Emerging Filmmakers 1: Drama Shorts Block
- 120 mins
In this program
¡Viva las estudiantes! (Long Live the Students: Latin American Poets)
Directed by: Barbara Lee Smith, Seth Gadsden | 06:10 mins
Cutout stop-motion animation featuring Latin American poets by 7th and 8th grade students in the Spanish program at Roosevelt International Middle School in San Diego
Front Row
Directed by: Julian Rodriguez | 18:15 mins
A sound guy at a comedy club remembers his late brother’s advice to overcome his fear of doing stand-up.
Under Seventh Heaven
Directed by: Shane Bennett | 14:00 mins
Two estranged friends reunite at a weekend music festival getaway, where old wounds and buried emotions resurface, making their past impossible to escape. As the night unfolds in a sleek Airbnb filled with music, confession, and vulnerability, Ilah and Monica are forced to confront unresolved feelings and decide whether to let go or finally embrace what has lingered between them for years.
Directors:
Body and Blood
Directed by: Evan Olow | 04:14 mins
A Reverend must face his congregation after learning dreadful news during a church service.
Post Mortem
Directed by: Luca Rivetti | 14:55 mins
A funeral director with the ability to speak to the dead faces his own mortality as he awaits a fatal diagnosis from his doctor.
Success
Directed by: Jack Hyunjin Yu | 04:12 mins
A businessman reminisces on his past as a skateboarder.
Like Father Like Son
Directed by: Jiale Yan | 04:06 mins
This film explores an implicit relationship between a father and a son through their argument about a bag that won’t open during packing for the son’s departure to college.
Sunset Cliffs
Directed by: Stanislava Yury Golubeva | 14:48 mins
In the final days of high school, an outsider’s camcorder captures an incident that was never meant to be seen, making him the target of the school’s social elite.
Phases
Directed by: Emma Lund | 7:52 mins
A growing boy connecting with his Grandpa and dealing with his challenging family.
Free
Directed by: Frank Cohn | 09:13 mins
A boy whose clutter overtakes his life until he finally starts the process of cleaning and donating his belongings.
Dates & Times
Digital Gym Cinema
November 15, 2026
12:00 pm









