Narrative Shorts: Never Alone

The Boy with the Dinosaur Head

Directed by Imran J Khan

9:57 • United States • Alabama Premiere

A troubled first-grader is convinced he's a dinosaur, much to the chagrin of the teacher tasked with bringing him back down to earth. What passes between them, though fragile and brief, is enough to change how both will remember this day.

Leo Lets It Rain

Directed by Jasmin Prophete

11:20 • United States • Southern US Premiere

BLACK LENS, SHOUT, STUDENT

Leo, a trans man with undiagnosed ADHD, is on his way to win back his ex-girlfriend when his plans are thwarted by a storm, forcing him to slow down and reevaluate.

DISC

Directed by Blake Rice

13:56 • United States • Alabama Premiere

A conference hookup turns into something much more awkwardly intimate.

"dirt" by emory

Directed by Julia Fernandez

3:30 • United States • Southern US Premiere

Composed of 300 hand-crafted ceramic tiles, the analogue stop-motion music video for "Dirt" by Emory constructs a fragile universe from dirt itself.

Terrarium

Directed by Morgon Dickerson

10:12 • United States • World Premiere

ALABAMA

Isolated from the desolation outside, a woman reckons her quiet existence against the forces of nature and ruin.

Mary the Widow

Directed by Ryan Noufer

14:13 • United States • Southern US Premiere

An aging widow begrudgingly goes to a speed-dating event at her daughter. Among a string of dud dates, one gentle stranger lingers in her mind.

Vital

Directed by Amir Zargara

14:10 • Canada, Iran • Alabama Premiere

A mother in Iran considers selling her organs to pay for her daughter's healthcare while a doctor in the United States faces ethical dilemmas to save his daughter in this revealing story of the complexities of organ trade.

I Think About Killing You

Directed by Ran Ran Wang

14:10 • United States • Southern US Premiere

WOMEN IN FILM

Team captain Dani is plagued by invasive fantasies of killing her abusive coach. When the coach pushes the team too far, Dani must choose whether or not to act on her fantasies of violence.