TUESDAY AUGUST 4, 10:00 PM
PROGRAM 29
Laemmle NOHO
Airdropped
USA | Comedy | 13 minutes
Director/Writer: Michael Franz
Producer: Michael Franz
Cast: Brandon Bales, Melina Paez, Bruce Clifford
When a chronically single man is ghosted yet again, his best friend takes embarrassing and unorthodox measures to set him up.
Cosmic Crusaders
USA | Comedy | 11 minutes
Director: Danny Nsouli
Writer: Danny Nsouli, Joseph Mueller
Producer: Jordyn Caldwell, Catherine Dawsey
Cast: Andrew Solari, Nick Trafton, Lindsay Nelsen
An obsessive sci-fi fan’s quest for a limited-edition pizza pulls him into a reality-bending adventure that just might cost him his best friend.
Half Life
USA | Drama | 17 minutes
Director: Dana Shihadah
Writer: Kohl Jordan
Producer: Jordan Jordan, Diana Núval
Cast: Diana Núval, Megan Wilcox, Matthew Aberly
The death of a close friend thrusts a young woman into the fragments of her memories, oscillating between joy and heartache as she seeks solace in the echoes of their brief connection
Nice to Me
USA | Drama | 12 minutes
Director/Writer: Madeleine Naish
Producer: Savannah Guy, Ethan King, Neha Kaul
Cast: Avery Lynch, Lauren Melton, Justin Bristow
Ellie spent all night with a stranger. Somehow, disturbingly, her best friend Trace did, too.
I Am A Gentleman
USA | Drama | 19 minutes
Director/Writer: Nicky Rudolph Calloway
Producer: Nicky Rudolph Calloway, Cathy McCann, Nick Deverian
Cast: Nathan Becker, Valerie Luevanos, Alison Becker
Fourteen year old Max has taken his Sexuality Test and been declared straight, much to the relief of his parents. In school he’s taught that wanting to harm women is a natural impulse for men, nothing he should be ashamed of, though try to avoid.
Bad Insect
USA | Comedy | 8 minutes
Director/Writer: Severin Wessel
Producer: Damian Wong
Cast: Ivy Musgrove, Stuart Scranton
A convenience store cashier has a tense encounter with a strange, ant-headed man.
Defy
USA | Sci-fi | 6 minutes
Director/Writer: Hamish McLean
Producer: Hamish McLean, Hector Martinez
Cast: Sasha Das, Tori Ichikowitz, Adhyaksh Amarnath
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, 3 wandering travellers battle it out for a necessary resource to survive, only to realize they're fighting against the wrong side.
Roll It
USA | Comedy | 6 minutes
Director: Rochan Liu
Writer: Rochan Liu, Emily Wilson
Producer: Elise Laplante, Johanna Lukkari
Cast: Emily Wilson, Alex Pike
A struggling actress discovers that staying positive is the hardest role of all.