Short Films
Rotating Clock
A student reaches out to his guidance counselor when impending graduation has sent him spiraling into an existential crisis.
Starring: Joel Kirk, Cameron Glascock
Winner of Heartland International Film Festival 2012 (Best Short Film)
The Puppeteer
An unconventional film director risks everything when he casts his former lover in a supporting role in his most daring project to date. As production unfolds, unresolved feelings resurface, threatening the fragile balance between art and personal life. When his wife—the film’s commanding star—discovers the truth, both the film and the relationships holding it together begin to collapse. Confronted with the emotional wreckage he has created, the director must reckon with who he is without a muse—and whether redemption is possible once the film is wrapped.
Starring: Larissa White, Ashley Bontreger, Joel Kirk, Cameron Glascock
Mark Made
This coming-of-age drama follows a tight-knit group of high school friends reeling from the sudden suicide of their best friend. Struggling to make sense of the loss, they set out to uncover what drove him to take his own life. As they dig deeper, a series of shocking revelations threatens to fracture the group and expose the fragile truths beneath their bond. Their search ultimately leads to a devastating discovery: Mark learned that his father was having an affair with one of their mother’s—a secret that would alter everything they thought they knew about him, and about themselves.
Starring: Eric Wiegand, Ian David Bossung, Leo Biette, Megan Arrington,
Winner of CHS Regional Film Festival 2012 (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editor)
Of What Remains
After being discharged from a mental health facility, a woman returns home hoping to rebuild her life—only to sense that she may not be alone. As unsettling events escalate within the walls of her house, she is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: the danger may be real, or it may be her mind turning against her. Trapped in a harrowing home invasion where perception and paranoia collide, this psychological thriller keeps audiences questioning reality itself—right up to its shocking conclusion.
Starring: Larissa White, Bill Pfohl, Cameron Glascock, Joel Kirk, Ryan Wiegand, Cody Stiglich, Scott Blakenbaker, Alex Graupner, Austin Guevara
Winner of CHS Regional Film Festival 2012 (Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay)
Reflections of the Mind
A woman awakens in an unfamiliar place with no memory of how she got there, a gash on the back of her head, or even who she is. As she struggles to piece together her identity, a more terrifying question emerges: is the man claiming to be her husband truly who he says he is? As her amnesia begins to fade and memories resurface, a dark truth comes into focus, colliding with a dangerous misunderstanding and propelling the story toward a tense, thrilling conclusion.
Starring: Jack Cawley, Larissa White
