The MPI Original short film Pocket Change will premiere on Saturday, July 26, at 1:00 p.m. in Indianapolis, Indiana, as an official selection of the Academy Award–qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival. The film is part of a special showcase celebrating MPI’s Short Film Lab, featuring four new MPI Original shorts. The official trailer is now available—watch below and get 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 follows a mysterious drifter and his seemingly worthless quarter, who may hold the key to saving a group of strangers from a deadly threat when the power goes out at a remote roadside diner.

The film was developed in MPI’s Short Film Lab and produced through the MPI Production Lab, which supports rising filmmakers through immersive training and hands-on production experience. During production, eight MPI interns worked on set in a variety of roles, gaining real-world experience alongside industry professionals.