The Fun Sized Film Fest

  • Director:
    Juan Carlos Cortina Martin

    Madrid
    Spain

    This is the result of the challenge of completing a timelapse, which means a before and after, completing a film of more than five minutes in just 11 days on the island of La Palma. From here comes the second part, a timelapse that I wanted to complete, and from which has come a short 51 scenes where I get more in the soul of the island. It includes nocturnal scenes within the Astrophysical Institute of the Canary Islands.
  • Director:
    Juan Carlos Cortina Martin

    Madrid
    Spain

    This is the first chapter of a trip along the northern coast of the Iberian Peninsula that I started in Galicia, going through the western half of Asturias, and that I intend to finish in Hendaye, the eastern end of the Cantabrian Sea. Filmed for 11 days in September 2017, it responds to the dream of starting the filming of a film that shows the incredible beauty of these sites. An idea that haunted me long ago by the head. Here is the beginning ...
  • Director:
    Ekaterina Merkulova

    Russia

    Unlucky insurance service manager has to sale 100 medical insurances in a week, which are of no need for people, in order to safe his job. In the moment of extreme despair, he obtains the new ability to see the term of life of each person. The sequence of good deals is broken by the last customer who changes everything.
  • Director:
    Adrian Carey

    Los Angeles, CA
    United States

    Set in a universe of magical realism, a boastful father prattles on superficially about his daughter to another parent in the school pick up line, but is unable to perceive her when it matters most.
  • Director:
    Tony Alfaro

    Antioch, CA
    United States

    Two lovers have a heart to heart about their future as a couple. The only thing standing between them is reality.
  • Director:
    Breanne Brennan

    Hartland, WI
    United States

    The evening is intimate and magical. A couple shares a special date.
  • Director:
    Muhammad Asif Islam

    Santa Cruz, CA
    United States

    A short film on how light pollution affects the view of the night sky. It shows how the view gets progressively better as the light pollution reduces (from Los Angeles to Great Basin desert).
    Thanks to darksitefinder.com on finding the locations. Traveling and shooting at every level of light pollution was a challenge. Furthermore, I was mostly alone in some of the locations, which is a bit scary because of the presence of wildlife (bear, mountain lion, snake). Despite the challenge, I was awestruck by the beauty of night sky at very less polluted areas.

    Most of us live under heavily light polluted skies, and some people have never even seen the Milky Way. During a 1994 blackout, L.A. residents called the observatories when they saw the Milky Way for the first time. Although we can't imagine popular cities like L.A. and Manhattan almost dark upon nightfall, we can limit the light pollution specially the sky glow. Sky glow is the result of light directed upward instead of where it is most useful: on streets and homes. Thus most of a city’s artificial light is wasted anyway.

    We are losing our connection with the night sky, which provided us with wonders like Stonehenge, the Pyramids of Giza and the Mayan calendar. It also keeps our overworked, politicized lives simple, and makes us kind, thoughtful. Astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson said: “When you look at the night sky, you realize how small we are within the cosmos,” “It’s kind of resetting of your ego. To deny yourself that state of mind, either willingly or unwittingly, is to not live to the full extent of what it is to be human.”
  • Director:
    Allan Tran, Nguyen "Fletcher" Le

    CA
    United States

    A lonely guy finds a friend in the "ghost" living in his apartment.
  • Director:
    Adele Franck

    Two middle aged dads’ friendship and manhood is at stake when a young Stud comes in and interrupts their weekly game of racquetball.
  • Director:
    John Sinclair

    CA
    United States

    Clete Wilson suddenly finds himself unemployed with time to do something he has always wanted to do. When he surprises his dad with a mystery road trip, they both discover how unprepared they are for the journey: ready or not.