• Cons & Consequences

A collection of films about the cascading and unpredictable consequences of being on the other side of the law.

Short Films

Do No Harm

Save the patient. Nothing else.

Plea

A public defender has minutes to save her 16-year-old client from a life sentence for murder by convincing him to take a plea deal.

Punchline

Two apprentice killers do their best to act as professionals, but they struggle to compose the perfect punchline before pulling the trigger.

State of Emergency Motherfucker

This surrealistic comedy depicts a society where police violence and invasion of privacy are daily routine—normal, tedious.

Sweet Maddie Stone

Fifteen-year-old Maddie Stone rules her school yard under the protection of her family name.

The Way I Love You

Dani is a petty criminal who falls for the pretty policewoman arresting him.

2017 ShortFest Archive