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AUDITORIUM 3
BLOCK 6 - Friday, August 28: 5pm
The Dedication
Horror / Japan / 36 min.
How far would you go to guarantee your child’s future?
Upon receiving her son’s first published book, Kiko decides to tell her best friend Midori about a shameful secret from their childhood, how she “made a deal with the devil” for her son’s future.
Filmmaker: Adrienne Camille
Cast: Toshie Senzaki, Mayu Ogihara, Yoshiko Hosoda
The Last Call
Drama/ USA / 6 min.
When Julia, a woman who believes she is still sixteen, returns to the bar where she collapsed years ago, she must finish the song that changed her life，before the night begins all over again.
Director: Zhen Li
Producers: Zhen Li, Emily Hill
Writer: Zhen Li
Cast: Elizabeth Evans Conway, Josh Williamson
Circularity
Dance / USA / 6 min.
Circularity interrogates the unnoticed, habitual repetitions of our everyday lives through movement. This piece tells a story which explores how the recognition of these shared patterns can elicit opposing responses between individuals.
Directors: Dillon Vibes and Ben Youngstone
Cast: Hannah Davis and Gabriel Gaffney-Smith
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Sci-Fi Comedy / USA / 15 min.
A brilliant engineer named Hasan creates the AI that’s destined to replace him, along with everyone else, bringing about the future that I guess we somehow wanted?
Director: Matt Shafeek & Katy Frame
Producers: Matt Shafeek & Brandon Lulay
Writer: Matt Shafeek
Cast: Aakash Kesavarapu, Rikin Shah, Aryn Mello Pryor, Jim Hawkins, Elana Fishbein, Will Jacobs, Javier Perez
The Henchman
Comedy / USA / 24 min.
When the smallest pawn in a criminal enterprise becomes the focus of an investigation, they prove…that everyone is the hero of their own story.
Director: Elko Weaver
Producers: Joseph T. Kramer, Tim Nagasawa, Elko Weaver
Writer: Elko Weaver
Cast: Maxi Witrak, Chris Reed, Brenda Arteaga-Walsh, Jeremy D. Howard, Kevin Dorman, Guy Stevenson, Elko Weaver
AUDITORIUM 4
BLOCK 7 - Friday, August 28: 5pm
Catching Pinecones
Jan and Herb Conn were the original American dirtbag couple, pioneering rock climbers and cave explorers who rejected a conventional lifestyle in pursuit of adventure and fun. The Conns’ story reveals a legacy of renowned discoveries and their philosophies for a rewarding, well-lived life.
AUDITORIUM 8
BLOCK 8 - Friday, August 28: 7pm
The Complete Howard French Course
Horror / USA / 82 min.
A strange encounter at a used bookstore leads four young seekers to a Video Course from the 1980s where they
are introduced to Howard French and his twisted lessons on enlightenment : The Framework to Truly See. Over the course of a single night, the hypnotic, malevolent Howard moves them steadily along a nightmarish path of evermore gruesome choices.
Writer: Paul Parducci
Director: Gustavo Sampaio
Cast: Paul Parducci, Lara-Olivia Scott, Paula Velasquez, Gabriel Michael Ramirez, Will Smart
AUDITORIUM 4
BLOCK 9 - Friday, August 28: 7pm
The L.A.N.A Experiment
Romantic Mystery / USA / 94 min.
After a devastating breakup, Freddie is approached by a corporation to join a test trial to find his perfect pairing.
Director: Sam Soto
Producers: Jenene Curry, Sam Soto, Nathan Weber
Writer: Sam Soto
Cast: Peter Allen Vogt, Sam Soto, Amanda La Trobe, Kelly Nienaltowski,
Sarah Wines, Kendal Evens, Karen Forrest, Garrett Marshall, Michelle Halterman, Tom Gelo, Adair Gilliam, Jennifer Kersey, Linda Graves, Rico E. Anderson,
Tony Robinette, Josh Puga, Sonny Chianese, Paulina Cossio, Hana Bible,
Bradley Pierce, Aaron Korn-Warner
AUDITORIUM 3
BLOCK 10 - Friday August 28: 7:15pm
Switch & Bait
Action/Comedy/ USA / 89 min
“Switch & Bait” tells the story of a seemingly naïve sex worker who escapes the clutches of a notorious gangster with a cell phone containing all his secrets. A tough female cop, who may or may not be crooked, is given the job
to get the witness, on time and in one piece to testify. However, in a crosscountry chase filled with gunfights, double-crossing, and newfound respect, it soon emerges that not everyone is who they pretend to be.
Director: Michelle Salcedo
Producers: Meg Messmer, Veronica Caceido, Holly Levow, Mark Pennell,
Paul Kampf
Writer: Russell Gewirtz
Cast: Otmara Marrero, Katie Clarkson-Hill, Berto Colón, Fedja Stukan
AUDITORIUM 4
BLOCK 11 - Friday August 28: 9:15pm
Babybacks
Suspense/Horror / USA / 94 min.
After being rescued by an older migrant-friendly couple, two young lovers from Mexico find themselves living an inescapable nightmare.
Director: Geno Marx
Producers: Geno Marx, Tara Tovarek
Writers: Geno Marx, Kent Rodricks
Cast: Viridiana Marquez, Melissa Chambers, Ryan Rathbun, Peter Lucas, Ray Acevedo, Alfred Gonzales
AUDITORIUM 3
BLOCK 12 - Friday August 28: 9:30pm
AUDITORIUM 4
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Jingle Jangle
Horror-Comedy / USA / 11 min.
When two pranksters sneak in to their friend's apartment, the joke spirals into blood-soaked chaos... and they uncover a deadly secret.
Director: Sionne Elise
Producers: Mark Ashin, Sionne Elise
Writer: Sionne Elise
Cast: Mark Ashin, Hunter LaSalle, Sionne Elise, James Olivas
An Effective Policy
Drama-Thriller / USA / 4 min.
A man is antagonized to his breaking point.
Writer/Director/Producer: Erich Kemp
Cast: Christopher T. Young, Corey Landis
Guard
Action Horror / USA / 10 min.
Guard is a visceral boxing body horror short film that plunges into the brutal world of underground fighting. Ash, a hardened fighter haunted by guilt, is forced to battle to the death in a savage tournament run by a mysterious syndicate. But the true fight isn’t just in the ring, Ash is tormented by the ghost of his dead brother, whose presence twists both his body and mind. As the line between reality and hallucination blurs, Ash must confront his past and survive a nightmare where violence is only the beginning.
Director: Jose Escorcia
Producers: Paige Bounassi, Jose Escorcia
Writer: Jose Escorcia
Cast: Gavin Teragawa, Graham Jenkins, Yong Yea, Bill Butts, Jared Crowe, Justin White, Christopher Genda
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The Last Draft
Psychological Thriller / USA / 12 min.
A celebrated novelist struggling to finish his final manuscript discovers that the mysterious force haunting his isolated Hollywood Hills penthouse may not be trying to stop his masterpiece... it may be writing it.
Director: Nicholas Guilak
Writer: Nicholas Guilak
Producers: Nicholas Guilak, Ilayda Cetinkaya
Executive Producers: Carolina Barcos, Glenn S. Gainor, Gerard Powell, Ramin Pourteymour
Director of Photography: Leo Behrens
Editor: Jimmy Maniglia
Original Music: Mike Forst, Hayley Samm
Cast: Nicholas Guilak
Official Website: www.nicholasguilak.com
Chocolate Milk
Crime, Drama, Thriller/ USA / 7 min.
A woman pursued by a menacing stranger takes shelter in a nearby corner store where a clerk is left to defend her.
Director: Wyatt Whipple
Producers: Olivia Benedict, Connor Clewett, Evan Smith, Wyatt Whipple
Writer: Wyatt Whipple
Cast: Wyatt Whipple, Caleb Emery, Jessicah Neaufeld
My Severed Arm
Horror / USA / 9 min.
After a brutal encounter with a masked killer leaves her trapped and alone, a woman turns to unconventional methods to survive the night: YouTube tutorials
Director: Casey de Fremery
Producers: Lexi Giovagnoli
Writer: Casey de Fremery
Cast: Olivia Rose Prince, Ryan Romine, Julia Linger, Claire Rice, Jacob Dalton
Mermaids
Horror / France - USA / 15 min.
Sex, rage, and tentacled transformation collide when two women realize their pleasure kills... and they like it. 🦑
Director: Adriana Vecchioli
Producers: Martine Melloul, Ben Warhit, Cosmos Kiindarius
Cast: Adriana Vecchioli, Tyona Bowman, Ian S. Peterson, Douglas Jung
One Big Happy Family
Horror/Thriller / USA / 16 min.
A man begins to spiral when he suspects his newborn baby isn’t actually his.
Director: Michael Millichamp
Producers: Kyle Little, Christopher Cassarino
Writer: Michael Millichamp
Cast: Christopher Cassarino, Shannon Bengston, Padrick Shadeck, Michael Janik, Whiley the Dog