
SUNDAY JULY 27, 10:00 PM
PROGRAM 66

A Disturbance in the High Desert
USA | LGBTQ | 10 minutes
​
Director: Brynn Mitchell
Writer: Tillie Howard
Producer: Jasmin Haugstuen, Hector Martinez
Cast: Jenna Wood, Tillie Howard
In the shadow of the 1920s American West, Mare and Gemma - lovers bound by survival - reckon with the aftermath of a violent incident that fractures their fragile existence. Loyalty and justice collide as the women are forced to discover what happens when those we love betray us.

Thank You for Breaking My Heart
USA | Comedy | 15 minutes
​
Director/Writer: Rachel Leyco
Producer: Shannon Little, Meghan Maddigan, Georgina Navarro
Cast: Rachel Leyco, Jurnee Woo, Alexandra Siegel
A heartbroken artist seeks to end her life with the Administration of Souls in Sorrow (ASS); she dives into her past relationship through nostalgic home videos that spark a new vision of love and loss in this lifetime.

Bluebeard
USA | Thriller | 7 minutes
​
Director: Lindsey Ruggles
Writer: Julia Belanova
Producer: Trevor Guyton
Cast: Julia James, Andrew Garrett, Alexand Vaughan
A modern adaptation of the French folk tale, this film is about Bluebeard's first love -- and Sophia's courageous escape.

Double Date
USA | Comedy | 9 minutes
​
Director: Hannah Wolf
Writer: Grace McLeod
Producer: Emma Maltby
Cast: Ellen D. Williams, Emma Maltby, Aleisha Force
A newly out middle-aged lesbian panics before a third date and impulsively hires a sex worker to help her prepare.

They Slay
USA | Horror | 25 minutes
​
Director: Maddie Macloud
Writer: Lo Lundeen, Lennon Carter
Producer: Lo Lundeen, Lennon Carter, Maddie Macloud
Cast: Charlie Jackson, Jalina Brown, Lo Lundeen
Longtime friends begin to butt heads at a Halloween party when an unruly demon unearths the group's uncomfortable truths.

All Us Animals
USA | Drama | 17 minutes
​
Director/Writer: David Hartstone
Producer: Lexa Gluck, David Hartstone, Danielle McRae Spisso
Cast: Lexa Gluck, Celia Massingham, Nick Puya
At the dawn of a new decade, New Year's Eve 1959, the unexpected return of a childhood friend brings simmering marital tension to a boiling point.