Texas Shorts Block
LOTUS
Lili wants to hang out with her cool friends, but the family Buddhist bracelet that she wears keeps reminding her that she is watched by superior divinity. Although she tries very hard to blend in the new environment, she is always too self-conscious about it. In order to fully enjoy herself at a party, she decides to take the bracelet off, but eventually she loses it. Now she needs to do something to cover it, otherwise there will be some consequences.
DIRECTOR
Beibei Xu
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
13 minutes
LANGUAGE
Chinese, English
COUNTRY
United States
EBB & FLOW
Amidst a heated immigration debate, a South Texas community fights to protect the hundreds of species of butterflies that live in duality between the US/Mexico border.
DIRECTOR
Georgia Krause
PRODUCER
Nora Zubizarreta, Heather Vaxer
YEAR
2020
RUNTIME
5 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
BITTER
A suspicious, intolerant neighbor wants to take down a little girl's lemonade stand.
DIRECTOR
Brittaney Bandoh
SCREENWRITER
Brittaney Bandoh
PRODUCER
Robert Kase
CAST
Madison Laird, Chloe Montgomery , Myiesha Freeman, Andrea Littlefield
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Andre Fernandez
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
6 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
WHEN YOU CLEAN A STRANGER'S HOME
A cinematic essay where Abby, a first-generation high school student describes what her and her mom learn about people when cleaning their homes. House decor and items left around convey a privilege that unveils Abby’s imagination, jealousy, and frustrations.
DIRECTOR
Sharon Arteaga
SCREENWRITER
Sharon Arteaga
PRODUCER
Sharon Arteaga, Priscilla Gutierrez
CAST
Katy Atkinson, Soledad Bautista
YEAR
2020
RUNTIME
6 minutes
LANGUAGE
English, Spanish
COUNTRY
United States
THE PAINT WIZZARD
Millie The Paint Wizzard, is a transgender housepainter who lives and works out of her bright yellow RV in Austin TX. Just a few years ago at the age of 58, Millie finally gained the courage to come out into the world as her true self.
DIRECTOR
Jessica Wolfson, Jessie Auritt
PRODUCER
Jessica Wolfson, Jessie Auritt
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
17 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
PASTICHE
A struggling artist becomes entangled in art forgery by mistake.
DIRECTOR
Paloma Hernández
SCREENWRITER
Paloma Hernández
PRODUCER
Niki Pence, Paloma Hernández
CAST
Katy Atkinson, Arthur Morton, Christopher Garner
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Niki Pence
SOUND DESIGN
Jared Termini
YEAR
2020
RUNTIME
15 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
FOR MY MONOLIDDED GIRLS
Set in the early 00's, a young girl follows misleading tips from a magazine.
DIRECTOR
Anna Tran
PRODUCER
Kristin Massa
CAST
Yi Xin Tay
YEAR
2020
RUNTIME
5 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
DREAMER
After returning from a volunteer medical trip Lily Cruz is held at immigration because of a glitch in her DACA status.
DIRECTOR
Vergi Rodriguez, Diana Zollicofer
SCREENWRITER
Vergi Rodriguez
PRODUCER
Vergi Rodriguez, Diana Zollicoffer
CAST
Vergi Rodriguez, Linden Waddell, Rafael Noble, Avery Waddell, Jared Bell
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Mariscela Beatriz Mendez
EDITOR
Sabrina Skau, Mairi Soelsepp
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Shoshanna Green
YEAR
2020
RUNTIME
8 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
NO REALLY, I'M FINE, PANDEMIC NOTWITHSTANDING
A woman’s mental health deteriorates as she quarantines alone in this comedy horror.
DIRECTOR
Lisa Normand
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Jonathan Darr Heath
EDITOR
Lisa Normand
YEAR
2020
RUNTIME
4 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States