2018 Austin Film Festival and Conference Schedule

(TRT: 99 min)

Failure to Thrive
(UK, 15 min)
Writer/Director: James Brown
Social worker Anne's attempt to push through an adoption for her friends is put at risk thanks to the arrival of her new co-worker.
 
Human Sun
(USA, 13 min)
Writer/Director: Carl Bird McLauglin
On the brink of a mental breakdown, a life coach finds hope in an unfamiliar way.
 
Charmer
(New Zealand, 12 min)
Writer/Director: Judah Finnigan
Caught between two mindsets, a single woman in her 50s has a rocky date with a disagreeable bachelor.
 
Scumbag
(USA, 10 min)
Writer/Director: Luke Spears
An Australian outcast comes into possession of a handgun, setting his pathway for self-destruction.
 
Mr. Talented
(USA, 15 min)
Writer/Director: Rochée Jeffrey
A space-obsessed photographer's life and sanity unravel as he struggles on the night of his gallery opening.
 
The Last Line
(USA, 6 min)
Writer/Director: Renee Mao
A young actress enters an audition that takes an unexpected turn for the worse.

Down
(Brazil, 17 min)
Writer: Pedro Penna
Director: Pedro Formigoni
Alone in the middle of the night, Julia tries to return home, but a scary encounter becomes increasingly tumultuous once the cops show up.

Brown-eyed
(USA, 11 min)
Writer/Director: Adam Bowers
After breaking up with her boyfriend, a woman discovers a horrible truth that she can’t un-see: everything and everyone around her sucks.