Manhattan Film Festival

Troy's Story based on true events, is a moving, short narrative film about Troy, a staff member at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and Noah, a war veteran who is struggling with addiction, PTSD, and eminent suicide. Over a span of several hours Troy and the staff at Sierra Health and Wellness must do everything in their power to save Noah from the ultimate act of self-destruction.

As a bridge keeper makes his rounds, a mysterious sequence of events pushes him into an unexpected reality regarding the bridge in his care.

Depression is often hidden behind a smile. Through the Modern Looking Glass explores the different forms and causes of depression and how those feelings can be exacerbated by social media. The ensemble cast know one another only through social media connections and compare their real lives to the posts of those they follow. To one another, those characters look like they have it all, but they are all actually struggling with issues of their own. Things are not always as they appear . . .

A dark comedy about a neurotic but driven 17-year-old Chinese-American violinist on a mission to get admitted to Harvard at any cost. After spotting a mistake in her application at the last minute, she embarks on a midnight rampage through her magnet high school, blackmailing a socially-awkward teenage hacker to deliver the perfect audition for the elusive Dean of Admissions before the deadline.

Shot on Black & White 35mm and set in the 60s, BREAK is the story of a young drummer who is looking to calm his nerves in front of two veteran musicians and fulfill his dream of being a drummer in a jazz trio.