
FRIDAY JULY 18, 5:30 PM
PROGRAM 9

Across the Aisle
USA | Comedy | 8 minutes
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Director/Writer: Thomas Block
Producer: Matt Tornero, Delaney Heil
Cast: Tiago Santos, Shannon Spangler, Brendan Mokler
Teddy, an idealistic young congressman, is celebrating his first big legislative win at a bar with two of his colleagues when Jane Keller, a rival congresswoman from the opposition party, stops by to congratulate him.

Soul Of The City
USA | Drama | 8 minutes
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Director/Writer: Roger Melvin
Producer: Loren Semmens
Cast: Joy Brunson, Kareem J Grimes
In Leimert Park, Los Angeles, Chris, a rehabilitated pedicab driver and his female passenger, Jasmine, receive a stark reminder that, despite your good intentions in life, judgment can haunt you anywhere.

Where The Children Go To Play
USA | Thriller | 15 minutes
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Director: Jada George
Writer: Kwame Henry
Producer: Alex Benton, Joshua Montrel
Cast: Mason Bleu, Taylor Robin, Shea Vaughan-Gabor
In a dystopian future, humanity undergoes a stringent selection process to ensure survival. Sevyn and Solana await their enigmatic interviews in a stark lobby.

Timeless Bonds
USA | Drama | 5 minutes
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Director/Writer: Brandon Thomas
Producer: Lisa Asano, Kelley Purcell
Cast: Lisa Asano, Brandon C Thomas
Timeless Bonds follows siblings Malcolm and Zara as they uncover a mysterious golden pocket watch left by their late mother. The watch pulls them through shifting dimensions and timelines, maliciously aging them with each leap.

The Lord of All Future Space & Time
USA | Comedy | 24 minutes
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Director/Writer: Chris Paul Russell
Producer: Karl Stelter, Joy Sirott Hurwitz, Dana Guerin
Cast: Roy Williams, Jr, Mark Benninghofen
When a duffle bag explodes into existence over the Nevada desert, Dyson Wheeler — set to be hanged — seizes his chance at escape, killing his captor with the shovel he was just using to dig his own grave.

Limbo
USA | Drama | 11 minutes
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Director/Writer: Joshua Guillaume
Producer: Amber Sammet
Cast: Mary L Wilkens, Nicole Hall, Shardae "Sean" Crabtree
Under the eye of surveillance, an uninsured convenience store worker experiences chest pains, setting her scrambling through a healthcare obstacle course, and gambling on drastic measures she hopes will save her life.

Bad Alice
USA | Comedy | 23 minutes
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Director: Fia Perera
Writer: Tina Vonn, Rudick
Producer: Susan Rudick, Tina Vonn, Fia Perera
Cast: Susan Rudick, Peggy Miley Miley, Freddy John James
An everyday woman who dives into the dark underbelly of scammers, while trying to conceal her own secrets. Armed with a band of eccentric allies, she's on a quest for vengeance.