SATURDAY JULY 19, 5:30 PM
PROGRAM 17
The Last Sonata
USA | Drama | 18 minutes
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Director/Writer: Sche-Hao Wang
Producer: Ziyu "Arwen" Wang
Cast: Michael W Schwartz, Elijah Olachea
A formerly incarcerated father, who seeks to reconnect with his estranged son, is rejected. He then resolves to attend his son’s concert—no matter the cost.
The Music Store
USA | Drama | 32 minutes
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Director/Writer: Joe Gillette
Producer: Elizabeth Valenti, Marc Cherry, Joe Gillette
Cast: Daniel Dorr, Joe Gillette, John Short
A day in the life of a small town music shop in Northern California.
Model
USA | Drama | 12 minutes
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Director: Tyler-Marie Evans
Writer: Jack Parker
Producer: Jack Parker, Sydney Rose, Salvador Falcon
Cast: Sydney Rose, Monroe Cline, Lacey Clair Rogers
Vera is an aspiring fashion model who feels as though her window of getting into the industry is quickly closing.
Maple Bacon Bar
USA | Musical | 17 minutes
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Director/Writer: Roan Pearl
Producer: Roan Pearl, Ella Rhodes, Brendon Milan-Howells
Cast: Savannah Mean, Julie Khamvongsa, Jenny Tien, Victor Mambu, Sipoun "Sam" Uong
After the death of her sister, the daughter of a Khmer-American refugee family struggles to support both the family business, a neighborhood donut shop in Long Beach, and her aspirations to venture into her own path of life.
Saverio
USA | Drama | 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Ellen Ancui
Producer: Connie Jo Sechrist, Cameo Wood
Cast: Quincy Cho, Roberto Medina, Scott Alin
When a young woman desperate to get to an important networking opportunity finds a senior with the beginnings of dementia abandoned in her car, she must grapple with an unsupportive system and her own priorities.