SUNDAY JULY 20, 1:00 PM
PROGRAM 23
Leaving Home
USA | Animation | 4 minutes
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Director: Evelyn Lee
Writer: Aleks Andra Tomasewska
Producer: Shilpa Mankikar, Lin Qiu
Cast: Brie Bernstein, Cole Bernstein, Nicole Bell
The story of a family who immigrates from Poland to the United States.
Side Spin
USA | Thriller | 14 minutes
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Director/Writer: Nick Betancurt
Producer: Nick Betancurt, Abraham Amkpa
Cast: Sofia Garcia Rodriguez, Jonathan Kells Phillips
An aspiring professional golfer must uncover the violent truth behind a manipulative golf course owner, even if it costs them everything.
Through
USA | Drama | 7 minutes
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Director: Abby Tozer, Megan Gill
Writer: Megan Gill
Producer: A2C Entertainment
Cast: Megan Gill
Maeve, grieving the loss of her longterm relationship, is forced to pick up the pieces of life as she knew it and forge ahead alone. With the help of her favorite music and support from friendships, she moves through her own version of the seven stages of grief, learning the pain will lessen as she continues to rebuild her life - this time for herself.
Popcorn
USA | Drama | 6 minutes
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Director/Writer: Fangjian Li
Producer: Xiaolin Mai
Cast: David Prottas, Kate Lanza
After his divorce, a wasted man drowns in alcohol, erasing memories of his past. One day, he mindlessly watches TV, only to realize the story on-screen is his own failed marriage.
Mother's Instinct
USA | Drama | 14 minutes
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Director: Angelica Quinonez
Writer: Angelica Quinonez, Tova Swartz
Producer: Angelica Quinonez, Chloe Bataillie, Deuce Jones
Cast: Elena Rojas, Marine De Vachon, Ihar Makimau
Cecilia Rodriguez thought she understood the boundaries of surrogacy—until her bond with her unborn child became unbreakable, changing everything.
Dead Pet Shark
USA | Drama | 13 minutes
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Director/Writer: Misha Gankin
Producer: Dasha Pimenov, Sonia Bhatia, Matthew Gibson
Cast: Brandon Antonik-Rodriguez, Joseph Steven, Isabel Lamers
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Bukra.
USA | Drama | 15 minutes
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Director/Writer: Alex Aljouni
Producer: Adrian Clark
Cast: Lamitta Saloum, Laith Nakli, George Namy
Bukra follows 11-year-old Amal in a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey, where her greatest dream is to play soccer with a real ball rather than the makeshift one she and her best friend, Fouad, crafted from cloth and twine.
Weathermaker
USA | Drama | 11 minutes
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Director/Writer: Kyle Jarrow
Producer: Eric J. Robbins, Kyle Jarrow
Cast: Lauren Worsham, Annette O'Toole, Jefferson Mays
A woman is contacted out of the blue by the father she hasn't seen since age five. Soon she discovers the real – and really strange – reason that he bowed out of her life.
Boom
USA | Drama | 8 minutes
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Director/Writer: Ryan Blewett
Cast: Shannon Barry, Andrew Gabriel
Farrah is new to the neighborhood.