THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH BLOCK ONE

HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER – Directed by Stephanie Ruiz

Runtime: 12:53

A young woman, Christina Ramos, finds herself battling in court in a he-said-she-said situation based on an incident that she claims affected her badly in the workplace. This battle is between her and her boss, Jorden Bernot. We go back and forth from past and present leading up to and revealing the truth of the incident and the final verdict of plaintiff vs defendant.

HOME AT NIGHT – Directed by Allison Geller

Runtime: 10:33

After an online date takes a turn, a socially awkward loner finds himself pursuing a young woman down dark city streets.

BOYHOARDER – Directed by Gabrielle Carrubba

Runtime: 14:06

At a small BOYHOARDER show, super-fan AMMONIA watches, entranced by ALEX, her lyrics, and her gory show of murdering her boy band members. Ammonia is taken away by a boy wishing to court her – but he doesn’t realize this enthusiastic fan is out for blood, literally. As her killings continue, the band catapults further into the public eye, and Alex further into descent from this loss of control. Ammonia thinks she’s been killing to HELP Alex be rid of these pests, but little does she know, Alex isn’t as grateful as she expects. When a sociopathic misandrist comes under threat, she has to retaliate.

YOUR BLUE HEART – Directed by Don Castro

Runtime: 08:59

A father waiting for his son to arrive home faces a hidden truth that unfolds as the evening comes.

DADDY’S NIGHT – Directed by William Pinke

Runtime: 18:15

With Mommy out for the night, Daddy invites over Natalie. But when his daughter Betsy wakes up afraid of a monster, can Daddy put her back to bed in time to get in bed with Natalie?

LET HER EAT CAKE – Directed by Amanda Gordon

Runtime: 11:43

Striving to please her overbearing mother, a 13-year-old gymnast must lose 5 pounds in one night.

PURGATORY – Directed by Alec Patchin

Runtime: 09:54

A young Jack, is trapped in a safe house where his past mistakes continue to haunt him. His boss, Rick, shows up and interrogates him about the events that lead to him killing a man. Rick tells him it was actually a journalist. Jack is distraught but convinced he did everything correctly but sometimes “by the book” doesn’t mean you were in the right.

AJ’S STORY – Directed by Christina Richardson and Leon Robinson

Runtime: 27:28

A bi-racial teenager living in the Bronx in search of his biological father faces a tragedy that could split up the foster home family.