HollyShorts Film Festival is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. The HollyShorts Film Festival showcases the top short films produced 30-minutes or less.
BLUFF POINT: Boyfriend drives his fiancé, Macy, to their old make-out point. Just as they start to kiss, a noise is heard at the back of the car. A man is taunting them from outside. Boyfriend gets out to "make him pay" for the damage he was doing to his car, but he is stabbed and killed. Macy panics and locks the car. She then puts the car into reverse and begins to drive to safety when she suddenly backs over the set PA, killing him. The entire crew runs out to see the PA, exposing the reality show spoof. Boyfriend then explains to Macy that he had set her up for make money for their wedding.
KING OF K-TOWN: With the ultimate bike, Excalibur, El Rey rules the neighborhood. His girlfriend, Suzie, takes an interest in a newcomer, Jimmy. Now the race is on and she is the prize. Only one can win her love as the new King of K-Town.
A VOID: An endless field of white stretches in all directions, as a lone figure steps forward. With this first step he spawns a city. All around him his metropolis erupts, surrounding and engulfing him. Panicked, he loses control of the very existence he has created. With breathtaking visuals and an animation style that is edgy and memorable, A VOID provides a liberating yet frightening journey into the depths of self-discovery.
LOVE MATH: Based on actual events, by way of couplings, coincidence and interconnections, a young man retraces the variables between his dream girl, an ex-girlfriend, a former football star, an amateur pornographer, two sisters, a recluse with a speech impediment, and his mortal enemy. But, if love factors into this equation, how does it all add up?
DOLLS WITH ISSUES: Host Jerome X interviews the late great Sigmund Freud, reincarnated in his doll form, complete with a cigar and a willingness to blame it all on Mom. Freud's attempts to analyze Jerome X shed light on his issues, ranging from hip-hop to old white guys. It's the Activist vs. the Analyst in a witty spoof of issue-oriented talk shows like Larry King, The O'Reilly Factor, etc. - complete with animations and a live action flashback to the 70s. So dust off your Dashiki, get ready to talk about your Mama, and don't miss this 8-minute talk show starring dolls.
