SUNDAY AUGUST 9, 3:15 PM
PROGRAM 51
Regal NOHO West

The Job
USA | Drama | 28 minutes
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Director: Matthew Magnus
Writer: Christopher Romero Sosa, Sean Barnett
Cast: Christopher Romero Sosa, Joseph Reo Delisle
Milo Abner is obsessed with following his life plan, but after getting rejected from a summer internship and desperate for money, Milo stumbles upon Greyson Decker, the leader of the school’s drug ring. After Greyson offers him a one time job, both of their life trajectories are changed forever.

Little Fierce Loong
USA | Drama | 18 minutes
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Director/Writer: Anlan Tao
Producer: Yennefer Fang, Amirah Adem, Claire Yland Li
Cast: Reagan To, Dylan Covey, Willis Chung
When two lonely children from vastly different worlds clash over a magical Chinese wooden dragon, their shared imagination takes them on a surreal journey that reshapes their beliefs.

Thank you, blue
USA | Drama | 10 minutes
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Director: Giovanni Ambrosino
Writer: Naomi Stillitano
Producer: Piero Stillitano, Anna Ambrosino
Cast: Naomi Stillitano, Dahlia Guigui, Jaxon Henkey
When his aide Giulia and teacher Ms. Carver struggle to reach him, the film invites the audience to experience the world through Simon’s perspective rather than simply observing it from the outside. Produced in collaboration with the Institute for the Redesign of Learning in Pasadena, California, and featuring autistic actors in the principal roles, the film offers an intimate and authentic look at communication, empathy, and the quiet breakthroughs that can happen when someone is finally seen.

Heading to the East
USA | Drama | 17 minutes
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Director: Lisa Ranran Hu
Writer: Lisa Ranran Hu, Weiting Tian
Producer: Yennefer Fang, Timothy Fei
Cast: Michelle Jones Lee, Arnold Setiadi
On the eve of an inevitable separation, a young Asian couple returns to the desert oasis where they first fell in love. As they get lost in the desert east of Los Angeles, the journey becomes a discovery of changes—in place, in people, and in memories.

Cinnamon
USA | Drama | 21 minutes
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Director: Tymaine Clay, Qianqian Alice Sun
Writer: Pp Hsiung, Tymaine Clay, Sandra Lord
Producer: Tymaine Clay, Sandra Lord
Cast: Xiaowan Jin, Zylen Drew Arnaud, Ayla Margaux
A 7-year-old Chinese girl learns the N word, and discovers that friendships are made from the sweetest things. [Racial slurs]
