The MPI Original short film Pocket Change will screen on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Dam Short Film Festival in Boulder City, Nevada, a well-regarded event known for highlighting bold independent films from around the world. Purchase your tickets here.

Later that day, the film will screen at 5:00 p.m. as an official selection of the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival & Marathon in Somerville, Massachusetts—one of the longest-running genre festivals in the world, celebrated for championing innovative and imaginative science fiction storytelling. Get your tickets here.

Pocket Change will then have multiple screenings at the Nevermore Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina, a respected genre festival recognized for its carefully curated lineup of horror, sci-fi, and dark fantasy films. Screenings will take place on Friday, February 27, at 2:30 p.m.; Saturday, February 28, at 12:30 p.m.; and Sunday, March 1, at 7:00 p.m. The film will also be available to stream online from February 27 at 12:01 a.m. through March 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Secure your tickets here.

Starring Freddy Rodriguez (Six Feet Under, Planet Terror, Poseidon) and written and directed by MPI filmmakers Heston Roewe and Tanner Mobley, Pocket Change centers on a mysterious drifter and his seemingly worthless quarter—an object that may be the key to saving a group of strangers when the power goes out at a remote roadside diner. Learn more about the film here and watch the trailer below.