The City and the Sea
Written by Paul Lewis. Directed by Rod Ceballos. Photo credits: Dale Peterson
Starring: Abigail Spear, Alex Foufos, Miranda Seghers, Ryan Carty, Rachael Loop, Pollox Geissinger
A radio astronomer who spends her days decoding messages from distant stars confronts the mystery closer to home: her father’s disappearance from 1940s Astoria, Oregon. When Clay is granted one day to return from death and reveal the truth of his fate on the treacherous Columbia Bar, father and daughter navigate a noir landscape of smuggled pearls and waterfront secrets, racing against time to bridge twenty-six years of silence.
Confabulous
Written by Susan Faust. Directed by Susan Coromel. Photo credits: Rachel Kinsman Steck and Sophia Piccirilli
Starring: Pamela Abernethy, Christa Fenton, Sawyer Buyagawan, Erica Towe
When two feuding sisters are challenged to provide round-the-clock care for their aging mother with dementia, they recruit the stoner kid who mows the lawn to help out. This comedy-drama explores the responsibilities of being a daughter, whether sibling rivalry ever ends, how to define a family when memories are ever-changing, and what if feels like to lose your mind.
We’re All Gonna Make It
Written by AR Nicholas. Directed by Elizabeth Rothan. Photo credit: Rachel Kinsman Steck
Starring: Devika Danish Dhamija, Parth Ruparel, Olle Wurtzel
A creeping sense of unease begins to permeate the lives of Nick and Jocelyn, a Big Science power couple, who find themselves caught in the crosshairs of the modern surveillance state. As each seeks to circumvent the traps laid, the rift between them grows; until they find a way to use technology to turn the tables on those who want them to fail.