Like a great cup of inky-black coffee, these short films all pack a kick. Genre-hopping from Thriller to Sci-Fi to Horror to Comedy, each of these moody masterpieces will leave you wanting more. This screening will be followed by a talkback with attending filmmakers, and includes these films (not necessarily screening in this order):

Clone, directed by Ryan M. Kennedy
Closing Time, directed by Russell Goldman
The Fast Track Program, directed by Nick Wilkinson *
Smile, directed by Mike Sills **
You’re On Your Own, Kid, directed by Michael Matsui

* Writer/director Nick Wilkinson, producer Lisa Black, and leads Satomi Hofmann and Wally Marzano-Lesnevich plan to attend the talkback and represent The Fast Track Program
** Director of Photography Marco Tulio is planning to attend the talkback and represent Smile