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

Four Nights and a Fire (Project Market Title: Spiral), Horror – 12 mins
A young Ojibwe photographer stubbornly takes on the responsibility of keeping a sacred fire alive for four consecutive days and nights in mourning of his father. His father’s spirit tries to reach him from the other side.

Americanized, Coming of Age Drama – 17 mins
Amid Oakland’s hip hop scene, a Chinese American girl struggles to find a sense of belonging – on and off the court.

Corpse Fishing, Coming of Age – 16 mins
In search of closure, a desperate teenager strikes a deal to go fishing for corpses with a stranger.

Asia A, Character Driven Drama – 20 mins
A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.

Queerbait, Thriller – 10 mins
A precocious classics student is invited to dinner after he piques the interest of a tenured professor. But when his teacher’s mentorship starts to push boundaries, he’s forced to make a choice: protect his academic future, or preserve his dignity?

Work, LGBTQ – 13 mins
Unable to move on from a breakup, Gabi impulsively drops into an old job, where she unexpectedly runs into a friend from her past.