Okie Shorts Vol. 2

3 friends get an opportunity to move up in the crime world by taking an unconventional job.

“Comedy is hard to pull off, and Reich and Richard have struck gold.” — Film Threat (Rated 8.5/10) Official Selection: HollyShorts Monthly, Lighthouse International, Dam Short Film Festival, and Nevada City Two men in conflict are thrown into chaos when a new Google app recalls—and eventually predicts—their conversations, turning a petty disagreement into a confrontation they can't escape. Select Awards: Best Comedy (Red Dirt) | Best Comedy (Bare Bones)

Julie's life choices have been dictated by her family but this all changes when she is told just moments before her own wedding that she is adopted. Confused and shocked, she runs away and follows the only clue she has to a small town on the other side of Oklahoma. That's where Julie meets the stoic yet secretly sweet Cass, a Native bartender who would rather be reading or fixing up an old car than in any sort of social setting. They both can feel the instant chemistry which only furthers the identity crisis Julie is having.

Weary after his beloved dog’s passing, a Man sets out to give her the memorial she deserves before a thunderstorm hits. Through hard ground and torrential rain, he wrestles with the overbearing weight of grief in an effort to honor his best friend.

Two young performing arts students, Renni, a dancer, and Laila, an actor, discover a pair of red shoes hidden away in the school basement. Miraculously, the shoes fit them both perfectly. As they share the shoes, they find more success than they could have ever imagined. And in the process, suspect the red shoes have a power they can’t fully understand. In the first half of the film, they discover the red shoes and use them to navigate through their time at college. A close friendship blossoms between the two and we are left wondering if it will lead to more. As they graduate, they decide instead of putting the shoes back where they found them, they will each take one as they attempt to make their way in the world of performance art. The second half of the film brings them back to school for an alumni event. Renni and Laila share stories of their successes and then the problems that followed. Renni's body is breaking down from dancing too hard with too many projects. Laila burns brightly at the start of her acting career, starring in an indie film, before a string of constant rejections. Both as they navigate what it's like to be minorities in the industry. Renni believes that they only received half of the shoes' power when splitting them up. With the shoes back together, he feels like his pain would subside and he can reach new heights. Laila doesn't share her feelings outwardly at first. Tension slowly builds through their reunion night as we see them both vie for the red shoes. And just as romance might happen, the shoes only divide them more, leading to a dramatic nighttime rooftop moment.

When her uptight nun aunt threatens to ruin her fun summer day, 16-year-old Libby will do whatever it takes to get her out of the church and into the car.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOSS follows two paramedics standing beside their ambulance, waiting for something coming down the road. PARKER, a burned out veteran, has decided to take Christmas off for the first time in years, hoping to find some version of a life outside the job. SHANI, sharp and steady, is preparing to leave the field and move into teaching, ready to step away from the constant grind. As they pass the time with dry, honest conversation about burnout and identity, a rookie EMT appears, pushing a gurney down the street with a body that should still be in the ambulance. What follows is a grounded, dark comedy about the moments between emergencies, and the people trying to figure out who they are when the sirens stop.

When Lenny Brewster, small town Oklahoma's most notorious freeloading rodeo clown, wins millions with a magic lottery ticket, his town quickly descends upon this greaseball, eager to stop him from claiming his prize.

When four estranged sisters reunite at their aging mother's house, personal grievances and political differences are challenged as they confront their mother's devastating news.