Film School Shorts, KQED's half-hour weekly series showcasing short student films from across the country, returns this month for a new season. With a lineup of rock star talent, including Bay Area filmmakers, and incredible performances by Hollywood actors like Patrick Fugit (Gone Girl), Kaori Momoi (Memoirs of a Geisha) and Anna Camp (Mad Men), the fourth season is its strongest yet.

This year's eclectic season delivers thought-provoking and original work by students at the nation's top film schools. Unlike in Hollywood, 43 percent of the films in Film School Shorts were directed by women, and many have screened at prestigious film festivals like Sundance, SXSW and Cannes. From Sequin Raze, which evolved into Lifetime's award-winning television series UnREAL, to Hypebeasts, exploring racial tensions among a line of sneaker enthusiasts, to a love story unfold during a dinosaur invasion of Earth inThe Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger, this season is not to be missed.

Film School Shorts airs Fridays at 8:30pm beginning September 9 on KQED 9. If you miss the television broadcast, you can watch full films here.

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