San Diego 48 Hour Film Project

Group A Premieres Screening

Step onto the red carpet… no, purple carpet! …and have professional photos taken at our Hollywood style step-and-repeat before heading into a theater packed with filmmakers, friends, and fans. Entry is by advance purchase only through TixTree (QR code required at the door). Each screening ends with live voting for the Audience Choice Award, with winners and runners-up announced on the spot.

Featured Films

Quality Trauma Bonding

by Jordan Does Productions

Emotional Pain is Temporary, Film is Forever!

With only 48 hours to complete a film, a naively ambitious team of artists are pushed to the limits of sanity.

The San Diego Hotel

by All Of Us Productions 2025

Where trade reigns, harmony thrives, and every choice counts.

In a vibrant alternate 2025, four spirited sisters discover the true meaning of fairness and gratitude at The San Diego Hotel, where trade replaces money, and harmony is tested by one sister’s desire for more than her share.

Chef Quest

by Digital Lemonade Stand

A Culinary Adventure

When the chef of a hotel restaurant gets an unexpected order, he embarks on a journey for fine ingredients, joined by the aloof bartender

Crimson Hour

by The Underdogs

"What begins with a rescue ends in blood."

With seconds to spare, two detectives answer a distress call—only to uncover a deadly trap that will cost one of them their life and test the other’s resolve to finish what they started.

I Plead The Fifth

by The 2880 Minute Movie Makers

He's having the number five please.

Detective Jack Slater is on administrative leave from his role as a SDPD Detective after he discharged his weapon in the line of duty. This is footage from the deposition of that case.

Late Checkout

by Broken Leg meets Surya Deva

In one hour, a hotel guest must decide to check out...or hold on for a miracle

A hotel guest has 60 minutes to decide the fate of his comatose mother during which a not so chance encounter occurs with a sincere concierge and a optimistic bellhop leading to life altering advice and pizza.

Tango

by Extra Rad

Dance like no one is looking ... until you are forced to look within.

Tap-dancing the fine line between drama and comedy, everything is at stake when Heather confronts her husband about his crippling dance addiction.

Thinly Veiled

by 28 Photos & Sound of Heart Productions

More than meets the mess

When a well-meaning millennial little sister, dismissed as incompetent and unlucky, stumbles into chaos, her underestimated skills become the very thing that saves the day

Winds of Vengeance

by state of flux

Some wounds only heal by letting go

A young woman seeks purpose in the aftermath of her mother’s murder

The "Good" Sister

by Lime Street Entertainment

A Silent Horror Film in Black and White

A hotel employee’s ordinary day turns into paranoia after receiving strange notes.

The Last Slice

by Matte Black Productions

The ultimate pizza party mystery!

Amber wanted one thing for her birthday: the last slice of pizza. How will she and her ragtag group of friends find out who took that last slice?

The Tupperware Party

by Grudio Pictures

When a Tupperware party comes unsealed all hell breaks loose.

5 women, millions in diamonds at a Tupperware party. What could possibly go wrong?

Plastic & Porcelain

by Jake Byrd Productions

Your reservation is confirmed. Your survival is not.

A psychopathic couple’s perfect “date night” is a terrifying ritual of torture and murder for the unsuspecting newlyweds who rented their home.

Granulated

by Metal Pixel Foundry

A last bite that is anything but sweet.

Four friends, an experimental candy maker, and an experience that never was, that they will never forget.

Extra Toppings

by Breakfast for Dinner!

A slice of sin...

Party rental company for unique fantasy requests.

About the 48 Hour Film Project

The 48 Hour Film Project is the longest running and most popular timed filmmaking competition. Teams have just 48 hours to write, shoot, edit and score a short film. All films are screened in a real theater and compete for awards and recognition.