Coffee Futures Zeynep Guersel
Coffee Futures weaves together the Turkish custom of coffee fortune telling with Turkey’s decades-long attempt to join the European Union and investigates the collective psychology of anticipating an uncertain national future.
Referred by Ann Arbor Film Festival
Runtime: 22 Minutes

Rethinking the Rules Chris Knauer
Rethinking the Rules is a romantic comedy about Jason Strawberry, a highly successful realtor. Jason knows realty like the back of his hand, but the one thing he doesn’t know is how to ask out Alli, the love of his life. Jason’s family has been in the realty business for generations, so his father advises him to use the family’s secret sales method to woo Alli. This method, developed and refined by Jason’s ancestors, consists of four essential rules: show off the
property’s best assets, tell the truth, put the client’s needs first, and stay connected. With these principles in mind, Jason asks Alli to dinner. This is the biggest sale of his career, and he is the property!
Referred by Detroit 48 Hour Film Festival
Runtime: 7:21 Minutes

Qing Lou Nu Bryan D Hopkins
Qing Lou Nu explores the life of an Asian prostitute trapped by a contradictory world of passion and obligations, all of which climaxes when one of her naïve clients confesses his love. Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart.
Referred by Detroit Independent Film Festival.
Runtime: 25 Minutes

Retreat Robert Butler
Dateless to her senior prom, a young woman gravitates to the monumental Picture Rocks National Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where she gets in touch with her mind and spirit.
Referred by Lakeside Film Festival
Runtime: 11 Minutes

The Spirit of Isabel Robert Butler
Alone, desperately seeking work and on the verge of eviction from her apartment, Isabel hits the streets of Detroit. Ashamed and tormented, she refuses to give up, having faith that hope and redemption are just around the corner.
Referred by Flint Film Festival.
Runtime: 19 Minutes