FAMILY FLICKS AND TINY TALES (short film block)

A bite-sized block with charming tales about life, lessons, and going on adventures. Fit for the whole family.

Saturday, September 20th, 10am
Memorial Hall Main Theater
Total Runtime: 40m 15s

The Showstoppers dir. Payton Polak
Purrseverance dir. Erin Main
Down Safe dir. Fedor Benton
Our Hero, Cadet dir. Kam Smith
The Crepe Creep dir. Jason Affolder
Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake dir. Javier Badillo

The Showstoppers

Directed by: Payton Polak

After years of silence, the toons will make their public debut in The Show. What is The Show? Nobody knows! Opening night, our camera crew is on the scene ​with exclusive backstage footage...

Runtime: 3:15

Purrseverance

Directed by: Erin Main

A stray cat wanders the streets trying to make the best of a bad situation.

Runtime: 7:07

Down Safe

Directed by: Fedor Benton

When 10-year-old Fédor discovers a locked safe buried in his backyard, his world transforms into a thrilling quest to uncover its secrets.

Runtime: 7:54

Our Hero, Cadet

Directed by: Kam Smith

Cadet, a bright-eyed third-grader, dreams of going to space. While being held inside for detention, she is rescued by two people who want to make her dream come true.

Runtime: 8:36

The Crepe Creep

Directed by: Jason Affolder

10-year-old Shelly helps her father run his French creperie, drawing in her sketchbook to while away the time. When a menacing stranger unexpectedly arrives at the cafe, Shelly takes it upon herself to handle the situation in this surreal fish-out-of-water tale.

Runtime: 9:00

Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake

Directed by: Javier Badillo

Aliens. Punk Rock. Corn Cakes. In space, only grandma's latin cooking will save you.

Runtime: 4:23