Two MPI Original short films, Pocket Change and Poisoned Skies, will screen at the San Pedro International Film Festival on Saturday, November 14, at 1:00 p.m. at Starlight Theatres Terrace Cinema 6 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Written and directed by MPI filmmakers Tanner Mobley and Heston Roewe, Pocket Change stars Emmy nominee Freddy Rodríguez (Six Feet Under). When the power goes out at a roadside diner in the middle of nowhere, a mysterious drifter and his seemingly worthless quarter hold the key to saving everyone from a deadly threat.

Written and directed by MPI filmmaker Caroline Friend, Poisoned Skies is based on a true story. Set in 1954, the film follows an ambitious scientist on the brink of presenting groundbreaking pollution research who faces a moral decision when she becomes the target of a mining company responsible for a deadly smog disaster.

Developed in the MPI Short Film Lab and produced through the MPI Production Lab, both films reflect MPI’s commitment to helping filmmakers bring stories about individual rights and agency to the screen.

Get tickets and view the screening details here.