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








