Sam Zalkin
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In this Wong Kar-Wai inspired short film, a young artist finds refuge from a creatively desolate and crowded city at an aquarium, discovering the joy in peaceful solitude and marine life.
Marine

Common American Crow centers on Doug Mioducki, a Denver local musician and record store employee who happens to be bonded to a murder of crows.
Common American Crow

Meet Rosemary. Rosemary is a girl who follows the same exact routine every single day, however when she is forced out of this routine by unfortunate circumstances, what will become of her life? In this homage to Wes Anderson, Rosemary is forced to grapple with her new reality and finally discover what might come from some change.
The Reiterative Reality of Rosemary Robinson

The night before an important audition, Laney misses the bus home. Trying to make it to her audition, Laney encounters a cast of increasingly strange and whimsical characters.
Midnight

What drives us to keep going in a world that grows increasingly hostile toward our existence every day? Squirm Gallery, a DIY music venue, finds a way forward in a rapidly gentrifying Denver.
Something Real

When Julia Park and Henry Anderson’s marriage falls apart and crash lands into a messy divorce, Julia is left to pick up the piece and reconcile with what the relationship meant to her, and how to move forward.
Bummer Ending

A severe case of writer's block leads Samhain Nero to face the Cult he's been writing about.
The Call of Cuomo

A man, depressed and tired of his 9 to 5 lifestyle, finds hope in cacti and succulents. A heartwarming tale of plants and the people that love them.
Dry Desert Plants Warm My Heart

A documentarian returns to his alma mater to interview the cast and crew of a legendary film from his middle school days.