A Story Of Fish
Director: Rusty Enger
Country of Origin: United States
Synopsis: True love is hard to find. It's even harder when you are a fish and you live in a fish tank with only one other fish.
Beefmaster Inn
Director: Zach Strum
Country of Origin: United States
Synopsis: Two siblings try to sell a mounted deer head.
Checkmate
Director: Nichole Lim
Country of Origin: United States
WORLD PREMIERE
Synopsis: As rehearsal blurs with reality, a friendship built on compliments and competition begins to crack. Wardrobe changes, emotional breakdowns, and mild blood loss ensue. A surreal and darkly funny look at ambition, self-delusion, and the performance of being fine.
spot healing
Director: Ryan Woodring
Country of Origin: United States
Synopsis: spot healing explores the intricacies of illness, diagnosis, and labor in post-AI visual culture. Posing as a software tutorial from the “Image E.R.” YouTube channel, a confident host demonstrates how to “heal” sick images using increasingly experimental methods ranging from miming to machine learning while undergoing a series of intense physical and emotional transformations.
This is Us
Director: Kevin Ralston
Country of Origin: United States
Synopsis: "A confrontation between two people over a bag of food on the side of a road turns into a moving story about truth. The film was made for the 2024 T*** B*** Film Festival."
Wolf Puppy
Director: Sam Osborn
Country of Origin: United States
WORLD PREMIERE
Synopsis: Wolf Puppy is a surreal dark comedy about a lonely man searching for meaning and connection in a disconnected, digital world. After resonating deeply with an edgy meme, he embarks on an unexpected journey into the woods—where reality blurs, a talking wolf appears, and his self-image is put to the test. Wolf Puppy explores identity, isolation, and the absurd lengths we go to feel seen.