PROGRAM #31
ARCLIGHT THEATER 12
THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 7 - 10:00 PM

Chum

(Comedy / United States / Digital Beta / 20 minutes)

The apparent generosity of one friend becomes the grounds for the other to be used endlessly. Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s short, “The Devoted Friend,” the film brings the tale to the 1970’s and infuses it with humor, tragedy, and Portuguese people.

Directors / Writers: John Duarte and Kristopher Valentine

Producer: Ami Cohen

Contact: dortyshorts@gmail.com

Yancy on a Saturday Night

(Comedy / United States / Digital Beta / 7 minutes)

After a lonely 30-year-old man named Yancy is confused by a hooker to be her client, the two end up playing the children’s board game Battleship together and connecting on a deeper level.

Director / Producer / Writer: Mike Danner

Contact: danne100@chapman.edu

Hope for Tomorrow

(Drama / United States / Digital Beta / 5 minutes)

Director / Producer / Writer: Viktoria Ershova

In a brief moment of urban reality, a Bag Lady meets a young woman and asks her for help. After initially refusing, the Girl finds compassion for the Bag Lady. The couple shares a meal together, establishing a true human connection.

Contact: viki111@wildmail.com

No Pain, No Gain

(Comedy / United States / Beta SP / 6 minutes)

A gentrified Latina drops into a salon, where she is worked over by a nightmare salon assistant, who has been looking for our heroine...

Director / Producer: Tatiana Krokar

Writer: Tatiana Krokar and Brian Reich

Contact: TatianaK1@juno.com

Andorra

(Comedy / United States / Beta SP / 18 minutes)

Andorra sets out to confront her greatest fear...drinking a glass of milk! This dark and quirky comedy explores the fear of everyday life.

Directors: Zebediah Smith and Christopher Wolfe

Producers: Christopher Wong, Christopher Wolfe, and Zebediah Smith

Writer: Zebediah Smith

Contact: zsmith@openjawproductions.com

Dinner with Cupid

(Comedy / United States / Digital Beta / 11 minutes)

Cupid is an over the hill drunk love angel who shoots the wrong guy. He must convince Jimmy (the wrong guy) to break up with the woman he believes he’s in love with, or suffer the wrath of the universe.

Director / Writer: Charles Randall

Producers: J. Jesse Harley and David Hefner

Contact: jjhproductionco@yahoo.com

Hit Me

(Suspense / Thriller / United States / Digital Beta / 25 minutes)

After losing his wife and daughter to another man, Philip decides to commit suicide by hiring a hitman. But a chance encounter in Vegas gives him new thirst for life. Now he must convince the hitman, standing on the other side of the door, to let him live.

Director: Steven Minor

Producers: Rashim Cannad and Steven Minor

Writer: Rashim Cannad

Contact: cannads@aol.com