Twists and Turns
Shorts Package
Rolling Film, Rocking History, Al Maysles Captures the Beatles
2025, G, US, Documentary, 11 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Bart Weiss
Producers: Bart Weiss, Andy Streitfeld
Cast: Al Maysles
Al and David Maysles directed some of the greatest documentary films ever (Gimme Shelter/Grey Gardens), but their work capturing intimate moments of the Beatles’ arrival in New York City in 1964 hasn’t been told until now.
The Protagonist Gene
2025, PG-13, US, Comedy, 8 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Kyle Leland Cullerton
Writers: Anna Bortnick, Riley Woollen
Cast: Anna Bortnick, Riley Woollen
When the timid Lisa meets with her physician and is medically diagnosed as a supporting character, she takes matters into her own hands, swallowing an experimental serum to attain main character energy.
Halfway Haunted
2025, PG-13, Canada, Horror Comedy, 17 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Sam Rudykoff
Producers: Mark Delottinville, Sam Rudykoff, Peter Schnobb
Writers: Sam Rudykoff, Bryn Pottie
Cast: Hannan Younis, Kristian Bruun, Sugar Lyn Beard
Jess, a tenant living in a haunted house (because she can’t afford anything else), teams up with a ghost to stop a real estate developer from demolishing the home they share.
Wilhelm Scream
2024, NR, US, Documentary, 12 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Anna Quinlan
Producer: Steve Lee
Writer: Anna Quinlan
Cast: Steve Lee, Richard Anderson, Mark Mangini
Besides making movies, the one thing Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino and hundreds of other filmmakers have in common is that they all used a sound effect called the “Wilhelm Scream,” the most infamous inside joke in cinema history.
Remote Strutting
2024, G, Ireland, Drama, 12 minutes
East Coast Premiere
Director: Lorna Fitzsimons
Producers: Emer Durcan, Brian Durcan
Writer: Ruaidhri Hallinan
Cast: Lisa Kelly, Dane Whyte O'Hara, John Cronin, Sheila Moylette, Bryan Baker
Mia, a deaf, talented young IT professional, navigates the complexities of her career and personal life by shifting between real and imaginary worlds. In the real world, she works remotely, daydreaming about working in a vibrant office with fun colleagues.
The Second Time Around
2025, NR, UK, Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi, 12 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Jack Howard
Producers: Ash Horne, Max Marlow
Writer: Jack Howard
Cast: Caroline Goodall, Hannah Onslow
Left alone closing a café on a stormy night, a young waitress opens the door to let a mysterious older woman inside, while also opening her mind to the belief that this moment matters more than she knows.