2018 MFA THESIS FILMS
Gladys’ Beautiful Beard Balm
Director Brian H. Reynolds
The Most Beautiful Man in Baltimore loses his looks and must brave the city curfew to retrieve Gladys’ miracle beard balm and win tonight’s competition.
11:06 Min
Director Fanmingqi Zhang
In two fateful coincidences, a college-age thief crosses paths with an elderly woman, causing harm to her and opening up a second chance for him.
12:16 Min
Withheld
Directors Hugh A. Taylor and Jordan Sarnovsky
A teenage girl hits the road with a robber who has her abusive father’s blood on his hands, but can their bond survive his deception?
6:22 Min
Person-Man
Director Craig F. Johnson
Captain Hero is tired of his position as the local city’s hero, but an unlikely colleague tries to convince him to keep his job.
6:45 Min
HOMEWORK: Episode 1
Director Darrée
In the pilot of a dystopian series, a biracial teenager suffers through a secret government directive placing prisoners in underserved schools to undermine minority students.
7:42 Min
Director Daniel J. Helfer
Juggling caffeinated patrons and a burned-out girlfriend, a working father gets into the weeds with his own oddball dad.
11:10 Min
The Essence
Director Theodore Booker
A young music teacher must beat his gloom and self-doubt to put on the karaoke tribute
of a lifetime at his mentor’s funeral.
11:22 Min
The 5-1/2 Minute Hallway
Director Hugh A. Taylor
At his sister’s request, Hiro reluctantly confronts his alcoholic father, but the father he encounters in the corridors of his own mind proves more surreal.
8:37 Min
Gleaming
Director Shiyu Wang
Facing an incurable disease, Lin Mo regrets losing his college friends and missing graduation as he struggles with living his last days in the hospital.
10:43 Min
Oyster
Director Jianfeng Yao
In a town once famous for its oysters, a son struggles to bury his father who has died working on the shoreline reclamation project.
17:21 Min