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Short Block #1
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Short Block #1

Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 AM - 12:59 PM(Los Angeles)
Paramount Theatre - 5713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX
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Agenda

  1. Intro5 min
  2. The Human, Will: Will's Will

    Edward Bursch

    7m · English · United States · 2026

    A depressed insurance claims adjuster vows to exercise free will after his pet goldfish Frodo is shot and killed.

  3. Disc poster
    Disc

    Renzo Montoya

    7m · English · United States · 2024

    In the chaotic glow of Times Square, Darius, a humble rapper from Brooklyn, spends the night hustling to promote his new single, only to be intimidated and pushed out by Blue Menace, a louder, flashier rival who dominates the block. As their turf war escalates and the city grows colder around them, Darius is forced to confront the brutal realities of ambition, pride, and survival—with no guarantee of how the night will end.

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    Daddies Boi

    Jason Avezzano

    15m · English · United States · 2025

    Daddies Boi is a queer dark comedy about ride-or-die best friends, Ozzie (they/them) and Billie (she/her), pushing 35 but still claiming 28, desperately clinging to relevance in a city that worships youth. When Ozzie’s longtime sugar daddy, Clarke, dumps them on their “28th” birthday for a younger model, and Billie's debt soars to new heights, the duo dives headfirst into LA’s unconventional gig market of sex work and companionship services. Armed with multiple sugaring profiles, shifty side hustles, and unhinged dates, they set their sights on a seductive new app called Daddies Boi that promises fast cash and fresh opportunities. What begins as survival spirals into a sharp, funny, and emotionally raw odyssey of empowerment and peril, testing their friendship, identity, and self-worth. Embracing both the grit and glam of queer nightlife, Daddies Boi dismantles stereotypes of sex work while celebrating joy, solidarity, and the complicated price of being wanted.

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    Fantasies of a Rescue Dummy

    Adrian Maganza

    7m · English · United Kingdom · 2025

    A rescue dummy gets forgotten at the bottom of a swimming pool. Behind his single expression, a whirlwind of emotions flood his plastic carcass as he fantasies about being picked up and brought to the surface in the strong and reassuring arms of a swimmer.

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    In Another Life

    Tristan Blue

    9m · English · United States · 2025

    Secluded in the deep woods of Northern California an elderly queer hermit records hidden frequencies out in nature. Later they return to their cabin where they manipulate the sounds further and conjure images of another version of themself. Eventually having a vision of a mysterious sea cave where they believe they can commune with this other self. They go out in search of the cave and are met with a both cathartic and life altering experience.

  7. KARUPY poster
    KARUPY

    Kalainithan Kalaichelvan

    12m · Tamil · Canada · 2025

    At her 65th birthday, Karupy makes an unexpected announcement: she will be ending her own life that very night, sparking a whirlwind of emotions amongst her family.

  8. Jonathan

    Lieven Corthouts

    17m · Belgium · 2026

    After years of war, Nyawel, a South Sudanese woman living in Kenya, travels back to her hometown in search of her missing son and mother. On the long bus journey, she meets others with broken ties. As the landscape slips by, so does time, will she find them, or is everything already lost?

  9. Panel40 min

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible