SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 1:00 PM
PROGRAM 45
Regal NOHO West

Take Me Home
USA | Drama | 11 minutes
Director: Fabian Martin
Writer: Fabian Martin, Maria Conchita Martin
Producer: Fabian Martin, Maria Conchita Martin, Victor Martin
Cast: Laura Patalano, Rocío López
The estranged relationship between an "always-too-busy" daughter and her mother who suffers from Alzheimer's comes to a head when the mother escapes from her assisted living facility to search for her husband.

The Dance Between Us
USA | Drama | 17 minutes
Director/Writer: Helen Liu
"The Dance Between Us" is a beautiful reconciliation story about a lifelong dance between a father and daughter. An Asian short film exploring the fragile journey of an estranged daughter who was once inseparable from her father.

I Love You More Than Dinosaurs
USA | Drama | 15 minutes
Director/Writer: Tyler Coon
Producer: Inez Franco, Sydney Sheren
Cast: Grace Jenkins, Penn Black Howard, Travis Hammer
Two childhood sweetheart’s once-playful love is put to the test by the stresses of adulthood-- exposing to them the funny and painful truth about needing to grow up... *Literally*.

Two Questions and a Wish
USA | Drama | 11 minutes
Director/Writer: Suhashini Krishnan
Producer: Aishwarya Sonar, Jhanvi Motla, Suhashini Krishnan
Cast: Mayuri Bhandari, Vik Sahay
Yama, the Hindu god of the Dead, ferries people across the mortal plane to their final destination, but when she picks up a mysterious passenger named Dev, her night takes a turn.

Sweet Farewell
USA | Drama | 11 minutes
Director/Writer: Cynthia Nguyen
Producer: Hugh Vo, Lana Do
Cast: Jackie Tien, Don Nguyen, Andy Kim
An elderly owner, Mr. Tuan, and teenage waitress, Kimmie, run a Vietnamese dessert shop together. Plaza renovations and a changing world threaten their shop, with Kimmie willing to do anything to save her job and the community gem.

The Quiet Fabric
USA | Drama | 5 minutes
Director: Jonny Zeller
Writer: Jessica Brydon
Producer: Tim Tim Frazier
Cast: Leah Morgan, Jessica Brydon
In a future where every lie carves a scar, two estranged sisters reunite a decade after a crime that marked one and spared the other. Their return home forces them to confront the truth they hid—and the night that never stopped bleeding.

¡Que Suene La Banda!
USA | Drama | 23 minutes
Director: Jorge Parra Jr.
Writer: Ling Li, Jorge Parra Jr.
Producer: Meghan Truax
Cast: Anthony Gonzalez, Martin Morales, Celina Fang
As Javier, a classically trained trombone player, prepares for a pivotal college audition, he’s asked to perform with his father’s banda group, forcing him to confront the cultural roots he’s tried to keep quiet at his elite private school.
