"Picnic Island" by Sarah Gallegos & Aleksander Varadian
(Scrawl)
Drama (7:00)
A first date gone to shrimp.
Scrawl is a creative duo based in New York, consisting of Sarah Gallegos and Aleksander Varadian. Scrawl works mainly with live performances; "Picnic Island" is their first film project and was headed by Sarah.
"Someplace in Time" by Scott Palazzo
Animation, Experimental (3:18)
Late at night, Billy Pilgrim finds himself marooned within his own memories. While watching old films, he views his world in reverse, as well as the universe, defying logic, and he attaches to it.
Scott is a filmmaker, motion designer, editor, and animator whose award-winning work includes Vice TV’s Most Expensivest and Sex Before the Internet, as well as campaigns for Netflix, Coca-Cola, Under Armour, and more. His projects have earned a Webby and appeared in international exhibitions and publications. As a filmmaker, Scott’s independent films — including Yasuke, Someplace in Time, and Goldfish — have screened at over 100 festivals and venues worldwide, such as the Raindance Film Festival, Animist Tallinn, Motionographer, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library.
"In Waves" by Meredith Dobbs
Drama (9:18)
A woman navigates uncertainty in a new romance, while her therapist pushes her to find calm waters.
Via Detroit and London, Meredith is an award-winning director, writer, producer, and editor in Brooklyn, and she has been making indie films and commercial work for over 10 years. Her films are usually love stories, exploring the in-between bits rather than the happily-ever-afters. Her foundations are in improv dramas, sketch comedy, and watching romcoms.
"Kino Kopf" by Jack Cosgriff
Experimental (10:58)
Kino Kopf, a sentient humanoid VHS camera, dreams of an electric cowboy as their memories flash through their lens.
"A Forgotten Place" by Alice Leigh Barros
Drama, Sci-Fi (14:32)
A reclusive stripper returns to her conservative hometown after 12 years to discover if she really was abducted by an alien or if there's a darker truth to her past.
Alice Leigh Barros is a writer/director who tells stories of escape through the medium of film. Growing up as a socially anxious, perpetual daydreamer in New York, she found both solace and a sense of purpose through cinema. She hopes to offer others the same refuge she found through film by focusing on the magical, supernatural, and miraculous.
"Insomnia" by Petrina Gheorghiu
Psychological (4:00)
Having trouble sleeping? Try the all-new In.Somn™️ intense sleeping medicine made artificially organic from Iris extracts.
Petrina Gheorghiu has always had a love for storytelling, dating back to her elementary school iMovie days. She currently studies Film and TV at NYU, where she balances filmmaking with her true passion for songwriting. She created this film during her freshman year.
