Detective Noir
October 12, 2024
Cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy!
4:00 pm
The Magic Spade
Directed by Jim McMorrow
Run Time 0:14:35
When Danny is ripped from the streets by the gangsters he wronged he is brought to a darkened wood to dig his own grave and say his final goodbyes. But ever the giftof-the-gab, Danny decides if he can’t fight his way out, perhaps he can talk his way out … with a tale of The Magic Spade.
The One That Got Away
Directed by Pablo Federico Schmitt
Run Time 1:18:00
The town’s richest man is missing, and P.I. John DeWitt has been hired to find him. But as the clues unravel, finding him might prove to be deadly.
7:00 pm
Dark Side of the Moon
Directed by Pablo Lincoln Reed
Run Time 0:08:03
A lawman and a prisoner play a deadly game beneath a full moon.
The Voice in Isabel Feiss’s Office
Directed by Jim Haverkamp
Run Time 0:06:24
A woman with an unusual malady–cobweb buildup in the throat–receives an even more unusual treatment in this adaptation of a surreal poem by North Carolina writer Virgil Renfroe.
Enter the Room
Directed by Harry Waldman
Run Time 0:15:00
A young adult (Brian) is visited by his brother, Jeremy, who needs a place to stay as he settles into his new city. The two polar opposite personalities begin to clash as Jeremy’s presence poses a threat to Brian’s way of life. Brian’s uptight personality and unreasonable living standards rub off on Jeremy, creating an incredible amount of tension. Bad blood, stemming from a traumatic past event reveals the shocking truth of the brothers’ current situations, as Brian struggles to differentiate between reality and his worst nightmares.
Love is a function of Death
Directed by Julian iliev
Run Time 0:08:56
Dave Baker drowns his mid-life crisis in nightly cocktails. Jessica Baker tries to cheer him up by offering to play scrabble. He decides to kill his wife.
Venice Boulevard
Directed by Joey De La Cruz
Run Time 0:7:00
A private detective takes on big oil to save the eco warrior he loves.
Juried Award Winner
Xpendable
Directed by Walter Ernest Haussner
Run Time 0:29:41
1957. Two crime organizations. Two people sent in to avert a war. Who will walk away?
