GIRLZILLA

Baddie(th)

Ladies Knight(en)

"Ladies Knight" is Joe Rothenberg's undergrad senior thesis project from USC's Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts.

Teen Mary(en)

In Ancient Nazareth in the year Zero, a pregnant teenage girl (Mary) and her gay best friend (Joseph) must hatch a plan to save their lives when they discover they might get stoned to death for their sexual "sins". Their plan? They'll convince everyone that God made Mary pregnant with the new Messiah.

Faggo(en)

Two gay losers team up to get revenge on their bullies.

Gratuity(en)

When overworked diner waitress gets tipped a lottery ticket by her scumbag ex and wins, they fight it out for the jackpot in this colorful comedy short.

Palomita(es)

A hungry pidgeon finds a box of popcorn, down on a bench, and tries to reach it. The only thing it stops him to get it it's the rain.

Sanning/Lögn(sv)

Puzzle & Sling: Boredom Killers(en)

Anika Price's LCAD Experimental Animation Senior thesis film.

DEAD END(en)

A spirited teenager tricks her older sister into joining her on a deceptively simple outing.

Internet Court(en)

From career-ending LinkedIn posts to life-ruining Yelp posts, Abi's online tomfoolery knows no bounds. However, in a world where online misconduct isn't tolerated, she must confront her online targets face-to-face in this satirical courtroom drama.

LOTUSLAND(en)

A girl thinks she can get a glimpse of the afterlife and ropes her friend into it.

THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY(en)

A culmination of experiences from growing up in Georgia...

Papa Piñata(en)

A neglected birthday girl transforms her relapsed dad into a piñata.

MAMALONACITAS(en)

A mother buys her teenage son a new pair of shoes from a mall.

NOONSTARS BET NA BET(tl)

During a promotional appearance of a movie cast on a noontime show, the hosts, producers and writers implement damage control with a swift change in segment when the upcoming teen star of the film unintentionally reveals crucial information regarding the love team, endangering the reputation of the film.

Clothesline(en)

An idle, Arab American stoner discovers a portal to the war memories of his mother's past while doing the laundry chore.

Sympatico(en)

In the dystopian 2040, a performance artist shots himself dead in front of a live audience. While the extreme act shocks the society, his friend is kidnapped and interrogated as a murder suspect; he has to prove his innocence to survive.

The Fringes(en)

In a corporate world void of human interaction, Ennis has lost her ability to relate to others. When the company fires her and forces her into a crowded tenement building, Ennis must overcome her fear of human connection to begin again.

The Borrower's Hypnotist(en)

Aria, a young woman struggling with her identity, seeks out the help of a hypnotist to regain control of her life.

Cuticule(xx)

Violette lives in an apartment with her boyfriend. A tension has long driven them apart, the dialogue seems worn-out. While she is in the bathroom brushing her teeth, Violette is called out by a strange silhouette which looks right at her through the drain (of the sink): a living finger, which has taken up residence in the pipes. The finger seems to show itself only when Violette is alone. Her boyfriend, who seems now to hold nothing more than contempt for her, is no source of support. Refusing to tolerate the strange creature's intrusion, she is going to make every effort to put an end to this psychosis. But are things more real than we might think?

The Slammin' Salmon(en)

The brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Duncan), now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night: the winner stands to gain $10,000, while the loser will endure a beating at the hands of the champ.

How High(en)

Jamal and Silas, two ordinary guys who smoke something magical, pass their college entrance exams with flying colors and end up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are strange but Silas and Jamal take it in a stride -- until their supply of supernatural smoke runs dry. That's when they have to start living by their wits and rely on their natural resources to make the grade.

Scorpio Rising(en)

A gang of bikers prepares for a race as sexual, sadistic, and occult images are cut together.

Risqué(en)

Fired from a strip club, a vengeful dancer masterminds a high-stakes heist with fellow strippers to take down the corrupt boss and the men who underestimate them.

Ted 2(en)

Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

The Shift(en)

Following a tense encounter with a mysterious stranger with otherworldly powers, a man finds himself banished to a parallel, tyrannical Earth, where he fights to get back to the woman he loves.

Hard to Die(en)

While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings years back, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.

The Wedding Year(en)

A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.

Much Ado About Nothing(en)

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

Barely Legal(en)

Teenager Deacon works at a video shop, and his buddies, Fred and Matt, sell the bootleg porno films he acquires. Deacon gets fired, but the pals have the bright idea of filming their own Internet porn flick in order to make money and become more popular at school. Hijinks ensue as they cast and create their movie, but porn industry player Vic Ramalot grows jealous of their burgeoning success and tries to put a stop to the project.

The Audition(en)

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio must compete for the lead role in Martin Scorsese's next film.

The Three Stooges(en)

Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, three newborn knuckleheads grow up to be finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking janitors named Larry, Curly and Moe. When they learn that financial problems will soon force the only home they've ever known to close, the trio sets out to raise $830,000 in one month. Out in the world for the very first time, the three innocent bumblers become embroiled in a murder plot and find stardom on a TV reality show.

Fun with Dick and Jane(en)

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

Hog Wild(en)

First, Ollie can't find his hat. Then he and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

Mr. Roosevelt(en)

A young woman returns home and must confront her ex-boyfriend when an unexpected tragedy occurs.

The Play House(en)

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.

Mac & Devin Go to High School(en)

A comedy that follows two high school students -- one overachiever struggling to write his valedictorian speech, the other a senior now going on his 15th year of school.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked(en)

Wenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms were the same man, Jack Sparrow, the two wenches found themselves in an auction led by the Auctioneer. This short film serves as a prequel to The Curse of the Black Pearl, and explains just why Jack Sparrow's boat the Jolly Mon was seen sinking at the beginning of the whole story; why the wenches were so upset with him; and how Cotton lost his tongue.

The Stöned Age(en)

Determined to avoid another night of driving aimlessly around Torrance in the Blue Torpedo, Joe and Hubbs set out on a quest for fine chicks. Their paths soon cross with Tack, from whom they learn about a pair of foreign radical chicks hanging out near the Frankie Avalon place. Over Joe's objections, Hubbs worms Tack out of the deal, and the pair take a slow ride toward their destiny.

Hostage(en)

The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and has hidden her, demanding $5,088,042. The Driver delivers the money, writing the sum on his hand as instructed by the hostage taker. After he is told that he holds the life of a person in his hand, he is ordered to burn the money. As he complies, the federal agents break in and attempt to subdue the man, who shoots himself in the head before he reveals where the woman is hidden. The Driver then tries to find the hostage before she drowns in the trunk of a sinking car. As a twist, the kidnapped woman is revealed to be the hostage taker's lover. She coldly taunts the dying man in the hospital.