Gigi Dement

Set in the Bronx, BABYGIRL is a bitter-sweet drama about a teen, who finds herself trapped in an unwanted love-triangle with her mom's latest boyfriend. 

For as long as she can remember, Bronx teenager Lena (Yainis Ynoa) has watched her mom Lucy (Rosa Arrendondo) squander her life on a series of deadbeat men. When Victor(Flaco Navaja), her mom’s latest boy toy, starts hitting on Lena, she sets up a trap to expose Victor for the creep he is… but the plan backfires. 

Macdara Vallely crafts a heartfelt drama about the emotional highs and lows in the moment between childhood and adulthood.

GOD OF LOVE is a comedic short film written and directed by Luke Matheny. The story follows the adventures of lounge-singing darts champion Raymond Goodfellow, whose prayers are answered - literally - when he receives a package of passion-inducing darts.

GOD OF LOVE is the 2011 Academy Award Winning Film in the category "Best Live Action Short".

Refreshingly authentic, BASTARDS OF YOUNG is a debut feature that puts a new twist on the coming of age cliché… maybe because everyone has already come of age. Jen (Amelia Martin) has reached a breaking point with her husband of ten years while Jesse (Gregory Perri), is an artist turned schoolteacher who refuses to accept that the couple were married too young. Jen and Jesse are forced to face buried emotions at their old college friends Kevin (Christopher J. Domig) and Julie's (Lucy Walters) annual Halloween party. The couple must confront their own adulthood while Kevin and Julie work to do the same. Even Halloween costumes fail to maintain youthful spirits as sex, drugs and rock n' roll intermingle with thoughts of pregnancy, adultery and divorce.

The most coveted new sneaker goes on sale at 8am and sneakerheads across the country are camping out overnight to get them. RONNY, a young Filipino-American and die-hard sneakerhead, has been dreaming of these shoes for months, but his quest to get in line is hindered when a fast food cashier's racist joke offends his sister JUSTINE. Ronny's night takes a turn for the worst when he sees the same cashier in the sneaker line. Racial tensions among the sneakerheads intensify and Ronny's fear of not getting his beloved sneakers is quickly replaced with the fear that he and Justine are in serious danger.

HYPEBEASTS is a tense, dramatic story that does not shy away from using comedy to cast an unrelenting eye on the uncomfortable issues of racism, consumerism, and capitalism in America.

Starring Jerry Ferrara, Jessica Szhor, Danny Abeckaser, Tovah Feldshuh and Robert Davi.