LA Shorts Fest

PROGRAM # 18
SUNDAY - JULY 25 - 7:45 pm

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Into the Unknown

Comedy / USA / 14 min.

Life for retired couple, Al and Fern, is peaceful until the fateful day they discover a black hole growing in their shower drain! Enter Gus, the mysterious, all-knowing plumber, who shows them that a magical sinkhole in their bathroom may be the least of their problems.

Director: John Dion
Producer: Mallory Snyder, Rebecca Eskreis
Writer: Joe Swanson
 
Cast: James Harper, Marilyn McIntyre
Momentum

Drama / Canada / 5 min.

Momentum is a short film about two people who touch, teach, and love each other from the beginning of one life through the end of another.

Director: Sheona McDonald
Producer: Sheona McDonald, Kylie Ellis
Writer: Sheona McDonald
 
Cast: John Taylor, Carmen Moore
Mom

Animation / South Korea / 12 min.

A story about a mom who deeply missed her mother.

Director: Wooksang Chang
Producer: Yongsik Kang
Writer: Wooksang Chang
The Pitch

Comedy / USA / 9 min.

Eric has until five oclock to come up with the next blockbuster hit. Destiny falls into his lap as two time travelers from the future offer him the screenplay he has been looking for. Only one problem, it is blank.

Director: Ravi Gahunia
Producer: Cynthia Graner, Curt Chatham
Writer: Ravi Gahunia
 
Cast: Josh McDermitt, Nathanyael Grey, Jeff M. Lewis
The Last 3 Minutes

Drama / USA / 5 min.

One night, William Turner, a lonely old janitor, is working alone in the office. He suddenly feels a lightning chest pain and falls to the ground. Looking deep into his beloved crystal, his whole life starts to flash in front of him, in reverse, right before he dies.

Director: Po Chan
Producer: Lydia Hurlbut, Shane Hurlbut
Writer: Po Chan
 
Cast: Harwood Gordon, Eli Jane
Not Interested

Comedy / USA / 9 min.

A spaced-out knife salesman makes the house call of a lifetime.

Director: D.W. Young
Producer: Judith Mizrachy
Writer: D.W. Young
 
Cast: Leslie Hendrix, Khan Baykal
When They Were Little

Drama / Canada / 6 min.

On a warm summer day, three children mix up a potion in their backyard. After leaving the various ingredients to brew in a large tub, they return to discover the surprising results of their concoction.

Director: O. Corbin Saleken
Producer: O. Corbin Saleken
Writer: O. Corbin Saleken
 
Cast: Will , Audrey , Rhys
Refresh

Sci-Fi / USA / 13 min.

Roger Dean, a successful businessman, has been unhappy for years. At the end of his rope, he approaches a mysterious company that promises an effective, but irrevocable solution. He is assured of the company’s 100 percent success rate and that he will “emerge completely refreshed.”

Director: David Orr
Producer: David Orr, Paul Papanek
Writer: David Orr
 
Cast: Steven Culp, Scott Campbell
Something Special

Drama / USA / 3 min.

Something Special is the story of a young American war veteran exploring the wilds of New Zealand while reliving a memory from his past. It is a powerful film about friendship, loss, and healing.

Director: Kristi L. Simkins
Producer: Catherine Madigan, Barrie Osborne
Writer: Kristi L. Simkins
 
Cast: Dan Musgrove, Nic Sampson
Mobile

Animation / Germany / 6 min.

At the edge of society, a cow tips the balance of destiny with quite some impact.

Director: Verena Fels
Producer: Franziska Specht, Regina Welker
Writer: Verena Fels
The Good Life

Sci-Fi / USA / 9 min.

A romantic mood is unexpectedly ruined when Robert, a fastidious man of the near-future, dines with his lover, Melissa.

Director: Andrew van Baal
Producer: Andrew van Baal, Adam C. Bloom
Writer: Andrew van Baal, Adam C. Bloom
 
Cast: Julian Sands, Jolene Andersen
 
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