Ember and the Keeper of the Cauldron is a story of a young witch and her grandmother who live in a magical forest. Ember must help her grandmother brew a spell-casting potion in order to turn the summer forest into autumn, but unfortunately, the monstrous forest turns against them.

Ember and the Keeper of the Cauldron

A young apprentice tries to help her magic-wielding grandmother brew a magical potion before sunrise, but the forest fights against them.

Fortuna is a neo-noir about a short time in the life of a newspaper writer named Cal Bonner. Cal lives in the small town of Fortuna, which he has always considered uneventful until he comes across the dead body of a local named Sam in the backseat of a car. Cal capitalizes on the mystery around Sam’s death by publishing articles about it in the town’s newspaper, but soon enough, he becomes obsessed with solving the case himself.

Fortuna

Cal Bonner, a newspaper writer living in the uneventful town of Fortuna, is tired of his monotonous life. . . until he comes across the dead body of a town local. As Cal digs deeper, some details start to not add up.

A young, imaginative girl by the name of Presley is a passionate wannabe pirate for this year’s trick or treating season. After returning home from quite the successful run through the neighborhood as a wannabe pirate, she admires her newfound treasure. Until suddenly, her closest of allies take her treasure away before she can relish in her days hard work. Determined to return the treasure back into the safety of her arms, she prepares for the adventure of a lifetime. Presley must embark on an unfamiliar journey through the wilderness to get her treasure back. Her trek will be extensive and challenging as she faces mountains to climb, valleys to cross, and unfriendly foes to deter along her way. Will Presley be able to face the treacherous journey ahead of her and return the treasure back into her arms? Or will she succumb to the dangers of the wilderness and return home empty handed?

Treasure Treachery

A young pirate wannabe embarks on a treacherous adventure to reclaim her treasure after her closest of allies abruptly steal it.

Logan (29), a man-child stuck in the glory days of his past, loves to win; but for the past decade he's been doing anything but. With gold in mind for an annual costume party, he stumbles upon widow Candice's (81) yard sale and slips away with her late husband's war uniforms. After a drunken win and still costumed-up, Logan turns the street corner, bumping into Candice. Overjoyed, Candice beckons her husband home, and for the next several days a hapless Logan plays the role of her dead spouse.

Shedding Angels

SHEDDING ANGELS is the deceptive intersection between two strangers: widow Candice (81) and deadbeat Logan (29). After Logan steals Candice's husband's Korean War uniforms, Candice relives her marriage... with Logan.

On the verge of their big break, a 90s girl group will stop at nothing to push themselves to stardom. But the promise of the future shifts to a nightmare when spotlights reveal a familiar face from the past, causing their frontman Jada to freeze mid-audition. With support from fellow survivor and bandmate Sky, Jada musters up the guts to confront her assailant only to discover the night burnt into her memory is nonexistent in hers--he doesn't remember her. Or does he? Given a second chance, should she take it? Would you?

Wannabe

A 90s girl group must decide between working with their lead singer’s rapist or giving up on their dreams

Jay, a talented Thai film-scoring assistant suffering from extreme perfectionism is given one last chance to overcome her condition and finish a film score for her boss. But what if that project is a horror film from her own culture, where there is a strong belief that if you want to do anything based on a true supernatural story, you have to do it perfectly, or that supernatural entity will make sure you suffer the consequences?

OST.

A scoring assistant working on a horror feature film finds her debilitating perfectionism has manifested as the film’s malevolent spirit who will not let her live past the night unless she delivers a perfect score.

We all have the urge to fit in, to smudge the world on our face so we can fit in, to camouflage. You say to yourself that you'll always be there within, underneath that superficial world. But one day you wash off the blotches of society — you slough them off of your skin — and all you see in the mirror is your smudged self. But what's that? How does it feel more like you?

Pastel Slough

Charcoal in a world of pastel is ashamed of its identity and tries to masquerade up.

Nemo looks different. Nobody else wears a diving suit and a helmet that big. But then he meets Laika, an astronaut.

Laika & Nemo

No one else wears a diving suit and a helmet that big. But then Nemo meets Laika, an astronaut.

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