Student Shorts Block B

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See a selection of new shorts from some of Oklahoma’s best student filmmakers! Shorts with this block are “Paranoid” dir. JJ Willis, “You Know the Truth” dir. Jo Shaw, “Capture” dir. Ramsey Yates Looney, “The Fall” dir. Sayla Young Thompson, “Up(litfing)” dir. Kaden Wittig, “We R One: Kode Ransom’s Journey of Mentorship and Community” dir. Keith Ross, and “Tales of a Monotonous Life” dir. Enrique Hernandez-Pina. Includes post-film Q&A with many of the filmmakers in attendance.

1h30min - Shorts - English - Screen 2
"Paranoid" dir. JJ Willis, 18min: A laid-back stoner's paranoia intensifies when a mysterious neighbor joins him for a joint, triggering a dangerous game of trust and survival as their true intentions and dark secrets intertwine.

"You Know the Truth" dir. Jo Shaw, 11min: Children are the most vulnerable amongst us. What happens when someone steals that innocence from them?

"Capture" dir. Ramsey Yates Looney, 24min: Matthew is a witness to murder. The tireless documentarian known as Warden is interviewing him for a documentary about the event for the fourth time. This time, however, Warden has plans to pull a more interesting story out of Matthew, fictional or not.

"The Fall" dir. Sayla Yong Thompson, 12min: Two sisters grieving the loss of their mother, when a devastating accident happens, are forced to consider what their relationship means to one another---and decide whether to hold on or let go.

"Up(lifting)" dir. Kaden Wittig, 7min: A young man starts down the long path towards physical fitness and self-improvement, with the goal of being able to do a single pull-up.

"We R One: Kode Ransom's Journey of Mentorship and Community" dir. Keith Ross, 15min: Follows a dedicated coach who transforms lives through basketball, using resilience, history, and global connections to inspire North Tulsa’s youth on and off the court.

"Tales of a Monotonous Life" dir. Enrique Hernandez-Pina, 7min: Oscar, a 23-year-old man trapped in a dull and repetitive existence, drifts through his days clinging to small comforts—video games, cigarettes, and beer. As his routine unfolds, moments of quiet frustration and lingering loneliness begin to surface.

The 2025 Circle Cinema Film Fest is presented by Tulsa Club Hotel and American Heritage Bank. Sponsored by Ranch Acres Wine & Spirits, Cherry Street Jewelers, Mother Road Market, Nevaquaya Fine Arts, Aberson`s, Tulsa FMAC, Oklahoma Film Office, Community Care, The McNellie`s Group, Jenkins & co., Tulsa Artist Fellowship, Indian Territory Film Festival, and Mythic Press.