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Emerging Filmmakers 2- Horror, Comedy, Thriller Shorts

  • 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

Hacked

Directed by: Chasen Dinh | 03:39 mins

Ash, an infamous hacker, successfully breaches a program’s database and requests a ransom from the victims. He continues through his day, but notices digital corruption in reality. Will Ash figure out how to fix this IRL bug?

Frat Killer

Directed by: Dylan James Dallas, Jake Salvador Dallas | 07:41 mins

Frat Killer follows a group of fraternity brothers whose night takes a terrifying turn when a mysterious killer begins hunting them one by one. What starts as a typical night at the house quickly becomes a fight for survival as paranoia rises and no one knows who will be next.

DEMESNE

Directed by: Juaquin Sebastian Rosales | 16:53 mins

A detective who bears a symbiotic relationship with an elder vampyre comes upon a crime scene of a murdered family only to find out there are more bloodsuckers in the world than he thought, who are much less amicable. Together, they decide to investigate these murders and find the monster.

Cookie Culprit

Directed by: Alex Bindschadler | 11:32 mins

Detective Diesel, whose job is on the line, is forced to investigate the devious crime of who stole the cookies from the cookie jar.

What’s Up, Guys!

Directed by: Maci Kostanyan | 09:44 mins

Two YouTubers and their hesitant cameraman investigate a viral murder, only to discover some slicks come at a deadly cost.

Wish For More

Directed by: Titus Armstrong | 05:22 mins

Two friends find a river in a forest hoping for a calm summer evening only to find three magical coins claiming to grant their wishes.

Passion Fruit

Directed by: Milo Ganadjian | 10:36 mins

Not everything goes as planned when Maya turns to the an apothecary’s potion to capture the attention of her neighbor.

Go Look, Grandma!

Directed by: Alice Khazanovsky | 2:53 mins

Things are not as they seem as a woman struggles to prepare for a piano performance.

Dates & Times

Unknown Venue

November 15, 2026
2:00 pm