Join Southwest Alternate Media Project and Houston Cinema Arts Society for the monthly Houston Filmmaker Showcase, celebrating the best of our local filmmakers.
Tickets are just $8 for an incredible lineup of Houston talent. Stick around after the screening for a conversation with our featured filmmakers and get a behind-the-scenes look at their work.
I/O (proof of concept teaser)
Molly Vernon | 1:57
When a gifted 12-year-old girl unlocks a Cold War secret hidden inside a video game, she releases a race of hybrid entities that view humanity as a renewable source of emotion.
FLOAT
Nicholas Kennedy | 12:20
When a group of strangers find themselves locked inside a school auditorium with only a cryptic set of rules and a strange orb, each choice they make carries a deadly consequence.
MY NAME IS
Aaryan Momin | 4:20
A young man shares how his name is connected to his extended family whom he lives with.
AFTERSHOCK
Luis Bonilla | 3:11
Aftershock is a psychological thriller that follows a masked man dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic event.THE SEED OF REDEMPTION
Kamille Caldwell | 18:44
In this coming-of-age psychological drama, Bryson, a 19-year-old college student, faces a moment of temptation and internal conflict at a house party.
EXIT INTERVIEW
Yasir Raza | 6:00
Exit Interview takes place in a corporate room that feels familiar to anyone who has ever sat under fluorescent lights answering polite questions. But beneath that routine surface the story explores something less ordinary. The film uses the structure of an HR meeting to open the door to deeper questions about identity, choice, and responsibility.
STRAMONIUM
Schaef Shockley | 9:13
Emma Brooks summons dark forces to curse a person who deeply hurt her, but the ritual doesn't go as planned.NIGHTMARE ON KAREN STREET
Carlos Garcia | 5:00
Nightmare on Karen Street is a short comedy about Mari, a laid-back homeowner whose peaceful neighborhood life is turned upside down by Karen, the overly strict and self-important HOA president.FROM ME TO YOU
Isaiah Torres | 10:50
A young Hispanic man struggles with connecting with others because he does not speak Spanish. He encounters a girl who only speaks Spanish and wants to communicate with her.
FREE PIZZA
MG Gillis-Gambrell | 3:00
Oscar has let his quarter-life crisis dictate a pizza delivery boy's fate.
