13

Marin’s own Cynthia Pepper serves up a bright and bouncy 13.

Adjust-a-Dream

A middle-aged gay couple uncover new revelations while mattress shopping in Jonathan Wysocki’s Adjust-A-Dream (US, 6 min).

The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375

In Omar el Zohairy’s dry comedy Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375 (Egypt, 18 min), a single sneeze takes on Kafkaesque proportions for one government official.

Ahco on the Road

A baby elephant faces danger in the jungle in Soyeon Kim’s beautifully animated Ahco on the Road (South Korea/US, 9 min).

Ahh... San Francisco

With Ahh…San Francisco (US, 12 min), Barrett Edmonds adapts a classic newspaper column by Herb Caen.

All Is Not Lost

All Is Not Lost (US, 4 min) is a kaleidoscopic view of human connection via OK Go, Pilobolus, and Trish Sie.

All the Flavors

One of this year's Youth Reel films.

American Gladiators

Sibling rivalry between sisters takes an unexpected turn in Lara Gallagher’s American Gladiators (US, 10 min).

Art is the Tree of Life

At 95 years old, Wilma Daubenspeck Cliff is an undiscovered painter with a remarkable sense of color and a life well lived-though not without tragedy. In this short, the artist narrates her journey.

Bella

Maricarmen Marino’s lovely Bella (Mexico, 10 min) explores a young man’s mortality through his mother’s memories and contemplations.

Bricolage

Artist and best-selling author Keri Smith (Wreck This Journal) poses the question: “How can we care about something if we don't notice it?” And then invites the camera to explore the world she creates for her readers.

Casting a Stone

This is a MY PLACE film

Chris

One of this year's Youth Reel films.

The Clean Up

In Jesse Allen’s dark comedy The Clean Up (US, 13 min), two office-building cleaning ladies run into a most unexpected late-night problem.

Confusion Through Sand

In Danny Madden’s remarkably animated Confusion Through Sand (US, 13 min), a desert soldier is at war with both the enemy and the elements.

Counting the Dead

Counting the Dead (US, 7 min) is Catharine Axley’s chronicle of a 50-year quest to uncover the names of 1906 earthquake victims.

Criterion

One of this year's Youth Reel films.

Demolition: Troll

In Megan McHugh’s Demolition: Troll (US, 10 min), the Bay Bridge’s symbolic guardian faces eviction.

Diary of a Fridge

Joséphine Derobe’s Diary of a Fridge (France, 9 min) chronicles 30 years in a family’s life.

Disaster Preparedness

Insecurities and deceptions arise when a lesbian couple prepares for a hurricane in Melissa Finell’s Disaster Preparedness (US, 15 min).