Daniel Marin

A young girl gets involved in a family drama when she starts a secret friendship with a prison inmate.

This third volume of award-winning gay-themed shorts serves up a spectrum of complex emotions -- from coming-of-age angst to secretive shame. Selections include writer-director Anthony Meindl's "Ready? OK!" in which an 11-year-old boy discovers a passion for cheerleading, and Todd Bartoo's "Coffee," in which two friends investigate a rumor that their best friend's ex is gay. Other works include Nick Oceano's "El Primo" and Adam Lipsius's "4º."

A newly discovered energy source based on dark matter causes a space/time shift attracting giant mutant creatures. The team who invented the power source now must fight through a crumbling city to the ominous power plant and reverse the flow of energy before the beasts destroy humanity.

A sheltered, sensitive teenager visits his tough, older cousin in Laredo, Texas and learns a hard lesson about what it means to be a man.