Vanishing Act

Body of Christ

April 2024 •Spanish

After receiving his first communion, Pablo can’t stop thinking about Sebastián, the beautiful altar boy.

Odds Against Tomorrow

October 1959 •English

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.

Scandal Sheet

January 1952 •English

A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.

High Wall

December 1947 •English

Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.

Loophole

March 1954 •English

Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, Donovan is fired from his job. He is then prevented from finding other employment by Javert-like insurance investigator Gus Slavin (Charles McGraw). Despite many setbacks, Donovan attempts to clear his muddied name.

What's The Matter?

July 2023 •English

When a college student brings home her older boyfriend to meet the family, he quickly becomes radicalized by her Zapruder-loving family.

Natural Born Corruptor

December 2022 •Indonesian

Her Second Mother

November 1940 •Yiddish

A young woman tries to repay her adoptive parents' kindness by shielding their biological child, who has gotten involved with an embezzler, from the police.

STRIKE (An Epic Superhero Short Film)

May 2013 •English

John Eckert just broke up with his dream girl, and feels like his life isn't amounting to anything. But all of this is about to change when a freak lightning storm gives him the ability to control electricity. When the town becomes the target of a super villain, he must hone his abilities and save the day.

Mad Maxine

May 2023 •English

The total rip off version of mad max fury road where a female main character is implemented just for the sake of being a female.

The Whistleblower

May 2022 •English

Newspaperman Harry Powers has had it writing for those stinking tabloids, but he may have just found his golden goose...if he can keep his head...

Puzzle & Sling: Boredom Killers

May 2024 •English

Anika Price's LCAD Experimental Animation Senior thesis film.

Bolillo Mojado

July 2024 •Spanish

In a mix-up, Tamara, an axolotl puppet, is forced to recover her mother's necklace from the least expected place.

The Euthanizer

January 2009 •English

A black comedy about a man struggling to make a living by helping people kill themselves.

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

September 1980 •English

Steve Martin's third NBC special serves as a salute to 1970s television commercials. Taking shots at everything from "Suzy Chapstick" to Palmolive to advertising agencies, this special showcased Martin's genius for physical comedy.

Gypsy Sweetheart

March 1935 •English

Tina, a singing Gypsy with a band of roving gypsies, is invited by Tom to come over to his mother's estate where a lawn party is in progress. She brings along her friends and a whole caravan of gypsies take over the green, telling fortunes, singing and dancing. Most of the comedy is supplied by the kleptomaniac butler, Bellingham, and his employer who humors his nutty ways...as good help seems to be hard to find.

Going Ga-Ga

January 1929 •English

Anita and Marion realize that an abandoned baby they sneaked into an orphanage was kidnapped from a millionaire. For the reward, they proceed to break into the institution at night, dressed as men to beat curfew, to get the kid out again. This film survives only in very fragmentary form.

Dispersion

October 2018 •French

A man uses an automated funeral homes company to bury his mother.

Baby Cake

February 2010 •English

A gay couple and a lesbian couple are trying to conceive a baby naturally.

The Swim Team

November 2009 •English

A young woman forms a bond with three elderly shopkeepers when she teaches them how to swim - even though there are no bodies of water to be found.