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Magic Hour

Magic Hour

A half baked magician gets caught stealing from the local tavern and has to fight her way out of a sticky situation.

Christopher Beatty

4 min. |  USA  |  Animated Short

PSCC March 28, 4:30 pm Theatre 3

Mateo And The Toymaker

Mateo And The Toymaker

When his late father's shop struggles to stay afloat, a young Afro-Latino toymaker pivots to making dull toys to make ends meet at the cost of his creative ambition. Now battling burnout, he must reconnect with his inner child and reignite his passion to save his business and keep his father's memory alive.

LB Bunch

4 min.  |  USA  |  Animated Short

PSCC March 28, 7:00 pm Theatre 2

Mlillwall Jew

Mlillwall Jew

Ivor Dembina discusses religion, comedy, football and how those worlds collide.

Joe Bor

11 min. |  UK  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 28, 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Mooska

Mooska

In the serene landscape of Haanja, Estonia, Mooska follows Eda Veeroja, renowned for her sauna healing capabilities, as she facilitates a healing session with a group of close friends as they embark on a transformative journey through the ancient Võromaa smoke sauna tradition.

Samuel Aarnio

12 min. | FINLAND | Documentary Short

PSCC March 28, 9 pm Theatre

My Dad Asked Me

My Dad Asked Me What Acid Felt Like

When you're married and mad at each other, it’s easy to get lost. But once one of you is no longer angry, they can 'dead reckon' a course through the hours or days it takes for the clouds to break.

Aric Allen

11 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 7:30 pm Theatre 3

Magicada

Magicicada

A look at the magical lives of periodical cicadas and their importance to the environment.

Edith Huffman

7 min. |  USA  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 12:00 pm Theatre 3

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Medicamento

Cathedral City High School

Victor Gonzalez

2 min.  |  USA  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 11:00 pm Theatre 3

Mole Man

The Moleman

A quirky yet emotional portrayal of a mole hunter grappling with a life-changing loss.

Billy Miossi

14 min.| USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 28, 7:30 pm  Theatre 3

Mother Land

Mother Land

In the span of three days in the winter of 2022, my mother disappeared into madness and my father died. The line between personal and collective grief blurs.

Colleen Balk

6 min. |  USA  |  Animated Short

PSCC March 30, 7:30 pm  Theatre 3

Nerd

Nerd

Watch Gus, a kid following his path to understanding reality through science.

Gustavo Andres Menese

3 min. | ARGENTINAA  |  Animation

PSCC, March 29, 2:00 pm Theatre 2

Masha And The Bear Fluffy Dessert

Masha And The Bear: Fluffy Dessert

The clouds are so airy, so similar to different sweets and, probably, very tasty! Masha and the Bear decide to take to the skies and try the airy dessert, but the Wolves interfere with their plans.

Sergey Antonov

7 min. |  RUSSIA |  Animated Short

PSCC March 30, 11:00 am Theatre 1

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Memory Collector

A hobbyist film collector discovers a collection of old VHS tapes, leading him on a quest to restore lost memories to the people who thought they were gone forever.

Christopher Aries

20 min. |  USA  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 2:00 pm  Theatre 2

Momo & LuLu

Momo & LuLu

In a hostile world two underwater creatures meet and fall in love. Will their love be enough to stay together?

Anita Kwiatkowska-Naqvi

9 min. | POLAND | Animated Short

PSCC March 31, 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Mû

As an essential divine water spring has dried up, a child accompanied by an otter-like creature sets out to find a cure for the life-threatening water shortage.

Malin Neumann

6 min.  |  GERMANY | Animation

PSCC March 29, 12:00 pm Theatre 3

New Idea

New Idea

Pensilio, Loopito, and Lensio are the characters who represent creativity, research, and production, and they are on a journey to find a new idea.

12 min. |  SERBIA |  Animation

PSCC March 30, 11 am Theatre 1

Marko Bosanac

None Of It's Real

None Of It's Real

Creston McKim’s backyard in the middle of the Mojave Desert contains his portal to an entire world of adventure: his green screen, which he uses to film homemade action movies.

6 min.  | USA |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 1:30 pm Theatre 1

Jonathan Levy

Oliver

Oliver

Explore the story of Oliver Crawford, who was convicted of murder nearly 20 years ago but continues to maintain his innocence. The film sheds light on the profound challenges faced by both Oliver and his family throughout his incarceration.

13 min.  |  USA |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 30, 4:30 pm Theatre 2

Caroline Bomback, Daniela Lubezki

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No Horses On Mars

The horse appears as the galloping mind that resides in all domesticated horses. The human being is introduced as a screen viewer who follows the horse, wants to measure, records and knows her as an object.

15 min. | NETHERLANDS  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 5:00 pm Theatre 3

Bea de Visser

Norwegian Democrazy

Norwegian Democrazy

A deep dive into the anti-Islamic organisation SIAN, the people behind it and the chaos they create.

86 min. | NORWAY |  Documentary Feature

PSCC March 30, 4:00 pm Theatre 1

Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning

On Dying Of Dementia

On Dying Of Dementia In A Capitalist System

After a violent episode on Memorial Day, we placed my partner in memory care. 11 weeks later he died.

15 min. |  USA  |  Animation

PSCC March 27, 11:30 am Theatre 2

Anne Lewis

No Way Back

No Way Back

After a year as a volunteer soldier fighting in Ukraine, Fraser has come home to Edinburgh. Sacked from the British military and unaccustomed to civilian life, being back on home soil poses significant challenges. He must now decide whether to stay in the UK or return to combat.

15 min. | UK  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 28, 4 pm Theatre 1

Tom Turner

Old Girl In A Tutu

Old Girl In A Tutu

Feminist scholar, Susan Rennie, seizes her iPhone and sneaks her queer, octogenarian body into master works of art, disrupting the narrative of the male gaze.

8 min. | USA | Documentary short

PSCC March 28, 11:30 am Theatre 2

Cheri Gaulke

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Organized Hope

Inspired by Kintsugi, the traditional Japanese craft of repairing broken ceramics using lacquer mixed with gold and the belief that something can be more beautiful through the stresses endured.

6 min. |  USA  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Amy Seiwert

Other worlds

Other Worlds: Europa

26 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 11:30 am Theatre 2

James Tralie

On Earth, where there is liquid water, there is life. Jupiter’s moon Europa has a liquid water ocean underneath its icy crust. Go behind the scenes with scientists as they explore Europa with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and prepare for the launch of the Europa Clipper mission.

Partners

Partners

39 min. |  USA  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 27, 11:30 am Theatre 2

Chris Sessions

When a group of baristas in Buffalo, New York announce their intention to start a labor union, Starbucks responds with an elaborate, illegal anti-union attack.

Play With Me

Play With Me

2 min. | CHINA | Animated Short

PSCC March 30, 11:00 am Theatre 1

Julie Zheng

A Cat, a Human, and three stuffed animals

Red Snow

Pow!

8 min. | USA | Animation

PSCC March 30, 11:00 am Theatre 1

Joey Clift

A Native American kid scrambles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling intertribal powwow.

Reborn To Dance

Reborn To Dance

13 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Laura deNey, Samantha Schutz

After a mysterious pain in her abdomen, Jill’s life was saved by her own father's fatal illness. Now, nearing 50 and having survived cancer twice, Jill honors her father's memory by becoming competitive ballroom dancer.

Return To Skye

Return To Skye

5 min. | SCOTLAND | Music Video

PSCC March 29, 6:30 pm Theatre 1

Scott Johnson

A Scottish clansman survives the Battle of Culloden (1745) and returns home to bid farewell to his wife, and wee child, before fleeing for his life. He and his wife agree that his ancestral home, the Isle of Skye, will provide him refuge from the pursuing British.

Paisano Overhang

Paisano Overhang

18 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 31, 11 am Theatre 1

Jannik Ehret

Mike Largent, a struggling actor and rock climber, must face his own insecurities in preparation for his attempt at climbing the daunting historic test piece Paisano Overhang.

Picturesque

Picturesque

2 min. | USA | Animation

PSCC March 31, 12 pm Theatre 3

Kansas McWhirter

Ruby's self-obsession triggers chaos when she alters her portrait, setting off a chain of events that threatens her very existence.  

Plus Minus One

Plus Minus One

14 min.  |  USA  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 2:00 pm Theatre 2

Lynn Ma

A look at the breakups we don't talk about, about what happens when friendships end.

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Power of the People

6 min. |  USA |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 11 am Theatre 1

J. Martinez, R.  Pimentel, C. Matcham

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Restoring The Salton Sea Part One

22 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 12:00 pm Theatre 3

Olivia Sandusky

A hard look at the challenges facing the Salton Sea and the resources being galvanized in order to save it. This is Part 1 of the series directed by Olivia Sandusky.

Round Corners How Do You Do

Round Corners - How Do You Do?!

4 min. | GREECE | Music Video

PSCC March 29, 6:30 pm Theatre 1

Elias Papastamatiou

Escape to a Greek Island.

Palmas

Palmas

21 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 31, 11:00 am Theatre 1

Aric Lopez

Rooted in the subversive tradition of Mexicanidad, “Palmas” confronts viewers with the haunting histories of the Kizh-Gabrieleño tribe, the Chavez Ravine evictions at Dodger Stadium, and the Palm Tree, presenting a triptych experience of the buried voices of Los Angeles.

Paradise

Paradise

65 min. |  CHINA  |  Documentary Feature

PSCC March 29, 4:00 pm Theatre 1

Yun Jiang

Daniel and Charles, a same-sex couple from China, travel to Tuscany, Italy to hold a dreamy wedding ceremony. Friends offer blessings to the couple. However, a young girl Mimi seems puzzled by the presence of two grooms. In the end, Daniel and Charles make a decision to confess their true relationship to Daniel's mother.

Porcelain War

Porcelain War

87 min.  | USA, UKRAINE |  Documentary Feature

PSCC March 28, 6:30 pm Theatre 1

Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev

Under roaring fighter jets and missile strikes, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind and fight, contending with the soldiers they have become. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it’s easy to make people afraid, it’s hard to destroy their passion for living.

Power Of The People

Power Of The People

3 min. | USA | Documentary  Short

PSCC , March 29, 11 am Theatre 1

Ally Gray

A young student shares an intimate self portrait of the struggles of anorexia.

Restoring The Salton Sea Part 2.

Restoring The Salton Sea Part Two

22min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 12:00 pm Theatre 3

Olivia Sandusky

This report continues to look at the challenges the Salton Sea is facing, focusing on how it affects the Desert Shores community and fault lines. Through this piece, Olivia Sandusky takes us to the nearby Mecca Hills Wilderness as well, which become more important to Eastern Coachella Valley communities as the Salton Sea becomes more toxic.

Runaway, Star!

Runaway, Star!

4 min. |  CHINA  | Animated Short

PSCC March 30, 11 am Theatre 1

Caiwei Zhou

A star falls into a little boy’s room, and he is going to send it back to the sky with his sister.

Running Amuck

Running Amuck

In the 1860s, the New Zealand government confiscated more than 4 million acres of Māori land during the New Zealand civil wars. The Native Land Court then led to the loss of millions of acres of Māori land to European ownership between 1865 and 1890.

Without land, many tribes became very poor, living in crowded and unhealthy conditions that allowed disease to spread.

3 min.  |  NEW ZEALAND  | Music Video

PSCC March 29, 6:30 pm Theatre 1

Juanita Hepi

Scars Unseen

Scars Unseen

The stories of three incredible women who not only survived domestic violence but are now on a mission to pay it forward.

70 min. |  USA |  Documentary Feature

PSCC March 27, 4:30 pm Theatre 2

Meredith Yinger

Sock Quiz

Sock Quiz

After nearly giving up on filling out her study guide, Caroly’s wish for geometry to be as easy as making sock puppets comes true! One of her puppets, PySockoras, comes to life to educate her on the magic of geometry.

2 min. | USA | LAnimated Short

PSCC March 30, 11 am Theatre 1

Ethan Paulo

Stitches

Stiches

When 5-year-old Kylie, a sweet kindergartener with a penchant for pink, comes home from school to find her favorite doll brutalized, she must determine just how far she will go in her quest for justice.

3 min. | USA | Animated Short

PSCC March 28, 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Katie Limentato

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Sürgünlik

Witness the plight of a single mother and her children during the Soviet purge of Crimean Tatars at the end of WW2. Based on an account passed down three generations and related by her great grand-daughter, Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova (better known as popular Ukrainian singer Jamala).

2 min.|  USA  |  Animated Short

PSCC March 31, 12 pm Theatre 3

Jeremiah Dickey

Running Away To The Circus

Running Away To The Circus

Follow Marina and her fellow artists during the final two weeks of preparation for the opening night of their new show in Belgium. While Marina's story is unique, it will resonate with anyone who has made a bold decision to pursue their dreams.

18 min. | USA |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Courtney Carl

Seeing With Hawaiian Eyes

Seeing With Hawai'ian Eyes

A family's deep connection to the Native Hawaiian culture and land inspires them to start an indigenous farm, where they must navigate the challenges of modern life while preserving their heritage.

13 min.  | USAI |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 30, 5:00 pm Theatre 3

Hunter Naho'okaika

Space Coast

Space Coast,

People from around the world gather on the Space Coast to witness the launch of Artemis-1, the 'world's most powerful rocket.' But Mark, a veteran of the Space Shuttle Program, doubts this 'moondoggle' will ever fly.

24 min. | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 11:30 am Theatre 2

Justin Barber

Story Of The Sun

Story Of The Sun

A tale of how the first humans discovered fire, changing the world forever.

7 min.  |  USA |  Animated Short

PSCC March 31, 12 pm Theatre 3

Phillip Gladkov

Swimming With Butterflies

Swimming With Butterflies

After missing bronze by 1/100th of a second at the 2016 Paralympic games, Austin-based swimmer Lizzi Smith shares an intimate story of how changing her self-perception didn’t just bring her back to the pool - it’s bringing hope to the next generation.

8 min.| USA |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 29, 4:30 pm Theatre 2

Karl Stelter

Sally Has A Posse

Sally Has A Posse

An inside look at an overlooked youth movement: "Sally" is a collective that brings many creative youth together on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in what is now considered Arizona.

17 min. |  USA |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 27, 2:30 pm Theatre 3

Gillian Harrill

Shanti Rides Shotgun

Shanti Rides Shotgun

On Manhattan’s jam-packed streets, NYC’s most iconic driving instructor prepares students for the road ahead.

8 min.  | USA | Documentary Short

PSCC March 28, 9 pm Theatre 2

Charles Frank

Springs Waltz

Spring Waltz

A man and a woman separated by a wall. However, their love doesn’t accept divisions, barriers, obstacles. They are a couple of street artists: freedom runs in their veins. Borders don't exist. The man can’t tolerate the "death strip" that separates him from her. And day after day, with tenacity, imagination, love, he tries to return to her arms.

12 min. | ITALY | Animated Short

PSCC March 27, 2 pm Theatre 2

Stefano Lorenzi, Clelia Catalano

Strange Shapes

Strange Shapes

An art curator stumbles upon a piece of art whilst at a jumble sale in Spain. This leads him to part-take on a ten year journey of discovery to find more about the mysterious creator of the piece.

36 min. |  UK  |  Documentary Short

PSCC March 30, 2 pm Theatre 2

Ben MacGregor

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