SUN NOV 9, 2025 1:00 PM

Encore: Block #7 and #8

$15.00 (member) ; $20.00 (general admission)

Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.

Culver Theater Aud. 6 | ‘PROOF Film Festival 2025’

Auditorium 6 presented by Amazon MGM Studios

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ABOUT THE FILMS:

Love Finds A Way: Block #7

Shangri-La

Director: Rhys Raiskin

Producer: Jeffrey Ramos

Writers: Rhys Raiskin, Hannah Rice

USA | 14min

@rhys_er @shangrila_short

Shangri-La is a romantic dramedy set in a senior facility following Joe, an ailing senior who fears he’ll never have sex again. When his old high school crush, Daphne, moves in, Joe asks his best friend, Alma, to be his wingwoman, unaware that she has strong feelings for Joe.

Love192

Director: Haydon Mayer

Producers: Ryan Dombrowski, Kaity Holmes, Audrey Mainville

Writer: Haydon Mayer

USA | 20min

@haydonmayer

As an abandoned online roleplaying game nears its final days, Tyler and Jude, once inseparable, reconnect amongst a fading digital landscapes. Moving between liminal in-game space and distant memories, the two teens navigate unspoken feelings and shared history. With the clock ticking on the server, and their adolescence, the two hatch a cross-country plan to meet in person, confronting the schism between who they were online and who they are becoming.

Fishtank

Director: Wendi Tang

Producers: Philip Yuzhong Ge, Apartment 3C

Writer: Wendi Tang

USA, China | 17min

@_wenditang @fishtank.mov

Jules, a Chinese-American woman, has been sober for a year but can’t stop vomiting goldfish. Striving to put her life back on track, she must preserve control when a fish enthusiast unexpectedly enters her life.

Make Me a Pizza

Director: Talia Shea Levin

Producers: Kara Grace Miller, Talia Shea Levin

Writers: Talia Shea Levin, Woody Coyote

USA | 12min

@taliashea23 @karagmiller @yeoldesoapy @the_absent_third

A very hungry woman tells a pizza delivery guy she can’t pay for the pizza she ordered. But can the sex she offers instead of currency possibly equate to the true value of a pizza?

Sunday Scaries: Block #8

Man of the House

Director: Alex Henes

Producers: Devin Das, Dan Asma, Lord Danger

Writer: Alex Henes

USA | 8min

@a_henes @devinPdas

An exhausted mom must face the monstrous truth about who – or what – her son becomes at night.

Are You Fucking Kidding Me?!

Director: Zen Pace

Producers: Jinkx Monsoon, Rivkah Reyes, Emmolei Sankofa, Sho Matsubara

Writer: Zachary Solomon

USA | 12min

@cowboy_cooks @zenpace @ayfkmmovie

When a broke birthday party clown finds out in the middle of the gig from hell that his mother is on her death bed; he must do whatever it takes to afford a flight home to say goodbye, all the while slowly losing his grip on reality.

My Favorite Murderer

Director: Tina Carbone

Producers: Annette Cirelle, Martin Spanjers, Tina Carbone

Writers: Annette Cirelle, Martin Spanjers

USA | 9min

@annettecirelle @martinspanjers @tina_carbone_films @myfavoritemurderer

Gayle is a true crime aficionado. She has managed to find the one guy who doesn’t see it as a red flag. Her boyfriend Cameron even throws her a surprise birthday party. But when her dreamboat slips out in the middle of the night, Gayle’s favorite pastime faces off with her lifelong quest: true crime vs true love. Can she have both?

Sunday Sauce

Director: Matt Campanella

Producers: Matt Campanella, Anthony Campanella

Writer: Matt Campanella

USA | 14min

@matthewcampanella @sundaysaucefilm

A repressed father. A buried secret. A chaotic family dinner. As the night unfolds, Catholic guilt warps reality—and his hidden desires erupt into something surreal.