The Thespian's Tournament (Drama)

Holding Hands
Director:  Brett Meyer
Synopsis: "A white male & a black female head to a friend's BBQ, hoping to make a statement about their interracial relationship."
Representing: Cal State Fullerton.
RT: 15 mins.
 

The Vaudevillian
Director: Bryan Nest
Synopsis: "A Ventriloquist's relationship with his dummy is strained after they lose their job. "
Representing: Chapman University.
TRT: 16 mins.

July 17, 1996
Director: Michael Belvecchio
Synopsis: "What if you accidentally video taped the greatest cover up of all time"
Representing: Cal State Long Beach.
TRT: 7 mins.

Eater
Director: Matt Duffer & Ross Duffer
Synopsis: "A rookie cop works the night shift at a police station with a cannibal prisoner on the loose. "
Representing: Chapman University.
TRT: 18 mins.

The Damsels Tournament (Women in Film)

Code Blue
Director:  Jennifer Still
Synopsis: "Not having the right medical insurance can be extremely painful."
Representing: Los Angeles, CA.
RT: 7 mins.

Small Avalanches
Director: Gillian Munro
Synopsis: "A 13-year-old girl spends an afternoon at her uncle's gas station in hopes of seeing people and being seen."
Representing: Chapman University.
RT: 16 mins.

Loss
Director: Ramona Popa
Synopsis: "The story of a delusional alcoholic woman who realizes that her only daughter is gone."
Representing: Cal State Long Beach.
TRT: 2 mins.

Naked Yoga In The Park
Director: Melissa Brown
Synopsis: "A romantic man is about to propose to his girlfriend, but his plan is postponed due to a naked yoga master in the park."
Representing: Chapman University.
TRT:7 mins.

The Court Jester's Tournament (Comedy)

Coming to Town
Director: Carles Torrens
Synopsis: "Welcome to a world were x-mas is the season to be vengeful."
Representing: Chapman University.
TRT: 17 mins.

Door to Door
Director: Ed Estrada
Synopsis: "A Vacuum salesman gets mistaken for an online predator"
Representing: Cal State Long Beach.
TRT: 3 mins.

Eviction Notice
Director: Gabe Yeh
Synopsis: "A college drop out and his internet pal must quickly come up with pass due rent to stay off homelessness."
Representing: Cal State Long Beach.
TRT: 12 mins.

The Extra
Director: Aundre Johnson
Synopsis: "An unassuming country boy comes to Hollywood to live his dream and be a movie extra. "
Representing: Los Angeles, CA.
TRT: 12 mins.

Al-Amir's Tournament (Foreign Language Films)

Color of Friend
Director:  Bita Shafipour.
Synopsis: "A brokenhearted Iranian artist travels from Shiraz to Tehran to exhibit her paintings."
Representing: Iran.
RT: 15 mins.

Chan Chan Bara-Bara
Director: Taketochi Kumada
Synopsis: "On the way to a mission, a Japanese messenger encounters three office worker ninjas"
Representing: Japan.
 RT: 5 min.

Primera Comunion
Director: Daniel E. Carrera
Synopsis: "A poor Mexican boy struggles to stay alive in a poverty infested barrio."
Representing: Mexico.
TRT: 13 mins.

Facility 4
Director: Colter Freeman
Synopsis: "2 Soviet soldiers must escape from a bioweapons bunker before the facility is locked down, encasing them forever underground."
Representing: Russia.
 RT: 15 min.