2018 Austin Film Festival and Conference Schedule

(TRT: 98 min)

Here There Be Monsters
(Australia, 14 min)
Writer/Director: Drew Macdonald
An incessantly bullied young girl wakes up trapped at an empty bus yard with something big lurking outside. The only way out is to unleash a monster of her own.

You Are The Captain
(USA, 11 min)
Writer: Andrew Danks
Director: Dan Samiljan
A young woman looking for direction in life signs herself up for a mysterious self-help guru's method to enhance her life. But when she tries to opt out, she finds out that she may have signed up for more than she bargained for.

Room Tone
(USA, 6 min)
Writer/Director: Nick Crawford
A sound mixer investigates a strange sound coming through his microphone.

Paranormal Relativity
(USA, 9 min)
Writer/Directors: Anthony Moran, Justin Cooper,
Interviewed by a documentary crew, a ghost voices his grievances with his new, living roommate.

Minos Records
(USA, 9 min)
Writer/Director: Nickolas Grisham
An abuser discovers a difficult truth about himself.

Blood Runs Down
(USA, 18 min)
Writer/Director: Zandashe Brown
On the eve of Ana's fifth birthday, her mom undergoes a frightening transition that forces Ana to decide between saving her mother or protecting herself.

Marta
(Spain, 15 min)
Writer/Director: Lucia Forner
Marta's dream profession is to be a serial killer, so she decides to use Carlos as her first victim.

Laboratory Conditions
(USA, 16 min)
Writer: Terry Rossio
Director: Jocelyn Stamat
In pursuit of her finding her patient, a physician of faith finds more than she bargains for.