Lissa Carandang-Sweeney

Alice-Heart

Alice-Heart is an aimless college student residing in Philadelphia. She aspires to be a famous writer but drops out of school in her last semester of senior year on a whim. Immediately cut off from her disappointed Filipino mother and dumped by her studious boyfriend, she finds that she has to pay bills on her own for the first time. Distraught, she takes solace in her neighbor Tony, a self sufficient freelance photographer. Tony encourages her to pursue her passions and hold onto her friendships. With this in mind, Alice-Heart navigates the beginnings of adulthood and combats “adult baby” allegations along the way.

Crescendo In

During a writing retreat, an undermined member of an indie rock band discovers a connection to a supernatural presence.

Practice Space

Close friends Edwin and Steven advise each other on dating and drama — based on zero experience — while seeking a space to hang after school.

We Are the Vessels of Each Other’s Melancholies

A slice-of-life story about the unlikely connection between an online sex worker and someone seeking company.

Scratch-Off

A newlywed and recent father wins $6 off a scratch-off, which kickstarts a “lucky week” of mismanagement as a wound on his leg slowly grows more infected.

Long Beach Island

A shore film about the suburbs.

Fiber Optics

A lonely claymation artist struggles with bad connection.

One for the Road

Boss, an elusive bar owner living in New York, reunites with his estranged best friend, Aood, for a roadtrip in Thailand after Aood has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

We Are Living Things

Two immigrants living on the fringes of American society hit the road in search of the truth about a shared UFO abduction.

Please, Smile

A young married couple (Luna and Jin) spend the first day of summer but the last day of their loving relationship together, trying to find a mug that has more value than its worth.

Super Hot

A pizza delivery girl discovers her neighbor is moving into a sorority house of vampires. It's a race against the clock to stop her crush from being sacrificed at midnight.