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AUDITORIUM 3
SHORTS 4 - Friday, September 13: 5pm
Abigail Fierce - I Miss You (Official Video)
Music Video for LGBT indie-pop artist Abigail Fierce's song "I Miss You.” The video follows Abigail reminiscing her first love. Every guitar riff, sound & shot was designed to elicit the feeling of longing, the indelible memories and everlasting connection we associate with first loves. Abigail Fierce is also an actress, known for Hulu’s “Love, Victor”, NBC’s “This Is Us”, and Netflix’s “American Vandal.”
Director: Abigail Fierce
Cast: Abigail Fierce
Pick of the Latter
Animation / USA / 3 min.
A pet-store rat dreams of becoming a beloved pet but soon learns most humans aren’t as keen on the idea.
Director: Emma Bell
Animator: Emma Bell
Composer: Kristian
Maggie's Not Okay
Comedy / USA / 12 min.
Maggie, a chronic people pleaser, is always getting pushed around. But when she tries to return a lost cat to his owner, Maggie is finally pushed too far and decides to push back… in a most unexpected way.
Director: Vance Smith
Producers: Mouzam Makkar, Vance Smith
Writer: Mouzam Makkar
Cast: Mouzam Makkar, Behzad Dabu, Clare Cooney, Paloma Nozicka,
Meet Cutes & Breakups
Romantic Comedy / USA / 9 min.
Lily follows the trail of what went right and wrong through the endings and beginnings of her romantic relationships.
Director: Kelli Neal
Producers: Sarah Sellers, Kelli Neal
Writer: Kelli Neal
Cast: Kelsey Brown, Reid Schmidt, Angelo Kern, Madison Cowmeadow, Ross Hutter
roomies
Comedy / USA / 35 min
When a stay-at-home Mom discovers her unfaithful husband has cut off her finances, she
is forced to move in with her son and his college roommates and start a new chapter in her life.
Director: Nevada Grey & Anthony Vietro
Producers: Andy Calatayud, Nevada Grey, Ric Griffith, Jack Altmann, Lisa Altmann
Writer: Nevada Grey
Cast: Nevada Grey, Kylr Coffman, Annie Karstens, Chris Wylde, Jonathan Tanigaki, Edgar de Santiago
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Drama / USA / 16:45 min
A prominent Soviet-era scientist is arrested for treason and pressured to sign a confession to save his family. Years later, his daughter shares their intertwined story.
Director: W.Y. Geng
Producers: W.Y. Geng, Rebecca Chu, Lisa Li
Writer: W.Y. Geng
Producer:
W.Y. Geng, REBECCA CHU, LISA LI
Cast: Charlotte Raith, Virginia Shannon, Dove Meir
AUDITORIUM 4
FEATURE - Friday, September 13: 5:15pm
Plight
A Ukrainian woman comes to the States to care for her sister after she and her fiancée are victims of a hit and run. Faced with a dead end, her fiancée's father takes matters into his own hands to bring justice.
Director: MJ Alhabeeb Jr
Producers: MJ Alhabeeb Jr, Heather G. Webb
Writer: MJ Alhabeeb Jr
Cast: Ada Pasternak, Matthew J. Plumb, Ryan Manuel, Lorraine May Isbell, Grace Kohler, Ava K. Hall and Ione Butler
AUDITORIUM 3
FEATURE - Friday, September 13: 7:15pm
Unpacking
Comedy-Drama / Bali & USA / 81 min.
Six women, sold on the promise of radical transformation, travel to Bali into
the hands of an influencer guru and get slapped with reality: change is messy
AF.
Directors: Alexandra Clayton & Michal Sinnott
Producers: The Collective & Wherever You Go Pictures
Writers: Alexandra Clayton, Joseph Schollaert, & Michal Sinnott
Cast: Dania Arancha, Sam Bianchini, Katie Braden, Alexandra Clayton,
Gandhi Fernando, Natalie Mitchell, Jessica Rotondi, Michal Sinnott,
Stephanie Ann Whited
AUDITORIUM 4
FEATURE - Friday, September 13: 7:30pm
When Shadows Lay Darkest
Horror / USA / 10 min
A young woman fights for her life when a 1970s movie slasher terrorizes her from beyond the tv screen.
Director: Jacob Leighton Burns
Producers: Jacob Leighton Burns, Zachary Burns, Vinnie Hogan
Writer: Jacob Leighton Burns
Cast: Leah N.H. Philpott, Clinton Joseph, J. Alan Davidson
Thirst Trap
Thriller / USA / 7 min.
He wants you to look. Night after night, his routine is the same: cruise the apps, exchange pics, move in for the kill. He knows every trick, every angle, every subtlety that captures your attention. After all, he’s been doing this for two hundred years.
Director: Steve Flavin
Producers: Madison Hollan, Joe Barnathan, Steve Flavin
Writer: Steve Flavin, Joe Barnathan
Cast: James Scully, Chris Renfro
Lost Joy
Thriller, Drama / USA / 65 min.
A young couple’s getaway in the woods quickly descends into chaos when a mysterious stranger arrives and shatters their grip on reality.
Director: Jordan Laemmlen
Producers: Winter Bassett, Jordan Laemmlen, Annet McCroskey, Joanna Fang, Alexander Stavrou
Writer: Winter Bassett and Jordan Laemmlen
Cast: Winter Bassett, Vincent Catalina, Jordan Laemmlen
AUDITORIUM 3
SHORTS 5 - Friday September 13: 9:30pm
Me and My Penis
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Comedy / USA / 15:45
Jason, a hapless man-child plagued by anxiety-induced impotence, navigates a tragic quest for love while battling Victor, his demanding personified penis. As Jason pursues intimacy amid Victor's insistence on sexual bravado, his journey becomes a cathartic exploration of self-acceptance and breaking free from addiction.
Director: Claire Chubbuck
Exec. Producers: Travis Fimmel, Bayan Joonam, Ivana Chubbuck
Writer: Patrick Oury
Cast: Patrick Oury, Aleksandar Popovic
W.I.L.S.D.M.
Dark Comedy / USA / 19 minutes and 46 seconds
Mia discusses why size matters in the bedroom, and makes a passionate case for the little guy.
Director: Chloe Owens
Producers: Chloe Owens, Merika Andrade, Sarah Marie McGovern
Writer: Chloe Owens
Cast:
Perveen Singh, Victor Laurenz, Taylor Eden, Cody Jake Banks, Matthew Browne, Norm Friday
Technical Support
Comedy / USA / 9 min.
When a lonely man’s sex robot malfunctions in "dominance" mode, it leads to what might be the most awkward customer support call in history.
Director: Kris Lefcoe
Producers: Shawn Hainsworth, Anthony Argento
Writer: Darin X. Cape
Cast: Courtney Pauroso, Davey Johnson, Aparna Nancherla
Betty Bites Back
Horror, Dark Comedy / USA / 3 min.
A young woman requests to have teeth surgically installed in her vagina.
Director: Jessica Michael Davis
Producers: Jeffrey Weber, Jessica Michael Davis, MARS, Stacey Maltin
Screenwriter: Jessica Michael Davis, Author: Mindy McGinnis
Cast: Jessica Michael Davis, Jeffrey Weber, Alexandria Benford
Good Girls Get Fed
Psychological Thriller / USA / 21 min.
Held under surveillance, three female strangers are forced to perform twisted challenges for food as failures mount and their secret escape plan is thrust into peril.
Director: Kelly Lou Dennis
Producers: Shannon Elizabeth Clark, Beck Williams, Kelly Lou Dennis, Mikail Chowdhury, Jamie Ohlsen
Writers: Kelly Lou Dennis, Kayla Klein, Sarah Rebottaro
Cast: Kelly Lou Dennis, Kayla Klein, Paula Velasquez, Ryan Vincent, Kenny Johnston
Who's There?
Horror / USA / 11 min
When a single father hears his daughter come home late, he begins to question if the voice he’s hearing is really hers… or something else.
Director: Ryan Doris
Producer: Alecia Orsini
Writer’s: Todd Spence & Zak White
Cast: Garland Scott, Kallie Tabor, Lizzy Kircher
Wake
Horror / USA / 13 min.
With a hurricane raging outside, two nurses have to stow a dead woman’s body in the hospital morgue before the building floods. But the corpse quickly reveals itself to be more than it seems.
Director: Sean Carter
Producer: Lauren Fash
Writer: Sean Carter
Cast: K Steele, Lavelle Roby, Milly Sanders, Catherine McCafferty
Homecoming
Thriller/Sci-fi / USA / 11 min.
On the anniversary of her son’s abduction, a group of home-invaders deliver some unsettling news.
Director: Garrett Johnson & Ben Nicholson
Producers: Jake Michels, Matt Moynihan, & Becca Scott
Writer: Garrett Johnson & Ben Nicholson
Cast: Becca Scott, Henry Rhoades, Bryan Langlitz, & Patrick Metcalf
AUDITORIUM 4
SHORTS 6 - Friday September 13: 9:45pm
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Horror / USA / 29 min.
When a grief-stricken man with strange abilities opens up to his bereavement group about the death of his sister, he discovers that his curse becomes a gift to his fellow mourners.
Director: Kyle Hatley
Producer: Jaclyn Larson
Executive Producers: Tosin Morohunfolo, Glenn Hopper, Barbie & Rick Dierks
Writer: Kyle Hatley
Cast: Grant Prewitt, Emily Peterson, Angela Cristantello, Dan Hillaker, Brian Nelson, Jr., Aja Wiltshire, Molliann McCulley, Myles Ealy, Caroline Vuchetich and Nikita Chaudhry
Desolate
Sci-Fi Horror/ USA/ 16 min
In a dystopian wasteland, survivors Charlie and Ren scavenge a ruined town for supplies, only to be ensnared by ruthless scavengers and an otherworldly presence, forcing them to confront their deepest fears to survive.
Director: Jose Escorcia
Producer: Jose Escorcia, Cinnamon Hoobler
Writer: Jose Escorcia
Cast: Madison DeVries, Kirk Lacy
M.I.A.
Drama/USA/20mins
Rooted struggles surface between two strangers as they wander at night through the streets of New York. Together, they seek to regain control.
Director: Petros Georgiadis
Producers: Petros Georgiadis, Kenneth Keeler, Anna Naumi, Dennis Latos
Writer: Petros Georgiadis
Cast: Steven J. Weed, Ryu Go Eun, Joseph Tedesco, Dion Costelloe
scalped!
Horror Comedy / USA / 12 min.
Three best friends fail to get tickets for their favorite pop star's last tour due to ticket scalpers — until Trent saves the day...or does he?
Director: Elana Rubin
Producers: Elana Rubin, Chip Kass
Writer: Elana Rubin
Cast: Jordan Hull, Rivkah Reyes, Maya Rose, Radek Lord, Alex Haney, Tiffany Smith
Veil
Horror / USA / 26 min.
After Kate reflects on past horrific events and ghostly murders, she begins to suspect those closest to her are not at all who they were in the past! As she delves into her own investigation, she unearths uncanny clues that slowly make her doubt her own sanity.
Director: Mark Mandia
Producer: Steve Whelan
Writer: Mark Mandia
Cast: Miya Horcher, Mark Mandia, Scott Winter, Sean Alexander James, Steve Whelan, Dev Terry, Billy Ortwin