

Insight [15min short] Brazil
Alexandre Mello - DIRECTOR
Bárbara Nepomuceno - PRODUCER
Pauliram Costa - EDITOR
After attempting suicide, Vitor finds himself between coma, death and dream. In this poetic drama, the transgressions of our main character arouses a discussion about relationships, discrimination and suicide.

Blue Sunday [16min - short] Charlotte, NC
Mike Reda - DIRECTOR
Todd Eastman Brown - WRITER
Andrew Huggins - WRITER
Veteran reporter Nick Spears receives a phone call from a mysterious source informing him of a mass terrorist attack. He agrees to meet with the man who claims that there is no way to stop the threat. Nick involves his editor in the search to uncover the truth behind the terrorist, but the answers go deeper than either of them could have ever imagined.

3000 [20min - short] Greece
Antonis Tsonis - DIRECTOR, WRITER
Tia Spanos Tsonis - PRODUCER
Panagiotis Fafoutis - PRODUCER
Wayne Blair - PRODUCER
When Leon’s best friend Ari shares tragic news about his battle with cancer, unemployed and desperate to help, Leon secretly decides to become a criminal to pay for more cancer treatments. Against the backdrop of contemporary Athens, Greece, Leon’s actions to save his best friend have irreversible consequences.

The Run [24min 47sec - short] Germany
Stefan Najib - DIRECTOR, WRITER
Elaine and Tommy Niessner - PRODUCER
Martin is a teacher at a local high school. He thinks of himself as a good educator, but his own son begins to rebel against him. One day both drive to school together and get into a bad row over Bastian going on a camping vacation with his buddies. Soon after, Bastian's classmate Tom starts to shoot people in their school. Martin can stop the killing by volunteering to drive an escape car for Tom. During the escape, a harsh psychological duel begins between the teacher and the crazed student.

Coffin Crusin [15min 45sec - documentary] Florida
Brenton Richardson - DIRECTOR
Joe Cornelius - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
The Carolina Coffin Cruisers are a taboo-breaking Charlotte-based club of macabre motorists. These creepy classic car enthusiasts convoy the Carolinas to share their appreciation of hearses and all things Halloween.

Cage [4min 26sec - animation] New York
Pengpeng Du - DIRECTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER
Life is liberty in a CAGE. CAGE represents a situation that is filled with a lot of constraints, or a habit or an addiction that is hard to get rid of. This project is to present a Chinese cultural and traditional visual style to audiences. On the other hand, CAGE tries to inspire them to recall their memory and consider what is the meaning of life to them individually.

Keepsake [17min 20sec - short] Chapel Hill, NC
Meredith Sause - DIRECTOR
In this Southern Gothic Dramedy, estranged sisters return home to sort through their late,
hoarder-mother's estate, and discover a family secret.

My Luchador [12min 51sec - short] Charlotte, NC
Shea Sizemore - WRITER, DIRECTOR
Chip White - PRODUCER
An aging Luchador finds himself behind a computer working in a cube. His successful and loving wife helps him find his way.

Cowboys [20min - short] Spain
Bernabé Rico - WRITER, DIRECTOR
Olmo Figueredo - PRODUCER
Bernabé RicoProducerMartin is a finished actor, both professionally and personally. He's divorced, has no friends and a son he hasn’t talked to for more than a year. But one fine day he’ll get a working offer his agent will not let him pass: to be companion of a 5-year-old boy in a costume contest at the Amusement Park.

Cosmic Kiosk [16min - short] Wilmington, NC
Chip Hackler - WRITER, DIRECTOR
One week from retiring, security guard Hank Goodman stares at blank monitors, and a bleak future. Trapped in his little booth, Hank yearns for adventure--and true love. He’s smitten with Donna, who parks in his lot each day, but so is the dastardly Rizzo. Will the cosmos conspire to help out poor Hank?

wHole [ 8min 52sec - animation] Germany
Verena Klinger - DIRECTOR
Jürgen Schopper - PRODUCER
A relationship is put to the test, as a husband makes a drastic sacrifice for his wife.
In the isolation of the steppes lives a pair in a tent. Although the wife was born without eyes, she is happy. Her husband has made many attempts to help her see, but neither magic, technology or Shamanism can help. Ultimately, he decides to gift her one of his own eyes. The woman accepts tentatively at first but soon starts to discover her environment from a new perspective. One night, sleepless and stunned by her own reflection in the mirror, she decides to steal the other eye, to be whole for once, even if just for a moment…

The Hollerin Contest at Spiveys Corner [17min - documentary] North Carolina
Brian Gersten - DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, CINEMATOGRAPHER/DP, EDITOR
Liv Dubendorf - DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
Geoff Groberg - ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, ASSISTANT CAMERA, ASSISTANT EDITOR
The Hollerin' Contest at Spivey's Corner is a 15-minute short documentary about the National Hollerin' Contest, an annual competition that’s been held in the small town of Spivey’s Corner, North Carolina since 1969. The film follows the stories of three former hollerin’ champions as they attempt to reclaim their championship titles, and keep the oft-forgotten tradition of hollerin' alive. Hollerin’ itself is considered by some to be the earliest form of communication between humans. It was originally used in rural areas before the days of telecommunications to convey long-distance messages. At the height of the contest’s popularity in the 1970s, winners would regularly appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and the Late Show with David Letterman. Interest and awareness of the competition has waned in recent years, but the three contestants still have the same goal in sight – to become the undisputed National Hollerin’ Champion.

At Dawn [18min 52sec - short] Israel
Omri Burstyn - DIRECTOR
Ruthy Pribar - PRODUCER
Ali, a sensitive teenage boy is the sole Palestinian-Israeli in a radical activist youth group. He is in love with Yael and plans on revealing his feelings towards her at the upcoming group meeting. When a series of political outbursts in the west bank occur, the group is lead towards a violent act. Ali, struggling to impress Yael, finds himself in a dangerous position.

Please Hold [25min 10sec - short] Missouri
Jonathan D. Mabee - WRITER, DIRECTOR
Rich Johnson - WRITER
A story about a veteran, PTSD, and the struggle to find help.

Circle [11min 17sec - short] Germany
Alexander Heringer - DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
Ahmad Saleh - WRITER
Daniel Piechocki - PRODUCER
The short film “Circle” depicts a young woman in despair, who after experiencing a tragic loss escapes into the seemingly perfect past. She loses herself in vivid memories and starts to neglect her real life. A constant inner struggle emerges between past and present, distorting her perception of reality.

Heart of a Tiger [35min - documentary] China
Malcolm Clarke - DIRECTOR
Yi Han - PRODUCER
Nick Reed - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
A documentary movie about WWII Flying Tiger’s pilot Glen Beneda who was shot down behind enemy lines while taking part in a secret mission. The Flying Tigers were an elite group of US fighter pilots secretly recruited by Presidential Authority to help China resist Japanese occupation during the early days of the Second World War. With the help of Chinese villagers, a badly injured Beneda traveled over 500 miles by foot through enemy territory with little food or sleep while avoiding an enemy determined to kill him. In his 80's against doctor's orders, saying that the trip might kill him, Glen traveled to meet the villagers who saved his life to say thank you.

This Time It's Shopping [4min - short] Maine
Chek Wingo - DIRECTOR
Jim Picariello - WRITER, PRODUCER
A peculiar customer interrupts a gift store owner's quiet day. Is she really shopping, or is this some kind of game?

One Day on Carver Street [3min 38sec - student animation] South Carolina
Azure Allen - WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
One Day on Carver Street tells the story of Charlie's Place and its owner, Charlie Fitzgerald. Charlie's Place was a stop on the famous Chitlin' Circuit, and hosted the hottest musicians of the day. In the post-war Jim Crow south, Charlie's Place was a rare pocket of diversity in a world where the lines between black & white were firmly drawn. Charlie's Place gave birth to the state dance of South Carolina, the Shag. Charlie Fitzgerald and the music he brought to Carver Street inspired many people regardless of color to come together. This simple act of dissent angered some people who would be driven to violence to stop it.

The Last Barn Dance [32min - documentary] North Carolina
Jason Arthurs - DIRECTOR
Ted Richardson - CO-DIRECTOR, CO-PRODUCER
Jon Kasbe - CINEMATOGRAPHER/DP, EDITOR
In a last-ditch effort to keep his dairy running, Lewis applied for a grant to produce and market his own milk on a much smaller scale, with hopes of gaining some control over the quality and cost of his product. The family dairy business is only part of what stands in the balance. Losing the farm would also mean losing a community gathering place and home of the town's annual barn dance. Lewis says the farm may provide a living, but without the dance, it's not much of a life.

No Child [43min 28sec - short] Raleigh, NC
Rob Underhill - WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
Will Williams - PRODUCER
Aravind Ragupathi - PRODUCER
NO CHILD is about growing up, and the power of growing together. It explores our inner passions, becoming inspired to be responsible, and the ability in us all to overcome our disadvantages... and our demons.

Hux [11min 49sec - short] California
Mageina Tovah- WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
Hux, longing to connect, rebels against the lonely isolation of her autism. Braving the confusing, chaotic world of others, her attempts at interaction are repeatedly thwarted - by her powerful aversion to stimuli, and by an epidemic that decimates the population. But when all seems lost, Hux finds one final chance to connect.

The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man [1hr 41min - feature]
Josh Hope - DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER
A man disillusioned with his failing marriage and dead end career abruptly decides to visit his past to figure out where it all went wrong.

Chairman Jones-An Improbable Leader [1hr - documentary] Durham, NC
Anna R. Jones - WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
Stewart Nelsen - EDITOR
A farmer's fight for equal education in Northampton County, NC transforms him and his community in unimaginable ways. Chairman Jones tells the story of the director's father, James H. Jones, a self-educated farmer who disregards racism and lack of education and emerges as a trailblazer during the tense 1969 school desegregation crisis in Northampton County, leading the fight to end nearly a century of inequality in education. After freeing himself from Jim Crow sharecropping in the 1950's, he launches a personal campaign to free black children from Jim Crow education. The story unfolds through the voices of those who participated in that movement and who witnessed his extraordinary courage and leadership.