March 2017 - "Abigail"
Audience suggestions:
What's a piece of advice you wish you had received? "Ask more questions."
A film inspired by Almu Alcaide
Written by Calaine Schafer, Directed by Theresa Basile
JANUARY 2017 - "Rift"
Audience suggestion:
What is the worst pick-up line you've received online?: "Hey, you seem pretty chill and interesting, I was wondering if you would accept an engagement of witty banter between two intellectuals. Of course this engagement may start off as purely platonic but my sensual desires will most likely guide our cohesive unity down more erotic, lascivious, and sexual paths that will include but are not limited to rump pounding, sperm warfare, sexual acts involving good, and an abundance of new uncharted sexual positions where I assert my pure dominance in establishing a realm of absolute sovereignty in your nether regions."
A film inspired by Almu Alcaide
Written and directed by Matthew Willings
NOVEMBER 2016 - "We Get Up Again"
Audience suggestions:
What are you thankful for? "For people who are able to genuinely be themselves right now because it inspires me to be myself."
What do you want to happen next? "I want goodness to be visible and rewarded."
A film inspired by Katerina Miras
Written by Theresa Basile, Directed by Knilo Solei
FEBRUARY 2016 - "Bear Me the Darkness"
A film inspired by Andrea Romansky and Patricia Cardona
Written by Knilo Solei, Directed by Matthew Willings
NOVEMBER 2015 - "Icarus's Ashes Turn to Stardust"
A film inspired by Laura Hill and Dorothy McMillan
Written by Stephanie Troise Walter
OCTOBER 2015 - "Grim"
Audience questions:
(1) What scares you the most?
(2) What lie did you last tell?
(3) Describe something that's happened to you for which you had no explanation.
A film inspired by Stephen O'Donnell, Laura Archer, and Kyle Masteller
Written by Andrea Romansky, Directed by Chad Young
AUGUST 2015 - "Pancakes"
Audience suggestions:
Name a "safe space" for you: a waffle house
Give a line of dialogue: "That's for the birds."
A film inspired bv Chad Daugherty and Coco Benjamin
Written by Theresa Basile, Directed by Knilo Solei
JUNE 2015 - "Partners In Crime"
Audience suggestion: Submit a photograph you took yourself
A film inspired by Gennady Voldz
Written by Ekenedilichukwu Okobi, Directed by Matthew Willings
MAY 2015 - "Orion"
Audience suggestions - the five senses:
SIGHT: The Big Dipper
SOUND: Crickets
SMELL: Mom's home cooking
TASTE: Peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich
TOUCH: A soul
A film inspired by Kate McAvoy, Rusty Mune, and Laura Archer
Written by Eric Webb, Directed by Darryl Jemmott
APRIL 2015: "Bag Lady"
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this short had to be made in four days. Some audience suggestions were, unfortunately, not implemented. You live and learn.
Audience Suggestions:
What social norm isn't understood?: Throwing trash in a trashcan.
Substitute a curse word (be creative): Beowulf.
Create a title for an adult film? Breakfast of Champions.
Written and directed by Laura Archer
MARCH 2015: "That Friend"
Audience suggestions:
Where are the characters coming from?: "An overly raunchy burlesque show"
What are they doing?: "Trying to justify the artistry"
An onomatopoeic sound used in the film: "Plop"
A film inspired by Josh Schubart and Justin Pierce Baldwin Gerald
Written by Sarah Bernstein, Directed by Meghan E. Kennedy
FEBRUARY 2015: "The One You Least Expect"
Audience suggestions:
Title:- "The One You Least Expect"
Genre: - Film Noir
Character Name: Philip
Object: Urn (ashes of a pet)
A film inspired by Luke Basile, Ariana Fekett, and Rusty Mune
Written by Nelson Diaz-Marcano, Directed by Dan de Jesus