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Showcase 1

76 minutes Nine Films

A collection of award-winning short films from Cinema at CityGarden at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.

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candy

The Candy Crucible

Directed by
Micah Deeken
U.S
2023
11 minutes

A group of rambunctious trick-or-treaters attempt to summon and kill an urban legend who is rumored to eat naughty children on Halloween night, until a mysterious child turns up to the ritual and everything begins to take a turn for the worse.

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captcha

Captcha

Directed by
Andy Compton
U.S.
2023
9 minutes

When his roommate struggles to complete an internet captcha, a paranoid man begins to suspect he may be living with a robot.

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fortune cookie

Fortune Cookie

Directed by
Fu Yang
U.S
2023
4 minutes

A fortune-cookie-head crumbles himself, piece by piece in order to keep devouring creatures out of his way.

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gorilla

Gorilla Tactics

Directed by
Michael Long
U.S
2023
4 minutes

An animated memoir of a boy's wish to obtain a gorilla suit and a lesson in loopholes.

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highland

The Highland Incident

Directed by
Zia Nizami
U.S
2023
7 minutes

Melvern Noll, of Highland, IL, saw something strange in the early morning of December 4th, 2000. He thought he was losing his mind, but others saw it too.

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nova

Nova

Directed by
Gabe Sheets
U.S
2023
8 minutes

A transgender teenager, still reeling from his parents' recent divorce, attempts to reconnect with his estranged father by taking it a upon himself to fix the Chevy Nova his dad keeps in the garage.

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queue

The Queue

Directed by
Michael Rich
U.S
2023
11 minutes

An internet content moderator confronts the darkness within the videos he screens.

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these flowers

These Flowers Were for You

Directed by
Taylor Yocom
U.S
2023
19 minutes

After being matched to donate bone marrow to a stranger, an artist documents her journey by creating artwork for the recipient and ruminating on the ethics and purpose of making work about a stranger.

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up for air

Up for Air

Directed by
Chase Norman
U.S
2023
3 minutes

A woman, who spends the majority of her days consumed by technology, pauses to take a moment to reflect inward.

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