Best New Filmmaker (Chandler International Film Festival)

Silhouette

Directed by: Neal Mei

Run Time: 6 minutes, United States

Premiere status: World Premiere

During a rehearsal for a concert, a pianist recalls a chapter of his life when he and his partner go through her breast cancer journey

Epoch Blues

Directed by: Brittany Rose Haas and Jose Love Reyes

Run Time: 15 minutes, United States

Premiere status: Arizona Premiere

Eva is a 17-year-old barely afloat and navigating the tumultuous waters of broken homes and a pre-written, desolate future. Stuck between aimless escapism and succumbing to her environment, her path intersects with others battling their own demons.

Lady Doctor

Directed by: Jeff Lane

Run Time: 23 minutes 20 seconds, United States

Premiere status: Phoenix Premiere

Set in the year 1912, 'Lady Doctor' tells the poignant story of Flora Yount, a devoted wife and mother, who finds herself trapped in a world that restricts a woman's aspirations and dreams. Encouraged by the social and political changes within Arizona (suffrage movement and statehood status), Flora is determined to pursue a long-buried passion of becoming a doctor.

These Friends Of Ours

Directed by: Louise Lohmann Christensen

Run Time: 5 minutes 40 seconds, United States

Premiere status: Phoenix Premiere

Two mafia hitmen meet for coffee to discuss their futures

Adolescent Plush

Directed by: Tyler James White

Run Time: 18 minutes, United States

Premiere status: World Premiere

In the morning after a heartbreaking prom, a nostalgic 17-year-old must clear out of her foreclosed childhood home.

Storming

Directed by: Nobuko Kato

Run Time: 15 minutes 33 seconds, Japan

Premiere status: World Premiere

Three criminals, hiding out in a remote cabin, grapple with their inner demons and the suffocating pressures of society. Among them, a disillusioned woman, fleeing with stolen money, is determined to break free from the grip of misogyny. Can societal oppression push individuals to crime, or is there a way out?

Host or Publisher Chandler International Film Festival