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AUDITORIUM 3
BLOCK 1 - Thursday, August 28: 5pm
Millie
Drama / Australia / 15 min.
With her family slowly breaking apart, a vibrant, spirited 10-year old girl escapes to a strange, magical world that helps her navigate the turbulence at home.
Director: Pedro Greig
Producers: Jane Liscombe
Writer: Pedro Greig
Cast: Annabel Zanoni, Annabel Marshall-Roth, Benjie McNair
Sonata
Drama / USA / 20 min.
Korean-American sisters and classical musicians, Viv and Gia, must grapple with diverging ambitions amidst the strain of caring for their ailing mother.
Director: Eljin Yoo
Producers: Rebekah Chun, Matt Oflas, Melanie An
Writer: Joshua Oh
Cast: Joy Hana Park, Claire Bae, Sook Hyung Yang, Erin Choi, Chloe Jung
Wait
Music Video / USA / 4:49
Jeremy Renner's song "Wait" is a heartfelt reflection on resilience and love, inspired by his near-fatal snowplow accident. Addressed to his daughter Ava, it conveys a plea for patience and understanding as he overcomes challenges in his recovery. The lyrics capture his journey of healing and the strength he finds in their relationship, making "Wait" a touching tribute to life’s fragile yet precious moments .
Director: Evan Hara
Producers: Romilda De Luca, Jeremy Renner
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Ava Renner
Hullabaloo: The Curse of the Cheshire Cat
Animation / USA / 8 min.
A young aristocrat, who fancies herself to be a super-sleuth, attempts to apprehend the elusive cat-burglar known as “The Cheshire Cat”.
Director: James Lopez
Producers: Evelyn Kriete, Grant Viklund, James Lopez, Carsten Fichtelmann, Michael Hayworth
Writer: James Lopez and G.D. Falksen
Cast: Claudia Lenz, Rache Kimsey, Valarie Arem
Pace
Drama / USA / 15 min.
As a pro boxer wrestles with the decision to transition at the potential cost of their marriage and career, they form an unexpected bond with another transmasculine boxer.
Director: Beck Williams
Producers: Shannon Elizabeth Clark, Aaron Krimetz, Kelly Lou Dennis,
Beck Williams, Sarah Evans
Writer: Beck Williams
Cast: Beck Williams, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Kelly Lou Dennis
Breaking the Cycle
Short Documentary / Colombia / 13 min.
Breaking the Cycle takes you inside 4Eskuela, a vibrant hip-hop school in Medellín, Colombia, where students and teachers unlock the power of self-expression through dance, while competing for the title of Medellín’s top breakdancer.
Director: Farah Otero-Amad
Producers: Farah Otero-Amad, Delilah Davis
Cinematographer: Santiago Loaiza
Editors: Camilo Agudelo, Esteban Aldana
BLOCK 2 - Thursday, August 28: 5:15pm
God Dam
Animation / USA / 3 min.
God Dam is a mockumentary about two beavers who work in a post office. It follows a typical work day for Clint Eatswood, the energetic manager, as he attempts to clean up the mess created by his unenthusiastic employee, Humphrey Damiels.
Director: Abigail Hill
Producer: Abigail Hill
Writer: Abigail Hill
Cast: Brian Cloutier, Wesley Mills
Anesthesia
Sci-Fi / USA / 13 min.
A business executive meets his childhood mother in an anesthesia app, but is she there to help him?
Director: Jeff Osborne
Producer: Angelo Perrino
Writer: John Harden
Cast: Aaron Staton, Marianne June Noscheze
I'm Sorry About Your Marriage
Comedy / USA / 11 min.
Carrie, a stand-up comedian who is navigating a divorce, grapples with balancing personal vulnerabilities and the need to entertain. Through this journey she discovers new material that not only helps her cope but connects with her audience on a deeper level.
Director: Allison Landi
Producers: Palmar Kelly, Allison Landi
Writer: Allison Landi
Cast: Palmar Kelly, Shane Lawler, Madison DeRoin
The Day is Young
Drama/ USA/ 24 min.
A broken old man, haunted by lost dreams, is granted an unexpected second chance at redemption by transforming into his younger self to chase his lifelong goal of becoming a boxing legend.
Director: Taymour Ghazi
Producers: Luca Irvin, Ryan Rathbun, Taymour Ghazi, Joey Cavazos
Writers: Luca Irvin, Joey Cavazos
Cast: Dee Wallace, Robert Craighead, Taymour Ghazi, Luca Irvin, Elester Latham, Zane Hampton, Elijah Lockhart, Alex Will Brooks, Madison Taylor
Fireflies in the Dusk
Fireflies in the Dusk
Comedy/USA/18 min
Victorian-era Charlotte and modern-day bro Zack share a romantic correspondence across time
and space. But when Charlotte's mother forces her to marry uptight Cecil, she decides to timetravel
to be with her beloved. And things do not go as planned.
Next to Godliness
Comedy / USA / 7 min.
When Jill’s roommate/crush Jack whines to her about his horrible date, she must decide to finally get over it, or get on it.
Director: Ben Dukes
Producer: Ben Dukes
Writer: Ben Dukes
Cast: Jenna Skeva, Justin Powell, Caitlynn Lawson
AUDITORIUM 3
FEATURE - Thursday, August 28: 7:15pm
A Cell Phone Movie
Comedy / USA / 75 min.
A meta comedy for the (coming of) ages! Shot entirely on a cell phone, the film follows a fictional version of writer/director/star Will Sterling, a similarly out of work, struggling actor trying to impress the world by making a movie on a cell phone about an out of work, struggling actor trying to impress the world by making a movie on his cell phone.
Director: Will Sterling
Producers: Will Sterling
Writer: Will Sterling
Cast: Will Sterling, Tessa Glanville, Alan Peterson, Katie McCuen, JJ Obee, Edward Hong, Aisha Renee Holden.
FEATURE - Thursday, August 28: 7:30pm
A Divine Journey Trilogy
Documentary / USA / 78 min.
Living in a refugee camp for 19 years, a young changemaker, Divine Mugisha, leaves her home for the first time to pursue her education and service work that takes her on a journey across the globe. Along the way, she forges meaningful relationships, discovering herself, while leading a cause to start a school in Malawi to help disadvantaged youth.
Directors: Annette M. King, Ivanovitch Ingabire
Producer: Annette M. King
Executive Producers: Annette M. King and Tom King
Writers: Annette M. King, Aya Troyer, Dylan Guss, Oliver Brown, Sujin Jung, David Jensen, Edith Lemoine, Nick Glassman, Cole Campbell, Alana Malingagio, Campbell Ragins, Isioma Oramah, Sarah Yang, Tawnie Powell
Cast: Divine Mugisha
AUDITORIUM 7
PREMIERE - Thursday, August 28: 7:30pm
Last Hit
Action/Drama USA / 80 min.
Vincent and Maya decide to escape their gang and settle for a peaceful life, but they are trapped into one last hit with hidden agendas, betrayals, and unexpected alliances.
Director: David M Parks
Producer: Ovsanna Yepremyan
Writer: Anthony Leone, Ovsanna Yepremyan
Cast: Mike Ferguson, Twana Barnett, LeeAnne Bauer, Levee Duplay
AUDITORIUM 3
FEATURE - Thursday, August 28: 9:30pm
Missing Pieces
Drama / USA / 107 min.
A modern love story following two young adults as they attempt to make a relationship work through the
growing complexities of their ambitions, friendships, and past relationships.
Director: Cameron Andrews
Producers: Ruby Gatenby, Robert Haversat III, Brittan Jackson, Cameron Andrews
Writer: Cameron Andrews
Cast: Darrell Battle Jr., Yasmin Flohr, Harmony Lynne, Brian Plunkett, John Bucy, Anthony Marzden
AUDITORIUM 4
BLOCK 6 - Thursday, August 28: 9:30pm
Lifted
Animation / USA / 8 min. 40 sec.
Lifted is an animated tale of awakening and transformation, following one man's fantastical journey aboard an elevator.
Director: Daniel Robichaud
Producers: Daniel Robichaud
Writer: Daniel Robichaud
Run
Drama/ USA
A restless woman accepts an invitation to a party where a mysterious man lures her into a series of thrilling events. What follows is seductive, dangerous, and possibly her undoing.
Director: Victoria Barabas, Katherine Cronyn
Producers: Victoria Barabas, Katherine Cronyn
Writer: Victoria Barabas
Cast: Victoria Barabas, Nick Ballard, Carlis Shane Clark, Bayardo de Murguia
Not Today, Not Tomorrow
Comedy Drama / USA / 13 min.
After a daring prison escape, childhood besties Bo (Amanda Lynn Holquin) and Olivia (Katrina Steele) find themselves stranded in the desert with no water and the police on their trail. With the odds stacked against them, Bo and Olivia need to find a way to settle their differences, survive the desert and elude possible capture, all in order to reach Uncle Roger's safehouse. One thing is certain, if they're going to die it's Not Today, Not Tomorrow.
Director: Neil Miguel Watson
Producers: Matthew Levin, Katrina Steele
Writer: Katrina Steele, Neil Miguel Watson
Cast: Katrina Steele, Amanda Lynn Holquin
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Dramatic comedy / USA / 15 min.
A thirty year old woman who has never had an orgasm decides to take her sexual pleasure into her own hands.
Director: Prerna Ramachandra
Producers: Prerna Ramachandra, Zen Dot
Writer: Prerna Ramachandra
Cast: Zen Dot, Aditi Kolodny
Man of God
Dark Comedy / USA / 14 min.
After losing everything, a closeted southern preacher is presented with a mysterious new opportunity he believes is divine sent.
Director: Jon Hook
Producer: Herman Phillips
Writer: Jon Hook
Cast: Jon Hook, Eleanore Pienta
The Remover
Thriller/Drama / USA / 14 min.
A young Filipina housekeeper attempts to comfort her grieving American employer over dinner.
Director: Hunter Daru
Producers: Azure Chung, Toni Arzaga
Writer: Hunter Daru
Cast: Keona Castro, Josh McClinton