Houston Filmmaker Showcase: June 2026
Join Southwest Alternate Media Project and Houston Cinema Arts Society for the monthly Houston Filmmaker Showcase, celebrating the best of our local filmmakers.
This May, we’re spotlighting projects from local college students, highlighting the next wave of emerging film artists and their fresh creative voices.
Tickets are just $8 for an incredible lineup of Houston talent. Stick around after the screening for a conversation with our featured filmmakers and get a behind-the-scenes look at their work.
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HIT
Jaylen Sapenter | 8:55
A low-grade assassin expects her latest assignment to be routine: deliver a pizza, enter the target's home, and complete the job. But when she discovers her target is pregnant, a crisis of conscience throws the mission off course. As the situation spirals into a series of increasingly awkward, bizarre, and violent complications, both characters are forced to confront the chaos unfolding around them. Fueled by bad timing, poor judgment, and a growing loss of control, HIT explores what happens when carefully laid plans collide with reality and nothing goes as planned.
TRUST ME
Richard Goffner | 11:03
Trust issues dawn upon a usually happy couple, however, there is still time to save the relationship.
HEY29
Jamie Michael McDonald, Madison Sutton | 2:28
Hey 29 is a birthday party for our dear friend "Frohg." Done completely with decorations from around our house and about 75 dollars worth of props from Michaels, Hey 29 is a celebration of yourself and expression of self love.
MANOPAUSE
Randee Ramsey | 8:30
A covert global sisterhood unleashes a full‑scale strike to make men feel every hot flash, mood swing, and meltdown they’ve ignored for decades forcing Big Pharma, the President, and the patriarchy itself to finally face the fury of women in transition.
DENDÊ AGRESTINO: BETWEEN HERE AND THERE
Amanda Borva | 15:48
Rooted in migration and belonging, this personal, homemade documentary follows Brazilian Fashion Designer Andre Luis Silva Borges, creator of the brand "Dendê Agrestino", as he conceptualizes and produces a resort collection made entirely in Houston, Texas, in his final year at the Houston City College's Fashion Design Program. The film captures the intimate work behind the designs and the questions that shape them.
RUNAWAY
Flor Lucero Flores | 2:50
On the morning of her wedding, a young woman overwhelmed by the permanence of commitment abandons the altar and escapes to the ocean, where memories of her late mother resurface and force her to confront the loneliness she has carried since childhood.
10 DAYS
Natalie Vuong | 17:27
10 Days is a short documentary centered on the migration journey of a Vietnamese family in the aftermath of the Vietnam War in 1975. The story traces the path of the Giao Tran in a 10-day journey from Vietnam to the United States. The film explores themes of displacement, separation, and reunion in an uncertain period of time. Through intimate accounts, the film reflects on a brief yet pivotal moment that shaped generations of a family.
