Friday, July 19, 7:45 pm
Program 13
@ Laemmle NOHO

Lucky
United States / Comedy / 11 mins
Director: Andrew A Fisher
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A forlorn family finds a way out.

Connie + Consuelo
United States / Drama / 14 mins
Director: Paul Becker
Writer: Carmella Casinelli, Michael Cummings
Producer: Carmella Casinelli, Doug Cheney, Gyuri Gattyán
Cast: Christina Pickles, Angelica Marie, Richard Nevels, Montana Tucker
There’s never a dull moment in the retirement home of Connie (Christina Pickles) and Consuelo (Angélica MarÃa) as the two old friends spend their days playfully chiding one another. When Connie receives a letter notifying her of her daughter’s passing, she learns she has a granddaughter (Montana Tucker) she never knew existed.

Sizzle
United States / Comedy / 15 mins
Director/Writer: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Producer: Philip Charles MacKenzie​
Cast:​ Philip Charles MacKenzie, Connor Barrett
The seemingly simple act of filming a scene from his feature turns into a near nightmare for an aging, has-been director; from his own self doubts, to a temperamental actor out to sabotage the project, to an on-the-make wannabe sucking up and distracting him from his fading goal.

Bag Of Worms
United States / Comedy / 9 mins
Director/Writer: Grace Rowe
Writer: Michael Jaworski
Producer: Elizabeth Mihelich
Cast: Katy Erin, Cooper Barnes, Grace Rowe
A Halloween party turns south when the issue of race comes up amongst friends.

Why Georgia?
United States / Drama / 15 mins
Director/Writer: Julian Gilbert
Writer: Jeremy Palmer
Producer: Shannon Hardy, Julian Gilbert
Cast: Juliette Allison Bailey, Sierra Swartz, Laura Pursell
Hayley is a painfully shy but curious girl on the cusp of adolescence. Her mother Deborah pushes Hayley to attend a party being thrown by a popular girl in her class, but Hayley doesn't feel comfortable going. When Deborah is called out of town for a few days, Hayley is introduced to her new nanny, Georgia. Georgia, or Gia as she prefers to be called, quickly sizes up Hayley as lacking both confidence and excitement and attempts to give her both.

Sophie's Quinceañera
United States / Drama / 13 mins
Director/Writer: Keith Powell
Producer: Jeremy O'Keefe, Graham Patrick Martin
Cast: Bashir Salahuddin, Ana Ortiz, Wallace Langham
A building manager dealing with his own grief must help his tenant perform a messy task at her daughter's quinceañera.

Blue
United States / Drama / 13 mins
Director: Ashley Eakin
Writer: Noelle Liljedahl
Producer: Nick Jandl
Cast: Avianna Mynhier, Kai Caster, Kerr Smith
Blue is a narrative short film about the masks we hide behind. It examines the illusion of perfection amplified by social media, which leads to missed opportunities of meaningful connection.