2018 Austin Film Festival and Conference Schedule

(TRT:  101 min)

Root for the Villain 
(USA, 28 min)
Creator: Max Rissman
In a superhero universe, Lana is a parole officer specializing in low-level super-villains, helping them reintegrate into society after they are released from prison.
 
Myrtle & Willoughby 
(USA, 23 min)
Creators: Jorja Hudson, Brittany Tomkin
When a twenty-something is found dead in a Bushwick gallery with a bag of Molly and an unsent text message, Detectives Myrtle and Willoughby, working in Brooklyn's 'Millennial Crimes Unit', risk their jobs, their lives, and even their brunch plans to pursue the truth.
 
The Gary Gold Story 
(UK, 20 min)
Creator: Greg Ash
Gary Gold, a once great English soccer player, embarks to Los Angeles to resurrect his career.
 
SHENJI458 
(USA, 30 min)
Creators: Yasir Masood, Quoc Huynh
In order to reclaim lost glory, Chau must assemble a ragtag team of misfit gamers to ultimately take on the greatest gamer of all time, Shenji458.