San Diego 48 Hour Film Project

Group B 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

Last Drop

by Rhino Street Productions

When the water runs out, what will you hold on to?

In a desolate near-future town abandoned for lack of water, a stubborn man clings to his beliefs that climate change is a hoax, and his daughters must convince him that survival means letting go.

Oh Snap!

by Ed Wood Film School AKA Team Burritos

Manchild

by Mission Avenue

It takes two to tango but three to shag my wife.

A honeymoon couple arrive at a dingy hotel and become consumed by the depravity of the tenants.

ARI

by Team Kludge aka team low-tech

Don't look behind the curtain

In a corporation, two female office workers find the truth from an unexpected resource.

Behind The Close Door

by WGJ Productions

Dystopian Cowboys

by The Super PA's

Saddle up

A meek hotel clerk escapes into a VR Wild West with his best friend, but when the lines blur between fantasy and reality, he must find the courage to stand up to his domineering boss or risk losing both his friend and his shot at a better life.

FATA MORGANA

by blackhat media

How did I get here?

A young man wakes up in the dunes, trying to figure out why and how he got there.

KAI

by BIGBOY PRODUCTIONS

Love expired at 8:07 AM. Family destroyed by 8:09.

When a teenager’s AI companion subscription abruptly ends, her fractured family spirals into chaos forcing them to confront years of neglect, dependence, and artificial love in one harrowing morning.

Neon Judas

by Axiomatic Twist

Love vs duty

A rebel operative being courted as a double-agent faces an impossible choice between love and loyalty.

A Cut Above

by Team Roller Pictures

Keepin it in the family

A father, who is the subject of a documentary, has an unusual hobby that he is teaching to his son.

Meat The Family

by Interstellar Studios

Pizza never tasted so good!

What you see isn’t what you should believe - because the real monster hides in plain sight.

The Movie Star's Assistant

by Reading Crew

Fame is messy. Loyalty is messier.

A movie star’s assistant finds her job is more trouble than it’s worth when her client has an outburst.

Room to Grieve

by Fora Productions

Giving Space to Breathe

In a support group built on the five stages of grief a man find solace and himself.

The Good Good

by Dad Skeleton

Don’t Blow This.

As his best friend bleeds out, one fugitive’s last hope lies in the hands of a different type of healer.

Truth or Dare

by Young Line Studios

I know it's hard, but you have to try. Worst that can happen is he says no.

It was just a silly game of truth or dare, but when Molly is dared to talk to the boy next door her self confidence is questioned.

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.