Sundance Official Selection

Director: Danny Madden

Screenwriter: Danny Madden

Producers: Benjamin Wiessner, Matt Miller, Tara Ansley

Director Of Photography: Kristian Zuniga

Executive Producers: Alec Baldwin, Casey Bader, Jim Cummings

In a quiet southern town, popular and charismatic theatre kid Krista finds herself increasingly drawn to Nito, the new student in her high school who catches her attention with his impressive skating videos. The two share an easy rapport and quickly grow close. Unbeknownst to her, their lives and that of her gun-loving neighbor, Adam, will soon become intertwined—until they reach a breaking point.

Director Danny Madden takes his award-winning short film Krista and impressively transforms it into an unsettling feature exploration of adolescence, performance, and identity. Newcomer Shirley Chen gives a remarkable breakout performance, crackling with the vulnerability and joy of first love, while Will Madden and Jose Angeles deliver disquieting turns as young men grasping for individuality in an uncertain time. Brimming with energy and style, Beast Beast captures what it means to come of age in an era marked by technology and social media, where violent clashes awaken dormant passions and teenagers are faced with growing up all too quickly.

Directed by Anton Corbijn, John Merizalde, Pasqual Gutierrez

Executive Producers: Depeche Mode, Rob Stringer

Producer: Dom Freeman

Co-Producers: Jefferis Gray, Dustin Highbridge, Saul Levitz, Calle Sjönell, Pelle Sjönell

Documentary DP: Jeremy Snell, Kristian Zuniga

Concert DP: Martijn Van Broekhuizen

After a tumultuous night trying to solve a murder, three friends are led to a local diner where the answer may be staring them right in the face.

Official Selections:

Tribeca Film Festival

Slamdance Film Festival (Grand Jury Honorable Mention “Episodes” Category)

Bentonville Film Festival (Winner “Best Episodic”)

HollyShorts Film Festival

Atlanta Film Festival

Catalyst Film Festival

Hip Hop Film Festival

Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival

Julien Dubuque International Film Festival

Director: Erica Eng

Writer: Rell Battle

Producers: Rell Battle, Erica Eng, Robert Louis Love, Terrence Battle

Cinematographer: Kristian Zuniga

Production Designer: Benjamin Ralston

Assistant Director: My-Hanh Lac

Sound: Cassiano Pereira

Wardrobe: Sara Alix

Hair & SPFX Make Up: Lucy Gargiulo

Gaffer: David Goodman

1st AC: Ryan Sax

Key Grip: Jon William Taylor

Editor: Tom Scherma

Music Composer: KOVAS

Sound Designer & Mixer: Sam Kaufmann

Editorial Company: Cosmo Street

A mentally unbalanced woman develops an unhealthy relationship with a stationary bike, one that dissociates her from the present and transports her into an alternate universe filled with seemingly picture-perfect 1950s housewives.

Writer / Director: Hannah Alline

Production Company: Juice Box Films

Producers: Thang Ho, Sailor Larocque, Amber Neukum

Executive Producers Sean Gunn, Natasha Halevi, Andrew Hunter, Julia Vasi, Michael Aaron Milligan, Karynn Moore, Brian Douglas

Cinematographer: Kristian Zuniga

Production Design: A. K. Espada

Starring: Jamie Neumann & Tyner Rushing

In association with HOCA STUDIOS and WAX&WANE FILMS

A film on anxiety, ZIT tells the story of Gertrude who is preparing to ask her boss for a promotion at work, all while a tiny zit on her forehead slowly grows to become larger-than-life.

Director/Writer: Amber Neukum

Executive Producers: Andrew Hunter, Annie Jacob, Amber Neukum, Hannah Alline

Producers: Gabby Naylor, Sailor Larocque, Christina Jundt

Cinematographer: Kristian Zuniga

Editor: Sailor Larocque & Michael Wiley

Colorist: Jeff Spot

Starring: Hannah Alline, Melissa Saint-Amand & Regina Ting Chen

When Cam and Sky bought their two-family home, it seemed like the perfect investment opportunity for the young couple: a house to start with, a mortgage offset by renters, and even a guest room.

Director: Danny Madden

Writer: PJ McCabe

Cinematographer: Kristian Zuniga

1ST AC: Cass Chang

Production Designer: Rowan Landaiche

Art Director: Dominique Hatfield

Sound: Andres R. Barrientos

Editors: Danny Madden & Pete Ohs

Starring: Will Madden, Angela Wong Carbone & James Babson

An atmospheric tale blurring fantasy and reality to tell the story of August, a recently disabled teenager in America's deep south. One night August sees a flash in the sky and begins having strange dreams that beckon her to a cave in the woods. Here she encounters a mysterious injured boy called "The Traveler", who needs her help.

Writer/Director: Kirby McClure

Cinematography by Kristian Zuniga

1ST AC: Levi Mlinar

Gaffer: Brian Stansfield

Art Director: David Glenn

Wardrobe: Christina Kim

MUA: Erin Chaney

Sound: Paul Katzman

Boom Op: Tyler Calder

VFX: Giles Hicks

Editors: Ryan Beck & Eri Levin

Starring: Cate Hughes, Tyler Rainey & Uneeda Arnold

An actor who typically battles evil forces in horror films confronts her darkest struggle, a real-life fight against depression.

Director: Courtney Dixon

Producer: John Cassaras

Screenwriter: Courtney Dixon

Editor: Jakub Jelinek

Executive Producer: Denis Deck

Design Director: Ryan Butterworth

Animators: Anna Taberko, David Reyes, Mauro Borba, Ryan Butterworth

Creative Post Producers: Jonathan Lacocque, Clara Lehmann

Post Production Supervisor: Germaine Putz

Art Director: Elena Chudoba

Cast: Jenna Kanell

*Currently on the festival circuit, please contact for a private link*

When 13-year-old Eli (Jackson Abram) finds himself stuck in the crosshairs of the Department of Family and Children Services and the Georgia Foster Care System, he must navigate the struggles coping with his trauma, lack of stability, and his learning disability while staying in a low-budget hotel as he is awaiting placement in a foster home. With the help of his caring and most consistent guardian, Matt (Khary Payton), Eli prepares for a desperate reunion with his younger brother Isaiah (Asher Clay). 

Director / Writer / EP: Ryan Buffa

Producer: Mandy Mcgowan

Production Designer: Kato Lawton

An American colonist contemplates imminent death at the hands of a British redcoat in this pre-Revolutionary War tale of a sword duel at dawn.

Directed & Written by Justin Dobies

Produced by Jackson & Justin Dobies

Colorist: Evan Schneider

Costume: Emmie Phelps Thompson

*Currently on the festival circuit, please contact for a private link*