SHORTS: FREE SAMPLES

Everyone likes free samples. Whet your appetite on this assortment of flavors, emotions, and the best things in life.

DANDEKAR MAKES A SANDWICH

Leena Pendharkar / USA / 2015 / 8 mins
Ingenious Dandekar somehow manages to eat all the freebies in a grocery store and make a sandwich in this cute grocery store comedy.
THE PRIDE

Qiuchen Cao / USA / 2015 / 18 mins
A hardworking student from China can’t get a grip on his self-doubt – and starts to lose his grip on reality.
CHINK

James Serpico / USA / 2015 / 2 mins
A young girl probes racial slurs with her uncomfortable uncle in a short that captures the sweat, confusion, and absurdity of words.
DISTANCE BETWEEN

R.J. Lozada / USA / 2015 / 9 mins
A Filipino sperm donor crafts an ode to language and heritage in what may be his only message to his unborn child.
FISH EYE

Tong Zhou / China / 2015 / 14 mins
A housekeeper suspects one of her clients is a serial killer in this thriller, told from the point of view of a pet fish.
JEANNIE WONG WANTS TO DO EVERYTHING

Jeff Man / USA / 2015 / 10 mins
Jeannie does it all – make movies, music, and friends – but to what end?
ENFILADE

David Coyle / Australia / 2014 / 10 mins
With only a gun and a single bullet to keep him company, a man is trapped in an architectural puzzle.
NOVEMBER

Shane Lim / Singapore / 2014 / 15 mins
More proof that teenage love is just as real and complicated as any other. A push and pull of trust and feelings as two teens wade through mystery, medical drama, and tender romance.