STARCH | Omeleto

From Omeleto. An Indian woman steals from her in-laws. STARCH is used with permission from Ajai Vishwanath. Learn more at https://ajaivishwanath.com. Indira is a young Indian immigrant wife and mother living in Sydney, Australia in the 1990s. She and her family are in a precarious financial situation. Her husband has been looking for work, to…

TIKTOK CHALLENGED | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A grandmother tries to go viral. TIKTOK CHALLENGED is used with permission from Ivan Rome. Learn more at https://ivanrome.com. Claretha is a soap opera-loving grandmother who always dreamed of being a star. Now, with the advent of social media, she has her chance to grab the spotlight, and she is determined to go…

MISSION | Omeleto

From Omeleto. An astronaut struggles with failure. MISSION is used with permission from Mark Buchanan. Learn more at https://xfilm.co. Michael is an astronaut in training to make the first manned mission to Mars. But he doesn’t make the cut, sending him into an emotional tailspin. His son James watches his father flail in life, struggling…

THE NOTE | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A group reads a friend’s last note. THE NOTE is used with permission from Brett Cramer. Learn more at https://brettcramer.com. John has died tragically, having taken matters into his own hands, and his friends and family have gathered after his funeral in his mother’s home for the wake. Three of his friends —…

SAVING ART | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A father struggles during his son’s chemo. SAVING ART is used with permission from Remi R.M. Moses. Learn more at https://instagram.com/savingartfilm. Brian is a dad to five-year-old Arthur. Arthur has been diagnosed with leukemia. Trying to grapple with the tumultuous emotions, Brian tries to protect Arthur by telling him that chemo will give…

JUDY-ISM | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A woman travels back to her teenage years. JUDY-ISM is used with permission from Emily Lerer. Learn more at https://instagram.com/judyismfilm. Judy is a self-proclaimed “Jew-ish” woman planning her wedding to a non-Jewish man. While testing out cakes in preparation for the reception her mother pushes her to try a piece of Jewish apple…

WINDOWS | Omeleto

From Omeleto. Two cops work their first shift together. WINDOWS is used with permission from Jorge Parra Jr. Learn more at https://windowsthefilm.com. Miranda Williams and Julia Hansen are both police officers in the Los Angeles Police Department, and yet they couldn’t be more different in temperament, personality and philosophy. When they are assigned as partners…

IN PLANE SIGHT | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A couple faces accusations. IN PLANE SIGHT is used with permission from Ben Gutteridge. Learn more at https://xfilm.co. Arman and Emily are a couple on a plane together, happily sipping a drink together as they look forward to a pleasant trip to Tehran. They’re newly engaged and Emily is on the way to…

COLD HEIR | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A woman with Alzheimer’s struggles to stay home. COLD HEIR is used with permission from Maxwell Dezell. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/maxwelldezell. Cecilia is a mother and grandmother who takes care of her granddaughter Alana. But Cecilia is becoming forgetful, as her Alzheimer’s is just setting in. But she is trying to hold on…

A FRAUDULENT EXISTENCE | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A rapper gives an interview. A FRAUDULENT EXISTENCE is used with permission from Anant Mehra. Learn more at https://anantmehra.com. Vaughan is a musician and a hip-hop artist who performs under the name Apollo. He’s about to launch his new album to much anticipation and has lined up an interview with a prestigious magazine…

FOUR NIGHTS AND A FIRE | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A Native American son honors his father. FOUR NIGHTS AND A FIRE is used with permission from Alex Nystrom. Learn more at https://alexnystrom.com. A young photographer has recently lost his father. True to his Ojibwe tradition, he takes on the responsibility of keeping a sacred fire alive for four consecutive days and nights…

SHELL ISLAND | Omeleto

From Omeleto. Two friends reunite in a virtual space. SHELL ISLAND is used with permission from Joe Simmons. Learn more at https://josephsimmons.co.uk. Frank is visiting his old friend Nelson, who suffers from locked-in syndrome, a condition where the brain is active but all muscles but the ones in the eyes are paralyzed. But Frank can…

THE BOAT | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A young girl shows signs of leprosy. THE BOAT is used with permission from Luke Morgan. Learn more at https://morganbrothers.ie. Dhuckia is a little girl living in Nepal. Lively, sweet and smart, she wants to become a boat builder like her beloved father, Raoul, preferring to follow him to work and help him…

CALF | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A teenager faces a terrible decision. CALF is used with permission from Jamie O’Rourke. Learn more at https://eroinfilms.com. Cait is a teenager living on a farm, where the days begin well before dawn, as her father gets up before dawn to tend to the chores. When Cait is bidden to go outside and…

POPPED | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A pop star returns home. POPPED is used with permission from Noah Benjamin Miller. Learn more at https://instagram.com/noahboy. Mason Grate is a washed-up ex-boy band member whose glory days are behind him. He’s now more famous for his stints in rehab than for making music, and after his latest antics, he is fired…

PLAY IT AGAIN | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A woman wants to confess her love. PLAY IT AGAIN is used with permission from Dan Abramovici. Learn more at https://danabramovici.com. Kitty’s best friend Erin is leaving soon to start a new job in a new city. Before Erin leaves, Kitty invites Erin for one last movie night together. But little does Erin…

GOLDEN CHILD | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A woman reunites with a childhood friend. GOLDEN CHILD is used with permission from Hannah Levin. Learn more at https://instagram.com/hannahblevin. Lulu is a young woman trying to feel confident and at home in her skin, trying to feel empowered and positive about her body and self. At her dad’s birthday party, she re-encounters…

REMEMBER US | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A journalist tracks down survivors of war. REMEMBER US is used with permission from Pablo Leon. Learn more at https://instagram.com/rememberusfilm. A journalist is working hard to document the experiences of people who lived through the tragic 12-year-long Salvadoran Civil War in the 1980s. He focuses not just on the military incursions, but the…

ROOM FOR ONE MORE | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A house collapses on a man. ROOM FOR ONE MORE is used with permission from Jesse Vogelaar. Learn more at https://jessevogelaar.com. Bruno is making stuffed mushrooms for dinner when his best friend Alex calls. After some amiable chit-chat, Alex reveals something shocking: a house has collapsed on him, and he’s going to die…

TOMORROW | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A young boy befriends a stray dog. TOMORROW is used with permission from Aryasb Feiz. Learn more at https://tomorrowshort.com. A resilient 10-year-old street urchin is growing up on the corners and alleys of 1970s Shiraz, Iran. His life is a hard-scrabble existence, trying to sustain his existence while securing life-saving medicine for his…

HICKEY | Omeleto

From Omeleto. Two sisters compete for attention. HICKEY is used with permission from Giovanna Molina. Learn more at https://giovanna-molina.com. Grace is growing up with her sisters in a strict evangelical community under the watchful and stern guidance of their father. One day, Grace discovers a hickey on her older sister Kit’s neck, which gives rise…

ROOM TAKEN | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A homeless man moves in with a blind woman. ROOM TAKEN is used with permission from T.J. O’Grady-Peyton. Learn more at https://tjogradypeyton.com. Isaac has recently arrived in Ireland as a migrant, and after some time staying with friends and friends-of-friends, he no longer has a place to stay. One night at a cafe,…

MUSCAT | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A fisherman meets a tourist. MUSCAT is used with permission from Philippe Grenier. Learn more at https://instagram.com/philgrenier. Samir is a young man working as a fisherman in Morocco. Introspective and quiet, he keeps mostly to himself, though he often comes under the critical gaze of his family. But one day he meets a…