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AUDITORIUM 3
SHORTS 10 - Sunday, September 15: 12:30pm
Let Love Flow - An Oh Myh Dating Hell Story
Comedy / USA / 22 min.
A woman past her prime age of marriage, Myh, is unsure of her current, unsatisfying relationship and continues to search for the perfect match. In her pursuit, she is confronted by alternative options for love from her inner circle and decides to go blindly into a date using a new app, meeting a bit of an imposter and someone a little too close to home.
Content Advisory: Sexual Intercourse Simulation
Director: Ryan Fukuda
Producers: Vincent Hoi Pham & Aala Is Possible Productions
Writer: Myhraliza Aala
Cast: Myhraliza Aala, Nick Serrone, Christina Uyeno, Ruby Upadhyay Reid, Bransen Sands, Kristina Haddad, Rich Cohn-Lee, Doug Sellers, Rebecca Morse, Sophie Inouye, and Liliana Inouye
Project Penelope
Sci-Fi / USA / 23 min.
In the wake of their daughter's tragic death, a brilliant couple, Jonas and Elizabeth, push the boundaries of artificial intelligence in a desperate attempt to recreate their lost child, only to confront the limits of love, loss, and the true nature of consciousness.
Directors: Alex D. Lugo, Felipe Castilla
Producers: Alex D. Lugo, Selina Savage, Ernesto Diaz, Maximillian Rivera, Eleni Larancuent, Eliana Ghen
Writer: Felipe Castilla
Cast: Alex D. Lugo, Eliana Ghen, Aurora Manca
Plover's Lane
Comedy / USA / 7 min.
Two conflicting personalities meet in the forest by chance and help each other discover something new about themselves.
Directors: Ona Zimhart, Christopher Barga
Producers: Ona Zimhart, Christopher Barga
Writer: Christopher Barga
Cast: Thais Menendez, Ona Zimhart
Savage Sam
Dark Romantic Dramedy / USA / 15 min.
When Sammie Ray experiences her first heartbreak it’s a rocky road towards healing.
Director: Justin Frick
Producers: Sammie Ray
Writer: Sammie Ray
Cast: Sammie Ray, Sophie Clare Cooper, Zach Villa, Nate Duncan, Stephan Safferwich, Michael O’Grady & Brittany Butler
Writer's Block
Comedy / USA / 4 min.
A woman struggling with writer’s block seeks the help of AI who’s going through its own existential crisis.
Director: Bailey Castle
Producer: Bailey Castle
Writer: Bailey Castle
Cast: Ari Kraiman, Bailey Castle
The Fuscos
The three estranged Fusco sisters come together on the eve of their Mob Boss father's funeral to fight for liberation amid the male-dominated landscape of 1975.
SHORTS 11 - Sunday, September 15: 1pm
Shore
Documentary – Experimental / BRA / 16 min
A man searches for faith and hope as he faces the grief resulting from tragic losses before and during the Covid-19 health crisis. The narrator's autobiographical journey reverberates the pain of the desperate consequences experienced by the Brazilian population as the country goes through the pandemic under Jair Bolsonaro's administration.
Directors: Domingos Antonio & Flávio Ermírio
Producers: Domingos Antonio, Meire Fernandes, Kim Davies, Gui Agustini
Writers: Domingos Antonio & Flávio Ermírio
Cast: Domingos Antonio, Arthur Canavarro, Eduardo Garcia
Life in Tandem
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Chronic
Dramedy / USA / 15 min
When Ruth’s sister and best friend, Emma, visits to help Ruth recover from surgery, tensions flare as one of them flourishes and the other feels left behind.
Director: Alyssa Thordarson
Producers: Lydia Ellis-Curry, Alyssa Thordarson, Clare Cooney, Jill Oliver
Writer: Lydia Ellis-Curry
Cast: Lydia Ellis-Curry, Shaina Schrooten
The Calabasas Chronicles: A Mikey Darrow Story
Comedy/Drama / USA / 13 min.
The sun has set on young Mikey Darrow’s biggest case yet and instead of celebrating the day’s win with his detective father he is forced to answer for his at-all-costs methods, further driving a wedge into an already tumultuous relationship.
Director: Aaron W. Bennett
Producers: Vanessa Leigh, Hunter G. Williams
Writer: Aaron W. Bennett & Chris Bond
Cast: Ryan O’Quinn, introducing Ali H. Gali as “Mikey”
Good Grief
Drama / USA / 16 min.
A grieving mother and an ambitious young woman reach an unlikely peace while coming to terms with the death of the boy they both loved.
Director: Nate Hapke
Producers: Rosie Grace, Nate Hapke, Julia Armine, Megan L.C. McNally
Writer: Rosie Grace
Cast: Melanie Thompson, Sarah Doudna, Aaron Sanders, Mallory Roach, Caleb Thomas Christensen, Nate Hapke, Sophia Napolitano, Megan L.C. McNally, Ben Bauder
FEATURE - Sunday, September 15: 2:45pm
The Bridge
Documentary / USA / 85 min.
Fifty years ago, our country grappled with widespread discrimination. In Los Angeles, neighborhood leaders challenged these barriers by establishing a community-focused bank, aiming to deliver the American dream to all. The East West Bank Foundation commissioned director Evan Leong to create The Bridge, which explores the struggles, perseverance, and successes of this remarkable journey.
Director: Evan Jackson Leong
Producers: Dominic Ng, Travis Kiyota, Fiona Wen, Molly Ortiz
Writer: N/A
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Kwan, Jeanie Buss, Don Felder, Cai Guo-Qiang, Janet Yang
Jeffrey Deitch, Elise Buik, Andrew Cherng, Peggy Cherny, Xu Bing, Doug Krause, Dominc Ng, Irene Oh, Kitty Chen, Eugene Moy, Lisa See, Betty Tom Chu, Ben Lee, Leslee Leong, Li Wei Yang, Youlen Chan, Kathryn Ceppi, Marina Wang, Elleen Ng, Itjih Nursalim, Sjamsul Nursalim, Bill McMorrow, Julia Gouw, Nicole Elam, Robert James II, Travis Kiyota, Bennett Pozil, Frank Girardot, Holmes Lin, Danny Alvarez, Dawn Hudson, Bing Cheng, Eric Garcetti,
Julian Ng, Anni Chung, Xu Zhen Liu, Yon Quin Li, Lian Ya Chen, Kam Seong Kuong, Evan Low, Shawn Yang, Kage Luo, Shawn Yuan, Paul Irving, David Dreier, Gray Davis, Judy Chu, Bill Fujioka
AUDITORIUM 3
AUDITORIUM 4
FEATURE - Sunday, September 15: 3:15pm
Jaunt
Drama / USA / 80 mins
After a one-night stand in Los Angeles, a washed-up photographer invites a vivacious Parisian free-spirit on a road trip up the California coast. Their growing bond is jeopardized until confiding secrets unexpectedly brings them closer together.
Director: Alexi Papalexopoulos
Producers: Alexi Papalexopoulos, Meghan Weinstein, Geoff Callan, Arianna Papalexopoulos
Writer: JR Rappaport
Cast: Blake Worrell, Emanuela Boisbouvier, Montana Newsom
SHORTS 12 - Sunday, September 15: 5pm
Five Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Seven Pounds
Ricky, a loving husband and father, is met with an impossible choice as he faces off with an armed intruder hellbent on the ultimate revenge.
Written/ Directed/Produced by David Merritt II. King David Films.
Starring Lamonica Garrett and ReynaldoGallegos. Produced by David Merritt, Larry Layfield,
RJ Holloway.
Standoff
Drama Thriller / USA / 16.28 min.
A high-stakes crew with a history embarks on a chance-of-a-lifetime heist, only to discover that trust is never an option.
Director: Marlyn Bandiero
Producers: Al Bandiero, Marlyn Bandiero
Writer: Marlyn Bandiero
Cast: Al Bandiero, Michelle Lukes, Tomy Dunster, Joe Tabb, Joe Corzo
Palmdale
Drama / USA / 21 min.
A teenage girl chooses to take matters into her own hands as an eviction looms over her family's trailer.
Director: Lauren Moreno
Producers: Lauren Moreno, Madison Fitts, Chelsea Isabella Clark-James
Writer: Lauren Moreno, Madison Fitts
Cast: Isabelle Marchand, Giosué Bottini, Katherine Kirkpatrick
ID EST
Sci-Fi Action / USA / 11:40 min.
Trapped in an ambush, a metagalactic captain fends off mysterious beings seeking to leech the human experience
from her.
Director: Shayda Frost
Producers: Sof Puchley, Andy Chen
Writer: Cosette Lucero
Cast: Sof Puchley, David W. Rice, Sunny Tellone
Purgy's
Drama, Magical Realism / USA / 16 min.
At a magical bar, spirits from the other side take the form of another human and interact with those from the past who seek closure and re-connection, without being aware of whom they are speaking to.
Director: Robbie Bryan
Producers: Christie Botelho, Drea Castro, Spero Stamboulis
Writer: Robbie Bryan
Cast: Richard Riehle, Arnold Chun, Brooke Lewis Bellas, Luciana Elisa Quinonez, Ashleigh Morghan, Samuel Cisneros
AUDITORIUM 4
FEATURE - Sunday, September 15: 5:15pm
Month to Month
Comedy / USA / 89 MIN
Broke and reeling from a recent breakup, an aimless young man wanders around the streets of Los Angeles in search of his stolen car.
Directors: Mike Koslov, Derrick Owens
Producer: Sydney Tracey, Collin Hotchkiss, Mike Koslov, Derrick Owens
Writers: Mike Koslov, Derrick Owens
Cast: Mike Koslov, Melissa Lawson, Jasmin Park, Will Smart, Manny Spero, Monisha Dadlani, Bryan Patterson, Hannah Shaffer, John Giacobbe
AUDITORIUM 3
FEATURE - Sunday, September 15: 7:15pm
Glowzies
Sci-Fi - Comedy - Family - Horror / USA/ 86 min.
An ancient extraterrestrial evil slime awakens in a remote area known as Farway Canyon,
turning anyone it touches into glowing, goo-spewing zombies.
Director: Hank Braxtan
Executive Producers: Stephen Hillard and Dennis Nowlan
Producers: Hank Braxtan, Arielle Brachfeld, Ron Carlson
Writers: Guy J. Jackson and Hank Braxtan
Cast: James Remar, Michael Dorn, Kevin Brooks, Ron Carlson, Antigone Torbert, Josie Davis,
Ruben Pla
AUDITORIUM 4
FEATURE - Sunday, September 15: 7:30pm
Tapawingo
Comedy / USA / 109 min.
An oddball becomes the bodyguard for a misfit teenager and finds himself in the
crosshairs of the town's family of bullies.
Director: Dylan K. Narang
Producers: Dylan K. Narang, Jeff Robinson
Writer: Brad DeMarea, Dylan K. Narang
Cast: Jon Heder, Jay Pichardo, Kim Matula, Amanda Bearse, John Ratzenberger, Mike Beaver, Gina Gershon, and Billy Zane
