FILM @ Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) showcases the best in new short film from new and emerging independent filmmakers from United States and around the world.

Short films make up a unique medium, one that lends itself neatly to subtler scenes and visual experimentation. They also, not-so-coincidentally, carve out a space for voices often quelled in the world of big-budget blockbusters It provides the movie-loving public with access to bold, daring and innovative cinema. (Huffington Post)

Our mission is to promote and stimulate creation and innovation in the film industry and provide support, opportunities for new voices that otherwise might not have been heard. FILM believes that independent films broaden the palette of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness and fostering activism.

Thursday, May 4, 2017 @ 7:00PM

Up Next

A dark comedy about a socially inept musician struggling to work up the courage to perform at an open mic.

Teapot

Jaime, a newcomer in a women’s anger management program, manipulates her sponsor and friends through the guise of her beloved grandmother’s teapot in order to confront her ex about the break up text he recently sent her.

Piece of Cake

Sarcastic & complicated Jessie and her freespirited girlfriend, Alex couldn’t be any more different from each other, but cupid’s arrow is blind, and it was love at first sight. After a year of dating paradise,things go awry when Jessie’s parents, who are unaware that Alex is a girl, arrive to town for their anniversary. At a crossroads, Jessie must decide between revealing her sexuality to her parents, or losing the love of her life.

Spoilers (U.K./AUSTRALIA)

Leon’s loved and lost.

​He’s hit ground zero and never wants to go through that hell again. But then he meets someone incredible. Life seems full of possibility again. Inside his molecules are a hot mess and figurative butterflies are doing flash mobs in his tummy. BUT… what if he knew the ending before it even began? What if that ending involved more suffering? With all that painful baggage, could he have a second chance at true intimacy?

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**Please Note: Recommended for ages 16+**

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