Red Brick Road Film Festival poster featuring 'Okie Shorts Vol. 2' schedule on October 12 at 9:30 PM at the Royal Theatre. Includes movie posters for 'Boy Mode,' 'The Bench,' 'Chasing Shadows,' 'Dammit Lambott,' 'The Meaning,' 'The Dance,' 'Flowers,' 'Smokin' Hot,' and 'Stuck in Muskogee.' Visit www.RedBrickRoadFilmFestival.com for more information.

OKIE SHORTS BLOCK 2

Person applying makeup in front of a mirror with a colorful room and decor.
Person with floral hairstyle and colorful makeup on a movie poster for 'BOY MODE.'

Boy Mode

Reese is an artist and transgender woman in a post-drag ban Oklahoma, forced to decide between what she owes herself and what is allowed. Despite the oppressive political climate, she goes out and finds spectacular beauty in the town's queer community.

Four people having a lively conversation outdoors in front of a house.
Movie poster for 'The Bench' featuring a wooden bench in a backyard with text listing cast and crew members.

The Bench

A caregiver sibling, feeling aimless after the loss of their parents, dreads the return of their successful siblings.

Group of people looking down with emotional expressions, including a woman in distress, against a clear blue sky.
Poster for the film 'Chasing Shadows' showing a group of people looking up, with the text 'A Father's dream, A Family's journey' above the title. Cast names Cook, Pennington, Van Katz, and Lo'Presti are listed at the top.

Chasing Shadows

Kate, Randall, and Logan sneak Charlie out of the hospital to fulfill his dying wish, but as obstacles present on their final family road trip, Kate fears she won't be able to keep her promise to her husband.

Man in a gray vest and tie sitting in a burgundy armchair, looking to the side with a thoughtful expression.
Movie poster for "Dammit Lambotte" featuring a man in a floral shirt holding a donut. He is facing a house with police tape crossing a sidewalk in the foreground. Large pink text displaying the title is at the top.

Dammit, Lambotte

Lou Lambotte watched way too many buddy cop movies as a kid. He grew up to be a spectacular detective, spectacularly goofy.

A young woman in a pink dress standing in front of a seated man on a park bench, with a building in the background.
Poster for 'The Dance' film directed by Dan E. Tibbs, featuring a silhouetted couple embracing. Names of cast and crew listed, including Dakota Ross and Lilee Shreffler, with art direction by Melissa Caswell.

The Dance

Set in a world of dancing, a Man meets a Woman who breaks down his walls.

Two people in a dimly lit room, one sitting with a notepad, the other standing and pointing. A television screen displays "BKFG" in the background.
Mandala-style floral arrangement with pink, purple, and white flowers on a pastel background. The word "FLOWERS" is written in pink at the bottom.

FLOWERS

Flowers is an exploration of gender roles and the struggle for self-empowerment. Nathan longs for a time when women were submissive homemakers, while Sarah reluctantly plays along as she questions her own self-worth. However, as Nathans behavior becomes increasingly domineering, will the mounting pressure lead to a breaking point?

A person with long hair standing beside a white horse under the sun.
Movie poster for 'The Meaning' featuring a person in a cowboy hat riding a horse, with tall grass in the foreground and details about the film's creators and stars.

The Meaning

It's a beautiful thing, life. But what life gives, it also takes away.

A woman in a red bikini and a man in a light blue shirt stand by a pool with people lounging and swimming in the background.
Movie poster for "Smokin' Hot" featuring a person in red clothing, sitting cross-legged, with feet visible. Text reads "A Jobie James Film."

Smokin Hot

Ryan's friend Michael brings him a gift from Jamaica that makes things not what they seem and this is where Ryan meets Brittany and his life will never be the same.

Close-up of a man and woman, both with serious expressions, facing each other in a dimly lit environment.

Stuck in Muskogee

Fresh off his turn as Hunter S Thompson in MAX’s “The Girls on the Bus’ with Melissa Benoist and Carla Gugino, PJ Sosko steps behind the Camera, while remaing in front as well…in his directorial debut short. Continuing a collaboration with Writer Jan Jalenak they've nurtured together for over two decades and originally established though NYC's longest running reading series, Naked Angels' Tuesdays@9.... These two artists bring a raw unflinching slice of life, that finds a down on their luck couple , trying to stay afloat amid life’s unfolding circumstances. So they can stop being, ….’Stuck in Muskogee’ - a PJ Sosko film / Written by Jan Jalenak