Shortz! Film Festival

The Rat is a tense thriller, set in modern-day LA. This is a story of policemen seeking to catch a major drug dealer. It delivers an intense, claustrophobic punch that will make you guess, and guess again.

After finding a dojo hidden in the forest, Jori is caught by ninja guards and taken to their sensei and ultimately trained as a ninja.  He will then use his ninja skills to help defeat an old enemy of the ninjas.  A humorous rendition of a classic martial arts theme.

A Prison Transport Spaceship, while on a prisoner transfer, is attacked and left marooned in space. The only survivors are the pilot and the prisoner.

Vanessa, a passionate would-be dancer, is blind. She meets Danielle who struggles to translate her love of dance into movement. As Vanessa learns to trust Danielle, she shares her rare gift of expression. This enriches her own world in ways she never expected, through the bonds of friendship.

1977 Mackenzie and Banks, two Americans cops encounter an alien that has just crash . The police take him for a film actor and decided to bring it back to Hollywood studios .

Winner Audience Choice Brief

When Peyton's juice box goes missing, it gets ugly.

Winner 3rd Place Audience Choice

Sean is taken to a motel and is given a prostitute for his 18th birthday by his father. He must sleep with her to "fix" his questionable homosexuality. Aside from acceptance, "Pretty Boy" is about confidence, finding an inner strength, and being who you are meant to be.

Winner 1st Place Judges Choice

Several people with different needs and values are chained together in a series of events. The central figure is Bobby, a father who`s child is terminally ill. He has to find a way to pay for his child`s surgery, because the time is running out.

Category Winner, Best Drama

Spit is the story of Jeremiah Monk One Sinclair. A NYC Hip Hop artist who has reached a cross roads of trying to understand what is success and is edging to towards the end of his rope. A POV styled film, we enter the body of Monk One, travel in his world, seeing through his eyes the loss of passion, love for the music, life and city he once knew.