You’re Still Out There

A mother embarks on a dangerous journey in search of her newborn baby in “Mother in the Mist” from USC. A scarecrow attempts to save a family from foreclosure in “Straw Man,” a short from USC. A secret lover arrives looking for help in "Havana," a drama from UCLA. Followed by animated short “Bigfoot Took my Photo!” from Chapman Univ and CalArts animations “Night Cruise” and “Birdsong."

Mother in the Mist. Following Wuhan’s Coronavirus lockdown, a rural single mother embarks on a dangerous journey in search of her preemie newborn baby stranded in Wuhan City Hospital. A drama short from University of Southern California. (starts at 00:56)

Straw Man. At the height of the 1930s Dust Bowl, a scarecrow must leave his post and find a way to save the only family he's ever known in this drama short from University of Southern California. (starts at 21:08)

Night Cruise. After being put into a relaxed state by a piece of music, a dream emerges in this animated short from California Institute of the Arts. (starts at 33:09)

Havana. A man who illegally sells exit visas is forced to reexamine his life choices in 1970’s Havana when his secret male lover comes looking for an exit visa for himself in this drama from University of California, Los Angeles. (starts at 34:44)

Bigfoot Took my Photo! Johanna has photographic proof that Bigfoot is real! That is, until Bigfoot himself steals it in this animated short from Chapman University. (starts at 45:51)

Birdsong. A field biologist reminisces about his encounter with a bird species on the brink of extinction in this animated short from California Institute of the Arts. (starts at 51:07)