Samuel Stephens

The Trial of Barnaby Finch

Samuel Stephens, Sorrel Brae

Ben Roberts, Eoin O'Shea

To swat or not to swat? That is the question an errant fly poses to our hapless hero, Barnaby Finch, at the penultimate moment of his job interview. Filmed in split-screen, the potential consequences of Barnaby's weighty decision ripple out in absurdist waves, cascading toward an unexpected climax in this 2.5-minute metaphysical comedy

Tumbleweed Tango

Chris Wolfgang Mauch, Samuel Stephens

A balloon dog is lost in a world of danger. One wrong step and his dancing days are done. Only love, and tango, can possibly save him.