A quirky, out-of-of place worker at a crucifix factory in the Bible Belt invents a device he claims can show pictures of Heaven. Discouraged and confused by the inability of those around him to see anything but a screenful of static, he charismatically hijacks a bus of friendly elderly people in order to get media attention for his invention. Written by Keith Tyler

Some people are just plain bad.

STATIC, a haunting family drama, follows Jay Stewart as he returns to his childhood home to take care of his dying mother. Their relationship is now a fragile thread of bitterness and regret. As Jay waits in a house he no longer considers home, he is drawn to the girl across the street. Their furtive glances through window panes lead to memories of a tragic past. Can he confront the secrets of both their houses before it is too late? Written by filmmaker

Another one of the "noisy" sound shorts from Educational, only mentioned because some uninformed source somewhere keeps marking nearly every short that came from Educational as being a silent. FYI to uninformed source; Educational wired for sound in 1928..and used it. The title, "Static" and the plot that takes place mostly in a store selling radios (the talking furniture) should have been a clue this one isn't silent. Tom Howard inherits $3000 and he buys a radio store with his Cousin Joe (George Shelton) that has nothing but trade-ins and junk for inventory. Plus, an extortion gang is on the way over to collect the protection money. This was made in the period when all businesses were asked to display the NRA Eagle as their sign of support for this Depression-era program, and Walter Soderling plays an irate customer who berates Howard for not being patriotic and having the NRA emblem on display. Everybody talks. There are radio sound effects. There are sound explosions. It is not a silent film. It may have been better if it was. Written by Les Adams

Set in the middle of a Cleveland winter, Static mixes narrative fragments with documentary footage to explore a dark night of rejection, detachment, and isolation. After the sun sets, three young men must cope with humiliation and loss against a backdrop of snow-swept streets and a frozen city. Shot entirely on digital video and making use of the technology's unique qualities, 'Static' builds a montage of cold light that draws connections between the bleak emotional and environmental landscapes. Written by Jeremy Paul

Abandoned alongside an isolated highway, two men decide to seek shelter within a nearby abandoned farm house. However, they will soon discover that an unspeakable evil resides within the hundred year old structure. Written by Tyler Hisel

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