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Vanishing Angle Shorts Block

Presented by Vanishing Angle 

 

We are celebrating the 15th anniversary of Vanishing Angle, the groundbreaking production company behind Film Club and Alamo Drafthouse favorites Amira & Sam, Thunder Road, Greener Grass, Queens of the Dead, Under the Lights, Werewolves Within, Beast Beast, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, The Beta Test, and many more past (and future) favorites. 

 

These films were curated by Vanishing Angle to give a snapshot of their development over the years. 

 

Features the following films: 

 

Randy as Himself  

Genre: Comedy/Drama. Director: Margaret Miller.  Starring Jocelyn DeBoer (Greener Grass), Jeff Perry (TV’s “Scandal”), Marin Hinkle (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, “Two and a Half Men”).  

Premiered at 2025 SXSW.  Lost Weekend Award Nomination for Best Short. 

 

Krista  

Genre: Drama.  Director: Danny Madden.  Starring: Shirley Chen (Didi).  

Premiered at SXSW 2018.  Krista was the short that was the basis for the feature Beast Beast that was also directed by Danny Madden and starred Shirley Chen. 

 

Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?  

Genre: Music.  Director: Hoku Uchiyama. 

Featuring the music of Evelyn Evelyn (ft. Amanda Palmer). Lost Weekend Nominations for Dance/Music Short, Best Animated Short. 

 

Swim  

Genre: Drama. Director: Mari Walker. Starring: Gavin Fink 

Audience Award Best Narrative Short, Los Angeles Film Festival, 2017. 

Lost Weekend Award Nomination: Best Drama Short. 

 

Immortal  

Genre: Sci-Fi.  Directors: Robert Allaire, Natalie Metzger (Producer: Thunder Road, Greener Grass, Werewolves Within, The Beta Test, Queens of the Dead).  Starring: Meredith Casey, Laura Coover. 

Premiered at Newport Beach Film Festival, 2020. 

Lost Weekend Nomination for Best Sci-Fi Short. 

 

The Five Stages of Grief 

Genre: Comedy/Drama.  Director: Jess Brickman. Starring: Fran Kranz 

Official Selection:  Hamptons International Film Festival, 2011 

Lost Weekend Awards Nomination for Best Performance by an Animal (Peaches The Cat) 

 

Cocha Bomba 

Genre: Drama.  Director: Kantu Lentz.  Starring: Iliana Isabella Perez, Viktoria Luna 

Tribeca 2021: Rising Voices Short Film Initiative. 

 

How Does It Start 

Genre: Drama. Director: Amber Sealey.  Starring: Lola Wayne Villa  

Premiere: Sundance Film Festival, 2019 

 

Frolic 'N Mae 

Genre: Animation / Comedy.  Director: Danny Madden. 

Premiere: Atlanta Film Festival, 2017 

Lost Weekend Award nomination for Best Animated Short 

 

It's All Right, It's OK  

Genre: Comedy / Drama. Director: Jim Cummings (Thunder Road, The Beta Test, The Wolf of Snow Hollow).  Starring: Joseph Lee Anderson 

Nominated: Best International Short, The Shark Awards 2017 

 

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