In partnership Nitehawk Cinema, The Gotham is proud to present its second annual Shorts-to-Features Showcase. Eighteen short films will be shown in their entirety for Film Lovers, Filmmakers and Industry. The slate includes work from actress Margaret Cho producing Seoul Switch, Emily McCann Lesser (How to Shoot a Ghost) presenting If I Die in America, Tory Lenosky (Resurrection) presenting In The Flesh (Project Market Title:V is for Victoria), and the 2024 Sundance winner The Masterpiece (Project Market Title: The Third Kind) by director Àlex Lora.

Each of the blocks will be followed by a brief Q&A with the filmmakers

Seoul Switch, Comedy – 13 mins
When an insecure Korean American boy meets an overconfident K-pop idol who looks just like him, they decide to switch identities.

Bittersweet (Project Market Title:Bayou Dreams), Young Adult – 6 mins
BITTERSWEET is an immersive, non-linear look at a timeless love that is cut short by maternal mortality.

Fortune, Southern Gothic – 27 mins
In this Southern Gothic tale of greed, a blue-collar timber yard foreman miraculously wins a massive lottery jackpot.

If I Die In America, Drama – 15 mins
A young man fights for a chance to grieve his husband after his Muslim in-laws demand the body be sent back to the Middle East mere hours after the untimely death.

Ricky Killed A Guy, Drama -12 mins
After serving 20 years for an accidental murder, Ricky is released to live at his cousin Milo’s trailer.

Masterpiece (Project Market Title:The Third Kind), Sci-Fi – 20 mins
In a mist-shrouded mansion, a disabled caretaker bonds with a nonverbal child, only to realize he may be a new kind of human.