Best Short Films Block C (Chandler International Film Festival)

Slumber Party

Directed by: Sebastian Kim

Run Time: 8 minutes 20 seconds, United States

Premiere status: Arizona Premiere

In “Slumber Party,” two novice criminals, Ilya and Alexei, are sent by their mentor, Nikolai, to steal from a gangster's mansion. To their shock, they stumble upon a tweenage slumber party hosted by the gangster's daughter, Oxana. As they attempt the heist, Oxana and her friends foil their plans with deadly force. Disappointed but unfazed, Nikolai abandons his protegés, leaving them to their grim fate in a house filled with danger and secrets.

Vision

Directed by: Dan Parris

Run Time: 19 minutes 2 seconds, United States

Premiere status: Arizona Premiere

Louis, a 17-year-old visual artist from North St. Louis, meets Elijah, an elusive blind older mentor. Elijah gifts his rose-colored glasses to Louis to help him see the potential all around him. How will he capitalize on this newfound Vision?

I Appreciate Your Concern

Directed by: Jim Morrison

Run Time: 14 minutes 53 seconds, United States

Premiere status: Arizona Premiere

When a daughter finds her father passed out inside a chicken coop, she makes a desperate attempt to get him to stop drinking.

The Doer

Directed by: Richard Williams

Run Time: 16 minutes 24 seconds, United States

Premiere status: Arizona Premiere

A down on his luck middle-aged man reinvents himself as a personal success strategist. When a woman and her son visit, he has an opportunity to present his "ultimate system" to them.

The Story Of Jacob

Directed by: David Foley

Run Time: 6 minutes 41 seconds, United States

Premiere status: World Premiere

A 27 year old man prepares for his adult bar mitzvah with the help of his unhinged rabbi.

Mekaku

Directed by: Vigil C Chime

Run Time: 11 minutes 10 seconds, United States

Premiere status: World Premiere

An 8-year-old magician accidentally disappears his beloved family. His very powerful magic words hurtle him into a rabbit hole of different time lines as he desperately tries to find them.

The Grief Counselor

Directed by: Bishen Sen

Run Time: 19 minutes 50 seconds, United States

Premiere status: Arizona Premiere

An army veteran turned counselor must reconcile her grief or succumb to an addiction fueled existence meant to numb the guilt of lying to her husband.

Host or Publisher Chandler International Film Festival