SUNDAY
JULY 24, 3:15PM
PROGRAM 16
SHORTLIST

Be Careful What You Wish For
USA / Drama / 17 minutes
Director/Writer: Liza Asner
Producer: Liza Asner, Zander Edelman, Ryan Katzenbach
Cast: Edward Asner, June Squibb, Kate Asner-Luckerman, Michael Luckerman, Nick Granado
A Family Thanksgiving Filled With Tsetse Flies, Food Allergies, Second Hand Stores and Language Barriers.

The Brother Mike Tapes
USA / Animation / 12 minutes
Director: Rodd Perry, Brother Mike Cohen
Michael Cohen secretly recorded his parents growing up, then animated their conversations decades later.

Til It Blooms
USA / Drama / 10 minutes
Director/Writer: Wendy Xu
Producer: Wendy Xu, Po Wei Su, Victoria Moser
Cast: Tom Choi, Chen Chen Julian
In the face of uncontrollable sorrow, an emotionally-constipated father desperately suppresses a "grief flower" sprouting from his face before his big speech at his own father's funeral.

The Code of Family
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
Director/Writer: Kayla Sun
Producer: Kay Niuyue Zhang, Daniel Sheahan
After the death of her husband, an Asian grandma decides to learn computer science to fulfill his last wish, but almost jeopardizes the relationship with the rest of the family as she tries to keep it a secret.

Bellyful
USA / Drama / 20 minutes
Director/Writer: Alison Yardley
Producer: Fiona Tagliente, Gina York, Alison Yardley
Cast: Kaya McLean, Lauren Juda Rosa, Tricia Paoluccio
It’s 2001 in small-town Michigan where 10 year old best friends, Frances and Mickey, live on the same street and worship the same pop star: Aaron Carter

Each Lovely Thing
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
Director/Writer: Paloma Nozicka
Producer: Lucas A. Ferrara, Vance Smith
Cast: Paloma Nozicka, Cher Alvarez
In the midst of setting up for a mysterious party, a woman tries to stop her flighty younger sister from making a devastating choice.