Damian Ortiz

After a body is recovered in the New Mexican desert, Detective Rita Naranjo must confront the traumas of her past love.

When a group of delinquents inadvertently unleash a malevolent spirit, they must unearth its intentions and find a path to survival. If that path even exists.

An ex-con breaks into his brother's home in an attempt to steal a painting created by their recently deceased mother.

Two insecure jocks attempt a bold escape from the underestimated woman they’ve robbed, along the way festering a mutually-assured sexual tension that threatens to boil over.

In the throes of societal and political uncertainty, 3 queer women turn sexual and gender-based violence on its head.

A kid by the name of "The Kiid" is living as a pet until a rag-tag-gang of kleptomaniacs bearing the name "The Piss Bandits" break into their domain, killing their keeper and kidnapping The Kiid in the process. The Kiid seeks revenge on the group of scavengers. In this harsh environment, only vultures of the wasteland survive.

An emotionally-immature man sets out to rescue his estranged lover from a supernatural conversion camp.

An everyday average-joe named Steven gets an ominous wishing stone while gambling with a group of friends. The stone grants any wish, creating a slippery slope for its user.

Eleanor returns home where she reunites with her childhood best friend, Camilla, who have both been away at college on opposite coasts. This reunion floods Eleanor with the feelings she has for Camilla, such as her appreciation of their friendship, but also the romantic feelings she’s been attempting to keep bottled up. When a game of spin the bottle ends up with them kissing, she’s left even more lost.

Roller Roots follows Tiana, an Afro-Chicana student, through her life and finding community at the roller rink to her fathers' dismay.

Chrysalis follows the story of Renee, a troubled teenager torn between seeking closure from her alcoholic father and spending time with her high school friends for the last time before leaving for college. This short film grapples with the idea of what it’s like to grow up and leave your old life behind

A pair of ex-lovers see each other for the first time in weeks at an HIV testing.

It's a cute little melancholy family drama about life and death. No explosions or car chases, just people talking about how they feel... or rather not talking about how they feel.

A Navajo student, Christina, finds a mysterious leather pouch after her night class in the midst of her constant college burnout.