SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 10:00 PM
PROGRAM 49
Regal NOHO West
A Darker Place: Cases from the D.C.A.
USA | Sci-fi | 17 minutes
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Director/Writer: Rowan Kelley
Producer: Rowan Kelley, Alexis Souza
Cast: Anja Akstin, Michael DeCamp, Ben Burton
A team of elite D.C.A. special forces operatives becomes the prey of a rogue anomaly, trapped inside a nightmarish dimension where reality bends to the creature’s will.
Aurora
USA | Sci-Fi | 16 minutes
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Director/Writer: Angad Aulakh
Producer: Guy Kent, Angad Aulakh
Cast: Guy Kent, Jennalyn Ponraj, Robert Diago Doqui
Stranded in the farthest reaches of space, the sole survivor of a catastrophic accident faces a divine reckoning he never imagined.
The Modern Samurai
USA | Drama | 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Michael Jacyna
Cast: Mayu Yabuna, Edmundo Miguel Gonzalez, Megann Janae
A sudden robbery crosses the path of a man carrying the memory of a lost love.
The Hour
USA | Drama | 17 minutes
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Director: Paige Henderson
Writer: Molly Flanagan
Producer: Molly Flanagan, Lady Maggie Anwer, Kelsey Fordham
Cast: Molly Flanagan, Ari Hader, Phoebe Holston
Inspired by a personal story, this film was made in response to an industry that too often uses sexual abuse for shock value; centering on the violence instead of the voice of the survivor and their strength in moving forward.
In the Middle of Something
USA | Musical | 15 minutes
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Director: Lauren Adams
Writer: Lauren Adams, Julian Velard
Producer: Steve Nerangis, John Petrolino, Julian Velard
Cast: Paul Scheer, Nicole Byer, James Adomian
At a dead-end gig in a dingy bar, a weary piano player fends off endless requests, obnoxious patrons, a sleazy club owner, and the fear that his career is long behind him. With the weight of family obligations and creative compromise bearing down, the night spirals into a surreal confrontation— one that pushes him to question the cost of ambition, the reality of failure, and the song he’s most terrified to play.
Still Here
USA | Horror | 3 minutes
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Director/Writer: Sevag Chahinian
Producer: Sevag Chahinian, Sean Dube
Cast: Patrick Quinlan, Sean Dube
​After a long day, a man finds himself trapped in a stairwell that refuses to let him leave. Each attempt to escape only returns him to where he began, as the world around him grows more distorted and hostile. Shadows seem to follow, footsteps echo from nowhere, and reality folds in on itself. Still Here lingers in the space between repetition and fear, uncertain if escape is ever truly possible.
Chanel
USA | Drama/Adult | 10 minutes
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Director: Igor Raevskii
Writer: Igor Raevskii, Ethan Mikael
Producer: Dylan Palley
Cast: Eric Charles Jorgenson, Lauren Osborn
A man's brief encounters with a sex worker at a motel prompt deep self-reflection.