ReelHeART International Film Festival

People who were once assets to society now become a burden. The old man in ‘Pill Control’, like many elderly people, now face life as a routine. Constantly taking medication, living by a fixed schedule. Only to realize that their life is not their own…

An already emotionally disturbed young man falls deeper into a pit of agoraphobia after an embarrassing incident at a party is captured on video and broadcast across the Internet.

While waiting outside in the line for a hot new Nightclub, James meets Annie. He’s about finished with the scene, and she’s just getting started. As they move up the line, they share a hyper-accelerated, ridiculously post-modern relationship, from stolen glances to looks of disgust.

“Sodom by the Sea” is the story of Billy Giuscardo, a 60-ish Coney Island old timer, is thinking about selling his historic carousel ride as redevelopment hits the world famous amusement area. His luck changes when he meets two young, flirtatious girls who suddenly befriend him. But does his luck change for the better?

Programmers’ Note: If you’ve never been to the world famous Coney Island, you’ll live it through this film. The once pretty and painted, is now the place that “once was”…

On Christmas night, while the city is asleep, two men dressed as Santa Claus visit a wealthy neighborhood to rob the presents. They decide to distribute some of the gains to a disadvantaged part of town, but are about to bitterly regret their goodness.

A young woman finds an empty fishbowl outside her apartment. A series of random and magical things happen before she escapes the city and finds herself in a field, where she meets a woman and an empty fishbowl.

Batty Krieg never knew much about his father, but he idolized him as the deceased war hero he was said to be. When Batty finds himself with a murdered best friend and a mysterious device that people seem willing to kill for, he must dig into his past and become the man his father was…literally.